1991 FORD TAURUS Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING FORWARD AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE RADIATOR, BATTERY, MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 98V323000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS) AND 91V134000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: DISC: ROTOR) YET DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS A SECOND TIME AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED TO REPORT THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

WHILE DRIVING GEARS JUMP. THERE IS RECALL 96V166000. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD OF OTHER FORD VEHICLES WITH DESIGN DEFECTS. *TC

OEM AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, REQUIRING INSTALLATION OF RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AT COST OF $2,862.51. *JB

TRANSMISSION JUMPED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE GOING UP HILLS. ONCE WHILE GOING UP A HILL, TRANSMISSION WENT INTO REVERSE, AND VEHICLE WENT BACKWARDS, NEARLY HITTING ANOTHER CAR. *AK *JB

MY 1991 FORD TAURUS WAGON HAS ALWAYS HAD MAJOR TRANSAXLE PROBLEMS! ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE TRANSMISSION PAN BOLTS LOOSSENED ON THEIR OWN. THIS HAS CAUSED PREMATURE TRANSMISSION DAMAGE, AND NOW THE WAGON RUNS MISSERABLY! THOUGH WE TIGHTENED UP THE BOLTS (FOR THE THIRD TIME) ENOUGH DAMAGE OCCURED TO THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I PUT A NEW ONE IN WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AGAIN, AND SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO I AM AQUAINTED WITH WILL KNOW MY LITTLE FORD ORDEAL AS WELL (I'LL MAKE IT A POINT THAT THEY KNOW). HOW COULD A COMPANY THAT HAS BEEN MAKING CARS FOR SO LONG GO SO DAMM ASTRAY? SOME ONE TOLD ME THAT FORD SPELLED IN REVERSE STANDS FOR: "DRIVER RETURNS ON FOOT."...DROF *LA

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTS WHILE DRIVING.*MR THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ERRATICALLY. ON OCCASIONS IT WOULD SLAM INTO SECOND GEAR OR NOT AT ALL. THE VEHICLE HESITATED FROM A STOP AND WOULD JUMP INTO NEUTRAL. WHILE DRIVING WHILE DRIVING UPHILL THE VEHICLE JUMPED INTO NEUTRAL WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE FORD SERVICEMAN WAS AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TS *NLM

THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED AND THEN SHUT OFF. *JB THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT. *CB *JB

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT EVEN AFTER DRIVING MY CAR WITH THE UP MOST CARE...AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS COMPLAINED OF THIS...THE TAURUS IS INFAMOUS FOR THERE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 50MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *SCC

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT 4 TIMES, IT KEPT SLIPPING AT ANY SPEED. *AKCONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER STARTING THE TRANSMISSION, THE VEHICLE WOULD OVER HEAT AND CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXPRESSWAY. *JG

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSON FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. VEHICLE WOULD RESTART, BUT WOULDN'T MOVE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED IS A REPALCEMENT TRANSMISSION, INSTALLED BY A FORD DEALERSHIP, 3 YEARS AND LESS THAN 12,000 MILES AGO. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING FOR US SINCE THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT HAS BECOME OBVIOUS TO US THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE JUNK.

TOTAL REPAIRS 3400.00 AT A TIME WHEN MONEY IS VERY SCARCE AS I AM RETIRED AND ON A VERY LIMITED INCOME. I EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN SMALL REPAIRS, BUT WITH TAKING CARE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE LOW MILEAGE, I BELIEVE THE AXELS/ BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION ARE VERY PREMATURE AND MAYBE THE A/C. AT 37168 MILES, THE CAR SHOULD BE RUNNING LIKE NEW.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED THAT TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. APPROXIMATELY 15 MONTHS LATER, REBUILT TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. NO CAUSE FOR THIS DEFECT WAS GIVEN TO THE CONSUMER BY DEALERSHIP OR PRIVATE MECHANIC. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDIITONAL INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION STARTED JUMPING INTO NEUTRAL, AND THEN STARTED DOWN INTO FIRST GEAR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM TRANSMISSION WHEN COASTING. DIAGNOSED AS PLANETARY GEAR FAILURE BY DEALER AFTER INSTALLING NEW OIL DISTRIBUTION TUBES PER FORD TSB (02/08/2001). DEALER UNWILLING TO DISCUSS REPAIR UNDER "OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM". DEALER WILL NOT CONTACT ZONE MANAGER. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD SERIOUS DEFECTS WITH THE 3.8 LITER HEAD GASKETS AND THE AXODE TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER HAS FILED A CLAIM IN THE SMALL CLAIMS COURT. *MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

