NHTSA Complaint #10477297 — 2008 FORD TAURUS POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10477297
Vehicle	2008 FORD TAURUS
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	June 12, 2012
Date Filed	September 27, 2012
Mileage	80,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AZ

Consumer Description

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY AND EVERY WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

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