Car was speeding up by itself and took all I could do to stop it. On 02.23.12 took car into dealership and they tested. Said the throttle cable; broke off a corner of cover and freed up cable. Still having problems, intermittently, with car driving without use of gas pedal and not slowing down until I force it to.
2005 Ford Taurus transmission complaints
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Lost all motive power or the ability to move forward or reverse without warning.
First, I want to say that this vehicle is well maintained and serviced on a regular basis. It was a pleasant summer day but had more of a autumn feeling whether. I was driving on the interstate in east tennessee, I had just merge onto the interstate and had been driving for maybe 10 minutes. I slowed down for traffic to about 40 MPH as I crest a hill. When I stepped back onto the gas (going down hill now), I felt the car shift into 4 gear. I then felt, and heard a pop similar to a blowout, but in reality it was the car sliding out of gear. I had only managed to reach about 50mph when the car stop accelerating, (I put on my hazards) I was trying to coast to a safe place, but the construction projects made no place to pull off. Within 5 seconds, a car traveling behind me was bumped by a tractor trailer and was knocked into me. My ford mechanic says the transmission is shot and the catalytic converter went out (was that the popping noise? I wonder.) $3500 to fix this problem. I have google 05 transmission problems and have found numerous over 500 problems that have to do with. I don't know whether ford was trying to save a few dollars, or if they were trying to save fuel mileage, but this transmission is a serious problem. I will not buy another ford if this problem doesn't get resolve by ford recalling these transmissions. Last laugh, insurance companies will repair any car to the quality it was just before the wreck (no better, no worse.). Since my transmission went out before the car wreck, they can replace it, ergo... The insurance covers the body work, but will not cover the transmission. My question to ford is does someone have to die before you fix your errors. My father worked at ford for 22 years; he would be.... Really disappointed to see what ford pass for quality.
Transmission went out while driving on a busy street. Towed to a ford dealership and the mechanic claimed the diagnostics indicated that the transmission pump went out. This may have caused other transmission components to go out as well. With only 104,000 miles, the mechanic suggests a new transmission be installed.
The transmission on my six year old vehicle failed after only 79,000 miles. There are multiple reported incidents of transmission failure for the 2005 ford taurus (please see http://www.carcomplaints.com/ford/taurus/2005/transmission/transmission_failure.shtml for a list of similar incidents). I believe that the federal safety agency needs to conduct a full investigation of ford motor company to ensure that it is following safety and construction standards. Surely, a defective and faulty transmission is not what consumers should expect when purchasing a vehicle. I notified ford motor company about this issue, and they refuse to take responsibility for the construction of their vehicle. This is a very dangerous defect, and could cause serious injury and loss of human life. Since ford refuses to acknowledge its responsibility for the issue, I expect the federal safety agency, as a government agency, to fulfill its responsibility to consumers to investigate the construction and safety of 2005 ford taurus transmissions. I appreciate your response, and I am willing to provide any necessary additional information.
I just recently purchased a 2005 ford taurus and it was running fine for like 2 days. Then the cruise stopped working a few days later the accelerator began to stick. I was going about 30 and suddenly the car began to take off on its own and I nearly hit the car in front of me. I had to steer off the road and pressing the brakes was very hard. This seems to be a trend for the car and is extremely dangerous!! Someone should not have to die for this to be recalled!!
Transmission went out on my 2005 ford taurus sel. There is less than 65,000 miles on this car. The manufacturer should issue a recall on the transmission of this model year. Transmission issues are the number one complaint on all the websites I visited. I now have to pay $3,000+ to fix the transmission on a car worth $7,500 - this is not a good quality vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. The contact was driving approximately 70 MPH when the vehicle would not accelerate. He coasted the vehicle to the side of the road where it was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was diagnosed as a failed transmission and was repaired. Approximately 31,000 miles later, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not further repaired nor was the manufacturer contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000.