IN APRIL 1998, OUR 1991 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON'S TRANSMISSION FAILED DESPITE HAVING ONLY 61,518 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. WE INCURRED OVER $2,100 IN EXPENSES REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS THEN OUT OF WARRANTY. OUR TRANSMISSION SHOP TOLD US THAT THIS CAR SUFFERED FROM A DESIGN DEFECT, IN THAT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT HAVE A SUFFICIENT COOLING SYSTEM, AND THAT IF THE TRANSMISSION BECAME HOT IT COULD FAIL UPON HAVING TO SHIFT GEARS AT SLOWER SPEEDS. THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR CAR; MY WIFE HAD COMPLETED A LONG, HIGHWAY TRIP, AND THE TRANSMISSION SIMPLY FAILED AND LOCKED UP AFTER SHE EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND BEGAN STOP AND GO DRIVING. SHE WAS ACTUALLY PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. IN AUGUST 1999, I DISCOVERED THAT FORD HAD ACTUALLY SENT OUT A LETTER IN 1995 ADVISING OF AN EXTENSION OF ITS WARRANTY ON THESE...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED BY LUBE TUBES PARTS WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY UNDER RECALL, CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. NLM

I WAS ABOUT 75 MILES FROM HOME TRAVELING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 87 @65 MPH.I HAD PASSED A SEMI. AND PULLED BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE. THE TAURUS SHUDDERED AND SHOOK AND IMMEDIATELY DROPPED TO 45 MPH. I PUT ON THE 4WAY FLASHERS AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED AAA AND HAD TO BE FLAT-BEDDED OFF THE INTERSTATE BACK TO MY HOME. THE FORD MOTOR CO. 'S PROBLEMS WITH THE SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON IN THE AXOD-E TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED BEGINNING IN YHE 1986 MODEL YEAR. BUT THE 1991 SEEMS TO FAIL THE MOST . USUALLY IN THE 60-80K RANGE. JUST MY LUCK, I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 76K ON IT AND ONLY GOT 6000 MILES OUT OF IT. THE TRANSMISSION WILL COST BETWEEN $900-$1200 TO REPLACE. FORD DID HAVE AN ONP ADDRESSING THESE FAILURES AND DID ,IN THE PAST,REIMBURSE FOR...

THIS CAR DEVELOPED TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE UPON SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR AT 112000 MILES. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED, IT BLEW A HEAD GASKET. THIS CAR IS A LEMON & FORD SHOULD TOTALLY RECALL IT. THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER FORD TAURUS VICTIMS OUT THERE. YOU SHOULD LOOK UP THE FORDTAURUSVICTIMS.COM PAGE. *AK

I AM REPORTING MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT PEOPLE, THAT HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE 1991 TRANSMISSIONS IN FORD'S WERE"KNOWN TO BE BAD" . I AM A SINGLE INCOME PERSON WITH 3 KIDS. I PAID SOMEONE $1200 TO FIX MY TRANSSMISSION. I DROVE IT LESS THAN 1 WEEEK AND IT WENT AGAIN. I CALLED THE PERSON AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT AND NOW HE HAS HAD THE CAR FOR OVER 1 YEAR BECAUSE HE CANNOT FIX IT AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY AGAIN TO GET IT FIXED. I KNOW THAT IS NOT YOUR PROBLEM. BUT!! I FEEL THAT BECAUSE I HAVE CALLED AND TALKED TO SO MANY PEOPLE (DEALERS, TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS AND OTHER OWNERS OF 1991 FORD TAURUS') AND THEY ALL HAVE SAID THE SAME THING. THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE BAD AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX, AND THAT ALOT OF TIMES EVEN WHEN FIXED...

MY DAUTHER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 M.P.H. AND THE TRANSMATION WENT OUT. IT GAVE NO SINE OF IT GOING OUT. SHE WAS BARALY ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER CARS *AK

CONSUMER HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED MAY OF 1999, AND ON 9TH OF AUGUST VEHICLE STARTED TO MISS. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, TRANSMISSION WAS TOTALLY GONE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WENT TO PULL UP TO A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IT POPS OUT OF GEAR TO NEUTRAL. HAVE TO REVERSE THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO PUT IT BACK IN GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT THE PISTON IS BAD IN THE TRANSMISSION, AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

TRANSMISSION AT A STOP RUMBLES CAR TREMENDOUSLY AND CAUSES ENGINE TO RACE THEN AS GAS IS APPLIED , CAR SLIPS THEN TAKES OFF, THEN COMES OUT OF GEAR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM .PLEASE INFORM ME IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS CARS TRAMISSION.ON THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR, THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM.

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND SLIDING WHEN DRIVING. *AK

I PULLED INTO TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T HOLD SECOND GEAR--IT WOULDN'T GO INTO ANY OTHER GEAR EITHER. IF I TAKE OFF IN MANUAL LOW--ACCELERATE AND DROP IT INTO DRIVE IT WILL GO USUALLY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT IN 1996 AND THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN 1998. I HAVEN'T BEEN FINANCIALLY ABLE TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN. I LEARNED OF A RECALL THEY HAD ON THIS TRANSMISSION--CAN I GET IT FIXED? IT IS DEFINITELY DANGEROUS. *AK

CALLED THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE ON DEC. 23, 1998 AND ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD US THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE TRANSMISSION IN 1994 FOR THE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF OUR CAR, WHO TOLD US 6 YEARS OR 60000 MILES WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. BUT THE LOCAL DEALER THAT SOLD US THE CAR REFUSE THE FACT. WE NEED TO FIND OUT THE FACT. PLEASE HELP US SOLVE OUR CONCERNS. THANK YOU.

