1991 FORD TAURUS Power Train Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING FORWARD AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE RADIATOR, BATTERY, MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 98V323000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS) AND 91V134000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: DISC: ROTOR) YET DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS A SECOND TIME AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED TO REPORT THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

WHILE DRIVING GEARS JUMP. THERE IS RECALL 96V166000. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD OF OTHER FORD VEHICLES WITH DESIGN DEFECTS. *TC

THE TRANS-AXLE RECALL WAS NEVER REPAIRED EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED 3 TIMES FOR OTHER RECALLS, THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE RECALLS SINCE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. NLM *JB

MY FORD TAURUS 1991 STATION WAGON LUNGED FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER BACKING UP, BRAKING, THEN STARTING TO GO FORWARD. IT WENT AGAINST A WALL, THE BRAKE DIDN'T WORK, THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS CRASHED, I HAD TO PUT IT INTO PARK TO STOP IT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANY OTHER CAR SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC TESTED IT AND IT DID THIS ANOTHER 3 TIMES.*AK

Mileage: 102,000

TRANSMISSION JUMPED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE GOING UP HILLS. ONCE WHILE GOING UP A HILL, TRANSMISSION WENT INTO REVERSE, AND VEHICLE WENT BACKWARDS, NEARLY HITTING ANOTHER CAR. *AK *JB

Mileage: 139,000

OEM AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, REQUIRING INSTALLATION OF RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AT COST OF $2,862.51. *JB

Mileage: 81,434

I CAN'T POSSIBLY REMEMBER THE DATES THESE THINGS HAPPENED. I PUT A NEW (USED) TRANSMISSION AND THIS ONE IS SLIPPING. I PUT MORE BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS THAN YOU WOULD USE IN A LIFE TIME. THE SPRINGS ARE WEAK IN THE BACK, BUT TO EXSPENSIVE TO CHANGE. I PUT A NEW FUEL PUMP AND GAS TANK. I'VE PUT A NEW EGR VALVE, OXYGEN SENSOR, THROTTLE SENSOR, AIR TEMP SENSOR. I PUT A BLINKER SWITCH AND NEW STRUTS BECAUSE MINE BROKE. 3 OUT OF 4 OF MY DOORS WILL NOT OPEN BECAUSE OF THE HANDLES. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS I WROTE DOWN OR CAN REMEMBER. NOW IT WILL NOT START UNLESS I PUMP THE GAS(IT'S FUEL INJECTED) AND KEEP TURNING IT OVER AND OVER. THEN I'M NOT SURE IF IT WILL START AGAIN WHEN I SHUT IT OFF. THE FUEL PUMP IS WORKING I THINK, I CAN HEAR IT. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND THE PERSON PUT A 1989 MOTOR INTO A 1991 BODY. THESE THINGS STILL WENT WRONG WITH THE CAR EITHER WAY. I DID NOT CHECK ANY BELOW BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO CHECK.

MY 1991 FORD TAURUS WAGON HAS ALWAYS HAD MAJOR TRANSAXLE PROBLEMS! ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE TRANSMISSION PAN BOLTS LOOSSENED ON THEIR OWN. THIS HAS CAUSED PREMATURE TRANSMISSION DAMAGE, AND NOW THE WAGON RUNS MISSERABLY! THOUGH WE TIGHTENED UP THE BOLTS (FOR THE THIRD TIME) ENOUGH DAMAGE OCCURED TO THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I PUT A NEW ONE IN WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AGAIN, AND SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO I AM AQUAINTED WITH WILL KNOW MY LITTLE FORD ORDEAL AS WELL (I'LL MAKE IT A POINT THAT THEY KNOW). HOW COULD A COMPANY THAT HAS BEEN MAKING CARS FOR SO LONG GO SO DAMM ASTRAY? SOME ONE TOLD ME THAT FORD SPELLED IN REVERSE STANDS FOR: "DRIVER RETURNS ON FOOT."...DROF *LA

