Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / TAURUS SHO / 1996
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002201896 | Incident Date: Aug, 17 2002 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: MN |
| 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:exhaust system:emission control:crankcase (pcv) |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP54N2TA | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 17 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 03 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Camshafts in the 1996-1999 taurus sho. i have had a failure like many others, there have been over 250 failures of this type, mine was failure number 221. i was driving the car and the engine seized causing the car to dart to the right, if there was a vehicle there, we would have collided. $8500.00 in damage, ford will not cover any of it, this is a quote from a ford rep. "metal wears" but at the rate that this is happening is alarming, 18 cars so far since 02-01-2002. at about $8000.00 each car is $144,000.00 damages febuary alone, for all 250 cars, it is $2,000,000.00 in damages (estimated). this is a serious problem with the design of the camshaft, and should be looked into. |