Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / TAURUS / 1997

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003234609 Incident Date: Aug, 27 2003
Consumer's City: CLIFTON Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TAURUS Model Year: 1997
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#: 1FALP52U1VA Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 09 2003 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving and coming to a complete stop, the automatic transmission didn't shift properly. it would shift from drive to neutral and make loud noise. *ak the consumer's wife was driving when the incident occurred leaving her in a precarious position. by jiggling the shift lever, she was able to shift into reverse then into drive. this had been a common problem for 1991-1998 models. ford would not take responsibility. *scc *jb