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Complaint 1734015

1997 FORD TAURUS • ENGINE • incident Jan 21, 2021

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1734015
Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Model Year
1997
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Jan 21, 2021
Date Received
Mar 15, 2021
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

OIL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN LOW. 2. ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON. 3 WHEN I WAS DRIVING THIS WINTER, THE BRAKES, THEY LOCKED UP ON ME AND I ALMOST HAD A COLLISION WITH TWO OTHER CARS BUT I HIT A CURB AND WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR MOVING AGAIN. 4.CAR IS LOUD WHILE DRIVING. 5 CAN'T GET GOOD GAS MILAGE.6.CAR HAS DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK.

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

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