2000 Ford Taurus Powertrain & Transmission Problems

WHEN I MAKE A LEFT TURN, MY TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES & MY ENGINE RPM'S INCREASE UNTIL I RECOVER FROM THE TURN.

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS AS IF IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING ABOUT TO HAPPEN TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SLIPPING OR ACTING UP PRIOR TO THIS. JUST GLAD THERE WAS NOT HEAVY TRAFFIC AS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD SCENARIO. AFTER RESEARCH HAVE FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS VEHICLE. WONDERING WHY FORD HAS NOT DOWN SOMETHING ABOUT IT. BOUGHT A FORD TAURUS BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A VERY SAFE CAR FOR A YOUNG DRIVER.

TRANSMISSION COME AND GOES WHEN IT WANT TO ANY EQUIPMENT RECALLS ON 2000 FORD TAURUS

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AROUND 45, AND WHEN MAKING A SHARP LEFT AT ANY SPEED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING AND APPARENTLY LOTS OF FORD TAURUS HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITH FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT ACTUATE AND NOT BE ABLE THE SHIFT OUT OF PARK IS. *TR

FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE ONE MOMENT AND THEN THERE WAS NO DRIVE IN ANY GEAR. TOTAL COST FOR TOWING AND REPAIR WAS $3086. TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID REASON FOR FAILURE WAS FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT DUE TO OVERHEATING. TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS FULL OF TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH MATERIAL. I HAVE FOUND 113 INCIDENTS OF DANGEROUS TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE RELATED COMPLAINTS IN THIS NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHSTA) DATABASE FROM 1994 THROUGH 2005. FOR A COMPLETE DISCUSSION SEE HTTP://WWW.TAURUSCLUB.COM/FORUM/82-MAINTENANCE-REPAIR/168651-2000-TAURUS-WONT-SHIFT-INTO-ANY-GEAR.HTML . THESE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURES AND THEIR RELATED TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP SHAFT FAILURES CREATE EXTREME FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ON THE TAURUS OWNERS. ADDITIONALLY THE FAILURES OCCUR WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER AND THUS PRESENT A HIDDEN DANGER TO ALL PERSONS INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. BASED ON INFORMATION FOUND IN THE DAACO TRANSMISSION PARTS CATELOG (DAACOINC.COM), FORD TORQUE CONVERTERS FROM THE 4F50N, AXOD, AXODE, AND AX4S TRANSMISSIONS SEEM TO BE OF SIMILAR DESIGN. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V006000 HAS ALREADY FORCED A RECALL FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER USED IN THE 4F50N TRANSMISSION. SEE HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/PROBLEMS/RECALLS/RECALLRESULTS.CFM?START=1&SEARCHTYPE=QUICKSEARCH&RCL_ID=12V006000&SUMMARY=TRUE&PROD_ID=203181&PRINTVERSION=YES WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE GEARS WERE FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND STARTED TO GO WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND HALF WAY THROUGH THE LIGHT THE TRAINS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULDN'T ENGAGE UNTIL THE RPM WENT DOWN. THIS IS ONLY ONE OF MANY TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED AND AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. I HOPE FORD DOES THE RIGHT THING AND RECALLS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED AND A RECALL WOULD BE NOTHING COMPARED TO A DEATH AND A LAWSUIT. *TR

DRIVING AT 65MPH WITH THE CRUISE ON. THE RPM'S GOES TO 6000 WITH NO WARNING AND NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH. I TURN THE CRUISE OFF AND THE RPM'S DROP. I NOW START TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPM'S JUST GO UP AND THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE FORWARD. I JUST GET THE CAR OFF THE ROADWAY BEFORE I AM REARENDED THANK GOD. ONCE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY I TRY ALL GEARS WITH NOTHING BUT HIGH RPM'S. I SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY FOR 1 HOUR WITH 18 WHEELERS GOING BY JUST INCHES FROM ME UNTIL A TOW TRUCK ARRIVES. I DID A SEARCH ON GOOGLE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND THERE ARE MANY LET ME REPEAT MANY FOLKS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES AND IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. *TR

