While parked in the driveway owner was getting something out of the vehicle and the torsion bar broke. Owner contacted the dealer, who replaced the torsion bar. Currently vehicle was having a vibration problem, but the owner stated that the vehicle needed a heavier suspension.

- Aston, PA, USA

Broken front torsion bar (rs) on a 1997 Ford F150 4WD. No crash, no property damage. Saw previous investigation while searching for recalls. Also spoke to Ford dealer who stated this was not uncommon.I am curious as to why this investigation was closed so quickly.

- Kittery Point, ME, USA

While driving 10 mph heard a loud noise. Checked vehicle, passenger's side fender had dropped due to broken front torsion bar. Dealer contacted. Please add VIN.

- Worthington, OH, USA

Rt torsion bar failed when setting in driveway. It seems as though this is safety concern that nhsta needs to reopen as there appear to be many other identical failures reported. I was suprised to learn that, when the dealer worked on the vehicle, there was no recall related to the torsion bar failure.

- Saginaw, MI, USA

Torsion bar twisted off on the drivers side causing front corner to drop 6" to 8" inches. And a loss of suspension on that side. Later the passenager side snapped.

- Holland Patent, NY, USA

Torsion bar broke without prior notice. When bar broke entire front end of vehicle fell in. Dealer made repairs at consumer's expense.

- Ludlow, MA, USA

Vehicle was parked inside of garage. Consumer noticed that vehicle was leaning on left side. Vehicle wasn't like that when she pulled inside of garage that evening. Vehicle had to be towed to the dealership. Mechanic told consumer that torsion bar had broken. There were no injuries. The dealer says there was a high failure rates of 1997 and 1998 models.

- Blackriver Falls, WI, USA

Vehicle was parked for over an hour, and consumer heard a loud noise. Noted vehicle had dropped down due to torsion bar on passenger's side had snapped and broke, causing the problem. Consumer has contacted dealer, dealer has replaced both torsion bars.

- Dale, IN, USA

Torsion bar snapped in half while vehicle was running in park postion, dealer was aware of same defect but in Ford Expedition.

- Concord, OH, USA

Torsion bar on left side broke while backing out of driveway. Dealer notified and informed that vehicle was not covered under a manufacturer's recall, and out of its warranty. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.

- Harbor Beach, MI, USA

While parked and vehicle still running left front of vehicle just dropped. Consumer had no prior warnings of problem. Contacted dealer, and the dealer has not had a chance to look at vehicle. The torsion bar snapped causing the front of the vehicle to drop. The consumer believed that the torsion bar had material defect.

- Wichita Falls, TX, USA

While backing out of driveway front torison bar broke, causing front passenger side of the vehicle to drop off.

- Stone Boro, PA, USA

While vehicle was parked torsion bar snapped, and front end fell down. Contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to fix problem at no cost.

- Pittsburg, PA, USA

Ford need to issue a recall to many reports of bad torsion bars.

- Oakdale, MN, USA

Front torsion bar broke on left side while driving at a low rate of speed, causing wheel to go into an angle and frontend to fall.

- Maxwell, IA, USA

Torsion bar on this vehicle snapped while parked in the garage. Had this happened while driving the vehicle, it could have resulted in a very serious accident. Ford accepts partial responsibility for this failure, and has agreed to split the total cost of repairs 50/50. I disagree with this and don't feel that I should be charged for their neglegable safety defect.

- Norwalk, IA, USA

Left front torsion bar broke while parked in garage. Vehicle towed to dealer and repaired at consumer's cost.

- Yale, MI, USA

Front end rod snapped while driving. Contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything for consumer. It was the torsion bar that had snapped and the consumer was concerned about the safety of this vehicle.

- Flat Rack, MI, USA

While driving front passenger's side torsion bar broke, causing front fender to lower onto front wheel. Dealer has been cotnacted.

- Effie, MN, USA

Right front torsion bar broke while vehicle was parked. Vehicle taken to dealer shop for repairs.

- Upton, NY, USA