1.5

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
114,250 miles

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problem #1

May 022003

Econoline 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 114,250 miles
1997 Ford Econoline E-150 van. Spare tire stored underneath body of van, suspended by thin metallic cable. Cable snapped, allowing tire and two metal bracket pieces to fall onto road surface. Luckily I was only doing 2-3 mph in a parking lot. Had I been on a street or freeway at a higher speed, considerable damage and possible injuries/fatalities could have resulted.

- Portland, OR, USA

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