NHTSA Complaint #10452030 — 2000 FORD TAURUS POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10452030
Vehicle	2000 FORD TAURUS
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	February 14, 2012
Date Filed	March 16, 2012
Mileage	38,007 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE ONE MOMENT AND THEN THERE WAS NO DRIVE IN ANY GEAR. TOTAL COST FOR TOWING AND REPAIR WAS $3086. TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID REASON FOR FAILURE WAS FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT DUE TO OVERHEATING. TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS FULL OF TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH MATERIAL. I HAVE FOUND 113 INCIDENTS OF DANGEROUS TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE RELATED COMPLAINTS IN THIS NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHSTA) DATABASE FROM 1994 THROUGH 2005. FOR A COMPLETE DISCUSSION SEE HTTP://WWW.TAURUSCLUB.COM/FORUM/82-MAINTENANCE-REPAIR/168651-2000-TAURUS-WONT-SHIFT-INTO-ANY-GEAR.HTML . THESE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURES AND THEIR RELATED TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP SHAFT FAILURES CREATE EXTREME FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ON THE TAURUS OWNERS. ADDITIONALLY THE FAILURES OCCUR WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER AND THUS PRESENT A HIDDEN DANGER TO ALL PERSONS INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. BASED ON INFORMATION FOUND IN THE DAACO TRANSMISSION PARTS CATELOG (DAACOINC.COM), FORD TORQUE CONVERTERS FROM THE 4F50N, AXOD, AXODE, AND AX4S TRANSMISSIONS SEEM TO BE OF SIMILAR DESIGN. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V006000 HAS ALREADY FORCED A RECALL FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER USED IN THE 4F50N TRANSMISSION. SEE HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/PROBLEMS/RECALLS/RECALLRESULTS.CFM?START=1&SEARCHTYPE=QUICKSEARCH&RCL_ID=12V006000&SUMMARY=TRUE&PROD_ID=203181&PRINTVERSION=YES WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS?

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