Four problems related to automatic transmission gear indicator have been reported for the 1996 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1996 Ford Taurus. The contact has experienced minor shifting failure. The vehicle would not properly shift into park. Occasionally, when the vehicle was started, it failed to move. When the vehicle is placed into park and the contact's foot is removed from the brake pedal, the vehicle begins to roll backwards. In addition, the vehicle shifts out of first gear very hard, and the engine revs up to 3,000 rpms. A transmission flush was performed, which stopped the failure. Nhtsa campaign id numbers 96v086000 and 96v166000 (powertrain:automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)) were referenced. The current and failure mileages were 113,000.
After making a stop the vehicle would not move unless the gear shift was moved around. Vehicle is at dealership to be repaired.
The park pawl is broken on the vehicle. The car will roll forward when in park. There is a recall on the part but his VIN is not included.
Gear selector indicator inoperative.