NHTSA Complaint #10595047 — 2007 FORD TAURUS

VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ON. AFTER COASTING INTO A PARKING LOT, I TRIED TO MOVE THE CAR BOTH FORWARD AND BACKWARD AND IT JUST WOULDN'T GO. THERE WAS NO NOISE TO INDICATE SOMETHING HAD BROKEN. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP, I FOUND OUT FROM THE OWNER THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS AT FAULT AND THAT THEY SAW THIS ALL THE TIME ON THIS GENERATION OF FORD TAURUS AROUND 60,000 TO 90,000 MILES DRIVEN. IT COST ABOUT $3,000 TO REPAIR BUT LUCKILY WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE A FEW AFTER MARKET AUTO PARTS MANUFACTURERS HAVE REALIZED THIS ISSUE EXISTS AND HAVE MADE STRENGTHENED TORQUE CONVERTERS. IF TRANSMISSION SHOPS HAVE NOTICED THIS IS AN ISSUE AND PARTS MANUFACTURERS HAVE NOTICED THIS IS ENOUGH OF AN ISSUE TO MAKE A PROFIT FROM, THEN THIS IS SOMETHING FORD NEEDS TO RECTIFY. THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILING AT 75,000 MILES IS ALONE UNACCEPTABLE AND POTENTIALLY QUITE DANGEROUS, THOUGH I WAS LUCKY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR