| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003241631 | Incident Date: May, 31 2003 |
| Consumer's City: CARTHAGE | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: TAURUS | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP52U4WA | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 22 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 03 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Smoke began coming out of vents when air conditioning was turned on. if i turned it off and waited a few minutes, the air conditioning would work again. this happened every time i tried to use the air conditioning. in september, when i tried using the heater, it did not work. i changed the thermostat and had engine cooling system flushed. however this still did not resolve my problem. i contacted my local ford dealership,. they informed me that this a common problem with the 98 taurus. the engine coolant ford makes you use clogs the system and turns the coolant into sludge. the only thing you can do is to replace the heater core. they also stated that on average i will have to replace the heater core every other year. this is unacceptable. *la |
