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At 39,500 miles the overdrive in my car's transmission stopped working while I was driving at highway speed with my wife and infant daughter in the car. It was not only dangerous but now it's a major financial burden. Ford has been getting away with making these dangerously, sub-par transmissions for about a decade. Why has nobody stopped them" would somebody please do something"
I really don't know where to begin but, to say that I need to somehow speak to a Ford sales person regarding the car. Since I purchased the car from the dealer in 1998 with only 18,000 miles on it, it has been in and out of the auto shop dealer auto shop for many things with this car...I spent quite alot of money to fix the complaints and made numerous complaints but without success. The company that sold me the car is no longer in existent and promises to replace certain parts didnt come through because of the closure of the business.. this car has cost me alot and I can't seem to get any answers to the situation. The company has gone through 4 service dept managers caring for the car and yet, they still didnt fix the problem during the time of warranty and now that there is no warranty they closed business...the biggest and major problem with this car since I have obtained the car was the transmission and torq converter and I want to know if there is any other complaints about this model...please help me...thank you. No safety defect listed.
On automatic transmission we were driving and engine check light came on and wouldn't go faster than 45, cam sensor, camshaft, died rough idle, egr sensor bad, service engine soon light, dies at stops and slow downs, fuel pump doesnt hold pressure, long crank time no turn over till about a minute service engine soon light came on.
- Mcpherson, KS, USA
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Transmission began shifting in and out of neutral. Followed by hard shifts between 1st & 2nd gear and 2nd & 3rd gear. Returned to service center that rebuilt tranny in '99. They replaced shift solenoids and that corrected shifting. Shop foreman indicated tranny would still not lockout(torque converter would not lock out). He indicated this could cause overheating and premature failure of transmission. He could not get any trouble codes. Was able to disconnect computer and manually lockout torque converter. Went to Ford online service assistance and received a message stating that some computers for these transmissions had been flashed to not lock out and there should be a notice on the radiator stating so. There is no notice on the radiator. Suggested taking to dealer for re-flash of computer. Existing condition could potentially lead to additional transmission problems. If this is accurate this defect should be corrected by the manufacturer. This vehicle has had frequent temperature fluctuations also that may be related. The coolant requires twice yearly flush due to build up of rust.
Transmission doesn't shift correctly. When pulling off from stop sign vehicle appears to change gears, but then goes into neutral. Vehicle has been to dealer for repairs, but dealer has no remedy for problem.
While changing gears from park to drive vehicle would jump out of gear without indication. Dealer has been notified. Owner paid for repairs to transmission and seeks reimbursement.
After transmission failure (5) weeks after the purchase of the car jackson Ford immediately claimed Ford had no liabilty regarding this issue. After searching the internet we discovered there is a major problem concerning this particular transmission and are starting to investigate our options. Please respond if you have any further information.
Automatic transmission: Transmission went out at 50,600 miles due to a faulty forward piston in the transmission. Dealer replaced transmission with rebuilt transmission at vehicle owner's expense. Transmission had not been driven hard or had not pulled an excess load. Would like investigation to see if more vehicles are experiencing the same problem and to see if a recall is necessary. Suspension: Popping sound in front suspension when turning. Rough riding. Dealer said needs subframe bushings and struts (47331 miles).
While driving transmission could get real hard to shift gear when switching from park to drive. This will be the third transmission and powertrain control module for this vehicle.
Transmission failed at 38,000 miles. Ford was notified and didn't care because it was beyond their 36,000 mile warranty. The transmission was full of cracks, and had to have started before 36,000 mi. This was the second transmission I put into a Ford car and would like to be reimbursed. I tried to get an appointment with a Ford service center, but they were too busy. I took it to independent station. They had 4 other Taurus' there for transmissions, all fairly new cars
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- Tunkhannock, PA, USA