NHTSA Complaint #10119995 — 2002 FORD TAURUS

ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD WOULD TURN ON SPONTANEOUSLY, CAR WOULD STALL FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND. SOMETIMES THAT VEHICLE WOULD JUST DIE, SOMETIMES IT WOULD JUST SLOW DOWN FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND, THEN PICK UP SPEED AGAIN LIKE NOTHINNG HAPPENED. THIS IS REGARDLESS OF HOW FAST YOU'RE GOING. YOU COULD BE GOING 20MPH ON A SCHOOL ZONE, OR 60MPH ON A HIGHWAY. WE'VE BROUGHT THE CAR IN ON (4) DIFFERENT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE LAST 12 MONTHS. ON THE 3RD TIME WE BROUGHT IT IN (SOMETIME IN FEBRUARY/MARCH), CARMAX CHANGED THE FORCE AIR VALVE WHICH WE THOUGHT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL AFTER A MONTH LATER. THE CONDITION HAS GOTTEN WORSE. IT USED TO HAPPEN LIKE THIS WHEN THE CAR IS AT A SLOW DOWN PHASE IN TRAFFIC. BUT NOW, IT EVEN HAPPENS WHILE YOU'RE RUNNING 60MPH ON A HIGHWAY. BOTH CARMAX AND FRIENDLY FORD DEALERSHIP SAY THEY CAN'T FIND WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CAR IS OUR MAIN VEHICLE AS IT IS THE ONLY CAR THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE OUR FAMILY OF 5 (3 CHILDREN). WITH THIS CONDITION, I'M TOO AFRAID TO HAVE MY CHILDREN RIDE IN THE CAR.