Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| 052218 | 11/14/2005 | 10018749 | Spark knock, hesitation above 3000 rpm, loss of power, misfire, and possible engine damage due to detonation and pre-ignition - 3.0l-2v vulcan gas/ffv. *tt | 01/13/2006 | |
| 041601 | 11/14/2005 | 05228 | 10018745 | Wds cop kit diagnostic tip - coil on plug (cop) ignition systems - engine misfire or rough running. *tt | 01/12/2006 |
| 18614 | 05/01/2005 | 10017916 | Surge, idle roll, rough idle only when the engine cooling fans are operating. *tt | 12/07/2005 | |
| 04224 | 12/31/2004 | 042615 | 10013397 | Acceleration pedal vibration. *eh updates. *tt | 04/18/2005 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 04208 | 01/01/2006 | 0635 | 10019382 | Camshaft tick noise - 3.0l 4v engine only. *tt | 03/13/2006 |
| 051113 | 10016815 | Various driveability conditions-3.0l 2v and flex fuel engine. *sc | 10/11/2005 | ||
| 031404 | 08/23/2004 | 04161 | 10011162 | Engine misfire or running - coil on plug (cop) ignition systems - wds cop kit diagnostic tips. to include various 2005 models. * ar this article 04161 supersedes tsb 03-14-04. | 01/06/2005 |
| 01431 | 07/12/2004 | 10009315 | Cold engine hard start/no start and/or slight surging at idle. diagnostic trouble code p0300 (misfire). 3.0l 2-valve engine (gas and ffv). *tt | 09/22/2004 | |
| 17802 | 05/01/2004 | 10008563 | Malfunction indicator lamp on with diagnostic trouble code p0300 (random misfire detected). *tt | 08/05/2004 | |
| 17692 | 04/01/2004 | 10008209 | Hard start/no start cold and/or malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p2196/p2198. *tt | 07/23/2004 | |
| 0415 | 01/26/2004 | 10007358 | Lower engine oil leaks 3.0l 2v vulcan engine. diagnostic service tips. *tt | 06/16/2004 | |
| 17480 | 01/01/2004 | 10007324 | A no start/hard start condition during a cold start. *tt | 06/10/2004 | |
| 17234 | 09/01/2003 | 10004089 | Engine oil leaks from the filter area on vehicles with a 3.0l 2-valve engine. *tt | 11/18/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 11/23/2012 | 85500 | 1 | |
| I was driving and had turned into a store parking lot. i made a turn down a row to park and as i ran over a grate, going no more than 25 mph, the car began to accelerate. the rpm's went up to about 40 mph. i could feel it. my foot was not on the gas. my daughter and i were horrified. i pulled into a parking spot as far away from the other vehicles as possible. the car was roaring so hard. i called my mechanic because i had just had the vehicle inspected. the mechanic told me to quickly pat down on the gas (then release) while the car was safely in park. i did it and it and it stopped it. i could feel it immediately stop the acceleration. *tr | |||
| 11/23/2012 | 85500 | ||
| I was driving and had turned into a store parking lot. i made a turn down a row to to park and as i ran over a grate, going no more than 25 mph, the car began to accelerate. the rpm's went up to about 40 mph. i could feel it. my foot was not on the gas. my daughter and i were horrified. i pulled into a parking spot as far away from the other vehicles as possible. the car was roaring so hard. i called my mechanic because i had just had the vehicle inspected. the mechanic told me to quickly pat down on the gas (then release) while the car was safely in park. i did it and it and it stopped it. i could feel it immediately stop the acceleration. | |||
| 08/24/2012 | 56000 | 1 | |
| We were driving into aurora, il on hwy 88. suddenly, the engine began speeding and we had to apply the brakes and ride the brakes to keep the speed at 45. we were in a work zone, there was a lot of traffic, and the car was hard to control. we pulled into an oasis/rest area where we turned off the car and restarted it. we would push down the accelerator and the revving would drop off some, but it continued to be a problem. when we returned home, we took the car to our mechanic, who did fuel injector cleaning and flushed the transmission; he also found that the accelerator line had disconnected the cruise control. we thought the problem was fixed. today, it happened again. we googled it and discovered the nhtsa's investigation of sudden, unexplained acceleration in the ford taurus model. my wife is now afraid to drive this care or have me drive it. please advise. *tr | |||
| 08/24/2012 | 56000 | ||
| We were driving into aurora, il on hwy 88. suddenly, the engine began speeding and we had to apply the brakes and ride the brakes to keep the speed at 45. we were in a work zone, there was a lot of traffic, and the car was hard to control. we pulled into an oasis/rest area where we turned off the car and restarted it. we would push down the accelerator and the revving would drop off some, but it continued to be a problem. when we returned home, we took the car to our mechanic, who did fuel injector cleaning and flushed the transmission; he also found that the accelerator line had disconnected the cruise control. we thought the problem was fixed. today, it happened again. we googled it and discovered the nhtsa's investigation of sudden, unexplained acceleration in the ford taurus model. my wife is now afraid to drive this care or have me drive it. please advise. | |||
