2008 FORD TAURUS X Power Train Problems

I bought this vehicle used from a lot. It had 2 previous owners and came with all the service history. I first noticed the vehicle seemed like it didn’t want to go into overdrive . It would get to about 70 mph which would have the rpm’s at 3k! The 2nd time or so that we got it to these speeds (on interstate) the vehicle suddenly clunked , steering wheel jerked , vehicle lost power - I had my 2 children in the vehicle and I was pregnant. We had to pull over immediately . After sitting side the road for a few , it crunk up and we rode out . Only for it to happen 2 more times. And this is not the only thing effected by this . Not long after I got it , I started noticing a hard shift / clunk / slam when going into gear and especially when the vehicle has just tried to downshift and I pressed the gas again . Due to this , I’m unable to tell when and if we can pull out into traffic and such. I must time it good in order to not risk getting T boned etc. Also, with 3 kids in tow , a vehicle slamming their necks and heads is dangerous and scary. So , I’ve had some work done on . Trying to help my issue. Apparently my issue is the same as a lot of others . Which is an intermittent issue . And apparently no matter if all the passed recalls were addressed. Or if the owners of the vehicle serviced it often and currant . Or if the pcm was reflashed , replaced etc - the Ford Taurus X will continue to have these issues . And these issues seem to be the same issues that were addressed in the ford recall in 2020 ( which didn’t include the Taurus X) and previous recalls . This drivertrain transmission has been an issue for the Taurus X since forever . Please check into this. Last thing we need is whiplash or life flights from this .

TRANSMISSION STUCK IN HIGH GEAR WHILE IN MOTION. CAN'T ACCELERATE FROM STOP TO MAINTAIN SPEED. POWER CYCLE FIXED. INTERMITTENT ISSUE.

Mileage: 162,000

HAD TO SHELL OUT $528.06 TO REPLACE BOTH THE 'INPUT & OUTPUT SHIFT SENORS' IN THE VEHICLE. REPAIR INVOLVED REMOVING THE VALVE BODY ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR ACCESS. MAJORITY OF THE COST INVOLVE THE LABOR TO REACH THIS AREA ON TRANS. A MONTH EARLIER TRANS LOCKED UP IN LOW GEAR, DASH LIGHTS WERE FLASHING? SHUT OFF ENGINE & RESTARTED. RAN OK THEN. SAFETY ISSUE! RECALL IS IN ORDER!

Mileage: 65,000

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND WONT CHANGE GEARS

Mileage: 1

WHEN VEHICLE GETS BETWEEN 40-45 MPH, WILL NOT GEAR UP PROPERLY AND WILL NOT RUN CORRECTLY. ONLY DOES THIS INTERMITTENTLY, AND YOU HAVE TO STOP THE CAR, UNHOOK BATTERY CABLE, GIVE IT A MINUTE, HOOK IT BACK UP AND IT WILL RUN FINE UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT DOES IT- WHICH COULD BE DAYS, WEEKS, EVEN MONTHS.

Mileage: 77,000

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE JUST TOOK OFF AND I COULDN'T GET CAR TO STOP UNTIL I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL WHILE APPLYING THE BREAK. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND A REASON FOR THIS AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME .SINCE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM SEEMS LIKE A RECALL PROBLEM TO ME. CAR TRIES TO DRIVE ITSELF!!!

Mileage: 95,836

WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING SINCE 2016 TO TED BRITT FORD AND TO FORD ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE JERKING, POPPING, SLIPPING, ESPECIALLY WHILE TURNING, AND THEY TOLD US THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME WE COMPLAINED. AT ONE POINT THE SERVICE TECH TOLD US THAT SLIPPING, JERKING, AND POPPING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WAS NORMAL FOR THE TAURUS X. ON 10/20/2017, WE BROKE DOWN ON A VERY BUSY ROAD. WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED TO BUCKLE AND CHOKE. THEN WE HAD SMOKE BILLOWING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND TURNED ON THE FLASHERS. WE FOUND OUT THAT THE ANTIFREEZE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. SOMETHING IS CLEARLY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE AND FORD DOES NOT WANT TO CORRECT IT. WE WERE FORCED TO BUY THIS CAR BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT TED BRITT SABOTAGED OUR 2003 FORD WINDSTAR LX. TED BRITT SABOTAGED OUR WINDSTAR THROUGH DISCONNECTING THE VACUUM LINE THAT FED THE HEATING AND AC. WE WENT FOR THREE YEARS FREEZING IN THE WINTER AND BOILING HOT IN THE SUMMER. THEY DID NOT WANT TO RECONNECT THAT LINE FOR OUR HEAT AND AC. THEY DISASSEMBLED A LOT OF OUR WINDSTAR AND THREW EVERYTHING IN THE BACK OF OUR VAN ONTO THE CLOTH SEATS. DASHBOARD, COWL, GRILL, HOOD WAS OFF THE VAN, TIRES, BRAKE LINES, ENGINE PARTS, AND OTHER PARTS WERE THROWN ONTO OUR CLOTH BACK SEATS. THEY MADE OUR TAN SEATS BLACK WITH THE ROAD GRIME AND GREASE. THEN THEY DECIDED TO ASK US IF WE WANTED OUR VAN BACK. THAT WAS VERY RUDE. WE HAD JUST CLEANED THOSE SEATS. NOW WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2008 FORD TAURUS X. WE HAD TO CALL THE POLICE AND OUR AUTO INSURANCE TO HELP US OUT. WE FILED AN INSURANCE CLAIM TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED AND WE HAD TO TAKE A TAXI TO WORK.

