1999 Ford Taurus complaints

CONSUMER STATES HAS HAD SPEED SENSOR REPLACED 3X IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. THE SPEED SENSOR CONTROLS THE SPEEDOMETER AND CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE VEHICLE'S ACTUAL SPEED WHILE DRIVING. TS

WELL, WELL, WELL. JUST YESTERDAY I FILED THIS VERY SAME COMPLAINT TO YOU. THIS MORNING MY HUSBAND WAS ON THE PHONE W/ONE OF YOUR PEOPLE WHO SAID THERE WAS NO INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM AT THE PRESENT TIME. HOWEVER, IT'S INCONCEIVABLE TO ME THAT YOU HAVE AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS YOU DO OF A FAILED RACK AND PINION ON 1999 FORD TAURUS, AND HERE WE ARE GETTING THE BREAKING NEWS TODAY THE GM JUST RECALLED THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES FOR A FAILED LOWER PINION!!!! DON'T YOU LOOK AT TRENDS WITH OTHER DOMESTIC VEHICLES, LIKE YEARS, LIKE DEFECTS???? THIS FAILURE IS OBVIOUSLY A TREND IN THE '99 TAURUS! HOW SAD THAT 15 CRASHES HAD TO OCCUR IN THE GM VEHICLES THAT WERE MOST PROBABLY LINKED TO THEIR FAILURE. HOW FORTUNATE THAT '99 TAURUS OWNERS HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE SAME, AT LEAST NOT THAT WE YET KNOW OF. WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SAVING US FROM ACCIDENTS, POSSIBLY INJURIES, AND POSSIBLY DEATHS? PLEASE ISSUE AN INVESTIGATION! ALSO, YOU TECHNICIAN TOLD MY HUSBAND ON THE PHONE THAT IF WE WERE TO HAVE OUR RACK AND PINION REPLACED, AS FOUR SEPARATE FORD MECHANICS HAVE ADVISED. THAT WE SHOULD SAVE OUR RECEIPTS AND IF A RECALL WAS ISSUED AT A LATER DATE WE COULD BE REIMBURSED. HOWEVER, ONCE AGAIN, ON YOUR WEBSITE I RESEARCHED AND READ THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NO LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY TO REIMBURSE US FOR WORK ALREADY PERFORMED. GET YOUR STORIES STRAIGHT! I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE WITH BADED BREATH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DT

REPLACED THE FIRST ONE, 30,000 MILES LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN. DT

RACK AND PINION SEAL BROKEN, POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING INTO RIGHT BOOT. IN SPEAKING WITH 3 (THREE) SEPARATE AAA APPROVED REPAIR CENTERS, WE WERE TOLD THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 FORD TAURUS. WE CHECKED THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WEBSITE AND FOUND SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ON THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. FORD MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! HOW FORTUNATE MY 2 INFANT CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I BARELY MADE IT HOME!!! THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A FAULTY SEAL, AND FORD GOUGING THEIR CUSTOMERS FOR AN ADDITIONAL $800-$1000 REPAIR IS AN ATROCITY!!! DT

1999 FORD TAURUS. *PH **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**769331

POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING THRU THE GEAR INTO THE LEFT TIRE BOOT. DT

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. THE STEERING HAD BECOME HARD TO STEER DUE TO POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING GEAR FAILURE. *YH *SCC

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE ENGINE WILL SEIZE AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

WHEN REAR ENDED AIR BAG DEPLOYED, SHATTERING FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR *TT *NLM

I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE TAURUS COOLING SYSTEM, AND I AM EXPERIENCING SOME ISSUES. I WOULD LIKE ALL THE INFORMATION I COULD GET ON THE SITUATION. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME DEFECT WITH THEIR SEAT BELT AS IN RECALL # 99 V 250 000,BUT VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED BY VIN #. MR