| 08/24/2012 | 105000 | 1 | |
| While driving the accelerator was racing so high,i turn off the engine then i start the engine it still racing .when i put in reverse then drive it stops racing it really scares me. *tr | |||
| 08/24/2012 | 105000 | ||
| While driving the accelator was racing so high,i turn off the engine then i start the engine it stll racing .when i put in reverse then drive it stops racing it really scares me | |||
| 07/23/2012 | 119562 | 2 | |
| First incident: put the car in reverse to back out of a parking space and the car accelerated in reverse to 40 mph until i stepped on the brake. the same night as i was driving on the highway at a speed of 60mph, the car accelerated up to 75mph before i stepped on the brake. second incident: the car was in park and the engine made a loud noise as if the car was accelerating. when i switched gears and put the car into drive it darted off it stopped when i stepped on the brake. the car reached 55mph. *tr | |||
| 07/23/2012 | 119562 | ||
| First incident: put the car in reverse to back out of a parking space and the car accelerated in reverse to 40 mph until i stepped on the brake. the same night as i was driving on the highway at a speed of 60mph, the car accelerated up to 75mph before i stepped on the brake. second incident: the car was in park and the engine made a loud noise as if the car was accelerating. when i switched gears and put the car into drive it darted off it stopped when i stepped on the brake. the car reached 55mph. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 07/01/2006 | 24000 | ||
| I have a 2004 ford taurus and around 2006 the throttle sometimes accelerates and sticks on its own. the cruise control also stopped working around this time. when i was driving i would notice the rpm's going up and not coming down, so i would have to put the car in neutral and rev the engine. this is happening more frequently. i have asked multiple mechanics to help with this problem but no one has had a clue about this or how to fix it, including classic ford in mentor, ohio. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Everytime the vehicle is driven the vehicle accelerates on its own even while applying the brake. while moving or stopped, i have to shift into neutral, the rpms rev up and i have to tap the gas pedal for the rpms to drop back down. then, i have to shift back into drive. the only solution i have been given is to replace the idol air control valve (iac) and that didn't make a difference. i dont have a problem shifting into neutral while driving, because i am an experienced driver, but my 17 yo son drives the car as well and i worry about his safety. | |||
| 08/23/2010 | |||
| Gas pedal sticks and car excellerates. cruise control stopped working. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Everytime the vehicle is driven the vehicle accelerates on its own even while applying the brake. while moving or stopped, i have to shift into neutral, the rpms rev up and i have to tap the gas pedal for the rpms to drop back down. then, i have to shift back into drive. the only solution i have been given is to replace the idol air control valve (iac) and that didn't make a difference. i dont have a problem shifting into neutral while driving, because i am an experienced driver, but my 17 yo son drives the car as well and i worry about his safety. | |||
| 08/23/2010 | |||
| Gas pedal sticks and car excellerates. cruise control stopped working. | |||
| 03/13/2012 | 109131 | ||
| The car will try to accelerate when coming to a stop as well as when you foot is off the accelerator. in the instances that this has happened my wife or i has shifted the car to neutral at a stop and the engine will rev to 3,000 rpms and stay there. please note when this happens the car will try to move forward and accelerate in drive even when your foot is on the brake. | |||
| 02/18/2012 | |||
| Starting approximately a month ago my throttle started getting stuck on my car. i was driving down the highway and when i took my foot off of the gas peddle, the speed slowed down some, but then it acted as though the cruise control was on and the throttle was stuck. i was pressing the brake but the throttle was still engaged. even when i was at a complete stop, the throttle was still engaged and the engine racing. several times i had to put the car in neutral and/or stomp on the gas pedal sevaral times to get the throttle to release. this doesn't happen all the time but is an intermittent problem. | |||
| 03/10/2012 | 78000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while traveling 60 mph, the contact noticed that the vehicle would gradually accelerate without depressing the accelerator pedal. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the contact was informed that the failure could not be repaired. the current and the failure mileages were 78,000. kmj | |||
