NHTSA Complaint #11091973 — 2008 FORD TAURUS POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11091973
Vehicle	2008 FORD TAURUS
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	May 4, 2018
Date Filed	May 4, 2018
Mileage	85,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AL

Consumer Description

ON 5/4/18. I HAD BACKED OUT PUT 2008 FORD TAURUS IN DRIVE AND PULLING FORWARD IN TRAFFIC THE CARS RPM REV UP LOADLY AND CAR MOVED SLOWLY FORWARD WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC COMING UP BEHIND ME AND SEVERAL CARS GOING AROUND ME. I PULLED TO LEFT TURNING LANE AND STOPPED. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL THEN REVERSE FELT A JERK THEN PARK. I SAT THERE A FEW SECONDS. THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH. I PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND PROCEEDED HOME. WHILE DRIVING HOME THE RPMS REV UP AGAIN TWICE. I PULLED IN MY DRIVE WAY AS I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE THE CAR MADE ALOUD CLUNK SOUND AND AGAIN IN PARK THE SAME LOUD CLUNK. IN REGARDS TO RECALL FOR 2008 FORD TAURUS. WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.REVBASE.COM/BBBMOTOR/TSB/DOWNLOAD?PDFID=139970 AND ID=147402 RESPECTIVELY.

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