I was supposed to go and do my errands my on november 2, 2012 at Los Angeles CA The transmission failed on that day. I immediately towed it to my house. the tow truck charged me $130 really awful..i called a mechanic and He took a brief look... checked axles... tranny fluid... and all appeared well. He may not get around to it this weekend . I goggled the incident and came across this site with over 200 identical complaints. Every post matches exactly what happened to me. I thought i knocked the shifter into neutral as i was driving but when i checked and seen i was still in Drive i knew it was bad. It is my only vehicle... and family vehicle. This incident could not have happened at a worse time. Seeing how common it is, I hope Ford owns up to their fault.

THIS SITUATION IS REALLY REALLY AWFUL AND CAN'T BELIEVE HOW IS POSSIBLE THAT FORD COMPANY MAKES REALLY THIS TYPES OF PART, THIS IS MY UNIQUE VEHICLE AND CAUSE ME SO MUCH STRESS, LEGALLY STRESS MEANS: A PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, OR EMOTIONAL FACTOR THAT CAUSES BODILY OR MENTAL TENSION. THERE IS MY CAR ON THE GARAGE WAITING FOR RESPONSE FROM FORD I HOPE THEY REPLY TO ME ASAP,

I was on my way to work and as made my turn the transmission would not engage. I was able to coast to a safe place, but was unable to move. I had no warning of any kind, the engine would just rev. Thankfully I was alone in the car and I was not on the highway.

I had to have it towed and am waiting to hear what the damage is.

Update from Oct 15, 2012: Cause was a stripped Tourque Converter, which cost (with towing) $1400. I have had several cars and never had something like this happen with out any warning. You would think that if it happened slowly there would have been some slippage shifting gears or acceleration. Like I stated above, one minute I was under normal power, then nothing.

Well, I was on my way to work at 5:30am and with no warning at all and half way to work my F***ing TAURUS stopped moving. I have taken really good care of this car and planned on driving it for many years, it still smells like new and looks like new but sure doesn't drive like new. The car would not move at all, just started slowing down like it was in neutral. Ford needs to help people out if they plan on return customers, I really like the car but... not the problem. If people change their fluids regularly and can document it I don't see why FORD can't help out $$$$. FORD knew about the torque convertor problems and did nothing and also the pump problems and still no recalls. Boy, they sure did sell a lot of Taurus cars, maybe they had job security in mind for the dealerships ???

had been having ongoing problems with the car "hiccuping"..hesitating when accelerating or letting off gas, & the amps would jump around..but had had car to the shop only about 2 weeks before for this problem. kept getting what they called "phantom codes" on the check engine light. my grandson died, & i went to a store to get flowers ordered for his funeral, came back out & tried to leave BUSY parking lot..got right in the middle of a steet there & car wouldn't move. no big noises,or grinding when putting in gear,or anything...just gone. cost nearly $2,800 to replace. this is a car i had bought brand new,& had maintained it specifically to manufacturer specifications. it only had 62,000 miles on it,& wasn;t driven hard at any point.

Bought this car April 13, 2012 and with no warning transmission failed on April 12,2012. Dealer would not give new transmission so we got a deal with the dealer to pay half for a new transmission since we would not take anything less than a new transmission. Definitely not the experience I hoped for from my first car. Car has failed 5 times on me within two months. Scared to drive the car now.

Update from Aug 8, 2012: Bought car April 13th. Transmission failed May 12th.

I start my new job on Aug 6, 2012 at BNSF railroad in Fresno, CA. Fresno is a hour drive from where I'm located. The transmission failed on Aug 3, 2012, the Friday afternoon before my Monday morning start date. I immediately towed it to my mechanic who was wrapping up for the day. He took a brief look... checked axles... tranny fluid... and all appeared well. He may not get around to it this weekend so now I'm stressing starting my new job. I googled the incident and came across this site with over 200 identical complaints. Every post matches exactly what happened to me. I thought i knocked the shifter into neutral as i was driving but when i checked and seen i was still in Drive i knew it was bad. It is my only vehicle... and family vehicle. This incident could not have happened at a worse time. Seeing how common it is, I hope Ford owns up to their fault.

Well my 2003 Taurus tranny failed, too. Initially I'd get an errant slip at highway speeds but then one hot summer day, instead of going right home after work, I ran some extra errands which obviously was the breaking point for her. While trying to pull through a very busy intersection I tried to accelerate and the tranny kept slipping. I barely made it but there was sure a lot of angry motorists "showing me the love." I was able to limp her home the next 6 miles or so much to the chagrin of those behind me. I checked the fluid...suspiciously high on the level. Sounds like a pump failure. I consulted a transmission shop and they urged me not to change the fluid at this point or it'll die immediately. So far it's okay for my quick commute to work but I'm getting it rebuilt next week. After it cools down it drives okay as long as I just accept the errant slips on the highway, Times are tough finacially right now and this is definitely not an expense I need. Frustrating putting over $2,000 in a car worth barely twice that but I cannot afford a better car at this point. It would be wonderful for Ford to acknowledge this problem for everyone.

friday the 13th at 6pm on rt 1 in bumper 2 bumper traffic..nothing unusual with my car or the ride, until i pushed the gas pedal and nothing??? What?? It worked fine 1 second ago! I'm waiting for smoke,warning light,a noise.. its running but not driving. My boyfriend came and rescued me, he has a 2006 ford F150 and 2 times he has been driving down the hwy and the same thing happened to him..push gas pedal and nothing, only both times he restarted the truck and it drove fine. I fear mine needs a transmission operation, but, If its not a full trans problem, and just torque convertor i will report back.

I lost my job in November of 2010 and had to cash out part of my IRA to purchase a use car. I found a great looking 2003 FORD Taurus; a nice clean family car. On 10-06-11 we purchased it for $4,600 with 103,159 miles. Today, my husband and I were leaving to start a 10 day trip to my Mother's house in Michigan. 12 miles from home and without warning the car lost power. The RPMs soared but no power to the drive. We were able to coast safely off the freeway. Our mechanic informed us that it was the transmission. Outraged, we not only lost our vacation but more to the point we lost our car after only 257 days and 16,110 miles. I am still unemployed with only one other car. If I had seen this website sooner I would never had purchased this obviously problematic vehicle. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HOW CAN YOU TO THIS TO PEOPLE AND THEIR LIVES!!! CORRECT THIS DEFECT! REPLACE OUR TRANSMISSIONS!

Was driving down the road just fine, no noise nothing leading up to what i was about to experience. When it came time for me to go I pushed the gas and the car would not move, I tried everything , it would not go in any gear at all, transmission fluid was fine, had to have it towed to the nearest shop , where to my surprise i was told the tranny was out and that it would cost 1799.00 to replace, this really sucks. i would have never bought a ford if i would have known that they have trouble with tranny and they do nothing to help the customer out as far as replacement cost.

Tim