Just the tranmission problems.
1997 Ford Taurus transmission complaints
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Transmission failed to get out of first gear causing problems in traffic. Transmission had been serviced regularly at riverview ford-mercury in columbia, il.
Transmission started to fail by not going into gear in the morning, it then would not go above 20 MPH and had to be taken back to where I purchased it after I contacted ford and they did not want to help and basically did not want any part of my problem. When I asked ford if alot of taurus' have this problem they refused to release that information. I think I have a roght to know since I am an owner of a taurus and I still owe a very large sum of money on this car. I then checked in to it myself and found mind-boggling stories of how ford will not make good on these taurus'. There are so many people who are stuck with this type if car with a bad transmission it is horrible, a multi-million dollar co. Will not make good on these cars they know are bad.
When consumer has vehicle in park gear shift will not move in drive. Gear shift is stuck.
Complete trans failure
Whenever windshield wipers are in use they would work erractically. Sometimes not at all. This causes poor visibility for the driver. The switch can turn wipers on & then wipers would stop. Also, transmission failed to shift into gear properly, and power steering failed to work properly when turning steering wheel. Taking vehicle dealer to check out problems.
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I was sold a 5 star lemon. The carfax wesite has 6 lemon history reports. Also my car has a recall on ax4s auto-trans. I have the reports. Please check all reports, I feel me and my family is in grave danger, please I don't want to die. Please deal with this situation as soon as possible. My life is in your hands. Thank you
Vehicle experiencing ongoing problem with transmission failure. Transmission was replaced three times: once at 31,000 miles of wear; second time at 53,000 miles of wear, and at present with 58,000 miles of wear. All repairs were done by dealer, and once at consumer expense with an extended warranty. *ak
Was proceding across intersection, starting up slight grade when I lost forward motion of vehicle. I accelerated engine and the engine revoluntions increased. I put transmission in park, then back into drive and same thing happened. The car would not move forward. I then place transmission in reverse and the car moved backward as it is supposed to. No problem in reverse. Again, I attemped to place transmission in drive, then 2nd, then low range and could not get any forward. Movement. Took vehicle to transmission specialist (after dicsussing issue with dealer). The transmission specialist said he got into the car the next morning and car ran fine. He took for test drive and car ran fine. He inspected the transmission and could find nothing wrong. He replaced fluid and changed filter. The car ran okey for several days, then on 3/16/00, my wife was driving the car and reported the transmission slipping. Especially when stopped at traffic light. When she would procede forward, the transmission would slip, then jerk then ultimately continue in a somewhat normal fashion. I called dealer, took vehicle to dealer for inspection. The stated the fluid was burned and the transmission would have to be replaced. The dealer indicated he wmay go $1,000 of the estimated $2,100 repair for a rebuild transmission. I reported transmission problems to ford moor co. Customer assistance center. Likewise, they indicated that ford may pay a portion for the repair. The ford representative indicate he would forward a report to his regional and district office and that a report would be sent to the dealer. It was indicated that the dealer should receive a formal report from ford motor co. Within two working days and that I would then be notified as to what the final status of the repair cost would be.
We bought this 97 taurus with 56,816 miles on 3/17/99. A week later the engine check light came on. The dealer advised us to go to his mechanic and have it checked. The mechanic read a p1744 code, cleared the code, road-tested the car, and advised us to continue to drive, and see if it would reset or not. In the ongoing months engine check light came on three more times. There were no problems and the car was operating normally. These three times it was taken to the ford dealership, the code cleared and we were sent on our way. The last time, however, we said that this problem has got to be solved! The ford dealer said it could be many things, and would cost $63.00 to investigate. After investigation, the dealer said it was in the transmission valve body, approximately $750.00 to overhaul. The dealer was given the okay, and the end result was a $1,245 bill to replace the entire valve body and pump shaft. The needle bearing had failed and the pump shaft scored the bore in valve body. The car at the time of this repair 1/19/00 had 61,808 miles. This is a definite case of premature failure, caused probably by a manufacturing defect.