| 11/08/2011 | 70500 | ||
| I read this story u.s. investigates ford tauruses for stuck throttles by peter valdes-dapena @peterdrives march 12, 2012: 1:19 pm et and when it happened to me did not think much about it but after reading this i am now concerned. i just pulled out from a gas station accelerated to about 30mph when i notice it was still accelerating without my foot on the accelerator pedal. as it was still gaining speed i became nervous and put it into neutral it did rev up to a hi tach speed (5000) or better. i kicked the accelerator pedal quick and hard to see if that would knock it down before i would have turned it off but it did work. i latter stopped opened the hood looked for anything obvious around the area where accelerator & speed control cable come to and found the speed control cable not connected to the ball. reattached it but seemed loose plastic seemed to be worn some. but has fallen off again. checked the speed control cable where it goes into the control box seemed to be loose and no binding. in all the years i have had this car have had this problem one time....oh and by the way just before i kicked the accelerator i did try to turn on/off the speed control thinking that somehow it had engaged but had no effect. | |||
| 02/18/2012 | |||
| Starting approximately a month ago my throttle started getting stuck on my car. i was driving down the highway and when i took my foot off of the gas peddle, the speed slowed down some, but then it acted as though the cruise control was on and the throttle was stuck. i was pressing the brake but the throttle was still engaged. even when i was at a complete stop, the throttle was still engaged and the engine racing. several times i had to put the car in neutral and/or stomp on the gas pedal sevaral times to get the throttle to release. this doesn't happen all the time but is an intermittent problem. | |||
| 03/10/2012 | 78000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while traveling 60 mph, the contact noticed that the vehicle would gradually accelerate without depressing the accelerator pedal. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the contact was informed that the failure could not be repaired. the current and the failure mileages were 78,000. kmj | |||
| 11/08/2011 | 70500 | ||
| I read this story u.s. investigates ford tauruses for stuck throttles by peter valdes-dapena @peterdrives march 12, 2012: 1:19 pm et and when it happened to me did not think much about it but after reading this i am now concerned. i just pulled out from a gas station accelerated to about 30mph when i notice it was still accelerating without my foot on the accelerator pedal. as it was still gaining speed i became nervous and put it into neutral it did rev up to a hi tach speed (5000) or better. i kicked the accelerator pedal quick and hard to see if that would knock it down before i would have turned it off but it did work. i latter stopped opened the hood looked for anything obvious around the area where accelerator & speed control cable come to and found the speed control cable not connected to the ball. reattached it but seemed loose plastic seemed to be worn some. but has fallen off again. checked the speed control cable where it goes into the control box seemed to be loose and no binding. in all the years i have had this car have had this problem one time....oh and by the way just before i kicked the accelerator i did try to turn on/off the speed control thinking that somehow it had engaged but had no effect. | |||
| 02/18/2012 | |||
| Starting approximately a month ago my throttle started getting stuck on my car. i was driving down the highway and when i took my foot off of the gas peddle, the speed slowed down some, but then it acted as though the cruise control was on and the throttle was stuck. i was pressing the brake but the throttle was still engaged. even when i was at a complete stop, the throttle was still engaged and the engine racing. several times i had to put the car in neutral and/or stomp on the gas pedal sevaral times to get the throttle to release. this doesn't happen all the time but is an intermittent problem. | |||
| 03/10/2012 | 78000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while traveling 60 mph the contact noticed that the vehicle will gradually accelerate on its own without pressing the accelerator pedal. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the contact was informed that the failure could not be serviced. the current and failure mileages are 78000. bml | |||
| 11/08/2011 | 70500 | ||