I own a 2005 ford taurus sel. It's been a piece of junk since the day I bought it.when I first bought it,it was burning off front tires every 2000 miles,it was aligned by the dealer twice,ended up having to take it to a friends tire shop,we [I'm a motorcycle builer/welder..] ended up cutting the welds on the shock mount and moved it.the gas mileage is aweful,but now,after 96,000 miles,the transmission started acting up.it was changed every 30,000 miles,always looked like mud.two weeks after it started slipping,my wife was coming home late from work on a secluded,dark,really busy highway,out of the blue,the transmission just completely stopped working,she had to drive it into a ditch,or get killed,luckily,the car wasn't damaged badly otherwise. She spent 45 minutes stuck on the side of the road in the dark until I got there with a wrecker.I've looked online,and talked to friends who own garages,these cars are scrap.nearly every one that makes it to 100,000 miles will experience catastrophic transmission failure. At any time,anywhere,totally without warning... [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
2005 ford taurus 3.0, vulcan ohv flex-fuel engine. 24,000 miles, driver door would not close anymore. Hood misaligned itself. Interior pieces falling off. When starting, starter would spin free of the flywheel and not start. (still does this, but will start on the 2nd try usually) brake light switch is erratic, light braking produces a flashing effect like I'm hitting the brakes frantically. Makes me look like an idiot driver.(have seen this on other recent mid-2000's fords before. Thought they were idiot drivers! Cannot use e-85 in any chilly weather below 50 degrees or it is a very long start and it'll idle at 2,500 until warm. Routinely gets 17 mpg while being driven very easy. 30,000 miles, flex-pipe exhaust broke on highway, almost ripped off whole exhaust. Wasn't even worn looking, just broke in half! Brake rotors warped quickly, never did any hard stops.continental tires were badly cracked and unsafe, had never been run low or abused. Brake pedal shakes up and down periodically with no reason found, feels like ABS but car has no ABS. 40,000 miles, complete transmission failure while highway cruising. Seat adjustment will not budge, wife cannot drive car as seat is set for me. 45,000 miles, AC compressor bearing failure requiring compressor replacement. Power window controls do not work. Interior lights work intermittently. Accelerator cable needed replacement. Uses oil at a high rate for a low-mileage car.( have never neglected oil.) outer door window rubber is badly deteriorated and cracking apart. I've had 20 year old cars that had better rubber. Paint is beginning to chip off the dash(why is this painted?). This car is of terrible quality. I have had 37 cars and this is the worst one of them all. I have always liked fords until this car. Ford did honor the warranty when in effect but it is falling apart way too fast and my only recourse is to never buy another ford.
Ford taurus transmission just stopped when driving, dealer said $2500 to fix, I checked on line and found numerous complaints of same issue. Ford need to fix this on a recall basis.thank god my car was not on highway going fast with my 3 kids in it , then it would not have been a recall issue but a lawsuit issue. Ford need to look at this and refund all customers that have paid out of pocket for these repairs.
2005 taurus - driving car and came to a stop. When I went to accelerate transmission would not catch gear. There was no slipping of gears, noises or any other kind of warning that the transmission was going out. I have found a couple links on the internet where this has happened to several people with the same year car. ! Please see posted links, this needs to be made a recall! Http://www.carcomplaints.com/ford/taurus/2005/transmission/transmission_failure.shtml http://www.aboutautomobile.com/complaint/2005/ford/taurus/automatic+transmission.
Transmission failure of 2005 ford taurus. Googled 2005 taurus transmission problems and found there are many people with the same complaint. Torque converter failure. I believe there is a defect.
My 2005 ford taurus has been a headache since day one. Today on my way to work the car suddenly accelerated and applying the brakes was a challenge as I almost couldn't stop when pulling over for safety. Prior to this, over $2000 for a new engine, another $900 for a new transmission, another $250 for a power steering pump, and daily issues like the door not latching and me trying to hold driver's door shut while driving at the same time, and then having to tie a rope across the front seat to the passenger door. Also, the daytime running lights turn on on their own at any given time and drain the battery. This car is a piece of crap. If you buy this kind or car, make sure you have aaa too.
Own a 2005 ford taurus sel. With less than 100k miles on it, and without warning, the transmission stopped engaging. This happened on a busy interstate 90 miles from home. Luckily, we were able to pull the car off to the shoulder. This and many other accounts have LED me to believe that ford has installed faulty transmissions in this model line. No transmission should drop out without warning with such low mileage on the transmission. Transmission needed to be rebuilt, cost me $2200 in the end.
We were stopped at a stop sign and when we went to press the gas pedal to go the RPM's revved for a second and then nothing. The car would not go like it was in neutral. We turned the car off then turned it on again and still nothing. The car wouldn't go into gear. Now we are trying to figure out how to get it fixed and are going to the dealership tomorrow to see if they can help. We have only had the car for a year and it only has 95,000 miles on it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. While driving approximately 5 MPH, the transmission failed and the gear would not shift out of first gear. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and diagnosed as a failed clutch plate. The dealer repaired the vehicle and also replaced the transmission. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle was outside of factory warranty and would not assist with the repair. The failure mileage was 62,000 and the current mileage was 63,000. Updated 01/06/11*lj 03/28/11
Torque converter on 2005 ford taurus blew up. I was driving down a very busy road during rush hour traffic when my car just stopped. In addition to delaying traffic it was a very unsafe situation for myself and my children who were in the car with my. The mechanic who fixed my car showed me the torque converter and the metal had turned blue from being heated to an extreme heat. He also said that the torque converter blew up sending metal pieces into my transmission. I have talked to several people who have had similar issues and I think it is time that ford is held accountable for an obviously faulty part. Thank you for your time.
