Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / TAURUS / 1995

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006067249 Incident Date: Mar, 14 2006
Consumer's City: GREELEY Consumer's State: CO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TAURUS Model Year: 1995
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#: 1FALP524XSA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 05 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 04 1995
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: (auto description) 1995 ford taurus 3.0 liter engine with 45,000 miles. i am the original owner. (1) no event leading to failure. (2) transmission not functioning properly. diagnostic test indicates #2 clutch failure. long delay getting into drive from reverse. car lurches upon start-up. car does not shift properly from 2nd gear into 3rd gear. transmission generally unreliable. transmission has not completely failed yet. (3) had diagnostics performed. recommended repair is to replace transmission at an approximate cost of $3,000. new transmission comes with a 3 yr/36,000 mile warranty. mechanic did not recommend having repair done as repair cost approximately equal to value of car with working transmission. *jb