28 problems related to transmission failure have been reported for the 1997 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
: the contact stated while traveling 35 mph, the transmission failed. The vehicle was pushed to the side of the road then towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not inspected by a mechanic. There was a NHTSA recall, # 97v097000, regarding the automatic transmission. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN.
When driving the transmission failed and the consumer lost power. The consumer pulled over and had the vehicle towed. Please provide more information.
Transmission failure,keeps slipping and shifting up and down while drivingat 65mph. It will shift down to second gear.
"service engine soon" light came on, then transmission failed. Dealer replaced transmission under service plan.
Transmission was replaced on two separate occasions within 5 years. Transmission failed while driving at highway speed, and the problem reoccurred. Dealer and manufacturer were notified. Feel free to provide any further information.
Transmission failed.
The Taurus was parked at dz middle school on a slightly sloped part of the driveway with the transmission selector lever indicating park and the engine turned off. The linkage connection on the transmission had failed and allowed the selector lever to indicate that the transmission was in park when the transmission was actually in neutral. The driver then went into the school building and upon returning a few minutes later found that the car had rolled approx 150 yards down the driveway, across a street, through a bus turn-around, down a 15 foot embankment, and into a ditch. Fortunately there were no occupants in the car and it was at night so there were no kids along the driveway or on the street.
While driving vehicle stopped accelerating, jerked backward, then forward. This was caused by internal automatic transmission failure, per the dealership. Transmission was replaced, but the failure recurred.
Transmission overdrive failed to lock and failures code started appearing at 60,000 miles. Ford dealer indicated "multiple failures" in that series. Entire transmission failed at 70,000 miles while on vacation in florida. Cost to repair was in excess of $2,000.
Transmission failed without warning. There are no recalls, but there are many failed transmissions in this vehicle.
The transmission failed to work and had to be rebuilt at the cost of 1926. 00. The transmissions shop that did the work stated that there were numerous updates he had to do to this vehicle to correct problems that had come defective directly from the factory when the vehcile was new. I dont feel I should have to pay for repairs that were defective from the factory and have Ford tell me , save your receipts.
My boss has a 1998 Taurus and transmission failed. Our regional office in miami no longer uses the Taurus due to repeated transmission problems. Those vehicles are in a fleet of leased auto for the company.
I am sending a copy of a letter I sent to various news stations and agencies. It?s in regard to a problem that arose concerning my Ford car. I purchased a 1997 Ford Taurus in March 1997 from springfield Ford in delaware county. The car came with a 3-year/36,000 mile warranty. In March of 2000 I purchased an extended warranty for three more years at the cost of $1,000. In July 2000, with less than 30,000 miles, the transmission failed and had to be overhauled. If I ?didn?t? purchase the warranty it would have cost me in excess of $2,000. Well, the extended warranty ran out on 3-31-03. On 5-21-03 the transmission went again. It is going to cost $2,800 to replace. The car is six years old and has less then 50,000 miles on it. I have talked to several certified mechanics that all agree that this shouldn?t have happen. Either Ford CO. Has a bad transmission for this type Taurus or the problem was never fixed right the first time. When I contacted Ford h. Q. They hadn?t heard of any problems with their transmissions. And springfield Ford said there?s nothing they can do, even after I mentioned we have bought three cars in six years from them, it really didn?t matter. In conclusion, I just wanted to say that I have five kids at home and really don?t have $2,800 lying around. If this is the way one of America?s biggest corporations stands behind their products, well now I know why people are buying imported cars and from now on myself and my family will be one of them. Thanks for your time, any help or feedback you could give me a call would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, michael bowes phone # home- (610) 449-8684 \t# work- (610) 789-0898.
Transmission failed to get out of first gear causing problems in traffic. Transmission had been serviced regularly at riverview Ford-Mercury in columbia, IL.
The car was originally purchased by my father, ray zumwalt, in November 1997 and I purchased the car from him June 19th ,1999. The first transmission failure was may 1999 with approximately 25,000 miles on the car, transmission replaced by dealership in dallas, texas. The second transmission failed 10,000 miles later , on 10/15/99 and was replaced by pritchett Ford in albany, GA. The car was dangerous to drive and had to be towed to the dearlership.
Original transmission failed at 35,000 miles replaced by a factory rebuilt dealer tranny. Second tranny failed at 43000, dealer stated that no factory rebuilts were available. Rebult transmission inhouse. Both transmissions failed due to shifting from 1 to neutral. After the repair of the second transmission the car started to accelerate by itself . Starting from a stop , pressing on the accelerator pedal the car shifts from 1 to 2 nd to 3rd , if I take my foot off the accelerator pedel the car continues to gain speed and the tach needle does not drop down but continues to stay in the 2 to 3 thousand rpm range, it I put the tranny in neutral the tach need jumps up to 3,000 rpms.
Vehicle experiencing ongoing problem with transmission failure. Transmission was replaced three times: once at 31,000 miles of wear; second time at 53,000 miles of wear, and at present with 58,000 miles of wear. All repairs were done by dealer, and once at consumer expense with an extended warranty.
Transmission has failed twice. Dealer rebuilt first time and exactly a yeart later it failed again. It is 8,000 miles over warranty. They offer no assistance. A new car should not do this. . . . Twice! it has been factory defects each time.
Transmission failed. Nlm.
While driving the vehicle transmission system failed, causing the vehicle to stall, almost causing an accident. Currently at dealer. Please provide details.
Catastrophic transmission failure.
Transmission failed.
Transmission problems with 1997 Taurus wagon. One of the bearings in the transmission failed and damaged the entire transmission.
Complete transmission failure without warning at only 37,204 miles . Please provide more information.
Transmission failure.
Upon acceleration automatic transmission will fail, resulting in vehicle slowly responding to accelerator application. Please describe details.
Vehicles transmission failed. Nlm.
While traveling and without any indication automatic transmission had failed. Please provide further information.