Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 1 | |||
| During vehicle accident vehicle went off road and rolled over several times resulting in three deaths, possible suspension stability failure. | |||
| 02/12/1996 | 1 | 05/19/1995 | |
| Sharp left turn on a gravel road felt very bad vibration. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 06/20/2006 | 120000 | 4 | 03/22/2005 |
| Front coil springs snapped, had to replaced with reading spring works, they had to send the specks to chicago. my ford aero star 4 wheel drive & 4.0 v6 is not available from after market. the only option is to buy new or used ford springs which are made in china. the local ford dealer admits replacing coil & leaf springs on several models. midas was so busy replacing ford springs, they could not set up an appointment to install springs even if i had the springs. *tr | |||
| Purchased truck used at 35mph the truck vibrated, took to dealer, couldn't find the problem .*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SHOCK ABSORBER | |||
| 06/20/2006 | 120000 | 4 | 03/22/2005 |
| Front coil springs snapped, had to replaced with reading spring works, they had to send the specks to chicago. my ford aero star 4 wheel drive & 4.0 v6 is not available from after market. the only option is to buy new or used ford springs which are made in china. the local ford dealer admits replacing coil & leaf springs on several models. midas was so busy replacing ford springs, they could not set up an appointment to install springs even if i had the springs. *tr | |||
| 07/11/1995 | |||
| Stablizaber bar broke while driving, in for replacement 3 times. *ak | |||
| 04/21/1995 | 1 | ||
| Loose shock absorber. | |||
| 01/28/1995 | 1 | ||
| Left front shock absorber was loose, causing popping sound when braking/turning. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | |||
| 06/20/2006 | 120000 | 4 | 03/22/2005 |
| Front coil springs snapped, had to replaced with reading spring works, they had to send the specks to chicago. my ford aero star 4 wheel drive & 4.0 v6 is not available from after market. the only option is to buy new or used ford springs which are made in china. the local ford dealer admits replacing coil & leaf springs on several models. midas was so busy replacing ford springs, they could not set up an appointment to install springs even if i had the springs. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| Weld came apart on right sway bar assembly, causing it to tear through any parts surrounding it. *ak | |||
| 03/03/1995 | |||
| Vehicle vibration in rear suspension causes steering problems. tt | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS | |||
| 05/10/2003 | 147000 | 1 | |
| Failure of right rear coil spring causing explosive tire deflation. failure occurred at the end of the spring coating- corrosion present, but hidden by factory coating of spring. *jb | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | |||
| 06/20/2006 | 120000 | 4 | 03/22/2005 |
| Front coil springs snapped, had to replaced with reading spring works, they had to send the specks to chicago. my ford aero star 4 wheel drive & 4.0 v6 is not available from after market. the only option is to buy new or used ford springs which are made in china. the local ford dealer admits replacing coil & leaf springs on several models. midas was so busy replacing ford springs, they could not set up an appointment to install springs even if i had the springs. *tr | |||