NHTSA Complaint #10335053 — 1999 FORD TAURUS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION BUILD-UP THAT HAD TO BE FLUSHED AND DRAINED. THE REPAIR WAS DONE AT THAT TIME. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE DEFROSTER BECAME DEFECTIVE AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD BE CHARGED FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AS THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.