NHTSA Complaint #10462407 — 2003 FORD TAURUS

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10462407
Vehicle	2003 FORD TAURUS
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	May 1, 2012
Date Filed	June 20, 2012
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE IN THIS CAR. IT HAS BEEN FLUSHED AND IS FULL OF FLUID. FROM THE BEGINNING I COULD ACTUALLY PUT THE COLUMN SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. NOT WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO DO. THE SALESMAN ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AND SHIFTS ROUGH WHEN HOT. LAST MONTH AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 1/2 HOUR TO GET TO WORK, I GOT OFF THE EXIT AND HAD TO WAIT AT A LIGHT. THE CAR REFUSED TO SHIFT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THE LIGHT CHANGED. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED. TWO WEEKS AGO THE SAME THING HAPPENED. A CAR CAME AROUND THE CORNER AND JUST MISSED ME AS I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION AND IT IS SO BAD IT EVEN HAS ITS OWN FACEBOOK PAGE. I WORK PART-TIME AND HAVE A LONG COMMUTE. I NOW CAN ONLY DRIVE BACKROADS AT LOW SPEEDS TO MAKE SURE MY CAR WILL SHIFT. AND I DO NOT HAVE MONEY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I CAN'T DRIVE TO OTHER CITIES FOR JOB INTERVIEWS. I UNDERSTAND FORD WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND DID NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE CAR NEEDS A RECALL. *JS

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