Ford Taurus owners have reported 2 problems related to manual transmission column shift (under the power train category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Ford Taurus based on all problems reported for the Taurus.
The transmission is defective in this car. It has been flushed and is full of fluid. From the beginning I could actually put the column shift between gears. Not what it's supposed to do. The salesman assured me that it was not a problem. The transmission overheats and shifts rough when hot. Last month after driving on the highway for 1/2 hour to get to work, I got off the exit and had to wait at a light. The car refused to shift for several minutes after the light changed. I was almost rear-ended. Two weeks ago the same thing happened. A car came around the corner and just missed me as I was stuck in the middle of the road. There have been numerous complaints about this transmission and it is so bad it even has its own facebook page. I work part-time and have a long commute. I now can only drive backroads at low speeds to make sure my car will shift. And I do not have money for a new transmission. I can't drive to other cities for job interviews. I understand Ford was aware of the problems with this transmission and did nothing to rectify the problem. The car needs a recall.
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I own a 1996 Ford taraus gl. The transmission in it has failed twice. Each time, it suddenly stopped pulling, without any warning of a pending malfunction. Each time this happened, the vehicle was being driven in traffic, but, fortunately, there were no accidents. I have been told that there is a design flaw in the transmission that accounts for its failure. I have contacted Ford motor company concerning the failure of the transmission and asked that they inspect it. However, they have refused such an inspection. In as much as I have been told by mechanics that the transmission has a designed flaw and said flaw was responsible for the failure, I feel that an inspection could have been done by Ford motor company to either verify or rule out any designed problems. It would appear that the inspection would have been the most economical approach to resolving a potential problem, as opposed to waiting for serious injuries or deaths to occur first. I feel that safety is compromised when a transmission fails in the manner that this one did; in triffic and without any warnning of pending malfunction.
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