| I read this story u.s. investigates ford tauruses for stuck throttles by peter valdes-dapena @peterdrives march 12, 2012: 1:19 pm et and when it happened to me did not think much about it but after reading this i am now concerned. i just pulled out from a gas station accelerated to about 30mph when i notice it was still accelerating without my foot on the accelerator pedal. as it was still gaining speed i became nervous and put it into neutral it did rev up to a hi tach speed (5000) or better. i kicked the accelerator pedal quick and hard to see if that would knock it down before i would have turned it off but it did work. i latter stopped opened the hood looked for anything obvious around the area where accelerator & speed control cable come to and found the speed control cable not connected to the ball. reattached it but seemed loose plastic seemed to be worn some. but has fallen off again. checked the speed control cable where it goes into the control box seemed to be loose and no binding. in all the years i have had this car have had this problem one time....oh and by the way just before i kicked the accelerator i did try to turn on/off the speed control thinking that somehow it had engaged but had no effect. | |||
| 02/18/2012 | |||
| Starting approximately a month ago my throttle started getting stuck on my car. i was driving down the highway and when i took my foot off of the gas peddle, the speed slowed down some, but then it acted as though the cruise control was on and the throttle was stuck. i was pressing the brake but the throttle was still engaged. even when i was at a complete stop, the throttle was still engaged and the engine racing. several times i had to put the car in neutral and/or stomp on the gas pedal sevaral times to get the throttle to release. this doesn't happen all the time but is an intermittent problem. | |||
| 03/10/2012 | 78000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while traveling 60 mph the contact noticed that the vehicle will gradually accelerate on its own without pressing the accelerator pedal. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the contact was informed that the failure could not be serviced. the current and failure mileages are 78000. bml | |||
| 11/08/2011 | 70500 | ||
| I read this story u.s. investigates ford tauruses for stuck throttles by peter valdes-dapena @peterdrives march 12, 2012: 1:19 pm et and when it happened to me did not think much about it but after reading this i am now concerned. i just pulled out from a gas station accelerated to about 30mph when i notice it was still accelerating without my foot on the accelerator pedal. as it was still gaining speed i became nervous and put it into neutral it did rev up to a hi tach speed (5000) or better. i kicked the accelerator pedal quick and hard to see if that would knock it down before i would have turned it off but it did work. i latter stopped opened the hood looked for anything obvious around the area where accelerator & speed control cable come to and found the speed control cable not connected to the ball. reattached it but seemed loose plastic seemed to be worn some. but has fallen off again. checked the speed control cable where it goes into the control box seemed to be loose and no binding. in all the years i have had this car have had this problem one time....oh and by the way just before i kicked the accelerator i did try to turn on/off the speed control thinking that somehow it had engaged but had no effect. | |||
| 02/18/2012 | |||
| Starting approximately a month ago my throttle started getting stuck on my car. i was driving down the highway and when i took my foot off of the gas peddle, the speed slowed down some, but then it acted as though the cruise control was on and the throttle was stuck. i was pressing the brake but the throttle was still engaged. even when i was at a complete stop, the throttle was still engaged and the engine racing. several times i had to put the car in neutral and/or stomp on the gas pedal sevaral times to get the throttle to release. this doesn't happen all the time but is an intermittent problem. | |||
| 11/08/2011 | 70500 | ||
| I read this story u.s. investigates ford tauruses for stuck throttles by peter valdes-dapena @peterdrives march 12, 2012: 1:19 pm et and when it happened to me did not think much about it but after reading this i am now concerned. i just pulled out from a gas station accelerated to about 30mph when i notice it was still accelerating without my foot on the accelerator pedal. as it was still gaining speed i became nervous and put it into neutral it did rev up to a hi tach speed (5000) or better. i kicked the accelerator pedal quick and hard to see if that would knock it down before i would have turned it off but it did work. i latter stopped opened the hood looked for anything obvious around the area where accelerator & speed control cable come to and found the speed control cable not connected to the ball. reattached it but seemed loose plastic seemed to be worn some. but has fallen off again. checked the speed control cable where it goes into the control box seemed to be loose and no binding. in all the years i have had this car have had this problem one time....oh and by the way just before i kicked the accelerator i did try to turn on/off the speed control thinking that somehow it had engaged but had no effect. | |||
