2001 Ford Taurus: complete transmission failure

Filed Nov 18, 2011 · Transmission · 87,000 miles · LA

I would first like to say I am 19 years old and a college student who doesn't have $2000 laying around for a crappy transmission and I'm very upset that I made such a naive purchase. Here's the story.. I bought it from a private seller whom told me since he had the car he replaced the transmission twice . So I thought I had a good running car with a new transmission. Two weeks later the transmission just gave up on the highway while I was doing 65-70 MPH the momentum pushed the car of the i10 to a safe place on the shoulder. I turned it off and started it back up and it moved a couple of yards to an nearby gas station where it sat for hours. I took it to cottmans transmission and a older guy who have been fixing cars for the longest told me"look I'm going to be honest with you, I've been working on cars for a long time and these taurus have common transmission problems" im not putting another dime into this car. These cars are known for getting people fired from work and messing up people lives. I was planning on taking a vacation in my car but I guess my transmission hit the road before I did. I've read many many reports on blog site where every taurus owner transmission gave out on them. And it seems these cars go out at the wrong time. It's a [xxx] shame that some of the reports I've read some of the people was in life threatening situations at the time of the transmission failures. It's gonna take somebody to get seriously hurt or die as a result of these poorly built piece of [xxx] for ford to get up off their [xxx]. I should just went got that new maxima. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jan 23, 2008 · Transmission · 95,500 miles · AK

I own a 2001 ford taurus station wagon. Twice now I've been told I need a new transmission. True, I have just under 100,000 miles on it; but that's still two transmissions. The first time I replaced the tranny I had about 50,000 miles on it. Piece of junk!

Filed Apr 8, 2006 · Transmission · 77,000 miles · WI

Transmission failed on 2001 ford taurus at 41,000 mile. Transmission was rebuilt and began failing again at 77,000 miles. Car began vibrating around 45 MPH until 60 MPH, ford dealership took it for a test ride and said there was nothing wrong and I should get new tires. Now at 97,000 miles the transmission has failed again. Slips out of gear when driving, slips on the upshift, clunks on the downshift. When dealership was notified of vibration car was still under warranty, now that it has failed completely there is no longer a warranty.

Filed Mar 10, 2005 · Transmission · 38,000 miles · MN

My daughter got to work and shut the car off and when she came out the car started but would not go in gear. No warning of any kind. We had the vehicle towed to inver grove ford and found out the transmission went out with only 38,000 miles on the vehicle. Of course the warranty expired at 36,000. We talked with ford and they stated that since we didn't buy the extended warranty there was nothing they could do. I helped my daughter buy this car so she would have a reliable car to drive my two grandchildren around in and get back and forth to work. I thank god everyday that the car was parked and she was not driving it let alone with my grandchildren in it. Inver grove ford stated that a major component had gone out and it would be $3400 to fix the component or for $3500 we could get a new transmission put in it. Give me a break. A $100 difference. I most definetely will not be buying another ford product. Shame on them for not stressing the fact to me that by buying this car I really needed to buy the extended warranty. Now the car will be sitting until we can afford to get it fixed. The ford motor company takes the money but really doesn't care about the consumer. We were told we were not loyal customers because we didn't bring the car back for oil changes and such and give them more money. We were faulted because we could change the oil ourselves.

Filed Jan 29, 2005 · Transmission · 53,000 miles · RI

Auotmatic transmission failure with no warning and no warranty or recall from ford. Car has 53000 miles . Driving along at 30 MPH and it was like the car was put into neutral.complete trans failure with no warning not a safe thing to happen on the highway or anywhere else for that fact. I am a devoted ford person but at this point also very upset and would have to consider buying another brand .

Filed Jan 4, 2005 · Transmission · 73,000 miles · SC

2001 ford taurus developed a loud chirping sound that was heard when car was running. This car has only a little over 80000 miles on it. When it was taken to a garage to be looked out. They claimed the sound was coming from the transmission and the tork converter. To make a long story short, we now have to pay $2300.00 for a new transmission. After the transmission was installed, the sound is still there. We were informed that the tork converter is what is making the sound and it will take several weeks of driving before the sound disappears. We have been without our car for 3 weeks and very disappointed in the ford taurus.

Filed Sep 4, 2003 · Transmission · 38,350 miles · IL

Consumer states while traveling at 30 MPH, the vehicle began to respond like it was in neutral. There was no power. *ph the vehicle experienced complete transmission failure. The vehicle was repaired by a transmission shop and the consumer requested that ford reimburse him for the repairs. Ford denied the request due to expiration of his warranty. *ph

Filed Apr 18, 2002 · Engine, Seats · TX · crash

Consumer states that vehicle had shut off causing a car crash. Nlm consumer adds there was a loud noise when put in reverse and drive at times and goes into gear very hard, then the transmission went out in the vehicle while driving, dealer replaced transmission and worn planetary gears. Eleven days after vehicle was repaired, the engine cut off causing an accident. Consumer loss all power with steering and brakes. Consumer states there is a sqeaking noise in right front and drivers seat when driving. No problem found.

Filed Oct 9, 2001 · Transmission · NJ

Problem #1: when the car is started and the transmission is put in reverse, the car "jumps" back approximately 1 foot, even though your foot is pressed firmly on the brake pedal. This was reported numerous times to the dealership who has been unable to locate the cause of the problem. The dealership replaced the transmission "in the hopes" that this would correct the problem but it did not. When I informed the dealership of this, they claimed that the "jumping back" problem was normal vehicle operation. This does not make any sense since they admitted it was a problem previously and tried to correct it by replacing the transmission. Problem #2: the driver-side seat belt tightens by itself around the lap while driving. This is resulting in a restriction of normal movement inside the car. The seatbelt has, on several occassions "locked-up" while the car was in motion, preventing me from turning to look over my shoulder for on-coming traffic to make a lane change on the highway. The dealership tried to fix this by replacing the seatbelt. When I informed them that the tightening problem still existed, they said that the seatbelt tension was normal. This again does not match what they had previously said and acted on by replacing the seatbelt in an attempt to correct the problem. Both of these problems pose, in my opinion, a significant safety hazard that the dealership is currently claiming are both beyond their capability to rectify.