10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #1

Jun 082003

Taurus 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
I own a 1996 Ford taraus gl. The transmission in it has failed twice. Each time, it suddenly stopped pulling, without any warning of a pending malfunction. Each time this happened, the vehicle was being driven in traffic, but, fortunately, there were no accidents. I have been told that there is a design flaw in the transmission that accounts for its failure. I have contacted Ford Motor Company concerning the failure of the transmission and asked that they inspect it. However, they have refused such an inspection. In as much as I have been told by mechanics that the transmission has a designed flaw and said flaw was responsible for the failure, I feel that an inspection could have been done by Ford Motor Company to either verify or rule out any designed problems. It would appear that the inspection would have been the most economical approach to resolving a potential problem, as opposed to waiting for serious injuries or deaths to occur first.I feel that safety is compromised when a transmission fails in the manner that this one did; in triffic and without any warnning of pending malfunction.

- Pensacola, FL, USA

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