Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / TAURUS SHO / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001084784 Incident Date: Nov, 22 2001
Consumer's City: OXFORD Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TAURUS SHO Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP54NXTA Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 04 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The car died while driving on a major highway and after avoiding traffic and coasting off of the highway was towed to the local ford dealership. their diagnosis is that the splines on the camshaft gear of the intake camshaft on the rear cylinder head are stripped and the splines on the exhaust camshaft are in poor condition. estimated cost of repair $4500 - $5000. the car currently has approximately 68k miles on it.*ak