I HAVE OWN A 2000 FORD TAURUS SE IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. MY SON WAS RETURNING HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED THEN STOPPED. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE RUNS FINE BUT IT WON'T MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE WHEN PLACED INTO GEAR. CONVERSING WITH OTHERS I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. IT APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT'S BEING OVERLOOKED BY FORD. THIS SITUATION IS PLACING CUSTOMERS IN DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND MY FAMILY WAS FORTUNATE THAT THIS DIDN'T OCCUR ON A HIGHWAY OR PROCEEDING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. *TR

I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND TRIED TO DRIVE AND MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WOULD NOT MOVE. IT HAS NOT SHOWN ANY SIGNS OF THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN THE PAST. IT HAS HAD 2 ENGINES AND AN AC COMPRESSOR WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY IS UP AND NO ONE CAN GIVE ANY ADVICE. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE FORD TAURUS. *TR

TRANSMISSION (AUTOMATIC) 2000 FORD TAURUS, PLACED IN REVERSE AFTER REPAIR FOR FRACTURED COIL SPRINGS (WARRANTED) WERE REPLACED ,THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED WHILE SLIGHTLY BRAKING NOW FORD DEALER HANDING ME A BILL FOR OVER $2,000.00 , VEHICLE RAN AND DROVE GREAT BEFORE THIS REPAIR (OF COURSE THEY SAID IT WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATE) PLEASE HELP I'VE READ OTHER REPORTS OF INCIDENTS. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM: I HAVE HAD MY 2000 FORD TAURUS FOR ONLY 3 YEARS AND THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD! THE EXACT MILEAGE ON THE ODOMETER READS 48,143 MILES. I FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN SOLD A LEMON. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR CAR ON 10/7/07 WHILE ON OUR TRIP TO ATLANTA, GEORGIA AND THE CAR BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY - JIMMY CARTER BOULEVARD. HIS LIFE WAS IN DANGER BECAUSE ANOTHER PASSENGER'S CAR ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF OUR VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE CAR NOTE WILL NOT BE PAID OFF UNTIL DECEMBER '2008. I FEEL THAT THERE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR FORD MODEL CAR. I FEEL THAT I WILL NEED TO MAKE A TELEVISION APPEARANCE ON CONSUMER REPORT AND MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2000 FORD TAURUS SE FFV WAGON. STRONG SHUDDER WHEN IN STOPPING IN REVERSE BACKING OUT OF PARKING LOT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD "SOMETHING" INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. QUOTED $3000 FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT VERY PREMATURE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

MY 2000 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING. THE CAR ONLY HAS 45,567 MILES ON IT, AND ARE THE ORIGINAL ONES AS CHECKED BY CAR FACTS. ONE DAY AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA MY VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF ONGOING TRAFFIC. IF I DIDN'T TURN ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND LIFT THE FRONT HOOD ON MY VEHICLE, I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT, INJURED OR KILLED. I HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS PEOPLE STATING THAT THEIR FORD TAURUS HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SO, WHY HAS THE MANUFACTURER NOT RECALLED THIS CAR? THE ONLY WARNING I HAD WAS THE DAY BEFORE WHEN FLUID LEAKED FROM UNDER THE CAR HOOD. I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE I ALWAYS GET MY VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND GET OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHEN DRIVING BELOW 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT LEAST FOUR TIMES PER DAY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING. SHE STATED THAT THE 1999 FORD TAURUS HAS SAFETY RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL AND POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT LINES. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE THE SAFETY RECALLS TO INCLUDE THE 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 115,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NOTICED WITHIN LAST 2000 MILES THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND JERK WHEN DRIVING UP STEEP GRADES OR SHARP TURNS, WHEN IT WOULD ATTEMPT TO DOWNSHIFT FROM 3RD TO 2ND. IT FAILED COMPLETELY LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING HOME, FORTUNATELY WE WERE ONLY 3 MILES FROM OUR HOME. NOW IT WILL ONLY GO 25 MPH AND HAS A BURNING ODOR. IT HAS 103K MILES AND THE AUTO TRANS WAS SERVICED (FILTER/FLUID CHANGED) EVERY 35K MILES. WE WILL GET AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER I SUSPECT A BILL FROM $1500-2200 IS IN ORDER. ALL THE NEWS I HEARD ABOUT FORD AUTOMATICS IS NOW SUBSTANTIATED....THIS IS THE LAST FORD FOR US PERIOD. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING AROUND IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE GEARS WOULD NOT SHIFT. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 12/1/20006 - THE SHIFTER CABLE BROKE. *NM