Mileage: 30,000

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTS WHILE DRIVING.*MR THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ERRATICALLY. ON OCCASIONS IT WOULD SLAM INTO SECOND GEAR OR NOT AT ALL. THE VEHICLE HESITATED FROM A STOP AND WOULD JUMP INTO NEUTRAL. WHILE DRIVING WHILE DRIVING UPHILL THE VEHICLE JUMPED INTO NEUTRAL WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE FORD SERVICEMAN WAS AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TS *NLM

THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED AND THEN SHUT OFF. *JB THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT. *CB *JB

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT EVEN AFTER DRIVING MY CAR WITH THE UP MOST CARE...AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS COMPLAINED OF THIS...THE TAURUS IS INFAMOUS FOR THERE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *JB

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE DRIVING 50MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *SCC

WHILE DRIVING 50MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *SCC

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 50MPH THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT CAUSING A NEAR ACCIDENT.

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT 4 TIMES, IT KEPT SLIPPING AT ANY SPEED. *AKCONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER STARTING THE TRANSMISSION, THE VEHICLE WOULD OVER HEAT AND CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXPRESSWAY. *JG

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RECALL ON SUBFRAME WAS DONE IN FEBRUARY 1999, AT THIS TIME SUBFRAME IS DETACHING FROM THE BODY ON DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT FRONT MOTOR MOUNT WAS REPLACED TWICE. ALSO FRONT PASSENGERS CV AXLE WAS REPLACED TWICE. *YH

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN AND CONCLUDED THERE SHOULD BE NO PROBLEMS. THERE IS STILL AN OCCASIONAL GLITCH WHICH WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE AND WHEN YOU STOP IN TRAFFIC THEN GIVE IT GAS, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE, THEN SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE WITH A JOLT. *JG

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSON FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. VEHICLE WOULD RESTART, BUT WOULDN'T MOVE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED IS A REPALCEMENT TRANSMISSION, INSTALLED BY A FORD DEALERSHIP, 3 YEARS AND LESS THAN 12,000 MILES AGO. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING FOR US SINCE THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT HAS BECOME OBVIOUS TO US THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE JUNK.

TOTAL REPAIRS 3400.00 AT A TIME WHEN MONEY IS VERY SCARCE AS I AM RETIRED AND ON A VERY LIMITED INCOME. I EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN SMALL REPAIRS, BUT WITH TAKING CARE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE LOW MILEAGE, I BELIEVE THE AXELS/ BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION ARE VERY PREMATURE AND MAYBE THE A/C. AT 37168 MILES, THE CAR SHOULD BE RUNNING LIKE NEW.*AK

TOTAL REPAIRS 3400.00 AT A TIME WHEN MONEY IS VERY SCARCE AS I AM RETIRED AND ON A VERY LIMITED INCOME. I EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN SMALL REPAIRS, BUT WITH TAKING CARE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE LOW MILEAGE, I BELIEVE THE AXELS/ BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION ARE VERY PREMATURE AND MAYBE THE A/C. AT 37168 MILES, THE CAR SHOULD BE RUNNING LIKE NEW.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED THAT TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. APPROXIMATELY 15 MONTHS LATER, REBUILT TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. NO CAUSE FOR THIS DEFECT WAS GIVEN TO THE CONSUMER BY DEALERSHIP OR PRIVATE MECHANIC. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDIITONAL INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION STARTED JUMPING INTO NEUTRAL, AND THEN STARTED DOWN INTO FIRST GEAR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM TRANSMISSION WHEN COASTING. DIAGNOSED AS PLANETARY GEAR FAILURE BY DEALER AFTER INSTALLING NEW OIL DISTRIBUTION TUBES PER FORD TSB (02/08/2001). DEALER UNWILLING TO DISCUSS REPAIR UNDER "OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM". DEALER WILL NOT CONTACT ZONE MANAGER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CV JOINTS AND BOOTS, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD SERIOUS DEFECTS WITH THE 3.8 LITER HEAD GASKETS AND THE AXODE TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER HAS FILED A CLAIM IN THE SMALL CLAIMS COURT. *MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

