Complaint 1126511

1997 FORD TAURUS • POWER TRAIN • incident Oct 15, 2013

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1126511
Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Model Year
1997
Component
POWER TRAIN
Incident Date
Oct 15, 2013
Date Received
Nov 3, 2014
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

POWER TRAIN

Owner Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS JUMPSTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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EIA

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