Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / TAURUS / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 001269987 Incident Date: May, 31 2001
Consumer's City: SAN FRANCISCO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TAURUS Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP52U0VG Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 08 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 16 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The instrument panel will display the "door ajar" warning icon and the dome light will remain on while operating the vehicle. after exiting and securing the vehicle, the dome light will remain on for an indefinate amount of time. the problem is intermittent but can continue to malfunction for a week-at-a-time and not have a recurrence for up to a month. dealer told me that unless i could localize the source of the failure, they could not begin to solve the problem.*ak