THE ACCELERATION SPEEDS UP ON ITS ON. THE ELECTRIC COMPONENTS MIS CHARGE.

THE FORD TAURUS X HAS 57,945 MILES ON IT. TWO TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE DASH SHOWED ALL ZEROS AND THE CAR LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR EXHIBITED SLOW ACCELERATION AND UNUSUAL SHIFTING. I TOOK IT AND HAD THE OBD CODE READ. THE CODE INDICATED THAT IT WAS A SPEED SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION (P720). THE CODE WAS RESET AND THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING DRIVEN. IT HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A TWO-WEEK PERIOD. I OWN TWO 2008 FORD TAURUS AND IT HAPPENED ON THE SAME DAY TO BOTH OF THEM. I WILL BE FILING INCIDENT INFORMATION ON THE OTHER VEHICLE TOO.

Mileage: 57,945

W DRIVING AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION WILL JUMP. THE LITTLE WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON THE CODE IS P0715. TSS SENSOR. THE RPMS WILL GO UP ONCE THIS HAPPENS AND THE LIGHT IS ON, AT THIS POINT THERE IS NO POWER AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A TRUCK WHILE ALL MY FAMILY WAS IN CAR. IF I STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF THE LIGHT WILL RESET ITS SELF. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING. MY WHOLE FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. FORD KNOWS THIS IS A VERY COMMON THING IN THIS TRANSMISSION. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED

Mileage: 165,000

WHILE AT A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT WITHMY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN THROWN INTO TRAFFIC DUE TO THE INDEPENDENT ACCELERATED. AFTER THIS HAPPENING SEVRAL TIMES AND PHONE CALLS TO THE DEALER AND THEN TAKING THE CAR INTO THE DEALER.THE FORD DEALER STATED THEY HAVE SEEN THIS ALOT AND THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE THRODDEL BODY. HOWEVER, I HAD TO STILL PAY $700.00 TO HAVE THEIR KNOWN PROBLEM FIXED. CAR MILEAGE 113,000.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE ACCELERATION FAILED. WHEN THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED, THE FAILURE WENT AWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION SENSORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 153,000.

Mileage: 153,000

PROBLEM 1, PAINT PEELING OFF HOOD AND ROUGH METAL UNDER PROBLEM 2, TRANSMISSION BEGAN FAILING WHILE UNDER WARRENTY, DEALERSHIP COULD NOT GET ANY CODES TO SHOW PROBLEM THIS, HAS CONTINUED TO PRESENT. WAS NOTIFED THIS WEEK BY DEALER THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED, BUT BECAUSE EVERY TIME YOU TURN OFF THE CAR THE CODES RESET. FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE DEALER DO NOT WANT TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIRS OF OVER $4500.00. BOUGHT EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 75,000 MILES AND PROBLEM FIRST DOCUMENTED ON THERE FORMS WAS AT 60,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WOULD DOWN SHIFT AND JERK. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME AND EACH TIME TOOK TO DEALER THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE BUT AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT WOULD.

