1994 FORD TAURUS Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND THE CONTACT OBSERVED WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED WATER LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A TRANMISSION DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SUBFRAME ON THE VEHICLE DROPPED. THE CONTACT LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT AN AUTO SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME DROPPED. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $1,000. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V323000 (STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS) WAS REFERENCED. THE ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILED TWO MONTHS AGO, AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THE REPAIR COST WAS $400. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V019000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS REFERENCED. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE STRUTS ON HIS VEHICLE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 943036000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT: SHOCK ABSORBER) WAS REFERENCED. THE REPAIR COST WAS $300. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT, AND THE COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $1,500. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 103,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD TAURUS. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE AND APPROACHES A STOP, IT "DE-CLUTCHES" AND EITHER FAILS TO SHIFT INTO GEAR OR SHIFTS HARD DURING TAKE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,000.

DT: 1994 FORD TAURUS. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH SOMEONE HAD REAR ENDED IT. THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE IT KICKED INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, AND WAS DETERMINED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC CLUTCH PISTON. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED FORD, THEY STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE PROBLEM STARTED AROUND THE MIDDLE OF JULY. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE THEN. IT OCCURRED AT LEAST 12 TIMES. *AK *JB

WHILE SHIFTING AND WHILE DRIVING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE SHIFTING,THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE GEAR WOULD SHIFT ERRATIC WHILE ENGAGING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

TRANSMISSION HAD BEGIN TO FAIL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALL OF THE SUDDEN ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND SON AND CAR BEGAN TO LUNGE BACK AND FORTH. AND AS I HAD GOTTEN THIS LOOKED AT I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING FROM A PROFESSIONAL IN HAWAII. I THEN PAID OVER 1 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED. NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER AND LESS THAN 30,OOO MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO AT UP AGAIN. CAME BACK TO THE STATES HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT AND AGAIN I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. THIS IS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE HAPPENING. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO GET THIS FIXED. MY WIFE WON'T EVEN DRIVE THE CAR IN FEAR OF LEAVING HER STRANDED. I KNOW THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE...

WHILE DRIVING, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READ HOT, THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. THE DRIVER PROCEEDED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC. DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED A FRONT LEAK SLID ALONG SHIFT AND SLIP. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. *LA

MY TAURUS WAS RUNNING GREAT, NO PROBLEMS AT ALL UNTIL TODAY 7-9-2004. I WENT IN STARTED MY CAR, IT MADE A NOISE, THEN STOPPED THE NOISE. MY TRANSMISSION ENGAGED IN PARK ONLY. ALL OTHER GEARS THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. I PUT IT IN REVERSE, NOTHING, NEUTRAL, FIRST, NOTHING, SECOND, NOTHING DRIVE, NOTHING AND STILL NOTHING. MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. MY FLUID LEVEL WAS FINE. NO EVENTS LED UP TO THIS MISHAP AND I AM WONDERING WWHAT TO DO.*AK

1994 FORD TAURUS REVERSE JUST STOPPED WORKING,(SOUNDED LIKE NEUTRAL ). THE CAR STRUGGLED TO GO OVER 25MPH TO GET HOME. WE MADE IT HOME JUST IN TIME FOR THE CAR TO STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER! NONE OF THE GEARS WORK AND I WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SURFACE. ONLY 36,000 MILES AND ALREADY A NEW TRANSMISSION!

THE THIRD TRANSMISSION HAS NOW FAILED. THE FIRST TIME SHORTLY AFTER OBTAINING THE CAR NEW. THE SECOND TIME AT AROUND 65,000 MILES (AT THIS JUNCTURE I WAS TOLD BY A RELIABLE SOURCE THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM). THE THIRD FAILURE, AUG. 2003, HAS JUST HAPPENED AFTER REPEAT TRIP TO THE DEALER WITH FAILURE OF THE CAR TO MOVE COMPLAINTS, IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND THE MILEAGE WARRANTY IS NOT IN FORCE. THE CAR IS JUST A LITTLE OVER THE 12,000 MILE PERIOD BUT IS WAS NOT WHEN I BEGAN TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. THIS PERSON THAT I CONTINUE TO CONNECT WITH, WHILE CALLING FORD, IS NON RESPONSIVE AND REFUSES TO CONNECT ME WITH A SUPERVISOR. ALL SHE SAY'S IS "WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM" AND "I CANNOT SPEAK WITH ANYONE ELSE". I HAVE SPENT OVER $5,000...

TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

CAR WAS STALLING AT STOP SIGNS AND MAJOR INTERSECTIONS. WHEN TRING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE INITIALLY UNTIL EXTRA GAS WAS APPLIED. THEN IT WOULD LUNGE INTO FIRST GEAR AND THE CAR COULD BE DRIVEN, AT LEAST UNTIL THE NEXT STOP. THE WARMER THE CAR GOT, THE WORSE THE PROBLEM WOULD GET AND MORE IT WOULD STALL. I WAS EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING REAR ENDED AND STARTED CALLING NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION SHOPS. I THEN FOUND OUT THAT TAURUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ARE A COMMON PROBLEM AND TRANSMISSION SHOPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAD BEEN FIXING EARLY AND MID 90'S TAURUS FREQUENTLY OVER THE YEARS. ALSO, FORD NEW OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS THE SOURCE OF THE IMPROVED REPLACEMENT PART. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NAME OF THE FAULTY PART, BUT IT MAY HAVE BEEN CALLED AN ALUMINUM CLUTCH CYLINDER. THE COTTMAN TRANSMISSION SHOP GUY NEW WHAT THE PROBLEM SOURCE...

NO SUMMARY. DT

TRANSMISSION ERRATIC FORWARD SHIFTING AND LATE. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE MERGING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE CUT OFF, WITHOUT WARNING. ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED, THE TRANSMISSION HAD BLOWN. TS

1. 3.8L V6 HEAD GASKETS. GASKET(S) FAILED ON VEHICLE AT 80878 MILES. ENGINE BLOWS HEAVY ?!@#$% SMOKE FROM TAILPIPE, OVERHEATS AND LOSES COOLANT. VEHICLE IS 8 YRS OLD AND OUT OF EXTENDED FORD WARRANTY PROGRAM, (7YRS 100,000MI). CONTACTED BOTH LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, BOTH SAYING THERE IS NO ASSISTANCE THEY COULD PROVIDE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE HEAD GASKETS. 2. TRANSMISSION FAILED, AT 79,392MI. WHEN VEHICLE WAS WARM, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE 1ST GEAR, LEAVING YOU STRANDED WHEREVER YOU STOPPED. CONTACTED LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, WHO QUOTED $2500 + LABOR. HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR $1800. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN CAREFULLY MAINTAINED. ALL MAINTENANCE ITEMS PERFORMED AT MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED INTERVALS FOR HEAVY DUTY USE. (EVERY 3000MI) OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000MI, TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED PER MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE, FILTERS, TIRE ROTATION, SPARK PLUGS, EVERYTHING. IF FORD WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, WHICH HAS...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK UP. VEHICLE CAN ONLY GO INTO NEUTRAL. *AK DEALER NOTIFIED.

GRADUALLY WHILE DRIVING OVER A TWO MONTH PERIOD, A PISTON IN TRANSMISSION CRACKED, RESULTING IN SYSTEM NOT ENGAGING AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING FOR TEN MINUTES OR MORE. WHEN DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE WILL EITHER SLAM INTO GEAR/JERK DRIVER/OCCUPANTS OR WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR WITH NO WARNING. *AK AFTER THE REPAIRS, CONSUMER WROTE TO THE FORD COMPANY TO ADVISE OF THE FAILURE AND TO REQUEST RELIEF FROM PREMATURE FAILURE. FORD DENIED THE REQUEST. *JG

WHILE COMING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED WORK. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION GEAR BOX WOULD NOT SHIFT, THE MECHANIC STATED THE TRANSMISSION PLANETARY FAILED THE TRANSMISSION BOX HAD TO BE REBUILT, ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.*JB

TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN STOPPED INCLUDING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHERE THE EVENT COULD POSE A TRAFFIC HAZARD. AFTER BRIEF PERIOD, TRANSMISSIONS POPS BACK INTO GEAR CAUSING VEHICLE TO BOLT FORWARD. DEALER CHARGED $60 TO ADVISE THAT FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON IS "STICKING" AND TRANMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT AT $2,700 PLUS. FORD ADVISES THAT THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. RESEARCH REVEALS THAT THE FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THAT VINTAGE OF TARUS. FORD USED INFERIOR MATERIALS TO SHAVE A FEW BUCKS AND HAS SINCE CHANGED PRODUCT DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF FAILURES. HOWEVER, THE COMPANY THAT CLAIMED "QUALITY IS NU JOB NUMBER ONE" REFUSES TO ACT IN A RESPONSIBLE FASHION RELATIVE TO THIS DEFECT. GARNET FORD SHOUD HAVE TOLD ME BEFORE CHARGING $60 FOR AN ANALYSIS OF THE TRANSMISSION OR BEFORE REPLACING THE ENGINE MOUNT FOR $400 (APPARENTLY A RELATED PROBLEM) THAT THIS YEAR...

WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR FAILS, IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO DOWNSHIFT AT ANY SPEED REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE SHIFT LEVER SAYS. MY VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR WHILE TRAVELING AT OVER 60 MPH. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO POP OUT OF GEAR AND SURGE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHEN THE VSS FAILS, THE CRUISE CONTROL CEASES TO FUNCTION. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN FOR SERVICE 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE REPAIRS LAST ROUGHLY 1 YEAR AND POP UP AGAIN. THIS LAST TIME, THE FORCE WAS SO GREAT THAT IT BROKE THE MOTOR MOUNTS.*AK

THIS FORD TAURUS HAS A DEFECTIVE ALUMINUM SHIFT PISTON AND PREVENTS OPERATION OF VEHICLE AFTER STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT AND YOU WANT TO CONTINUE FORWARD VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD VERY VERY SLOWLY AND CREATES A HAZARD IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, WITH CHILDREN IN VEHICLE THIS IS A DANGEROUS SCENARIO, VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED FORWARD AND RESUMED GOING THRU THE OTHER GEARS NO PROBLEM. WE HAVE FOUND OUT THAT FORD TAURUS' ARE NOTED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND FELT THAT THE DEALER SHIP SHOULD HAVE WARNED US, CHILDREN MAY HAVE BEEN INJURED. I PUT ONLY 6473 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND AM A COLLEGE STUDENT ON THE DEAN'S LIST AND HONOR SOCIETY AND NEED VEHCILE TO ATTEND COLLEGE TO RECEIVE MY ENGINEERING DEGREE. I DO NOT HAVE $1706. + $360. THAT CROFT FORD INC. WANTS TO INSTALL A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. HOW CAN I PAY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE SAFETY ISSUE? HOW CAN...

ALL TRANMISSION FOR THAT YEAR ARE BAD WHY AM I THE ONLY ONE.

WHENEVER BRAKING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN, TRANSMISSION BECOMES JERKY AND JUMPS FORWARD. HAD CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE TESTED. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FORD MANUAL PROVIDED WITH CAR. TRANSMISSION FAILURE EXPOSED DRIVER AND OTHER TRAFFIC TO HARM AS CAR WOULD SUDDENLY GO INTO NEUTRAL IN MOVING TRAFFIC OR NOT MOVE FORWARD FROM STOP IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. I HAVE LEARNED THAT FORD REPAIRED MANY OF THESE TAURUS CARS BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONED TO MY 2001 REQUEST TO COVER THIS TRANSMISSION REPAIR EXPENSE ($1504).. WEBSITES SHOW PROBLEMS WITH FAULTY ALUMINUM FORWARD CLUTCH PISTONS IN THIS TYPE TRANSMISSION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS SAFETY MATTER! *AK

CAR OVERHEATS AND TRANSMISSION FAILS WHEN STARTING OUT IN FIRST GEAR, RESULTING IN THE CAR STALLING IN TRAFFIC. *AK

VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT DOES NOT WAN'T TO GO INTO GEAR. WHEN VEHICLE FINALLY GOES INTO GEAR CONSUMER'S FOOT IS PRESSED SO FAR DOWN ON GAS THAT VEHICLE WILL TAKE OFF REALLY FAST. CONSUMER STATES SERIOUS HARM MAY OCCUR.*AK

TRANSAXLE AND TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED, TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT.

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE UNLESS ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED TO HIGH RPM LEVEL WHICH RESULTS IN SUDDEN VEHICLE MOVEMENT. *AK

DEALER STA TED,SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED TO REPLACE WITH STEEL PISTON BUT NOT A RECALL THIS DEFECT ALLOWS TRANSMISSION TO REPEATLY JUMP OUT OF GEAR.TED THAT THE FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON IN TRANSMISSION IS CRACKED*AK

AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE CYLINDER BROKE IN HALF MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING. NOBODY CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS-TEMPERATURE GAUGE READS HOT REGULARLY. MUST STOP ON SIDE OF ROAD TO CHECK ENGINE. $2,000+ TO REPAIR-MILEAGE IS 20,000 MI. PAST RECALL WARRANTY. FIGURES! *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

