NHTSA Complaint #10327126 — 2003 FORD TAURUS

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WITH NO WARNING AT ALL, MY 2003 FORD TAURUS STARTS TO REV AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TRY PUTTING IT GEAR WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. NOT EVEN A LITTLE JERK. GET IT TOWED TO A SHOP, THEY TELL ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. TRANNY JUST STOPPED WITH NO WARNING. I TRIED GOOGLING THE DEFECT AND I FOUND A WEB SITE CALLED WWW.TOPIX.COM AND I FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD TAURUS. THE ONE THING FOR SURE IS, IS THAT I WILL NEVER, EVER BUY A FORD VEHICLE AGAIN. I WOULDN'T EVEN TAKE ONE IF I WON IT IN A DRAWING. THIS IS MY 3RD ONE AND EACH OF THEM HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS. 3 TIMES, SHAME ON ME. I BELIEVE FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND STOP MAKING SHODDY PRODUCTS. I HAD A TEMPO, THE ENGINE WENT AT 88,000. I HAD A FORD WINDSTAR, THE TRANNY WENT. GOT IT REBUILT 3 TIMES IN A 6 MONTH PERIOD AND FINALLY JUST JUNKED IT. AND THEN WHEN I ALREADY TOLD MYSELF THAT I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD, I GET A GOOD DEAL ON A TAURUS. WHAT A MISTAKE. I KNOW THAT I'M RAMBLING ON, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT FORD COULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I'VE GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM ON THE WEB AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE JUST LIKE ME THAT FEEL THE SAME WAY. THAT THE TAURUS IS JUNK. *TR