Mileage: 60,808

ONGOING TRANSMISSION UPSHIFT PROBLEMS. UPON LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY FIRST THING, OR SOON AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION AT TIMES REFUSES TO UP SHIFT THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR AT HIGH RPM. DEALER/OTHER MECHANICS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE ALTHOUGH THERE ARE 2 TSB ON THESE 6F50 TRANSMISSIONS. WORSE IN COLDER MONTHS AND SOMEWHAT RANDOM. BESIDES THE CUMULATIVE DAMAGE THIS IS DOING WE ARE WORRIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAY FAIL ENTIRELY AT THE EXACT WRONG TIME (WAITING TO TURN LEFT IN AN INTERSECTION, WAITING TO ENTER HIGHWAY ETC) RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY. RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS TRANSMISSION TYPE ( SEE HTTP://WWW.FORDTAURUS.NET/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=30&T=15703&START=80 ) AND ESPECIALLY THE 2008 TAURUS X MODEL YEAR. THE 2008 FORD TAURUS X WAS A DESIGN REFRESH OF THE FORD FREESTYLE, WHICH WAS LATER DROPPED BY FORD IN 2009. SINCE THERE ARE FEWER MODELS ON THE ROAD THERE ARE FEWER DATAPOINTS--BUT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEMS AMONGST THE OWNERS (AGAIN PLEASE SEE THE LINK). A COMMON THREAD ONLINE IS THAT ANY REPAIRS AT THE DEALER ARE NOT EFFECTIVE (PCM REFLASH TSB 08-26-13; TSS, OSS SENSOR REPLACEMENT TSB 07-21-11 ) AND THE ONLY FIX IS A $6000 TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT UPON TOTAL MECHANICAL FAILURE. CLEARLY, THERE IS A ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN A CRITICAL COMPONENT--THE POWER TRAIN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 86,000

THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4-5 TIMES IN THE PAST 14 MONTHS. WHEN PULLING ONTO A ROAD FROM A STATIONARY POSITION (LIKE FROM A DRIVEWAY OR GAS STATION), THE TRANSMISSION HAD A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AROUND FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AND THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK. IT FELT AS IF THERE WERE ROCKS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THEN, AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS, IT WOULD BE BACK TO NORMAL. I TRIED TAKING IT TO THE PEGUES HURST DEALERSHIP BUT SINCE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THEY SAY THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE TAURUS X HAS ABOUT 64,000 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. IT MOST RECENTLY HAPPENED ON ABOUT DECEMBER 7TH 2015. IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, IT COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SINCE THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS.

Mileage: 64,000

FOR THE PAST 2-3 YEAR, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT, VEHICLE LOOSES POWER STEERING. TOOK THE CAR INTO FORD DEALERSHIP, WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, AND WAS REPEATEDLY TOLD BY SERVICE TECH, MECHANIC DID NOT NOTICE A PROBLEM. VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN BACKING UP AND STRUGGLES TO SHIFT GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY. ABS BRAKE SYSTEM KICKS IN FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHEN DRIVING. GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM REAR WHEEL ON DRIVERS SIDE WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD NO POWER STEERING, NEED BALL BEARING REPLACEMENT AND NEED NEW/ REBUILT TRANSMISSION. COMPLETELY DISGUSTED AS THE CAR IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD. WHY CANT SIMILARLY SITUATED OWNERS OF THE FORD TAURUS-X SEEM TO GET THE NHTSA TO TAKE ANY REAL ACTION ON OUR BEHALF? I'M CONFUSED. PLEASE HELP!!!

Mileage: 76,000

WE BOUGHT OUR TAURUS X USED IN 2013. DROVE AROUND FINE FOR A MONTH OR TWO, WOULD NOTICE THAT OCCASIONALLY IT WOULD BUCK AS IT SHIFTED FROM 2-3 OR 3-4; THEN WOULD DRIVE 'FUNNY' UNTIL THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND THEN STARTED BACK UP; THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD FLUCTUATE AND WHEN ACCELERATING THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DROP EVEN AS WE WERE INCREASING SPEED. IF USING CRUISE CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD GO EXCEEDINGLY FAST AS A RESULT. THIS HAPPENED OFF AND ON FOR MOST OF A YEAR, WE WOULD JUST SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND WOULD BE GOOD TO GO. COULD NOT RECREATE IT, BUT WOULD HAPPEN AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. LAST FALL, THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY COOKED AS A RESULT. NOW THE CAR WILL ONLY DRIVE IN REVERSE AND 1ST, WHEN IT SHIFTS INTO 2ND, IT LOSES POWER LIKE THE GEAR WON'T FULLY ENGAGE. ALMOST GOT SMACKED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN THIS FIRST OCCURRED, SINCE I WAS HALFWAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND LOST POWER. MECHANIC DRAINED AND FLUSHED THE TRANNY, HE SAID THE FLUID WAS COOKED. HE TRIED AN ADDITIVE, BUT IT WAS INEFFECTIVE. NEEDS A NEW TRANNY. BEEN SITTING SINCE THEN, A REPLACEMENT TRANNY WITH LABOR IS AT LEAST 5K, AND THE CAR IS ONLY WORTH ABOUT THAT IN PERFECT CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

