Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / TAURUS / 1998

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005046615 Incident Date: Oct, 17 2005
Consumer's City: BALTIMORE Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TAURUS Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP52U9WA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 15 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 13 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The service engine soon light came on. 2 code read internal problems with transmission - fourth gear and solenoid. code was cleared but came back a week later. had transmission rebuilt to the amount of over $3200. bought 1998 ford taurus used in 2001 with 52000 miles - now 91400. just wanted to make other consumers aware of this costly problem. i have had no other major problems in the 4 years of ownership. *nm