Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / TAURUS / 2004

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004285287 Incident Date: Jun, 14 2004
Consumer's City: FARMINGTON HILLS Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TAURUS Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seat belts:front
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAHP56S04G Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 22 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 04 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Driver of 2004 ford taurus braked hard suddenly. although as front seat passenger i was belted and sitting properly, i was thrown forward, belt went around neck,choking me, resulted in immediate,headpressure,right arm & leg impaired, failed neuro test for balance. er & md suggest tia occurred, problems remain, could improve. belt tested by ford, said was ok, would accept no liability for problem that occurred. belt should not have gone around my neck. have ridden as passenger in that vehicle many times. believe ford should be doing more testing, or accept responsibility for failure of belt to restrain me, and go around neck.*ak