THIS VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING INCORRECTLY ON A BUSY HWY ...FROM SECOND TO THIRD. AND SLAMMED INTO GEAR EVENTUALLY, EXTREMELY HARD CAUSING ME TO JERK THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT. DOING THE SAME THING TOOK IT BACK AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE IT WILL NOT THROW A CODE. I GOT ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL BLOGS ABOUT HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND NOT THROWING A CODE. IT DOES ALL OF THIS TOTALLY RANDOM. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE BROUGHT UP THE FACT OF BEING ON A MAJOR HWY OR INTERSTATE AND THIS BEING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO THEM OR THEIR FAMILY. SOMEONE WILL GET HURT, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT DEALERS WON'T FIX. SAME TRANSMISSION IS USED IN SEVERAL CHRYSLERS AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THE DEALERS , WARRANTY COMPANY, AND FORD KEEP PLAYING THE BLAME GAME AND PASSING THE BUCK. THIS CAN BE AS BIG AS THE TOYATO'S THAT KEPT ACCELERATING AND KILLED A BUNCH OF PEOPLE. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

I HAVE A 2008 FORD TAURUS X , IT JERKS INTERMITTENTLY, BUT THERE IS NEVER A SPECIFIC SPEED - IT JERKS AT TAKE OFF, AT LOW SPEEDS, HIGH SPEEDS, THERE WERE 2 INCIDENTS AND IT WAS JUST FOR A MOMENT THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HAVE LOST POWER NO BRAKE, NO GAS, NO STEERING AND I ALMOST WENT OUT INTO TRAFFIC ( I WAS COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT). I CALLED THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKES AND TOOK IT IN THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE SECOND "LOSS" OF POWER WAS AGAIN IN A PARKING LOT AT AN INCLINE I STARTED ROLLING BACK AND A COUPLE OF JERKS THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD NEVER COME ONE, AS THE JERKING KEPT HAPPENING AND THE 2 INCIDENTS OF LOSS OF POWER, I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY WILL CHARGE ME $100 BUT IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS HAS NOT ON, THEY WILL NOT FIND ANYTHING BECAUSE THE COMPUTER RECORDS MISHAPS AND WILL INDICATE A RECORD BY LIGHTING UP. THEN MY TRANSMISSION CLUTCH FELL APART AND HAD TO HAVE THAT REPLACED ON 9/22/14. I THOUGHT THAT MUST HAVE BEEN THE ISSUE WITH THE JERKING BUT WAS GOING OUT OF TOWN YESTERDAY 10/12/14 AND ACCELERATED TO PASS AN 18 WHEELER AND MY VEHICLE JERKED REALLY HARD AND CONTINUE A COUPLE MORE TIMES AFTER THAT. I HAD TO DRIVE 65MPH ON A 75 MPH, AND NOT ACCELERATE TO MUCH TO FAST. *TR

WHEN U PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE OR IN DRIVE IT HESITATES TO MOVE AND IT JERKS. *TR

Mileage: 94,095

(MY WIFE) DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY, CAR VIOLENTLY JERKED (JUMPED) AND THEN DROPPED IN SPEED DRAMATICALLY. COASTED OFF INTERSTATE ONTO EXIT AND WAITED FOR WRENCH LIGHT TO GO OFF AND THEN MADE IT HOME (CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20MPH). WE CALLED ABOUT HAVING IT CHECKED BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY NEEDED TO HAVE THE WRENCH LIGHT ON IN ORDER TO READ ANYTHING ON IT. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW OTHER TIMES AND MOST RECENT AS TODAY (7/29/14) WITH THE CAR NOT WANTING TO ACCELERATE. PRIOR TO THIS, MY SON FELT THE JERK AND THOUGHT A TIRE BLEW. IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE SO YOU WANT TO HIT GAS PEDAL MORE AND IT WILL SUDDENLY JUMP (ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN). THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ. I HOPE THIS ISSUE IS TAKEN CARE OF QUICKLY BEFORE A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT HAPPENS. GOD BLESS. *JS

Mileage: 62,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED (OVER-REV'ED AND THEN WOULD NOT FUNCTION) AND REQUIRED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. DUE TO BEING ON THE ROAD, HAD TO HAVE REPLACED BY A NATIONAL TRANSMISSION COMPANY. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS NOW EXHIBITING THE SAME SYSTEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT 45,000 MILES. FORD WOULD NOT HONOR OR REIMBURSE FOR THE $3,500 IN REPAIRS. *JS

Mileage: 33,500

LESS THAN 80K MILES, THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION ACTS LIKE IT LOST FIRST GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP NOW TELLS ME THAT THIS LESS THAN 5 YEAR OLD CAR NEEDS A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $5,000. I UNDERSTAND THROUGH ONLINE FORUMS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS FAIRLY COMMON. UNBELIEVABLE THAT FORD ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,560. *TR

