Vehicle sub-frame broke at point where lower control arm attaches, causing Right front wheel to suddenly turn right. Sub-frame rusted through!

- Highland , MI, USA

The contact called on behalf of his daughter who owns a 2006 Mercury Mariner. The contact stated that after his daughter turned into a parking lot driving approximately 15 -20 mph, the vehicle collapsed without warning on the front passenger's side. The contact managed to veer to the shoulder of the road out of the way of other vehicles. A towing company was contacted and the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The technician inspected the vehicle and noticed that the subframe and cv-joint were fracture. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact mentioned NHTSA campaign number: 14V165000 (structure) as a possible solution to the failure however, the VIN was not included. The contact also stated that NHTSA campaign number: 15E045000 (suspension) was replaced approximately 1 year ago, after the wheel collapsed on front driver's side. The vehicle was also repaired by an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

- Akron, OH, USA

2 issues that the local Ford dealer said they could not assist.(jordan Ford)upper shock busing from P/S rear shock came out causing shock rod to make excessive noise and contact body, as well as rust from P/S inner wheel wheel. Only that location.appears to be a rustproofing issue.rest of truck in great condition. Soon to be a safety issue if I do not have repaired.

- South Bend, IN, USA

The front sub-frame has completely rusted out. We live in a salt zone (Michigan). There is also visible corrosion throughout the exterior. We were driving and the front passenger wheel started bowing out and we started vibrating. We got to safety before anything happened.

- Grand Rapids, MI, USA

Brought the car in to correct a bent strut, put it on the lift and pronounced it undriveable! the whole back frame had rusted out. They pulled the inspection sticker. How can this be?

- Essex Junction, VT, USA

: the contact stated while driving 25 mph the steering pulled hard to the left and got worse at higher speeds. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for inspection. They aligned the front wheels and elongated the bottom bolt of the strut to the knuckle, however the problem still exists. The manufacturer was alerted. After four attempts to correct the problem, the dealer finally stated that was the way the vehicle was designed. Updated 03/20/06.

- Southgate, MI, USA