Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / TAURUS / 2002

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007118171 Incident Date: Aug, 30 2007
Consumer's City: ERIE Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TAURUS Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 04 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2007
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. while driving 20 mph, the contact crashed into another vehicle. the contact's vehicle instantly caught fire and was destroyed. the air bags failed to deploy. his head slammed into the steering wheel and caused serious head injuries. the dealer and manufacturer have not been notified. the cause of the fire has not been determined. the vin was unknown. there is no current mileage because the vehicle was destroyed. the failure mileage was 57,000.