Ford Taurus owners have reported 43 problems related to transmission gear slipping (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.
Transmission slips. Dealer unable to identify problem.
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Automatic transmission slips upon acceleration while attempting to merge into traffic. Nlm.
Vehicle has had three transmissions since its purchase. The transmission slips and fails. When attempting to accelerate vehicle will sometimes go idle then jerk and lurch forward. When brakes were released vehicle lurched forward into oncoming traffic.
On several occasions at any speed vehicle stalls and cuts off causing a loss of power due to transmission slipping. However, the vehicle was taken to dealer, dealer cannot fix problem.
Whenever brakes are applied transmission would jerk or slip. Took to dealer & mechanic replaced it with a rebuilt one. Jerking/slipping reappeared. Took vehicle back & it was test driven, no problems existed. For a 3rd time, problem reoccurred. Mechanic informed owner that Ford orderd not to fixed the vehicle even though the manufacturer knew about the transmission problem.
Transmission slips while shifting from park to drive and it knocks hard.
Transmission slips.