general problems of the 1997 Ford Taurus

Two problems related to equipment have been reported for the 1997 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Equipment problem

Failure Date: 03/18/2018

Auto trans. Shift quad quickly became sloppy and in fact sometimes would not start in park pos. And you had to hunt for neutral where it would always start. Then on the third day, while parked overnight on private property, it did start in park, but while on a very high idle I got out of the car for a second and while standing beside the car it slipped out of park and into reverse knocking me to the ground as it rapidly sped rearward till it hit and came to rest against a concrete wall.

2 Equipment problem

Failure Date: 04/06/2014

Muddy water in overflow tank.


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