# 2001 FORD TAURUS — SEATS
> NHTSA complaint `343833` · 2002-04-18 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** TAURUS
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEATS
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE HAD SHUT OFF CAUSING A CAR CRASH.  NLM  CONSUMER ADDS THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AND DRIVE AT TIMES AND GOES INTO GEAR VERY HARD, THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND WORN PLANETARY GEARS.  ELEVEN DAYS AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE ENGINE CUT OFF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.  CONSUMER LOSS ALL POWER WITH STEERING AND BRAKES. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A SQEAKING NOISE IN RIGHT FRONT AND DRIVERS SEAT WHEN DRIVING.  NO PROBLEM FOUND.   *TT
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