| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002093247 | Incident Date: May, 13 2002 |
| Consumer's City: CHESAPEAKE | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: MYSTIQUE | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1MELM65L2TK | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 21 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2096 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving on highway, transmission began to shift at odd times. shortly thereafter, the shifts began to take excessively long between gear engagement. the following day, the o/d off light began to flash on the dash and the transmission refused to engage gears. driver stranded. upon inspection at dealership, i was told transmission was "totalled" and required replacement. details sketchy, but technician reported that an internal failure occured and transmission lubrication was affected (stopped). gears began running metal on metal with no warning and "internal damage" occured. car was driven less than 12 miles after warning light on dash began to flash. this car has only 63k miles and the transmission is totalled by lack of lubrication with a full reservoir or ford fluid.*ak |
