NHTSA Complaint #741488 — 1993 FORD TAURUS

I PURCHASED A 1993 FORD TAURUS WITH 37,746 MILES ON IT ON JULY 8, 2000 FOR $6957. ON AUG. 18, 2000 AS I WAS DRIVING ON I-75 THE ENGINE MADE A NOISE AND STARTED SMOKING. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY TO A FORD DEALER THAT WAS RIGHT OFF THE EXIT. IT TOOK OVER 5 WEEKS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE COST WAS $5532.27. THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT SAID IF IT HAD HAPPENED NEAR THEM THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOWER THE COST A LITTLE BIT BUT OTHERWISE TOO BAD. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO HELP WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR AS $12,489 FOR A 7 YEAR OLD CAR IS RIDICULOUS AND I ONLY HAD IT FOR 40 DAYS. FOR THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY I COULD HAVE PURCHASED A MUCH NEWER VEHICLE. I AM A SENIOR WIDOW ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND CAN NOT AFFORD THIS. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, BRIARWOOD FORD, BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, CONSUMER AFFAIRS. I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS. I SAW ALL THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.*AK