NHTSA Complaint #10321150 — 2005 FORD TAURUS

ON FEBRUARY 5,2010 AT 4:44 PM,MY FORD TAURUS SE 4DR SDN NEGLECTED TO PROCEED FROM A STOP LIGHT AND WAS HAVING NO PROBLEMS PROCEEDING PRIOR TO THAT STOP LIGHT AND WAS STILL IN DRIVE AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN TO GO,BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO PROCEED AND WAS STILL IN DRIVE AND RUNNING,THINKING I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED WITH TRAFFIC AND NOT ABLE TO, HAD TO PUSH THE TAURUS OFF THE ROAD WITH HELP FROM OTHER DRIVERS,THAN CALL FOR A TOW. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE GREENWAY FORD DEALER SHIP LATER THAT NIGHT FOR ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET. AFTER CALLING THE SAID MENTIONED DEALERSHIP ABOVE WAS TOLD THAT THE MECHANIC COULDN'T START REPAIRS UNTIL 02/08/2010. WHEN THE REPAIRS WERE DONE AFTER EIGHT HOURS OF MECHANICAL WORK,I WAS CALLED TO COME AND PICK-UP MY FORD AT THE TUNE OF $1,593.74 OF MECHANICAL REPAIRS TO THE R&R TRANSMISSION AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION FILTER AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AFTER 24,000 MILES OR 24 MONTHS,AFTER RESEARCHING THE FORD ON THE LEMON LAWS FOUND NONE TO BE SEEN OR FOUND TO BE MY FORD IN QUESTION,BUT DID FIND A DEFECTED ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION MENTIONED ABOVE FOR THAT YEAR AND MODEL AND MAKE,WITCH I MADE A COPY OF FOR MY RECORDS,I HAVE CONCERNS AND A COMPLAINT TO BE SETTLED THERE-OF WITH FORD....... *TR