Complaint 855684
1997 FORD TAURUS • POWER TRAIN • incident Dec 1, 2010
- Complaint ID
- 855684
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- TAURUS
- Model Year
- 1997
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Dec 1, 2010
- Date Received
- May 10, 2011
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE RPMS INCREASED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION HEAD GASKET AND FILTER. THE TRANSMISSION HEAD GASKET AND FILTER WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO SLIP AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,777.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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