2005 FORD TAURUS Power Trainautomatic Transmissiontorque Converter Problems

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER---I OWN A 2005 FORD TAURUS SE. FRIDAY SEPT 27TH ON MY WAY HOME I HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT ON A MAJOR, VERY HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD. I PULLED AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT AND WAS TRAVELING APPROX 35MPH WHEN THE CAR STOPPED "PULLING" AND THE ENGINE RPM'S REVVED PAST 6K. THE CAR STOPPED PARTLY IN THE ROAD WHERE I HAD TO GET OUT ON THE TWO LANE ROAD AND PUSHED THE CAR THE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. (VERY DANGEROUS). I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK AND GOT THE CAR BACK TO MY HOUSE. WONDERING WHY THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING, I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 FORD TAURUS TORQUE CONVERTERS WHERE THE PUMP SHAFT SPLINE IS ONLY .160 THICK, AND UNDER NORMAL USE, THE SPLINE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000. UPDATED 7/23/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FORWARD AND REVERSE GEAR WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC INFORMED HER, THE SPLINE ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. UPDATED 07/30/12

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AND THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. UPDATED 06/29/10 *BF UPDATED 07/06/10

THE TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING AROUND 38500 MILES. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES. HOPEFULLY IT IS FIXED AT THIS POINT. I WAS ALMOST HIT TWICE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM 50 MPH TO 25 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND JUMP LANES TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME. *NM