NHTSA Complaint #10546237 — 2005 FORD TAURUS

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER---I OWN A 2005 FORD TAURUS SE. FRIDAY SEPT 27TH ON MY WAY HOME I HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT ON A MAJOR, VERY HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD. I PULLED AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT AND WAS TRAVELING APPROX 35MPH WHEN THE CAR STOPPED "PULLING" AND THE ENGINE RPM'S REVVED PAST 6K. THE CAR STOPPED PARTLY IN THE ROAD WHERE I HAD TO GET OUT ON THE TWO LANE ROAD AND PUSHED THE CAR THE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. (VERY DANGEROUS). I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK AND GOT THE CAR BACK TO MY HOUSE. WONDERING WHY THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING, I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 FORD TAURUS TORQUE CONVERTERS WHERE THE PUMP SHAFT SPLINE IS ONLY .160 THICK, AND UNDER NORMAL USE, THE SPLINE WEARS EXCESSIVELY AND EVENTUALLY FAILS WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE ITS MOTIVE POWER. NOW WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY HASN'T THE NHTSA INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE AFTER MORE RESEARCH AND SPEAKING WITH A FORD MASTER MECHANIC I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FREESTAR VEHICLES!! WHY DID THE RECALL ONLY STOP WITH THE FREESTAR VEHICLE WHEN ITS THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE TAURUS? IS IT GOING TO TAKE A WRECK WITH A FATALITY TO GET SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? I UNDERSTAND WHEN PARTS FAIL BUT WHEN YOU READ ONLINE TO DIFFERENT FORUMS AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM OF THE 2005 TAURUS THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN WHICH SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE FORD ACCOUNTABLE ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS A SAME ISSUE WITH A DIFFERENT VEHICLE THAT HAS A RECALL. EVEN THE MASTER TECHNICIAN SAID HE DOESN'T KNOW WHY THE RECALL STOPPED WITH THE FREESTAR, IT'S THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 TAURUS, AND A DANGEROUS ONE AT THAT. IS ANY INVESTIGATION GOING ON WITH THIS ISSUE? *TR