I stopped at a red light and started to go when the light turned green and half way through the light the trains slipped out of gear and wouldn't engage until the RPM went down. This is only one of many times this has happened and after doing some research I'm not the only one. I hope ford does the right thing and recalls this problem before somebody gets killed and a recall would be nothing compared to a death and a lawsuit.
2000 Ford Taurus transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford taurus. The contact was driving 30 MPH when the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact restarted the vehicle and none of the gears were functioning. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 170,000.
Driving at 65mph with the cruise on. The RPM's goes to 6000 with no warning and no lights on the dash. I turn the cruise off and the RPM's drop. I now start to accelerate and the RPM's just go up and the car doesn't move forward. I just get the car off the roadway before I am rearended thank god. Once on the shoulder of the roadway I try all gears with nothing but high RPM's. I sit on the side of the roadway for 1 hour with 18 wheelers going by just inches from me until a tow truck arrives. I did a search on google about this vehicle and there are many let me repeat many folks that have had the same problem. This vehicle only has 47,000 miles and is very well maintained.
I have own a 2000 ford taurus se in which the transmission failed. My son was returning home from school when the vehicle decelerated then stopped. The vehicle's engine runs fine but it won't move forward or reverse when placed into gear. Conversing with others I've discovered that this isn't an isolated incident. It appears to be a major problem that's being overlooked by ford. This situation is placing customers in dangerous situation, and my family was fortunate that this didn't occur on a highway or proceeding through an intersection.
I was at a stop light and tried to drive and my 2000 ford taurus would not move. It has not shown any signs of the transmission slipping in the past. It has had 2 engines and an AC compressor which was covered under warranty. The warranty is up and no one can give any advice. I have heard this is an ongoing problem with the ford taurus.
Transmission (automatic) 2000 ford taurus, placed in reverse after repair for fractured coil springs (warranted) were replaced ,the vehicle shuttered while slightly braking now ford dealer handing me a bill for over $2,000.00 , vehicle ran and drove great before this repair (of course they said it was completely separate) please help I've read other reports of incidents.
2000 ford taurus with several repairs made. Consumer states that the vehicle had the heads on the motor replaced twice, driver side window would not go up or down. Coolant reservoir was replaced. Transmission had work done to it, and the back lock does not operate correctly. *kb there was a problem with the emission control system.
My 2000 ford taurus transmission is not working. The car only has 45,567 miles on it, and are the original ones as checked by car facts. One day as I was driving down a major highway in atlanta, georgia my vehicle stopped in the middle of ongoing traffic. If I didn't turn on my hazard lights and lift the front hood on my vehicle, I could have been hit, injured or killed. I have heard numerous people stating that their ford taurus has transmission problems. So, why has the manufacturer not recalled this car? The only warning I had was the day before when fluid leaked from under the car hood. I am very upset because I always get my vehicle maintenance and get oil changes every 3,000 miles.
2000 ford taurus se ffv wagon. Strong shudder when in stopping in reverse backing out of parking lot. Took to dealership and was told "something" inside the transmission is failing. Quoted $3000 for transmission replacement. Vehicle has 70,000 miles on it very premature for transmission failure.
Transmission problem: I have had my 2000 ford taurus for only 3 years and the car's transmission is no good! The exact mileage on the odometer reads 48,143 miles. I feel that I have been sold a lemon. My husband was driving our car on 10/7/07 while on our trip to atlanta, georgia and the car broke down in the middle of a major highway - jimmy carter boulevard. His life was in danger because another passenger's car almost crashed into the back of our vehicle. The car was running and suddenly stopped. The car note will not be paid off until december '2008. I feel that there definitely needs to be a safety recall on this particular ford model car. I feel that I will need to make a television appearance on consumer report and make the public aware of this problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford taurus. When driving below 65 MPH, the vehicle fails to accelerate properly. The failure occurs at least four times per day. The contact also stated that the transmission is leaking. She stated that the 1999 ford taurus has safety recalls for the vehicle speed control and power train automatic transmission cooling unit lines. The contact would like the safety recalls to include the 2000 ford taurus. The purchase date and recall numbers were unknown. The current mileage is 115,000 and failure mileage was 100,000.
Transmission failed at 42000 miles
Noticed within last 2000 miles that the transmission would slip and jerk when driving up steep grades or sharp turns, when it would attempt to downshift from 3rd to 2nd. It failed completely last night while driving home, fortunately we were only 3 miles from our home. Now it will only go 25 MPH and has a burning odor. It has 103k miles and the auto trans was serviced (filter/fluid changed) every 35k miles. We will get an estimate for the repair/replacement, however I suspect a bill from $1500-2200 is in order. All the news I heard about ford automatics is now substantiated....this is the last ford for us period.
Dt*: the contact stated while turning around in the driveway, the gears would not shift. This happened without warning. The dealer was alerted. Updated 12/1/20006 - the shifter cable broke.
