2005 FORD TAURUS Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK WITH HESITATION AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO INTERNAL DAMAGE. IN 2009, A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 IN 2009. LESS THAN 50,000 IN 2012. UPDATED 1/15/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. UPDATED 1/29/2013 *JS UPDATED 06/10/14

THIS INCIDENT FIRST HAPPENED WHILE I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND SINCE MANY TIMES. THE CAR GETS STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE AND SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP I HAVE TO THROW INTO NEUTRAL TO KEEP FROM SLAMMING INTO VEHICLES, IT HAS TORN UP MY NEW BRAKE PADS THAT I PUT ON IN THE FALL. IT WILL BE FINE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THEN ALL OF SUDDEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE CAR WILL GET STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A FORD MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATION PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO ABRUPTLY STOMP ON THE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE OR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL CABLE FAILED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CABLES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000. THE CONSUMER STATED SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL, DUE TO THE STRAIN OF TRYING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. UPDATED 08/22/12

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 NHTSA 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 NHTSA, 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,...

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!! *KB

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.

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...

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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! *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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...

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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...

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. *TR

THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON MY 2005 TAURUS BROKE (69000) WHICH PREVENTED ME FROM ENGAGING A GEAR. I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND MY DRIVEWAY IS A SLIGHT SLOPE SO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING I ROLLED INTO THE STREET. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS TRAVELING ON THE STREET AT THE TIME BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FAR MORE DISASTROUS THEN IT WAS. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WANING. VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING ON HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE MASS AMOUNTS OF COMPLAINTS ON SAME TYPE FAILURE. TORQUE CONVERTER FAILS. ALL FORD KNOWLEDGEABLE MECHANICS REPAIR THESE PROBLEMS ON REGULAR BASIS. IF YOU GOOGLE "FORD TAURUS TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEMS" YOU WILL GET BACK 51,000 HITS. THAT IS A LOT FOR FORD TO SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. IT COST ME $1035.00 TO HAVE THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED ON A 2005 MODEL 52,000 MILE VEHICLE. I THINK THAT IS A PROBLEM. WE WERE VERY LUCKY BECAUSE WHEN THE CAR QUIT MOVING A SEMI TRUCK CAME VERY CLOSE TO RUNNING OVER US. I HAVE CORRESPONDED WITH FORD BY EMAIL AND LETTER AND THEY SAID TO GO AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER. HE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF AN INTERSECTION, AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY, AND A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MOTOR MOUNTS WERE NEVER PROPERLY BOLTED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LURCH FORWARD. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 12/07/09. *LJ UPDATED 12/08/09.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE ACCELERATING AT 25 MPH THE RPMS INCREASED, BUT THE VEHICLE DOWN-SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR, AND THEN STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, AND THE OIL AND FILTER WERE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,665 . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,661.

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN TRAFFIC - NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT WITH SUDDEN STOPPING IN TRAFFIC - THIS HAPPENED AT 56000 MILES - DEALERSHIP DID QUICK FIX - SAME THING HAPPENED AT 51000 MILES - TORQUE CONVERTER FAILS WITH NO WARNING. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD TAURUS SE THAT I BOUGHT FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, AT 52045 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH WITH A SEMI BEHIND HER WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, DROPPING HER SPEED TO 20MPH. FORD WILL NOT DO ANY THING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND, IF FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM, WHY THEY WON'T CORRECT IT. MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR INJURED, AND YET THEY WON'T CLAIM FAULT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN OR WILL DO. *TR

05 FORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

MY 2005 FORD TAURUS SEL WITH 90,XXX MILES ON IT HAD ITS TRANSMISSION FAIL. IT IS STILL IN THE SHOP BEING REPAIRED, BUT AT THIS POINT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND PUMP NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY THE FORD SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD IS AWARE OF BUT IS NOT DOING NOTHING ABOUT. I WILL BE OUT A MINIMUM OF $1,800 FOR A PROBLEM FORD KNOWS ABOUT, BUT DOES NOTHING TO HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS. ALL OF MY MILES ARE INTERSTATE MILES AND THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF IN EVERY WAY. I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY SIDE STREET ROAD AND IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL. IT WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE HAS HAD TO FIX SEVERAL OF THESE AND I TALKED WITH A LOCAL TRANSMISSION...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ISSUE OCCURRED VERY FREQUENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND IDLE, BUT NOT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MOST LIKELY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,314 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS OF TROUBLE THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE RPM WENT UP. THE CAR CAME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND WOULD NOT MOVE NO FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND HE STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE CALLED LATER THAT DAY AND STATED THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT IT HAS NO PRESSURE AND THAT THE COULD PUT IN A REMANUFACTURED ONE IN CHEAPER THAN REPAIRING THIS ONE THE TOTAL WILL BE IN HE AREA OF $3,100.00 I HAVE GOOGELED THIS AND HAD OVER 147,000 HITS. SOUND LIKE FORD IS HIDING A MAJOR DEFECT AND PLACING EVERY ONE THAT DRIVE ONE AT A MAJOR RISK. WHAT IF THIS HAD BEEN A RR CROSSING? BY THE WAY...

