Consumer Complaint Detail
CONTINENTAL / STEEL BELT RADIAL / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004270444 | Incident Date: Apr, 12 2004 |
| Consumer's City: STRAWN | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Continental Tire the Americas, LLC |
| Model Name: STEEL BELT RADIAL | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP53U63A | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 14 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 22 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My 2003 ford taurus se; has had a rough idle and rough running when slowing down to stop and when stopped. the engine will act like it is running out of fuel, some times it will just shutdown with no warning. usually happens under 40 mph.*ak vehicle is maintained by a ford dealer, and has all filters changed before the scheduled time. also has had transmission fluid changed twice in 60,000 miles along with coolant change as directed by ford. dealer says that rough idle and hesitation is normal for this v6 engine. but i see that other ford and mazda vehicles using this engine are having same problem. also have had to replace all 4 continental 215x60x16 tires due to explosive blowout between 35000 miles and 55,000 miles |