Traveling at 70 MPH on the interstate, the car just stopped accelerating when pushing the gas pedal. The transmission had simply shut down. The transmission had given us no problems before this time. We brought it to a transmission shop, the torque converter had to be replaced. The cost was $1100. The owner of the shop says he gets in 2 taurus' a month with the torque converter stripped out. He replaced it with a higher quality torque converter. We contacted ford, and explained that the car only had 56, 000 miles on it and that a transmission should not fail after only 56,000 miles when it has been maintained and taken care of. Ford refused to help in any way at all. They were not concerned that we were left stranded on the side of the interstate after dark, with no warning that anything was wrong. They did not care that our safety had been compromised because of a defective product that ford made.
Having trouble with shifter cable on this car, after putting car into I thought was park, the car drifted and the brakes had to be applied. The bolt fell out and the car would not start. This should be looked into asap and then recall said item, this is a serious safety matter.
2000 ford taurus with 4 recalls and a bad transmission at 70 miles I cant afford to get it out the shop at 2100 dollars.
Dt: the contact stated the vehicle was making a chattering noise when putting it in reverse. She took the vehicle to a local mechanic, they said there was a torn lip seal on reverse accumulator due to a defective cut on transmission channel plate. She contacted the dealer, and they did not offer a free remedy. *ak updated 11/30/05.
Dt: while driving on the highway the consumer slowed down and then pressed the gas to accelerate but the vehicle revved and then the vehicle stopped on its own and would not go into gear. There was no forewarning lights that came on the dash board. This happened on september 19, 2005, had vehicle towed to the dealer, they said the transmission needed to be replaced, and they were going to charge 1300.00 with the extended warranty applied.
The transmission in my 2000 ford taurus suddenly failed as I was leaving a business establishment and was merging into traffic of a 4 lane highway. There had been no warning that there was a potential problem of any kind. After having my vehicle towed to a reputable repair shop, I was informed that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle has a little over 52,688 miles.
Transmission failed, making it difficult to change gears.
The transmission light illuminated on the dashboard and then the torque converter clutch would not engage. *ak
While waiting for the green light at stop sign automatic transmission failed. Towed vehicle to dealership, who indicated the need for a new transmission. *ak transmission (gear)
While trying to shift automatic transmission from park to drive the tranmission cable broke causing the vehicle not able to shift back into park.
Combination metal/rubber transmission cooling lines rotted out spraying hot transmisiion fluid through out the engine compartment and onto the hot engine. This failure on my 2000 ford taurus wagon with 77,000 miles was a complete surprise as my previous car was a 1992 ford sable wagon that I sold with 395,000 miles on it and all the major oriiginal components in good working order. I just realized what the difference was. The 1992 sable transmission cooling lines were all steel, not a combination of steel/rubber as in my 2000. The quality has been lowered to save money. Fortunately, I was near my repair shop when the transmission started to die from the loss of fluid and the smoke started coming out from the fluid on the hot engine and exhaust. A little earlier and the car could have died on me in fast moving heavy rush hour traffic on on I-684. The rotten lines were subsequently replaced at a cost approaching $400 for parts/labor. It took 6-quarts of transmission fluid to replace what was blown out!
Second request for reimbursement for safety recall repairs involving 2000 taurus. *mr the gear would not move out of park, the consumer had to put a high effort into taking the vehicle out of reverse. There was a concern with the brake light switch. The consumer requested reimbursement for repairs.
The consumer stated that his vehicle would not change gears. He had a private mechanic to look at the vehicle and was told that the cable gear was broken.
I was driving my 2000 ford taurus se home. At the intersection of columbia and meridian roads south of meridian, idaho I pulled out from columbia and turned north onto a busy meridian road. I heard a clunk and I thought the car had popped out of gear. I coasted to the side of the road and found the car would not go in any gear except reverse. I felt fortunate that I was not rear ended because of the amount of traffic that day. I had the taurus towed to aamco transmission. Their diagnosis was transmission failure and I had them repair the transmission which included a rebuilt torque converter, new bands, sprag clutch/low clutch, rear sun gear & drum, boost valve, pressure control solenoid, assembly set, filter and fluids. The mileage at the time of the failure was 61,841 and the bill came to $2,162.90 less $100 because I had a coupon. My car has the axod type transmission. Ford has a 36,000 mile warranty so this was not covered however I think this was much to soon for a transmission to fail. I had the transmission serviced before the recommended specifications. Thank you, [xxx]. *ak information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Strong vibration in the front end. Replaced front driver's side wheel hub/ assembly @ 42,xxx miles by ford dealer (sept. 2003) and dealer heard light noise from the passenger's side at the time. Noise and vibration returns and driver's side wheel hub/ assembly and half shaft replaced by ford dealer @ 50,xxx miles. Passenger's side wheel hub/ assembly replaced by owner @ 50,xxx miles with some popping noise still possibly coming from cv joint in passengers side when changing directions with the wheels turned.
While driving 5 MPH front passenger spring/struts/axle snapped and failed. Consumer managed to pull over, and had the vehicle towed. Dealership was in the process of repairing the problem.
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