Transmission quit. If we were on interstate, would have caused major problem.
When applying the gas and going down hill, transmission makes a jerk forward and a loud clunking noise. The clunking and jerking has become progressively worse. Dealer has seen the vehicle, but does not know how to correct it. *ak
When I first bought the car the door ajar light would intermittintly come on. I took the vehicle I took it back to them twice and they were unable to fix it. Now the problem is esculating. The car now shuts off the power to the radio speakers, power windows, power assist and probably other components when the gear shift is taken out of park. All components work fine when car is in park shift position. Of course I'm required to pay to have this fixed even though it could probably been fixed right in the first place. The decision to stop going back to the dealer is based on the work they did do (shabby) and their not being able to fix the main problem I took the car back into them. Is the car suppose to had a high wind noise - I was told that was part of the design and they could do nothing about that when I first bought the car.
Check engine light came on. Yh
When the consumer starts the vehicle the transmission races in gears (as if it was in neutral) the shift harshly into gear.
When traveling driveshaft broke, causing poor steering control. Also, engine check light was flashing on the dash. Consumer has contacted the dealer. Please provide any further details.
Intermittently when making a stop transmission does not shift down to the last gear. Vehicle hesitates to shift down. When taking off, the transmission does not engage. The vehicle was taken to the dealer two times before the transmisson was finally replaced. *ak.et.
Transmission has failed twice. Dealer rebuilt first time and exactly a yeart later it failed again. It is 8,000 miles over warranty. They offer no assistance. A new car should not do this....twice! It has been factory defects each time.
Transmission shifting roughly into gears.
Vehicles transmission failed. Nlm
When applying the gas the vehicle does not move. The driver has to keep foot on gas pedal until the vehicle jumps forward. Dealer says there is nothing wrong with the vehicle. In march of 1999 vehicle acted up again. Brought it to dealer, claimed transaxle failed. Talked to others who claimed that vehicle had a cracked pinion gear. Called dealer severazl times. But dealer has not responded.
On several occasions at any speed vehicle stalls and cuts off causing a loss of power due to transmission slipping. However, the vehicle was taken to dealer, dealer cannot fix problem.
Vehicle acts as if in park, though it shifts to all gears- car doesn't move. Car locked up while driving in middle of a turn. Out of warranty by 3 weeks, but in on mileage. Dealer and manufacturer unwilling to claim responsibility.
The car was originally purchased by my father, ray zumwalt, in november 1997 and I purchased the car from him june 19th ,1999. The first transmission failure was may 1999 with approximately 25,000 miles on the car, transmission replaced by dealership in dallas, texas. The second transmission failed 10,000 miles later , on 10/15/99 and was replaced by pritchett ford in albany, ga. The car was dangerous to drive and had to be towed to the dearlership.
Tire on rear side of vehicle was split, causing a rough ride. Consumer had taken vehicle to the dealership several times. Also, complaining that speedodometer was defective, it didn't show how fast vehicle was going.
Transmission slips in first gear when starting cold, occasionally slips when attempting to pass or accelerating rapidly. Dealer couldn't find any problem, but slipping continues.
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"service engine soon" light came on while driving, had a mechanic run computer diagnostics, codes p0734 & p0761 read on two different occasions. Mechanic took a closer look at the transmission and said it did not have 4th gear and recommended it be rebuilt. I had contacted 2 ford dealers before I knew that it was a major transmission problem and they said that nothing would be covered because I was out of warranty by 1,000 miles. I think that there is a manufacturing defect in the transmission. I contacted jaspors the manufacturer of transmissions and it is a known problem that a clip or selonoid is breaking and they have done 6 updates to this particular transmission. A transmission expert said that the transmission needs to be compeletly rebuilt. I had no knowledge that anything was wrong with the car until something triggered the engine light. One dealer offered my to sell me the extended warranty and the they would cover it. I have continued to drive the car which is operating as it always has and trying to determine the best course of action.
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