NHTSA Complaint #10638316 — 2008 FORD TAURUS VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10638316
Vehicle	2008 FORD TAURUS
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	August 8, 2014
Date Filed	September 23, 2014
Mileage	15,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AL

Consumer Description

THIS CAR HAS ONLY ABOUT 16,000 ON IT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I STARTED GETTING THIS HARD JERK AND THEN THE CAR SPEED WENT DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, THE SPEED WILL PICK BACK UP FOR ABOUT A MILE OR 2. THE HARD JERK WILL COME AGAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT CHANGE OUT PROPERLY. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE, SO I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND STARTED TRAVELING ON THE BACK ROADS TO MAKE IT HOME. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME, I COULD HAVE HARDLY MAKE IT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CALLED THE FORD COMPANY, BUT SAID IT WAS NOT A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ORDEAL, SOMEONE COULD HAVE GOTTEN HURT FROM THIS SITUATION. THE HARD JERK, THE SPEED DROPPING WHILE THE TRANSMISSION TRYING TO CHANGE OUT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. I AM SURE THIS HAS HAPPEN TO OTHERS, BUT HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED. *TR

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