There are 25 stored owner reports matching the powertrain & transmission leading-label group for the 1988 Ford Taurus in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CONTACTED FORD VIA WEBSITE WITH NO FEEDBACK AND CONTACTED LOCAL FORD DEALER WITH NEGATIVE FEEDBACK. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
KNOWN FAILURE OF ORIGINAL COMPONENT AT LOWER THAN NORMAL LIFE EXPECTANCY. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THIS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT TWICE IN A 6 MONTH SPAN/I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS TRANSMISSION WAS NOT RIGHT WHEN IT COME OUT OF THE FORD PLANT ,RATHER THAN FIX IT BEFORE IT GOT TO THE SHOWROOM,THEY PUT OUT A SERVICE MEMO TO HAVE IT FIXED AFTER IT TORE UP SOMETHING TO DO WITH A FLUID COOLING PROBLEM OUR CAR HAS HIGH MILEAGE ON IT BUT ANYONE WHO HAS ONE HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *AK
IS THERE ANY RE-CALL OR HELP FROM FORD ON THE TRANSMISSION. NO FORWARD GEAR!!!!!
TRANMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. ALSO, CAN HEAR KNOCKING NOISE COMING THE VEHICLE. *AK
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.
PLASTIC GOVERNOR GEAR IN TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. (SECOND VEHICLE ON 503868)
TRANSMISSION'S TRANSAXLE FAILED. *SD
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. *SKD
THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 82,000 MILES, AT FIRST TRANSMISSION SLIPPED THEN VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED, NP FORWARD/REVERSE GEARS. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES REPLACED HOWEVER ERROR IN REPAIR CAUSED CONTAMINATION WHICH RESULTED IN HARD SHIFTING. MJS
PLANETARY GEAR LOCATED IN TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE, DAMAGING TRANSMISSION. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
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Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.