Transmission failure while driving, no notice, no nothing. Just lucky it did not give out in the middle of a busy intersection. Could have been a real bad accident if it would have.
2005 ford taurus se - sudden transmission failure. 65,248 miles on car. Traveling 70mph on major highway, passing another vehicle, engine suddenly revved to 7,000rpms and slowed fast, managed to get it side of road. Had only park and neutral gears. No warning light, no unusual noise, no previous issue with transmission or engine. Required a new rebuilt transmission, $3,000 expense. Luckily no accident occurred, no one hurt.
2005 ford taurus transmission failed at 56,000mi aamco said was a know issue. And believed a class action suit was filed. Want to be included. Something about the torque converter/spline. Went to store, was driving home, and transmission just went as I was pulling onto the hwy. My family and I could have been killed!
2005 ford taurus transmission failed in traffic,had to be pushed across 3 lanes of traffic. 57,000 miles. Mechanic found stripped torque converter pump drive plate. Old part available. Found hundreds of instances of this safety issue occurring online but no recall by ford as of now.
Transmission light came on and although RPM's would go to 6000 you could only drive 30mph - no warning or indication of any transmission problem - service had been done per manual and was current - mileage was 60k - rebuilt transmission was the solution - really not happy.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. While driving at approximately 55 MPH, the engine began to rev and the vehicle started losing speed. The contact was able to pull over and the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealership where the torque converter was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 81,000. The current mileage was approximately 82,000. Updated 06/29/10 *bf updated 07/06/10
While driving down the road in our 2005 ford taurus it suddenly sounded as if our car was in neutral. After coasting down a hill and into a parking lot we discover that our car will not go into any gear. We had the car towed and now are going to have to figure out how to pay to replace the transmission.
On february 5,2010 at 4:44 pm,my ford taurus se 4dr sdn neglected to proceed from a stop light and was having no problems proceeding prior to that stop light and was still in drive after the light turned green to go,but was not able to proceed and was still in drive and running,thinking I was able to proceed with traffic and not able to, had to push the taurus off the road with help from other drivers,than call for a tow. I had it towed back to the greenway ford dealer ship later that night for one hundred and ninety eight dollars out of pocket. After calling the said mentioned dealership above was told that the mechanic couldn't start repairs until 02/08/2010. When the repairs were done after eight hours of mechanical work,I was called to come and pick-up my ford at the tune of $1,593.74 of mechanical repairs to the r&r transmission and the torque converter and transmission filter after my warranty expired after 24,000 miles or 24 months,after researching the ford on the lemon laws found none to be seen or found to be my ford in question,but did find a defected issue with the transmission mentioned above for that year and model and make,witch I made a copy of for my records,I have concerns and a complaint to be settled there-of with ford.......
I was just driving and there was a whirling sound a my car just coast to stop. Right now I have to spend 1700.00 for a rebuilt transmission.
O/r transmission let go....r&r transmission torque converter defected and replaced at 69,533 odometer miles,this car is to new to have problems with the torque converter.
Power transmission problem with my 2005 ford taurus, and my air conditioning unit which has not worked since march of 2008. I contracted ford main office in dearborn mi. About the problem with no effort to help. At the time of the initial problem I had 68,000 miles on the car which I bought from a dealership in march of 2008. I am really disappointed in ford and will never buy another car from them again. I have spent over 2000.00 on powertrans problems which started in july of 2008. My car stayed in the powertrans shop from july-dec of 2008 and because I had no more money to invest in this car I have not been able to use my air conditioning since owning the car. I hate summer driving for that reason. Please review and note my complaint. If there is anything I can do to get my air conditioned fixed please let me know.
Transaxle going out with no signs of problem. While driving and making turn transaxle went out while in the middle of turn in middle of intersection. Was lucky not a lot of traffic and parking lot close enough where I could coast into safely. No gears except park it was like all other gears was neutral. I am going to have transaxle replaced or rebuilt.
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