Mileage: 101,560

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY FORD STARTED TO "SLIP" AT 48,000 MILES. NEARLY CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS I NEEDED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE TRANSMISSION JUST "STUCK" - STEPPED ON GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WITH THESE TRANSMISSION IN THE FORD. THREE MORE TIMES AFTER THAT I HAD SIMILAR SITUATION. TRIED TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THERE WAS NO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR. THIRD TIME THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED OPERATING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD - NO ABILITY TO MOVE AT ALL. FORD, EVEN WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, WOULD NOT FIX THE ISSUE. CONTINUED TO SAY IT WAS A "CODE ISSUE." UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THEN IT BECAME A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. VERY UNSAFE. VERY CONCERNING. *TR

Mileage: 48,147

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY- I NOTICED THAT STEERING COLUMN WAS NOT LOCKED PRIOR TO INSERTING KEY. INSERTED KEY, TURNED TO START AND NO RESPONSE FROM IGNITION. KEPT TURNING STEERING COLUMN AND DECIDED TO ENGAGE TRANSMISSION FROM PARK TO DRIVE SEVERAL TIMES. I RETURNED TO PARK-ING THE CAR AND REMOVED THE KEY. INITIALLY, STEERING COLUMN WAS NOT LOCKED, THEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN THE COLUMN LOCKED. TURNED THE KEY AND THE IGNITION HESITATED- THE DIALS WERE JUMPING. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS THE ENGINE TURNED OVER AND DIALS WENT TO NORMAL. I COMMENCED TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY- THE ENGINE RPM JUMPED, FAR MORE THEN WHAT I WAS APPLYING ACCELERATION FOR AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS HESITANT ( CLUNKING WAS AUDIBLE). THE VEHICLE REVERSED TOO RAPIDLY AND I APPLIED QUITE A BIT OF BRAKE TO STOP- I SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND AGAIN I COULD HEAR THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HESITATED TO GO FORWARD ( TRANSMISSION WAS CLUNKING), JERKING FORWARD AND SLOWING DOWN AND THE ENGINE RPM WAS ERRATIC. I PULLED TO THE SIDE AND PLACED CAR IN NEUTRAL; WAITED A MINUTE WHICH DURING THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE RPM WENT TO NORMAL. OK, I PLACED GEAR IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE RESPONDED NORMALLY. HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES OF SOME OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED EVENTS HAPPENING SINCE ORIGINAL OCCURRENCE. AT THIS MOMENT, STEERING COLUMN IS NOT LOCKED WITH THE KEY REMOVED AND WHEN TURNING CAR TO START THE IGNITION IS JUST TURNING OVER. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

HARSH TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT AND LOSS OF POWER WITH HIGHER RPM AND A MAX SPEED OF ABOUT 20 MPH- REPLACED SPEED SENSORS TSS & OSS . SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN 11,518 MILES LATER REPLACING THE SAME PARTS WHICH FORD OR DEALER WOULD NOT COVER AT A COST OF $593.00. TSB 07-21-11 REPLACING WITH PARTS AA5Z-7H103 AND AA5Z-7M101 ON BOTH OCCASIONS OF FAILURE. HAD TO LIMP HOME BOTH TIMES FOR MANY MILES. WIFE NOW REFUSES TO DRIVE CAR. I CAN'T BELIEVE FORD DOESN'T STAND BEHIND A PROBLEM LIKE THIS WHEN IT HAS A TSB AND A MULTITUDE OF THE SAME REPORTED PROBLEM.

Mileage: 18,811

CAR HAS A TENDANCY TO DRIFT RIGHT OR LEFT WHILE TRAVELING. MORE PRONUNCED DRIFT WHILE STOPPING. EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. DEALER INSPECTION INDICATES GEARS IN GEAR BOX ARE LOOSE AND GEAR BOX NEEDS REPLACING AND VEHICLE NEEDS ALIGNMENT. SECOND SET OF FRONT TIRES ARE WORN DOWN TO WEAR BAR AFTER ONLY 13,000 MILES. COST FOR GEAR BOX REPLACEMENT AND FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT IS $900. DEALER STATED NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS FOR STEERING/GEAR PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 38,475

