NHTSA Complaint #10917261 — 2013 FORD TAURUS

CAR LOST ALL POWER IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED, ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE CAR SCANNED. THE SERVICE TECH SAID THE CAR HAD A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY VALVE FAILURE CODE. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE COMPANY THAT FORD HAS A PROBLEM INVOLVING THE THROTTLE BODY VALVES. SO I CALLED FORD AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE FAILURES THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD WITH VARIOUS MODELS OF FORDS. THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUES THEY ARE HAVING DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT YOUR AGENCY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUING A PRODUCT RECALL AND UNTIL YOUR AGENCY DOES SO WE WILL NEED TO INCUR THE 400.00 TO 600 DOLLAR REPAIR COSTS. I RESPECTIVELY REQUEST THAT YOUR AGENCY IMMEDIATELY FORCE FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY GETS INJURED. IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS THROTTLE BODY ISSUE DOES EXIST ON OTHER MODELS BESIDES THE MODELS LISTED FOR THE REPAIRS. PLEASE ACT ON THIS IMMEDIATELY! *TR