When accelerating from a complete stop a jerking motion was produced. As a result, steering became difficult. Dealer stated motor mounts failed. A recall 98v323000 was issued, however, this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN.
1991 Ford Taurus: jerking or lurching
12 of the 647 complaints about the 1991 Ford Taurus describe jerking or lurching.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 20 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Jerking or lurching by model year
What owners say
Transmission would die out at various speeds. Would not be able to shift but vehicle would fail to move. The transmission would jump/jerk forward. Taking vehicle to dealer.
While driving at 35 MPH, without prior warning and coming off a ramp, vehicle starts stalling and jerking. The consumer can't determine the problem.
When driving at 35 MPH and coming off a ramp, the vehicle stalls and jerks. Consumer can't determine the problem.
While driving at any speed vehicle loses power until vehicle reaches about 35 MPH, and then it jerks without any prior warning.
While driving at any speed and applying the brakes to stop vehicle will jerk/vibrate and stall and die out. Also, when slowing down, vehicle will jump out gear, and now vehicle won't move at all.
Anti-lock brakes seem to engage during cornering to the right with your foot on the brake to slow down (occassionally). The brake pedal then violently jerks your foot, hard enough to bruise. The system also engages upon brake application on wet or sandy surface and violently pushes pedal up against the foot applying the brake, sometimes bruising the bottome of the foot. This has knocked my foot off the brake pedal upon occasion.
Whenever vehicle is at a stop transmission would disengage as if in neutral. Then would rev up when accelerator pedal is depressed. Then would jerk & vehicle would move. Took to dealer & informed they did not know of any such problem & was unable to repair it.
Motor mounts broke, causing the vehicle to jerk when the vehicle accelerates. Owner took vehicle into the dealer for inspection .
While driving 55-60 MPH, the brake pedal goes down without application, and the vehicle lurches forward. Brake application is required after coming to a complete stop to rectify problem.
Transmission lurched forward upon coming to a full stop prior to recall.
A/t: when shifting from park to drive, its hard to shift. Makes loud clanking noise; vehicle jerks; no warning, could cause accident; getting worse.
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 jerking
Is jerking or lurching a common problem on the 1991 Ford Taurus?
12 of 647 owner complaints about the 1991 Ford Taurus (2%) mention jerking or lurching. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
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 13Fire or smoke 10Loss of power 9Overheating 9Hesitation 8Sudden acceleration 7Wipers 7ABS 6Door locks 6Fuel pump 6Won't start 5
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