MY SON BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM HIS GRANDPARENTS. IT WAS ORIGINALLY BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM DICK MASHETER FORD IN COLUMBUS, OH. THE MILEAGE WAS AT 50,000 WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND THE FORD DEALER IN JOHNSTOWN, OHIO TOLD US THAT 1994 TAURUS'S HAVE ONE OF THE MOST UNRELIABLE TRANSMISSIONS THAT FORD HAD PRODUCED AND THAT THEY HAVE SERVICED A LOT OF TAURUS TRANSMISSIONS. THE COST FOR MY 19 YEAR OLD SON ON A CAR THAT SHOULD HAVE NOT NEEDED ANY MAJOR WORK WAS $2,100 FOR A RE-BUILT TRANSMISSION FROM AAMCO IN REYNOLDSBURG, OHIO. MY SON OWNS THE CAR AND HIS NAME IS [XXX], I AM HIS MOTHER [XXX].*AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING IN HIGH GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS NOT COVER UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO A COUPLE DIFFERENT MECHANICS/DEALERS IN REGARD TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN TIMING BELT ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS CAUSING A CLUNKING NOISE TO OCCUR WHILE IN IDLE. THERE WAS NO OIL PRESSURE, AND OIL LEAKED FROM ENGINE. MECHANIC SUGGESTED TO HER THAT SHE HAVE ENGINE REPLACED, AND NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *AK THERE WAS A RECALL # 00M09 REGARDING ENGINE OIL LIGHT ON, DEALER PERFORMED COOLING SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS AND DISCOVERED OIL CONTAMINATION FROM COOLANT, WHICH CAUSED EGO SENSORS INOPERATIVE. EGO SENSORS AND CLEAR CODES WERE REPLACED. THERE WAS ALSO TRANSMISSION LEAK. SPEED SENSOR AND GOV COVER SEAL WERE REPLACED TO CORRECT IT. THE CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT OF REPAIR COST SINCE THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. *YH

TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHILE SLOWING DOWN,TURNING, AND THEN ACCELERATING. *AK

THE CONSUMER REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO A FAULTY INPUT PISTON, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN AND REPLACED THE ALUMINUM PISTON WHICH WAS TOO WEAK WITH A STEEL PISTON, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A RECALL BE ISSUED DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE PISTON. *MJS

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CONTACTED REPAIR SHOP THEY STATED THAT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING A LOT TO THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF VEHICLE

TRANSMISSION IS JUMPING OUT OF GEAR, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL SOON NEED TO BE REPLACED. *SLC

TRANSMISSION FAILED, POSSIBLY DUE TO CRACKED PISTON THAT CONTROLS GEARS. *AK FWD CLUTCH PISTON INSIDE THE FWD CLUTCH DRUM HAD CRACKED. THE PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD WITH THESE KINDS OF VEHICLES. *YH

MY TAURUS STOPS RUNNING WITHIN TEN MINUTES OF BEING PUT INTO OVERDRIVE OR ON CRUISE CONTROL. IT ALSO STOPS RUNNING IN HOT CLIMATES. I HAVE NO WARNING TO WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL STOP AND I MUST NAVIGATE TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. DEALOR MECHANIC SUGGESTED IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION. I BELEIVE IT TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM THE CARS IN CA ARE BEING RECALLED FOR. THANK YOU.*AK

VEHICLE ALWAYS MAINTAINED. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE INCLUDING TORQUE CONVERTER AND PLANETARY GEAR. REBUILT AND DRIVEN 4 DAYS, PLANETARY GEAR PACKAGE FAILED AGAIN! NOTIFYING FORD. UNACCEPTABLE!!*AK

THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR WHEN COMING TO A STOP DUE TO FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH PISTONS, THE DESIGN IS CONSTRUCTED OF ALUMINUM WHICH HAS BEEN CHANGED TO STEEL DUE TO CONTINUED FAILURES, FORD REFUSES TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR. *MJS

THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR WHEN COMING TO A STOP DUE TO FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH PISTONS, THE DESIGN IS CONSTRUCTED OF ALUMINUM WHICH HAS BEEN CHANGED TO STEEL DUE TO CONTINUED FAILURES, FORD REFUSES TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR. *MJS

BELIEVE THAT MANUFACTURER'S. SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE INTERVAL IS TOO LONG AND RESULTS IN FAILURE OF COMPONENTS DUE TO PROLONGED HEAVY USE CONDITIONS AND LARGE SERVICE INTERVAL, RECOMMEND LESS THAN HALF OF CURRENT TRANSMISSION SERVICE INTERVAL TO PREVENT EARLY FAILURES.*AK

MAJOR HESITATION AND JOLTING DOWNSHIFT MAKES CAR DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. NOT WORTH INVESTING THE ESTIMATED $1800 AFTER ALREADY PUTTING IN HEAD GASKET AND NEW A/C UNIT. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD !!!