PROBLEMS WITH CAR SINCE DAY ONE. BEGAN WITH WIPERS TURNING ON BY THEMSELVES, SPOKE TO MECHANIC, SAID IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. THEN THE CAR KEPT REFUSING TO SWITCH GEARS (SECOND TO THIRD), THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD QUIT AND CAR DIED ON SIDE OF ROAD SEVERAL TIMES. ALONG WITH THIS PROBLEM, THE BRAKES SQUEALED VERY LOUD. CALLED DEALER, WOULD NOT HELP, SENT ME TO FORD DEALER (DAVE GOULDS). REPLACED SPEED SENSOR, SCRAPED "RUST" OFF BRAKES AND SAID THEY MAY CONTINUE TO SQUEAL, THEY DO! THE CAR PICKS UP SPEED FROM NO WHERE, SPECIALLY WHEN COMING FROM A STOP. VERY SCAREY, REFUSE TO LET MY DAUGHTER DRIVE BECAUSE OF IT. NOW THE POWER STEERING IS MAKING A HORRIBLE HUM AND I HAVE LOST POWER STEERING ON SEVERAL OCCAISIONS. ADDED FLUID, THE NEXT DAY IT LOOKED LIKE COCOA BUBBLING OUT. I CONTACTED THE GOULD FORD DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE TO BRING IT IN TOMORROW. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND HE TELLS ME THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY MOST LIKELY WON'T COVER THE REPAIR (THEY DIDN'T COVER THE SPEED SENSOR EITHER). I BOUGHT THIS CAR AT A LOCAL COMPANY AFTER A SEVERE ACCIDENT, IT WAS TRAUMATIZING TO GET BACK BEHIND THE WHEEL, BUT THIS CAR IS LIKE A ROLLING DEATH TRAP, WHY ISN'T FORD RECALLING THEM? MR

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION. MR

COMPANY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. PHOTS AND INVESTIGATION APPEARS TO BE STARTED BY ELECTRICAL. FORD HAS SEVERAL TSBS ON WIRING HARNESS AND IGNITION SWITCH. MR

TWO BLOWOUTS HAVE OCCURRED ON THIS VEHICLE IN ABOUT A YEAR. IN BOTH CASES, THE TIRES HAD BEEN INSPECTED AND PROPERLY INFLATED WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF THE INCIDENTS (BY TWO DIFFERENT SHOPS). THE FIRST WAS A FLAT TIRE DISCOVERED IN THE MORNING, REMOVAL OF THE TIRE SHOWED A 2+ INCH GASH ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE, THEY HAD BEEN ROTATED TWO DAYS PREVIOUS. THE SECOND OCCURED WHILE DRIVING-- THE TIRE FELL APART WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE NEW JERSEY TPKE, 3 DAYS BEFORE, I REQUESTED THE PRESSURE ON THE TIRES BE CHECKED DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. MR

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AND RUNNING AIR CONDITIONING OR HEATER AND STRONG "PETROLEUM" TYPE SMELL EMITS FROM THE VENTS. CONSUMER ADVISED THAT IT DOES NOT SMELL LIKE EXHAUST FUMES. NLM

VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING, VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. ONCE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DEALER DETERMINED THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. RACK AND PINION IS BEING REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 8 MONTHS. NLMJLG

CONSUMER STATES THAT HORN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY,MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT,DUE TO THE FACT HORN MAY NOT WORK AT A CRITICAL TIME. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE 3L V6 ENGINE HAS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

ALTERNATOR HAS QUIT 5 TIMES NOW. THE LIGHTS DIM THEN THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON THEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT THEN THE SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO THEN GOES BACK UP TO SPEED LAST SHOWN THEN DROPS TO ZERO. ENGINE POWER QUITS AND THE CAR COASTS TO A STOP. HAVE TO BE TOWED. TS

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER COMES ON INTERMITTENLEY. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM

WHILE PULLING INTO GARAGE AT IDLE SPEED CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE HIT THE WALL OF GARAGE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AND GARAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. NO INJURIES. NLM

AFTER PUSHING CIGARETTE LIGHTER TO LIGHT LIGHTER FLEWOUT WITH FORCE WHILE HOT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE SWITCHING GEARS, ESPECIALLY WHEN SWITCHING INTO FOURTH GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DOOR LOCK ON DRIVER SIDE BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO UNLOCK VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATION, AND SAYS AT TIMES IT SEEMS TO ACCELERATE WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN, AND THEN WHEN THE BRAKE ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY. THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE, HOWEVER THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*SCC *TS

CONSUMER STATE WHILE TRAVELING NOTICE VEHICLE KICKING INTO ONE GEAR THEN INTO ANOTHER WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND STATED SPEED SENSOR NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHR INFORMATION.