FIRST OCCASION WAS WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND SHE WAS PARKING AND THE CAR SURGED. IT HAPPENED ON SEVERAL MORE OCCASIONS AND ON 12/17/2010 FORD REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND AIR INTAKE. THEN ON 2-03-2012 AND 12-10-2012 CAR SURGED AGAIN. FORD DEALER SHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. ON 12-10-2012THE CAR WAS COMING TO A STOP AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE REACH AROUND 4000 RPM, I PUSHED THE BRAKE AND IT CONTINUED TO SURGE AND I HAD TO PUT IN IT IN NEUTRAL TO STOP IT FROM LUNGING INTO THE INTERSECTION. IT CONTINUED TO SURGE AS I PUT IT INTO GEAR AND MOVED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. IT THEN STOPPED SURGING AND BEHAVED NORMALLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. I HAS SINCE SURGED AGAIN WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. *TR

Mileage: 12,197

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FROM MILWAUKEE WI, TO OSHKOSH, WI. AFTER DRIVING AROUND AN HOUR AT FREEWAY SPEED WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND RPM WENT UP TOO. TOOK CAR OFF OF CRUISE CONTROL AND CONTINUED DRIVING. THE CAR DID IT AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES, ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD 'THUNK' NOISE. IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF FREEWAY, TURNED OFF CAR AND WAITED TILL DRIVING AGAIN. PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR THEN. BUT HAPPENED AGAIN NEXT DAY ON WAY HOME. SINCE THEN IT HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. GENERALLY ONLY HAPPENS ON LONG TRIPS AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AFTER DRIVING ABOUT AN HOUR TO HOUR AND A HALF. WE DO NOT USE CRUISE CONTROL ANY MORE, BUT IT STILL HAPPENS ON EVERY LONG TRIP. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND CONTACTED FORD. THEY DON'T SEE ANY SERVICE CODES SO NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED. *JB

Mileage: 54,000

WE INITIALLY HAD ISSUES AT 35K MILES WITH THE TRANSMISSION MAKING LOUD NOISES AND SUDDENLY JERKING WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT SINCE WE REPORTED IT PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY WE WOULD BE COVERED IF IT CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. IN SEPTEMBER 2011 THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY BAD ENOUGH THAT IT TRIPPED THE COMPUTER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY JUST NEEDED TO REPLACE THE SENSORS (OSS AND TSS), AND THAT IT WOULD BE A $600 REPAIR. I REMINDED THEM THAT WE BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE REPAIR PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY AND THEY EVENTUALLY AGREED TO MAKE THE REPAIR FOR A $200 DEDUCTIBLE. A MONTH LATER THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING DOWN A NARROW ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH. THE CAR LOST POWER BUT WE WERE EVENTUALLY ABLE TO LIMP HOME AT 5MPH. I AGREED AND THEY MADE THE REPAIR. AT THIS POINT ALL OF THE JERKING FROM THE BAD SENSORS HAD DESTROYED SEVERAL GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND NECESSITATED A COMPLETE REBUILD ($3900). IF THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN DAMAGED FROM TRYING TO SHIFT AT THE WRONG TIMES DUE TO THE BAD SENSORS! THERE WERE SAFETY CONCERNS THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THIS VEHICLE AS IS JERKED, JUMPED, AND ULTIMATELY FAILED IN A COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE FASHION.REBUILD ($3900). IF THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN DAMAGED FROM TRYING TO SHIFT AT THE WRONG TIMES DUE TO THE BAD SENSORS! THERE WERE SAFETY CONCERNS THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THIS VEHICLE AS IS JERKED, JUMPED, AND ULTIMATELY FAILED IN A COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE FASHION.

Mileage: 35,000

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A STREET, WHEN I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR CREPT FORWARD WITH RESISTANCE, AS IF TRYING TO ACCELERATE WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON. THE CAR MOVED INTO THE ROAD AT NO MORE THAN 2 MILES PER HOUR. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THEN BACK ON TO TRY TO MOVE FORWARD AND OUT OF THE WAY OF COMING TRAFFIC. THE CAR THEN MOVED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED AS IT NORMALLY SHOULD. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE ONCOMING TRAFFIC, HOWEVER, IF THE CAR HAD FAILED TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY AFTER I RELEASED IT AND REENGAGED I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. AFTER GETTING HOME I NOTICED A SPOT ON THE DRIVEWAY WHERE SOMETHING WAS LEAKING FROM THE CAR. MY HUSBAND INVESTIGATED AND THOUGHT POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND THE REPORT WAS THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY A LEAK FROM THE TRANSMISSION COOLER. BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT IS THE SAME COIL AS THE AIR CONDITIONING IT WILL COST AROUND $600 TO REPLACE. I'M CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A SECOND QUOTE FOR THE REPAIRS. *KB