| 02/18/2012 | |||
| Starting approximately a month ago my throttle started getting stuck on my car. i was driving down the highway and when i took my foot off of the gas peddle, the speed slowed down some, but then it acted as though the cruise control was on and the throttle was stuck. i was pressing the brake but the throttle was still engaged. even when i was at a complete stop, the throttle was still engaged and the engine racing. several times i had to put the car in neutral and/or stomp on the gas pedal sevaral times to get the throttle to release. this doesn't happen all the time but is an intermittent problem. | |||
| 12/13/2011 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated the vehicle loses power while driving at any speed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the dealer performed a diagnostic that located the failure at the catalytic converter. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin information was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 87,000. li | |||
| 01/18/2012 | 120 | ||
| While driving my car, without any warnings, seemed to have lost gears. my car would idle but would not go forward or backwards. i am told, from my mechanic, it is my transmission. i have always taken care of my car. this happened without any warning. fortunately i was not on the highway! very scary! | |||
| 12/13/2011 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated the vehicle loses power while driving at any speed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the dealer performed a diagnostic that located the failure at the catalytic converter. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin information was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 87,000. li | |||
| 01/18/2012 | 120 | ||
| While driving my car, without any warnings, seemed to have lost gears. my car would idle but would not go forward or backwards. i am told, from my mechanic, it is my transmission. i have always taken care of my car. this happened without any warning. fortunately i was not on the highway! very scary! | |||
| 12/13/2011 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated the vehicle loses power while driving at any speed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the dealer performed a diagnostic that located the failure at the catalytic converter. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin information was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 87,000. li | |||
| 01/18/2012 | 120 | ||
| While driving my car, without any warnings, seemed to have lost gears. my car would idle but would not go forward or backwards. i am told, from my mechanic, it is my transmission. i have always taken care of my car. this happened without any warning. fortunately i was not on the highway! very scary! | |||
| 10/14/2010 | 82839 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact was accelerating to get on the highway and the vehicle did not respond. the contact pressed the pedal to the floor without any response. the contact pulled to the side of the road and took the vehicle out of overdrive into drive and was then able to drive the vehicle to the dealer. the dealer inspected the vehicle and stated the torque converter needed to be replaced. the contact replaced the converter and the vehicle experienced a sudden loss of power without warning again. the contact took the vehicle back to the dealer and had another diagnostic done, but they could not find out what is causing the failure. the contact also stated that there is no warning prior to the failure. the failure mileage was 82,439 and the current mileage was 86,978.rl | |||
| 11/13/2010 | 97800 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while driving 5 mph pulling out of the driveway the vehicle stalled. when the vehicle stalled she received no warning lights and the engine was still running. the vehicle was towed to a local mechanic shop. the local mechanic advised her that the engine needs to be rebuilt. she stated the vehicle was at the local mechanic shop being repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 97,800. vwb | |||
| 06/14/2008 | 80710 | 1 | |
| Purchased car as fourth owner (according to carfax report) on saturday 31 may 2008. the following thursday the car began to act as though it was going to cut out and the abs and brake system lights flashed and sounded. the lights and a/c were typically surging. car was inspected that friday by dealers mechanic of choice. he put the computer to the car and it read all 6 stator coils were bad. he reset the computer and drove it trying to get the car to act up again and it did not. today, saturday 14 jun 2008, the car did it again and the engine light stayed on. dealers mechanic was closed so i had someone else check it and they got the same reading with this message: p0606 pcm processor fault. mechanic told me this was the computer. my car has 80,710 miles on it. is this a normal failure? were there any recalls? *tr | |||