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN 2ND & 3RD GEAR. CAR HAS ONLY 62,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED THIS WEEK AT $2100. CONTACTED FORD CONSUMER SERVICES BUT NO RESPONSE, BUT REALLY NO SURPRISE THERE. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. FORD REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY - I REFUSE TO BUY ANOTHER FORD. I HAVE DRIVEN A FORD SINCE THE DAY I GOT MY DRIVER'S LICENSE BUT AFTER THIS INCIDENT FORD HAS LOST ME AS A CUSTOMER. *TR

IT WAS RAINING... I HAD THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON. PARKED AND WENT TO TURN OFF WIPERS. WOULD NOT TURN OFF, AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. I REMOVED FUSE. REPLACED FUSE... BEGAN TO SMOKE AGAIN. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BLOWN. NOW I HAVE NOTICED THAT CAR IS HAVING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING. TODAY I HAD A DIAGNOSIS DONE, TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED. *TR

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF MY TAURUS LESS THAN ONE MONTH AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND THE TRANS FLUSHED AT A DEALERSHIP AS PART OF MY LEASE-END PURCHASE OPTION (I LEASED THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS PRIOR TO PURCHASING IT). THE CAR WAS PAST THE WARRANTY AT 64,500 MILES AND I DID NOT PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. AFTER RUNNING THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TEST, I WAS TOLD THAT SOMETHING HAD FAILED IN THE TRANSMISSION BUT THEY WERE NOT SURE WHAT FAILED. THEY OFFERED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BY BREAKING DOWN THE TRANS AT A MINIMUM OF 10 HOURS LABOR AT $88.00 AN HOUR. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR SOME ASSISTANCE AND WAS DENIED BECAUSE THEY HAD NO RECORD OF MY CAR EVER BEING REPAIRED AT ANY DEALERSHIP DURING THE LIFE OF MY LEASE. I HAD NO...

I HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR WHEN THE TEMPERATURE FALLS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 DEGREES WITH A COATING OF SLUSH OR SNOW FROM 1/4 OF AN INCH UP TO 5 INCHES. THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE TRAVELING AT 40 TO 65 MPH AND USUALLY ON A STRAIGHT AWAY SUCH AS THE THRUWAY. SOMETIMES WHEN THIS CAR HAS ISSUES I GET A THUMP FROM THE REAR AXLE AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTS VERY HARD BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. IT'S AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.. IN THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE WILL BUCK OR SURGE AND FEELS LIKE THE MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS GOING TO QUIT FUNCTIONING. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD TAURUS USED IN DECEMBER 2006. ON APRIL 10, 2007 MY TRANSMISSION PUMP WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 44,600 MILES. THE MECHANIC THAT REPAIRED MY VEHICLE STATED THAT HE HAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS IN THIS PARTICULAR YEAR MODEL. [XXX]. THE REPAIR COST TOTAL OVER $900.00. *TR UPDATED 07/11/2012 *JS

2005 TAURUS SUFFERED"INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE" @45,000 MILES. CAR WILL BE ON THE ROAD 3 YEARS IN MAY 2007. TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY SELLING DEALER WITH MOTORCRAFT RE-MANUFACTURED WHICH NOW HAS A 3 YEAR OR 75,000 MILE WARRANTY. REPAIR WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IF THIS WARRANTY WAS IN EFFECT! PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

PURCHASED A 2005 TAURUS IN DECEMBER 2004. AT 1000 MILES OVER THE 36000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. RETURNED CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TREATED VERY POORLY. TOLD DIFFERENT INFORMATION ON REPAIR COST, BUT FORD WILL NOT FIX THE CAR WITHOUT US PAYING A HUGE PORTION OF THE 2000.00 REPAIR. *JB

PURCHASED A 2005 FORD TAURUS A YEAR AGO AND HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.. OVER THE 36,000 MILE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY, SO CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TREATED VERY DISRESPECTFUL. CALLED FORD AND NO HELP FROM THEM EITHER. *JB

CAR HAS 44,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION ALREADY FAILING WITH THE FOLLOWING CODES: ERROR CODES P0732 AND P0733. TRANSMISSION SLIPS ON 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. *JB

ON THE 1ST START OF THE DAY (EVERY DAY), FOR ONE-TWO MINUTES, WHEN I PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL MOVE SLIGHTLY FORWARD. THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA, AND THE RPMS DECREASE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS OCCURS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. THE DEALER HAD AN ENGINEER FROM FORD LOOK AT IT SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT, BUT TRIED OTHER TAURUS AND SAW THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB