NHTSA Complaint #10340624 — 2003 FORD TAURUS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAM SENSOR WAS AGAIN REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CAM SENSOR WAS RESET. THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND PIERCED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,600.