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Transmission has had a vibration and trouble shifting gears, I have heard rumors that other Taurus owners have had same problems. Car only has 60,000 adult driven miles on it and this seems out of the ordinary for an auto with so few miles.
Transmission will slip out of gear while driving and right before the car comes to a complete stop, the tranny bucks. I was told by two transmission shops that the transmission has a faulty forward piston and needs to be rebuilt at a cost of $1800 dollars. The car has only 71K miles. After reading all these horror stories, I think Ford should do the right thing and issue a recall!!
NHTSA# 96-V-086-000: Park pawl shaft was improperly positioned when the roll pin that retains it was installed during transmission assembly. If the shaft was not properly positioned, the roll pin may not have lined up with the groove in the shaft and have been crushed at assembly. Also, a burr could have been raised on the shaft. Consequence this could result in the park pawl occasionally not engaging when the transmission selector lever is placed in the park position. This could result in the vehicle rolling as if in neutral if the vehicle operator does not apply the parking brake. Consumer has the same problem
Purchased my 1996 Ford Taurus wagon in Nov. 2001. It accelerates at high speeds with cruise going down hill. The gas pedal often gets hung up which leaves me tapping it my foot to get it to go, so that I do not have an accident. The whole car rides very roughly. It also hangs up in passing gear almost every time. And also how do I find out where to check to see if all the recalls were taken care of. Be careful for what U buy.
- Shipamn, VA, USA
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When the vehicle accelerated from a stop, the transmission jerked into gear which caused the vehicle to lurch forward. The same issue occurred when the vehicle decelerated from high speed, the transmission down shifted abruptly.
My Ford Taurus has less that 50,000 miles on it and I treat it like a baby. Brought it in to the local Ford dealership to have it serviced do to the "service engine soon" light coming on. They changed the oil and filter, performed multi-point inspection, changed the engine coolant and reprogrammed the powertrain control module as per tsb 97-8-6. I also had them rotate the tires. There was nothing wrong with this car as far as running (except that the service engine soon light was on). After getting the car back I noticed that when I was at a complete stop and went to accelerate the car was having a hard time "gripping the road". called Ford dealer. Took in again. They informed that it was the transmission and that it would need to be replaced. Called Ford headquarters no help there. This car was originally a leased car and when it was purchased by us it had low mileage. Not a happy camper!
My daughter-in-law had previously submitted information on this problem. See ODI id #766182. She has not been contacted by NHTSA. The Ford dealer told her "that's what parking brakes are for." Most 1996 Taurus models were recalled for this. Could you check the VIN she supplied to see if it was recalled? if it was not recalled, perhaps it should have been. A "rolling park" is a definite safety issue.
Transmission failed without notice, it has low mileage.possible odometer fraud by dealership.how do find out if odometer mileage was higher before purchase date 07/01.thank you T.mcgary.
The transmission was rebuilt at 70,000 miles when the original automatic transmission seemed to be malfunctioning; second, at 112000 miles the 4th gear cluster malfunctioned causing the button for overdrive on the automatic gearshift selector to pop off, dealer recommended a new transmission (howard austin has submited this complaint on behalf of his housekeeper).
The pump shaft started to wear very badly causing pieces of metal to be thrown out the transmission, as a result the vehicle would jerk while being driven. Nlm
Startet with whirring sound when car reached average speed of 50 mph or higher. Searched and checked all fluids. Then began to smoke under car. Took to garage. Transmission needed to be replaced. But mechanic had to replace again because the new one was also cracked in the exact same place. Was told by the mechanic that this was a major problem with the tauras. The mechanic had replaced several with the same problem. Have researched and find that other owners of the vehicle have had similar problems. If transmission has a defect it should be recalled at the manufacturers expense. Ford should be held responsible for this problem.
The pump shaft started to wear very badly causing pieces of metal to be thrown out the transmission, as a result the vehicle would jerk while being driven. Nlm
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- Kingsport, TN, USA