2008 FORD TAURUS X TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND GIVING IT GAS THERE IS LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION. I HAVE TO PULLOVER TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART SOMETIMES ITS TAKES AN HOUR OR SO TO RETURN TO NORMAL. I HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT WOULDN'T DRIVE, IT SAT OVER NIGHT AND THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS DRIVING FINE. THEWRENCH LIGHT HAS COME ON ONCE DURING HE INCIDENT BUT THEN WENT OFF. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

CAR STALLS SOMETIMES WHEN BRAKING APPROACHING STOPLIGHTS AND LUNGES INEXPLICABLY AND RANDOMLY BOTH WHEN STOPPED AND WHEN MOVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN BUILDING OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AND HAS BECOME A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. AT SOME POINT, WE WILL END UP REAR ENDING SOMEBODY OR HITTING A PEDESTRIAN AT A CROSSWALK. WHILE BRAKING SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO OVERCOME THE SURGES IN THROTTLE, IT ALL COMES DOWN TO REACTION TIME AS THIS PROBLEM IS RANDOM AND FREQUENT AND AT SOME POINT IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS CAR, THEY KEEP RE-SETTING THE COMPUTER SO IT DOES NOT SHOW ANY CODES NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY WE NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP WITH THIS EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED A NEW COOLING SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSMISSION, THEY HAVE CHANGED THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT HAS BEEN IN NUMEROUS TIMES. AS OF FRIDAY DEC 3,2010 THEY TOLD ME THAT WE NEEDED TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION SO WE TOLD THEM THAT WE WANTED TO HAVE ARE CAR BACK AFTER I GOT MY CAR BACK THEY RESET THE CODE AGAIN WHEN THEY PUT IT BACK INTO MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION PLACE IT IS NOT SHOWING ANY CODES... FORD DID NOT FIX THE CAR THEY JUST RE-SET IT 5,677 MILES - WINDSHIELD LEAKED THEY RESEALED 6, 000 MILES - ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEY PUT IN A NEW THROTTLE BODY TOLD US THE GAS CAP WAS NOT ON CORRECTLY 32,368 MILES - SENT BACK IN BECAUSE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN IT WAS HARD SHIFTING IN TO 2ND. TECH VERIFIED IT WAS SHIFTING HARD INTO SECOND THEY RE-SET IT AND TOLD ME I HAD TO GET NEW TIRES. I PURCHASED THEM 47,477 MILES - SENT BACK IN BECAUSE THERE CAR WAS SMOKING THEY FOUND A/C/ CONDENSER/OIL COOLER LEAKING WE REPLACED IT FOR OVER $400 58,923 WE CALLED BECAUSE IT WAS SHIFTING HARD AGAIN THEY COULD NOT SEE US FOR 2 1/2 WEEKS CAR IS NOW OVER MILEAGE WARRANTY AND THEY ARE STATING THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I CAME AND TOOK MY CAR BACK AND THEY PUT MY TRANSMISSION BACK IN MY CAR AND RE-SET IT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION PLACE AND IT IS NOT SHOWING ANY CODES BECAUSE THEY RE-SET IT. BY RE-SETTING IT AND NOT FIXING IT FROM THE BEGINNING NOW WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION I BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD PAY FOR THE NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THIS MATTER WAS STARTED AND CONTINUED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THEY PUSHED ME OFF UNTIL IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I DO NOT FEEL WE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ON GOING PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 6,000

THE TRANSMISSION OF OUR 2008 FORD TAURUS X (49K MILES) WENT INTO FAIL-SAFE MODE ON 6/21/2010 AND WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO TEAM FORD. THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL WORKING INTERMITTENTLY SO WE ASKED THAT THIS PROBLEM ALSO BE FIXED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THEIR SHOP. THE SERVICE MANAGE SAID THAT THEY WERE BACKED UP ON THE TRANSMISSION (8 OF THEM - NOT GOOD) AND WOULD BE A WHILE SO THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PARKING BRAKE FIRST. THE NEXT DAY, 6/22/2010, I RECEIVED A CALL TELLING ME THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RAISED UP ON THE RACK TO INSPECT THE REAR END, THE SERVICE TECH NOTED THAT THERE WAS UNEVEN WEAR ON THE PASS. SIDE REAR TIRE AND THEN NOTICED THAT THE BRACKET ON THE SUBFRAME ATTACHING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS BROKEN (A CRACK THAT HAD PULLED APART). I WAS INFORMED THAT OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE BROKEN SUB-FRAME AND BRACKET, A $2500 PART, WHILE MY POSITION IS THAT THIS IS COVERED AS IT IS A "LINK". I THEN WENT AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION IN THE CRACK. WE HAVE ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 10 MONTHS AS WE BOUGHT IT USED FROM GUADIN FORD WHEN IT HAD JUST 37,560 MILES ON IT ON 8/6/2009. IT WAS ALSO A FORD CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE. THERE IS NO WAY THAT MUCH CORROSION COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO WEAKEN THE BRACKET IN UNDER 10 MONTHS, FAIL PARTIALLY, AND HAVE THE TIRE NOTICEABLE WEAR UNEVENLY. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THIS "DAMAGE" WAS FROM "MIS-USE" OF THE VEHICLE. FUNNY THING IS, THE BRACKET WAS THE ONLY "DAMAGE". NOT EVEN SCRATCHES OR SCRAPES, OR, AT THE VERY LEAST, A FLAT TIRE OR WHEEL DAMAGE FROM A MAJOR IMPACT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN NECESSARY TO BREAK A HIGH STRENGTH SUSPENSION PART. IT HAD TO BE DEFECTIVE AND NOBODY EITHER CAUGHT IT OR ADMITTED CATCHING IT. THERE ARE MORE SPOTS OF CORROSION ON THIS PART WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS EITHER DEFECTIVE RUSTPROOFING OR COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE TYPE OF STEEL USED TO MANUFACTURE THIS PART. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

