2000 Ford Taurus: transmission slipping

Filed Feb 17, 2016 · Transmission · 161,000 miles · KS

Daughter was driving down the highway and it was as if it went into neutral. No forward or reverse gears. There was no indication of anything about to happen transmission was not slipping or acting up prior to this. Just glad there was not heavy traffic as this could have been a bad scenario. After research have found this is a very common occurrence on this vehicle. Wondering why ford has not down something about it. Bought a ford taurus because we thought it would be a very safe car for a young driver.

Filed May 18, 2014 · Transmission · 148,000 miles · KY

The transmission slips around 45, and when making a sharp left at any speed.

Filed Feb 7, 2012 · Transmission · FL

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.

Filed Sep 6, 2009 · Transmission · 133,000 miles · IN

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.

Filed Dec 23, 2006 · Transmission · 100,000 miles · NJ

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.

Filed Jun 22, 2001 · Transmission · GA

Automatic transmission would slip while accelerating, and jump out of gear. Dealership examined vehicle and determined that transmission needed to be replaced. Please provide any additional information/attachments.