| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006069334 | Incident Date: Jan, 04 2006 |
| Consumer's City: WOODBURY | Consumer's State: MN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: TAURUS | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP552X4G | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 25 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 01 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2004 ford taurus ffv. 1) the car takes two or more attempts to start the engine after sitting for 6+ hours ("cold" engine). vehicle is running e85 only. 2) after it starts, the engine cannot find an idle and can stall or rev up unexpectedly. 3) so far two different dealerships have replaced the fuel pump with no chnage in status. additionally, one dealership has been playing around with the computer programming. this has not sovled the problem. ford's only solution to date is to not use e85 even though this vehicle is a ffv. *jb |
