NHTSA Complaint #10251728 — 2003 FORD TAURUS

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10251728
Vehicle	2003 FORD TAURUS
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	December 12, 2008
Date Filed	December 14, 2008
Mileage	83,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IN

Consumer Description

DROVE MY CAR HOME FROM WORK , WENT OUT THE NEXT MORNING AND STARTED SO IT WOULD BE WARMED UP .. I WAS TAKING MY SON TO SCHOOL. WE WENT OUT GOT IN THE CAR, I PUT IN DRIVE IT WOULD NOT MOVE.. PUT IN REVERSE .. NOTHING. I HAD TO CALL SOMEONE TO TAKE MY SON TO SCHOOL, HAD MY CAR TOWED TO FORD DEALER. THEY REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION AND TOLD ME THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BAD .. GOING TO BE AT LEAST 1,000 DOLLARS TO FIX IT ...I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT IT RAN OUT 10,000 MILES PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. I HAD NO SIGNS OR WARNINGS ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. *TR

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