Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / TAURUS / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003216756 Incident Date: Mar, 12 2003
Consumer's City: KNOXVILLE Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TAURUS Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:hydraulic power assist system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP53S9WG Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 05 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 04 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When turning right at a street corner in the rain the power steering will momentarily fail. the drive belt will make a slight squeal when it re-engages. it appears that there is inadequage splash shielding inside the right hand wheel well such that water is thrown up on the drive belt and crankshaft pully by the cocked wheel. the drive belt is relatively new but the problem also occurred with the oem belt.