2004 FORD TAURUS Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THERE WAS A CONSTANT INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS UNTIL THE CONTACT APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT THEN DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED SINCE. THE TRANSMISSION LEAK CONTINUED DESPITE NUMEROUS REPAIRS PERFORMED BY THE CONTACT AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,311. UPDATED 04/13/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE NORMALLY. THERE WAS A HIGHER THAN NORMAL ENGINE RPM AND HE HAD TO USE HEAVIER THAN NORMAL BRAKING TO BOTH SLOW AND STOP...

CPSC#I1220619A. 2004 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND LEFT HIS WIFE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *LN

2004 FORD TAURUS WITH APPROX 101K MILES. TURNING LEFT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RUNS FINE, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS ZERO LINE PRESSURE AND THE PUMP SHAFT AND TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. $1700.00 OR BASICALLY A TOTAL REBUILD. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!! *TR

TRANSMISSION TOTAL FAILURE WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. JUST LUCKY THAT WAS NOT REAR ENDED OR WORSE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD TAURUS SES WITH A 24V DURATEC 3.0L DOHC ENGINE AND 4F50N TRANSMISSION. MY WIFE WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ON JULY 19, 2011 AROUND MID-DAY, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOST ALL FORWARD POWER. SHE STOPPED THE CAR AND TRIED THE OTHER GEARS WITH NO RESULT. NO MOVEMENT IN ANY GEAR, FORWARD OR REVERSE. *KB

I HAVE A 2004 TAURUS AND ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK MY CAR STOPPED DEAD IN THE ROAD AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OR ISSUES JUST MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. MECHANIC TOLD ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I SEE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE BUT ALSO A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

I BOUGHT MY 2004 FORD TAURUS NEW AND HAVE HAD NO MAJOR REPAIR PROBLEMS. IT CURRENTLY HAS JUST OVER 140,000 MILES ON IT. YESTERDAY MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AT 70 MILES PER HOUR AND BEGAN MAKING A LOUD "WHINING" NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SHE WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, WHERE SHE PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR IN "PARK" AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES SHE RESTARTED THE CAR AND PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR IN "DRIVE". THE LOUD "WHINING" NOISE CONTINUED, AND EACH TIME THAT SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE RPM'S INCREASED AS THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION WERE TESTED. THERE WERE NO MALFUNCTIONS DETECTED IN THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS. I WAS...

AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS, I CAN DEFINITELY RELATE TO WHAT I'M READING. UNLIKE MOST OF THE PEOPLE ON HERE I ACTUALLY HAD THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT COME ON BEFORE A DRASTIC FAILURE OCCURRED. HOWEVER MY CARS SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. IT HAS STARTED PULSING SLIGHTLY WHILE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. I'D LIKE TO KEEP OPERATING IT TO SEE IF IT GOES AWAY, BUT AFTER READING ALL THE REVIEWS I'M TOO AFRAID TO TRY. FORD HAS FINALLY STARTED TO DEVELOP A STRONG REPUTATION FOR THEMSELVES, AND IF THEY WANT TO KEEP THINGS THAT WAY THEY BETTER GET A HOLD OF THIS ONE BEFORE ITS TOO LATE. I CAN IMAGINE THAT THEY AREN'T INTERESTED IN BECOMING THE NEXT "TOYOTA" IN THE CAR INDUSTRY. COME ON FORD, MAKE THIS RIGHT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY WITH THE OVERDRIVE ACTIVATED. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT DISENGAGED THE OVERDRIVE AS THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,439 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,978. UPDATED 04/12/11*LJ THE TRANSMISSON COOLER LINES WERE FLUSHED. UPDATED 07/11/11

I HAVE A 2004 TAURUS WHICH WITHOUT WARNING JUST COASTED WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AFTER SEARCHING WEB NOTED A WEB SITE AUTOBEEF.COM IN WHICH THERE WERE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I HAVE ALSO DISCUSSED WITH ANYONE WHO I NOTE TO HAVE A TAURUS DURING THE YEARS 2003-2005 AND ALL OF THEM HAVE HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY SUDDENLY WENT OUT. DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE AND TRANSMISSION GO OR IN ATLANTA DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC AT QUITTING TIME IS QUITE A DANGER. THIS WOULD APPLY TO ALL LARGE CITIES. SEEMS THE PROBLEM OCCURS BETWEEN 60,000 AND 90TO 100 THOUSAND MILES. HAD A 1996 THAT HAD OVER 200,000 MILES NEVER ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE WAY IT JUST STOPS. OF COURSE WHEN CONTACTING FORD MOTOR COMPANY THEY HAVE DENIED A PROBLEM WITH THE CARS. I CAN ACTUALLY IDENTIFY PERSONALLY 30 TAURUS...

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 FORD TAURUS AND SUDDENLY IT JERKED AND MADE A NOISE. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME NOT FAR AWAY AND DID MANAGE TO GET TO MY HOUSE INTO MY DRIVEWAY BUT THEN IT WOULD NOT PULL AT ALL , THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY. WE ARE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR THAT IS EVEN WORSE AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS IF IT HAD QUIT IN TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. *TR

JUST ANOTHER MID-2000S FORD TAURUS WITH A MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING PRIOR TO LOSS OF DRIVE POWER. THIS PARTICULAR TAURUS IS A 2004 AND THE TRANSMISSION BROKE WHILE TRAVELING AT A STEADY HIGHWAY SPEED. I PRESUME A FATALITY WILL HAVE TO OCCUR BEFORE FORD WILL ADDRESS THIS PANDEMIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MADE A LEFT TURN, TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR ACTED AS IF SOMEONE HAD PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO SOUND, NOTHING TO GIVE ANY WARNING THE TRANSMISSION HAD ANY PROBLEMS. AT THIS TIME WE HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BUT PLAN TO IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS, THE COST WILL BE AROUND $1800 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

I HAVE BEEN A FORD EMPLOYEE FOR 17 YEARS AND HAVE FOLLOWED ALL MAINTENANCE ON MY 2004 FORD TAURUS SE 3.0 LITER VULCAN 2-VALVE BETTER THAN THE DEALER WOULD. IT HAS 138,000 VERY EASY DRIVEN MILES ON IT. I LIVE ABOUT 35 MILE FROM THE PLANT ONE WAY. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICED BY ME WITH ALL FORD PARTS, FLUIDS, ETC. NO WARNING, NO CODES FROM SNAP-ON SCANNER, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF MY WIFE WAS PULLING ACROSS THREE LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THE TRANSAXLE JUST LET GO. NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS AT ALL. CAR ONLY HAD A SLIGHT VIBRATION AT 45-60MPH ON ACCELERATION FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. IT WAS VERY SLIGHT AND YOU COULD ONLY FEEL IT IN THE SEAT OF YOUR PANTS. SHE WAS ALMOST T-BONED BY A SUPER-DUTY TRUCK WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH HER....

WHEN I BOUGHT FIRST BOUGHT MY 2004 FORD TAURUS IT WOULD SHIFT WITH A JERK AND MAKE A BRIEF NOISE. FORD SERVICED IT AND IT WAS BETTER. BUT IT STILL WOULD OCCASIONALLY SHIFT HARD. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT DID NOT ENGAGE IN GEAR, I WENT BACK TO PARK AND THEN SHIFTED TO DRIVE AGAIN AND IT DID NOT GO IN GEAR AGAIN. SO I SHIFTED TO LOW TO FINALLY GET IT GO. THEN IT FINALLY WENT TO DRIVE WHEN I SHIFTED AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS OFF AND ON SINCE THEN, ONLY LATELY IT HAS STARTED TO DO IT MORE AND IS SHIFTING WITH A JERK SOMETIMES ALSO. I HAVE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, FILTERS, FLUIDS, BELTS, PLUGS, ETC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CONVERTER AND CONVERTER SHAFT HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONVERTER AND CONVERTER SHAFT HAD FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND AGAIN, AND WOULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,569.

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED,DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT,TROUBLE GETTING IT TO SIDE OF ROAD IN TRAFFIC. *TR

WAS DRIVING ALONG MISSOURI HWY 92 AT ABOUT 35 MPH IN MY 2004 FORD TAURUS WHEN I TURNED OFF AND THE CAR SEEMED TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR. DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR AND THE TACHOMETER REVVED BUT CAR DECELERATED AND BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS BACK INTO THE HIGHWAY (I WAS ON AN INCLINE). NO DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON NOR WAS THERE ANY UNUSUAL AUTO NOISES. WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT ROLLED COMPLETELY INTO THE HIGHWAY. SHIFTED THROUGH ALL GEARS AND IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $172.00 IN WHICH TO RUN A 27 POINT INSPECTION OR I WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1500.00 SAYING IT WAS LIKELY THE TORQUE CONVERTER. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT TOYOTA ACCELERATION PROBLEMS I FIND IT AMAZING THAT ANOTHER CAR DEALERSHIP HAS NO REGARD FOR THEIR PRODUCT!...

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS, SOUNDS OR ANY INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BEFOREHAND. LUCKILY, THERE WAS A SLOW IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC SO THAT I COULD SAFELY MOVE MY CAR OFF THE ROAD, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT FORD TO ADVISE THEM THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY, BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE YET. THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2004 TAURUS DEFINITELY SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

NOTHING, NO WARNING. THAT IS THE MAJOR ISSUE. READ AND REVIEW THE MANY COMPLAINTS FORD IS GETTING POSTED ON TRANSMISSIONS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. IT HAPPENS FAR TO OFTEN, IN MANY SITUATIONS WHERE PEOPLE CAN BE KILLED OR INJURED. AND WITH THE FORD DESIGN, YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND A MINIMUM OF $3000 FOR PARTS LABOR AND TOWING. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO THESE NONCARING PEOPLE. ALL THEY WANT IS TO ADD TO AN EVER SLUMPING BOTTOM-LINE. I HAVE SPENT NEARLY $9000 IN REPAIRS ON FORD TAURUS' IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SPENT MORE. THEIR WARRANTY IS FOR CRAP AND SO IS THEIR PRODUCT. CALL ME ANYTIME... I'LL TALK TO ANYBODY. IF AMERICA IS TO BECOME A POWER IN INDUSTRY AGAIN, WE ALL NEED TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST THE CONTINUING EFFORTS OF OUR MAJOR MANUFACTURERS TO PUSH OUT INFERIOR PRODUCTS. IMPORTS ARE BETTER NOW. LOOK AT THE...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ON DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED, ALSO, WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL THE TRANSMISSION WILL SPEED UP. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP; THEY TOLD HER IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

I OWN A 2004 FORD TAURUS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY ONLY 28,000 MILES & I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES FOR THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT IS SLIPPING WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE CAR SURGES BUT THEN WONT MOVE. LIKE IT IS NEUTRAL. FORD DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR US UNLESS THEY CAN REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FIRST INCIDENT THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 1 WEEK THE SECOND TIME 2 DAYS. *NM

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE WHILE IN GEAR, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND SHIFT. ALSO THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE COSSING A RAILROAD TRACK THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION NEUTRALED OUT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. DEALER REPLACED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY AND OTHER POWER TRAIN-RELATED COMPONENTS. *TT

CAR SURGES FORWARD IN PARK ON COLD STARTS. *JB