| 01/15/2007 | 133000 | 3 | 01/02/2005 |
| Vehicle started stalling at expressway speeds, most notably when pulling a hill or during acceleration. this progressed to stalling at idle and low rpm speeds, and eventually led to surging and the inability to keep the vehicle running. this problem led to the vacuum boost for the power brakes failing which caused the power brakes to fail unexpectedly and the vehicle would not stop, hit my garage and caused $3000 damage to my home, and $1000 worth of body damage to the front of the vehicle. took the vehicle to 2 different ford dealers. first one stated that it was the fuel pump and pressure regulator, replacing these did nothing but cost $800. second one discovered that the plastic upper intake manifold was cracked at the egr valve and pcv valve locations leading to the engine running too lean. stated that this was a common problem on 2000 to 2007 ford taurus and that even in the small town we live in he replaced 3 or 4 a month even on brand new vehicles, that ford was aware of the problem with this part but would not repair or fix. repairs then totaled an additional $620. *jb | |||
| 01/05/2006 | 21000 | 100 | 05/02/2005 |
| 2004 ford taurus ffv. 1) the car takes two or more attempts to start the engine after sitting for 6+ hours (cold engine). vehicle is running e85 only. 2) after it starts, the engine cannot find an idle and can stall or rev up unexpectedly. 3) so far two different dealerships have replaced the fuel pump with no chnage in status. additionally, one dealership has been playing around with the computer programming. this has not sovled the problem. ford's only solution to date is to not use e85 even though this vehicle is a ffv. *jb | |||
| 04/13/2004 | 60902 | 8 | 10/23/2002 |
| My 2003 ford taurus se; has had a rough idle and rough running when slowing down to stop and when stopped. the engine will act like it is running out of fuel, some times it will just shutdown with no warning. usually happens under 40 mph.*ak vehicle is maintained by a ford dealer, and has all filters changed before the scheduled time. also has had transmission fluid changed twice in 60,000 miles along with coolant change as directed by ford. dealer says that rough idle and hesitation is normal for this v6 engine. but i see that other ford and mazda vehicles using this engine are having same problem. also have had to replace all 4 continental 215x60x16 tires due to explosive blowout between 35000 miles and 55,000 miles | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 02/08/2007 | 77000 | 100 | 02/08/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the vehicle jerked forward and a loud noisewas produced when in the idle position. the check engine light illuminated intermittently. after three visits to a repair shop a sensor was replaced. the contact has the repair orders for the vehicle. the current and failure mileage were 77000.*ak | |||
| 06/25/2005 | 3261 | 1 | 04/01/2005 |
| Dt: the consumer had a 2004 ford taurus that was purchased on 4/1/05. on 6/25/05, 10 minutes after the oil was changed the vehicle caught on fire down the road from the dealer. the insurance investigator said the fire started because the dealer didn't put the oil cap back on properly. *nm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 06/05/2006 | 06/10/2004 | ||
| Rough idle, taken to dealer under warranty and was told ford was aware of problem and had issued a computer update for the issue. car was serviced and idle was only improved for 1 week or less. idle continues to be rough and shop has not been able to identify the problem. this has been problem since the day i purchased the car. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||
| 03/20/2006 | 43000 | 15 | 03/15/2005 |
| Car started to miss badly at stops and eventually would not accelerate while shaking violently. car then stalled on the highway while my wife was traveling at 70 miles per hour. this was a very dangerous occurrence that eventually led me to surrender the car even with the consequences to my credit. *nm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 06/28/2008 | 79000 | 1 | |
| Car had no pickup, then the manifold caught fire. found out it was a bad cat which caused it. had to replace the manifold asy, sensor asy, egr valve gasket, egr solenoid. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 10/15/2005 | 21875 | 1 | 08/13/2005 |
| Am hearing a light moan on light acceleration. i can hear it at all rpms and speed. but is at its loudest at 40-45 mph, just after it shifts into the highest gear. in last few wks- it seems to follow the exhaust to the rear. dealership does not seem to verify it. am returning for new rear struts that rattle-on warranty. what should i tell them when i return? also can feel it through the steering wheel. *nm | |||