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2011 FORD TAURUS — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 1644838 · 2020-02-09

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
58,300
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

MY TRUNK LEAKED ONCE IN 2017 SOAKING LEGAL PAPERWORK. FOUND SOURCE OF LEAK THROUGH FAULTY GASKETS, USED SILICONE AND PERFORMED MY OWN WATER TEST WITH HOSE. FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT LEAKED THROUGH RUBBER GASKET. I HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX MY CAR AND REPORTED ALL THIS TO FORD BUT WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND SAFE MY RECEIPTS. AC COMPRESSED DIED PAID 1,000, SMART JUNCTION BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND PAID 500 TO REPLACE PART THAT CIRCULATES INSIDE AIR. LOVE MY CAR PAID 37 TH BACK IN 2011 BUT SINCE OUT OF WARRANTEE AND BOUGHT EXTENDED WARRANTEE NOTHING MUCH IS COVERED. ONLY 58,400 MILES ON MY TAURUS SEL MODEL. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AGAIN.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11307973
Machine
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