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Question posted by puroboy on December 18th, 2012

Awd Malfunction

I own a 2009 Ford Taurus X sel with AWD. I the first snow storm of the season, I was taking a turn at a reduced speed and the back end of the vehicle spun around on me. Driving further, I tested the vehicle by accelerating and turning and it now seems to only be putting power to the rear wheels as it continues to spin out even on a takeoff in snow on a straight line. please help

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