POWER STEERING FAILED TO WORK WHICH MADE STEERING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT, ROARING SOUNDS COME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES AND CAUSED CAR TO JUMP FORWARD AND SPEED AHEAD. NLM

WHILE REPLACING A FLAT TIRE, THE JACK COLLAPSED. IT WAS CAUSED BY THE FLIMSINESS OF THE JACK. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE JACK HAD NEVER BEEN USED BEFORE, AND COLLAPSED DURING THE TIRE CHANGE. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS COULD BE HARMFUL TO A PERSON WHILE USING. *SCC

WHILE DRIVING ON I-71, LOST POWER STEERING, STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. NO FLUID, ADDED FLUID, BACK PRESSURE THREW FLUID ALL OVER CAR. DROVE TO #1RICART FORD IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. THEY CHECKED AND DETERMINED THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS BAD, ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE, BECAUSE OF SAFETY HAZARD OF LOCKING UP. REPLACED POWER STEERING RACK, GEAR ASY-POWER STNG. THEY DETERMINED AFTER REMOVING DUST BOOT THAT SEALS HAD FAILED LEAKING FLUID INTO BOOT. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN. PLEASE ADVISE, IF ANY RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE ON THIS PROBLEM.*AK

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DUE TO RACK AND PINION FAILURE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS VERY NOISY AND HARD TO STEER. *YH

WHEN PULLING UP TO A GAS PUMP OR INTO A PARKING SPACE CAR WILL ACCELERATE IN SHORT BURSTS. IT WILL DO THIS OVER AND OVER UNTIL YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUT IT IN PARK. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR. FORD COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL A YEAR AFTER THE PURCHASE DATE.*AK

WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR, THE STEERING WAS MAKING A GRINDING SOUND, I TOOK IT BACK TWICE TO THE FORD PLACE TO HAVE IT CHECKED, AND I ASKED THE MAN I BOUGHT IT FROM, WHY IT MADE THAT NOISE, AND THE SALESMAN AND THE REPAIR MAN BOTH TOLD ME ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCAISONS THAT "IT WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE THAT NOISE!". SO I DEALT WITH IT. BUT MY POWER STEERING HAS BEEN MESSING UP FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS NOW. MY STEERING WHEEL WON'T TURN, IT'S MAKING THIS AWFUL NOISE AND WHEN I STOP THE FLUID JUST BUBBLIES OUT, STEAMING HOT. AND THE RACK AND PINION BUSTED, AND THE FLUID STARTED POURING OUT. WE CALLED THE FORD PLACE, AND HE PLAINLY TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT IT WOULD ONLY COST $2000.00 TO FIX! I THINK THESE PEOPLE NEW THEY WERE SELLING ME A LEMON! THIS NEEDS TO BE REPORTED, BECAUSE I'VE ASKED OTHER PEOPLE THAT DRIVE THE SAME KIND OF CAR, AND THEIR HAVING TROUBLE WITH THEIR POWER STEERING ALSO.SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS!!

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED. DEALER HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE 4 TIMES, CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

CAR SURGED AND SHIFTED FOR NO REASON, ENGINE JUST KEPT REVVING WHEN I ACCELERATED WITH NO FORWARD MOTION. NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.*AK

RIGHT REAR TIRE IS WEARING EXCESSIVELY EVERY 10,000 MILE. VEHICLE BEEN TO REPAIRS SHOP, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY TAURUS I NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. IT WAS VERY MINOR AND I DID NOT WORRY ABOUT IT - THINKING IT WAS A KNOT ON A TIRE. IT GOT STEADILY WORSE AND WHEN I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT HE TOLD ME I NEEDED NEW TIE ROD ENDS. THE FRONT TIRES HAD BOTH WORN TO THE STEEL BELTS. I REPLACED BOTH THE TIE ROD ENDS AND THE TIRES. NOW I AM STILL FEELING THE SHUDDER WHEN I BRAKE AND LAST WEEK I STARTED NOTICEING THE STEERING WAS GETTING DIFFICULT AND HUMMING AS I TURNED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC TODAY AND HE SAID THE RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE SUGGESTED YOUR WEBSITE AND I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING OUT OF HAND. I HOPE YOU CAN PRESSURE THEM INTO STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND DO WHAT IS FAIR.*AK

WARPED BRAKE ROTORS, SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING, ESPECIALLY DOWN HILL, ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED, PROBLEM REOCCURRED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ON A DECLINING ROAD OR STREET VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELEREATE PROPERLY. BRAKES MUST BE APPLIED HARD TO GET VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN OR TO STOP. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK CONSUMER CHECKED THE ACCELERATOR SPRING AND DETERMINED IT WAS NOT WEAK OR BROKEN. *JG

REAR SHOULDER BELT WAS COILED AROUND 9 YEAR OLD CHILD'S NECK AND BEGAN TO TIGHTEN . HAS TO CUT BELT TO FREE THE CHILD. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE AT A STOP APPLIED BRAKES AND ENGINE STARTED TO RACE. RPMS WENT TO 5000, VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME.*AK WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO BACK UP, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD STRONGLY WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON BRAKE. *YH

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON ALL DAY. COULD CAUSE PREMATURE OR NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT IS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE DEALER FEELS IT IS A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM. THE DEALER IS UNSURE BUT, SUGGESTS THAT THE MODULE AND SENSOR BE REPLACED. FORD IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS BECAUSE IT IS OVER THE WARRANTY. *JG

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A BUSY HIGHWAY (RT. 80) WHEN TH FORD TAURUS THAT I WAS DRIVING BEGAN TO SHUT OFF. I WAS DRIVING 50 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER ON THE BUSY HIGHWAY. IT WAS RUSH HOUR AND THE HIGHWAY WAS EXTREMELY BUSY. WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP I OPENED THE HOOD ON THE BUSY HIGHWAY. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING UP FROM THE ANTIFREEZE OVERFLOW TANK. I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS OK. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A GARAGE. THE GARAGE INFORMED ME THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE HEAD GASKET OR IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS GARAGE DID NOT WANT TO TOUCH THE CAR BECAUSE THEY SAID OIL WAS MIXING WITH THE ANTIFREEZE. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALER IN LEHIGHTON,PA THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS INTERNAL DAMAGE TO MY MOTOR AND THE REPAIRS COULD COST UP TO $4000. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 1 YEAR AND I STILL OWE $11,000 ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS NEVER OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRENTY ON THE CAR. I DO NOT FEEL LIKE THIS IS MY FAULT AND I DO NOT FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY $4000 REPAIR FOR THIS CAR. THANKYOU, LAURA COX. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ALONG VEHICLE WOULD JUST SHUT DOWN, LOSING POWER. INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD MOVE AND OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS FAILED. VEHICLE HAS HAD FOUR ALTERNATORS REPLACED, AND VEHICLE WAS TWICE LEFT STRANDED ON SIDE OF ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY TAURUS I NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. IT WAS VERY MINOR AND I DID NOT WORRY ABOUT IT - THINKING IT WAS A KNOT ON A TIRE. IT GOT STEADILY WORSE AND WHEN I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT HE TOLD ME I NEEDED NEW TIE ROD ENDS. THE FRONT TIRES HAD BOTH WORN TO THE STEEL BELTS. I REPLACED BOTH THE TIE ROD ENDS AND THE TIRES. NOW I AM STILL FEELING THE SHUDDER WHEN I BRAKE AND LAST WEEK I STARTED NOTICEING THE STEERING WAS GETTING DIFFICULT AND HUMMING AS I TURNED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC TODAY AND HE SAID THE RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE SUGGESTED YOUR WEBSITE AND I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING OUT OF HAND. I HOPE YOU CAN PRESSURE THEM INTO STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND DO WHAT IS FAIR.

CAMBER ON VEHICLE IS FACTORY ADJUST. *AKI THE ONLY WAY TO RE ADJUST AND THE PLACE WHERE I TOOK IT SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN NEW ONE LIKE THAT COME IN

VEHICLE HAD BECOME HARD TO STEER, MECHANIC DETERMINED RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING FLUID. *AK *SCC

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, AND ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. *AK *YH

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE, POWER STEERING WENT OUT. ALSO, A FUEL LEAK.CONTACTED DEALER.

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED ACCELERATOR, SPEED DID NOT INCREASE. CONSUMER COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. THEN, HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK