| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003276232 | Incident Date: Mar, 14 2003 |
| Consumer's City: RIVERSIDE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: TAURUS | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Unknown or other |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP51U9VG | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 | Complaint Type: CAG |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Bought 97 taurus with 53,000 miles in 03-2001 at a dodge dealership, with extended warranty [chrysler 24/24]. took in for oil leak 3,000 miles after purchase. oil pan gasket repair work was said to be done. approx. 8,000 miles after that, i took car in again for oil leak and possible coolant leak. again gasket repairs were suppossedly done; no report or repair on suspected coolant leak. approximately 9,000 miles after that, car breaks down on fwy; will not crank/turn over. had car towed to same dealership; reported findings were: no coolant in radiator, coolant in oil basket, no compression. extended warranty expired 2 months prior to break down. they say the previous complaints aren't related to present problem. i feel the repair work each time i took the car in for service was incomplete, overlooked, or mis diagnosed. |