PROBLEM IS TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, WHICH FROM TALKING WITH OTHER OWNERS, AND TRANSMISSION MECHANICS HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE 1991 FORD TAURUS , LINCOLN TRANSMISSIONS DUE TO INTERNAL DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER BUT WHEN CONTACTED SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS TO BE A PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE WORST TRANS. FOR THAT VEHICLE SERIES, EVERY MECHANIC I TALKED TO SAID THIS IS A FORD DEFECT, AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY FORD. ANY HELP ON HOW TO PURSUE THIS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *AK

I TOOK CAR TO LOCAL FORD DEALER JIM CLICK 520-747-2000 6420 EAST 22ND ST TUCSON AZ. 85710 FOR LEAKING TRANSMISSION. SERVICE TECH FOUND 6 MISSING CASE BOLTS FROM PREV REPAIR WHEN TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY FORD UNDER MANDATORY RECALL. FORD NOT WILLING TO COMPENSATE ME FOR REPAIRS OF $600 FOR THEIR FAULTY WORKMANSHIP. I HAVE PAPERWORK CONFIRMING IT WAS FORD'S MISTAKE FOR NOT INSTALLING THE 6 CASE BOLTS SIGNED BY SERVICE MANAGER JASON DAVIS. I NEED HELP RESOLVING MATTER . THX MERLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM

TRANSMISSION WOULD DIE OUT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT BUT VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO MOVE. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP/JERK FORWARD. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICL., HOWEVER ,THE MILEAGE HAS BEEN EXCEEDED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A LITTLE COUNTRY ROAD, GOING UP A SLIGHT HILL, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF GEAR. MOTOR WAS RACING. CONTACTED DEALER ,VEHICLE IS THERE NOW. *AK

NO SUMMARY

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE MOTOR IS RACING. ALSO, THERE IS SOME KNOCKING AND RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS THERE IS A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER HAD THE SUBFRAME REPLACED. *AK

GRINDING SOUND WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING. STOPPED VEHICLE TO INSPECT, UNABLE TO SHIFT GEAR. REPAIRMAN INSPECTED AND INFORMED CONSUME RTHAT TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER LEARNED OF A MANUFACTURER'S EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY OF 6 YEARS AND 60,000 MILE. DEALER / MFR. REFUSED TO ACCEPT. ASKING NHTSA FOR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

12/12/95 TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL DUE TO RECALL, 06/09/97 TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED BY FORD SERVICE DEPT.(CHARGED SERVICE), 08/27/97 TRANSMISSION WAS CHECKED BY FORDS SERVICE DEPT. DUE TO PROBLEMS(CHARGED SERVICE), 09/05/97 TRANSMISSION FAILS ON EXPRESSWAY 30 MILES FROM HOME HAD TO BE TOWED BACK. CONTACTED FORD SERVICE DEPT. AND FORD MOTOR CO., THEY BOTH CLAIMED NO LIABILITY DUE TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION.

WAS AT STOP LIGHT WHEN GEARS HAD GRINDED. VEHICLE STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS ON A HILL & THEN STOPPED ALTOGETHER. HAD NO FORWARD GEAR. VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. WAS INFORMED NO FORWARD GEARD. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BROKEN DOWN & NEEDED REPLACING. THIS WAS THE 3RD TRANSMISSION IN 3 YEARS. *AK

RECALL ON TRANSMISSION--NOTICE NOT RECEIVED.

TRANS. JUST QUIT WORKING AT 65 MPH , ENGINE JUST STARTED RACING.HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO A CRASH . 2 ) TRANS IS SLIPPING WAS TOLD NEED A NEW ONE AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR WITH THIS TRANS.

AT 53699 MILES, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT PULL, DEALER REMOVED AND OVERHAULED TRANSACLE AND REPLACED BOTH OUTER CV BOOTS, 3 MONTHS LATER MORE PROBLEMS OCCURRED WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AND 4 MONTHS LATER FAILED AGAIN AFTER REPAIR. POPPING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING. STRUT BUSHINGS NOISY AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. *SLC

NO SUMMARY

I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS AND RETAINED RECEIPTS TO SUBSTANTIATE THIS CLAIM. THE VEHICLE HAS PROVEN TO BE UNRELIABLE AND A RISK TO OPERATE EVEN WHEN MAINTAINED WITHIN MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. CONSIDERING THE SCOPE AND FREQUENCY OF MAJOR COMPONENT FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE HAS NO RELATIONSHIP TO THE SUBJECT VEHICLES OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS. BASED ON MY EXPERIENCES AND OTHER REPORTS IN PRINT ON THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL, FORD PRODUCED A VEHICLE (THOUSANDS OF THEM) THAT PRESENT AN OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED AS A 8 PASSENGER FAMILY CAR. THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIGNIFICANTLY INJURY THE OCCUPANTS DUE TO A MAJOR COMPONENT FAILURE OR COMBINATION OF MAJOR COMPONENT FAILURE MUST BE ABOVE ACCEPTABLE RISK STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE NHTSA. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT ALL OF THE MAJOR COMPONENT...

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. DEALER SAIS VEHICLE NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK