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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004288512 | Incident Date: Jul, 01 2004 |
| Consumer's City: SAN FRANCISCO | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: CONTOUR | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP6536TK | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 15 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I bought it on 07/01/04. on 07/02/04 my on was driving it, and couple of times, whem he stopped on stop signed, the car wouldn't start. eventually, in the evening, there was white thick smoke coming from under the hood and car was stopped. i called the dealership and they towed it to the mechanic shop. it happened that there was no oil and coolant and endine has gone bad. the dealer refused to pay completely for the repair, and we split it 20/80% where i'm to pay 80%. it's been 2 weeks and car is still in shop. i didn't buy it to sit in shop. is there a way to correct the situation somehow?*ak |
