Vehicle intermittently shifts while driving.*mr the vehicle shifted erratically. On occasions it would slam into second gear or not at all. The vehicle hesitated from a stop and would jump into neutral. While driving while driving uphill the vehicle jumped into neutral which caused the vehicle to roll backwards almost causing an accident. The ford serviceman was aware of the transmission problem. *ts
1991 Ford Taurus: hesitation when accelerating
8 of the 647 complaints about the 1991 Ford Taurus describe hesitation when accelerating.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 20 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Hesitation when accelerating by model year
What owners say
Engine hesitated due to the motor mounts being loose. Dealer replaced motor mounts, and mounts have come loose again.
I have recently had my tansmission replaced. I was informed that it allready had been replaced once. I am experiencing the same problems. There is a hesitation when I first take off, and sometimes it acts like it is coughing at certain speeds, or like skipping, if I let of of the gas when it does that and then push back down it usually stops. I am aftraid the transmission is going to go out again. Also when I use my overdrive, it feels really stiff at 55, and does that skipping thing again. Please give me some advice.
When driving lost all power and there was a leakage coming from the transmission. The vehicle shut down, causing another vehicle to almost hit the consumer due to the hesitation. Dealer can't determine the problem.
Engine stalls/hesitates.
Engine has stalled multiple times when cold and hesitates badly. Dealer cannot determine problem.
Transmission slams into low gear when applying brakes to stop, hesitates to take off.
Transmission shifts roughly and hesitates. There is service bulletin but will not fix it.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Information on additional parts required when replacing transfer case on vehicles equippped with AX4S...
- Information regarding the new transmission cooler flusher- service tip
- Information on the new flush and fill tool available through rotunda
- Concerns with reverse clutch that could become sheared or torn in extremely cold temperatures
- Information on transaxle service case replacement with oss (output shaft speed sensor) hole
- Information regarding TSB 98-5A-12 (transaxle/transmission/transfer case-vehicles towed behind...
- Transaxles use a new transmission fluid
- Information on a new transmission fluid usage chart
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1991 Ford Taurus hesitation
Is hesitation when accelerating a common problem on the 1991 Ford Taurus?
8 of 647 owner complaints about the 1991 Ford Taurus (1%) mention hesitation when accelerating. The model year with the most reports is 1993.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1991 Ford Taurus?
There are 0 recalls and 20 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1991 Ford Taurus
Transmission failure 82Ball joint 37Power steering loss 20Airbag light 19Stalling 19Slipping 17No deployment 13Jerking 12Fire or smoke 10Loss of power 9Overheating 9Sudden acceleration 7Wipers 7ABS 6Door locks 6Fuel pump 6Won't start 5
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