I OWN A 2008 FORD TAURUS X AWD. I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE ALONG THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD FRONT TRANSMISSION SEAL. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE FROM FIVE TO TWENTY FIVE DAYS TO COMPLETE DUE TO A BACKLOG OF APPROXIMATELY 3,000 VEHICLES (TAURUS, TAURUS X) NATIONWIDE NECESSITATING THIS PART REPLACEMENT. WHY WOULDN'T THIS BE MADE PART OF A NATIONWIDE RECALL OR AT LEAST A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN? QUALITY IS SUPPOSED TO BE "JOB NUMBER ONE" AT FORD. *TR

Mileage: 9,803

I WANTED TO BRING POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD SAFETY RECALL TO YOUR ATTENTION. I OWN A 2008 FORD TAURUS X WITH 42,000 MILES ON IT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DRIVESHAFT YOLK (WHERE THE SHAFT ENTERS THE TRANS CASE). CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION NEVER IN ACCIDENT. TRANS FLUID DRIPS ONTO EXHAUST AND THEN BURNS TO A POINT OF CHARRING ON THE EXHAUST (I CAN SEND PICTURES). I HAVE SCHEDULED A SERVICE AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALER (RT 23 FORD, BUTLER, NJ). I HOPE THEY FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT SINCE IT IS A FIRE HAZARD I HAD TO SHARE THIS DETAIL WITH YOU IN CASE A RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. THE TAURUS X IS A SEVEN PASSENGER FAMILY CAR AND I WOULDN'T WANT TO SEE A TRAGEDY IF A $100 SEAL REPLACEMENT CAN AVOID THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWN-SHIFT PROPERLY. THIS CONDITION CAUSES HER TO INCREASE HER STOPPING DISTANCES. ON ONE OCCASION THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO A HIGHER GEAR, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR INSPECTION. SINCE THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, NOR LOCATE ANY ERROR CODES, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 11/10/09. *LJ UPDATED 11/10/09

Mileage: 28,000

THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS WHILE IN DRIVE IF STOPPED ON AN INCLINE AND FOOT IS REMOVED FROM BRAKE, IT ROLLS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. *TR

Mileage: 190

THE NEW FORD TAURUS X (FRONT WHEEL DRIVE) VEHICLE ROLLS BACK WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO MOVE IT TO THE ACCELERATOR WHEN ON AN INCLINE. IT WILL KEEP ROLLING AS FAR AS YOU LET IT GO. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN TO ANYONE OWNING ONE. I AM NOT USE TO DRIVING WITH TWO FEET AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO. THIS VEHICLE IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO WHEN SOME CHILD RUNS BEHIND A CAR AND THE CAR ROLLS BACK AND HITS THEM. WE WERE TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP IT IS BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FORD PUT IN IT. I HAVE WRITTEN THE FORD COMPANY MANY TIMES ABOUT THE SITUATION. THE LAST EMAIL SAID FORD WAS WITHIN THEIR SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE VEHICLE. I AM GETTING RID OF THIS VEHICLE. THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE CAR GIVES YOU ABOUT 3 SECONDS TO GET YOUR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO THE ACCELERATOR BEFORE IT ROLLS BACK WHICH IS ENOUGH TIME BUT THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVES DO NOT. WE WERE ALSO TOLD FORD HAS THIS SAME TRANSMISSION IN MOST OF THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE NOT HIT ANYONE YET, BUT HAVE COME CLOSE 3 TIMES ALREADY AND I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE DECEMBER. *TR

Mileage: 1