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Complaint 125978

1985 FORD TAURUS • POWER TRAIN • incident Nov 7, 1998

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
125978
Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Model Year
1985
Component
POWER TRAIN
Incident Date
Nov 7, 1998
Date Received
Nov 30, 1998
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

POWER TRAIN

Owner Narrative

THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPS BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

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

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