IN APRIL 1998, OUR 1991 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON'S TRANSMISSION FAILED DESPITE HAVING ONLY 61,518 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. WE INCURRED OVER $2,100 IN EXPENSES REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS THEN OUT OF WARRANTY. OUR TRANSMISSION SHOP TOLD US THAT THIS CAR SUFFERED FROM A DESIGN DEFECT, IN THAT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT HAVE A SUFFICIENT COOLING SYSTEM, AND THAT IF THE TRANSMISSION BECAME HOT IT COULD FAIL UPON HAVING TO SHIFT GEARS AT SLOWER SPEEDS. THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR CAR; MY WIFE HAD COMPLETED A LONG, HIGHWAY TRIP, AND THE TRANSMISSION SIMPLY FAILED AND LOCKED UP AFTER SHE EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND BEGAN STOP AND GO DRIVING. SHE WAS ACTUALLY PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. IN AUGUST 1999, I DISCOVERED THAT FORD HAD ACTUALLY SENT OUT A LETTER IN 1995 ADVISING OF AN EXTENSION OF ITS WARRANTY ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS DUE TO REPEATED FAILURES. I SENT A LETTER ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT AT THAT TIME, SINCE OUR CAR HAD BEEN ONLY 1,518 MILES OVER THE 60,000 LIMIT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE, BUT I RECEIVED A REPLY FROM FORD REFUSING TO PROVIDE ANY REIMBURSEMENT WHATSOEVER. I TOOK NO ACTION AT THAT TIME, BUT RECENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR FAILED AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH ONLY 79,400 MILES (ABOUT 18,300 MILES SINCE PREVIOUS FAILURE) AND WE HAVE INCURRED ANOTHER $2,300 IN REPAIR EXPENSE, DESPITE OUR HAVING TAKEN MORE THAN ADEQUATE CARE OF THIS CAR. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY RECOURSE FOR THESE EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES, GIVEN THAT FORD APPARENTLY WAS AWARE OF A DEFECT IN ITS TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS MODEL OF CAR, YET FAILED TO OFFER A RECALL OR REPLACEMENT AND FAILED TO REIMBURSE US ADEQUATELY IN THE PAST. THIS CAR HAS TOO FEW MILES, AND HAS BEEN CARED FOR TOO WELL, SIMPLY TO JUNK IT, BUT WITH THE ONGOING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IT HAS BECOME A CAR WE CAN NEITHER USE NOR SELL. *AK

I WAS ABOUT 75 MILES FROM HOME TRAVELING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 87 @65 MPH.I HAD PASSED A SEMI. AND PULLED BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE. THE TAURUS SHUDDERED AND SHOOK AND IMMEDIATELY DROPPED TO 45 MPH. I PUT ON THE 4WAY FLASHERS AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED AAA AND HAD TO BE FLAT-BEDDED OFF THE INTERSTATE BACK TO MY HOME. THE FORD MOTOR CO. 'S PROBLEMS WITH THE SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON IN THE AXOD-E TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED BEGINNING IN YHE 1986 MODEL YEAR. BUT THE 1991 SEEMS TO FAIL THE MOST . USUALLY IN THE 60-80K RANGE. JUST MY LUCK, I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 76K ON IT AND ONLY GOT 6000 MILES OUT OF IT. THE TRANSMISSION WILL COST BETWEEN $900-$1200 TO REPLACE. FORD DID HAVE AN ONP ADDRESSING THESE FAILURES AND DID ,IN THE PAST,REIMBURSE FOR CORRECTING THEM.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED BY LUBE TUBES PARTS WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY UNDER RECALL, CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. NLM

THIS CAR DEVELOPED TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE UPON SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR AT 112000 MILES. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED, IT BLEW A HEAD GASKET. THIS CAR IS A LEMON & FORD SHOULD TOTALLY RECALL IT. THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER FORD TAURUS VICTIMS OUT THERE. YOU SHOULD LOOK UP THE FORDTAURUSVICTIMS.COM PAGE. *AK

I AM REPORTING MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT PEOPLE, THAT HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE 1991 TRANSMISSIONS IN FORD'S WERE"KNOWN TO BE BAD" . I AM A SINGLE INCOME PERSON WITH 3 KIDS. I PAID SOMEONE $1200 TO FIX MY TRANSSMISSION. I DROVE IT LESS THAN 1 WEEEK AND IT WENT AGAIN. I CALLED THE PERSON AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT AND NOW HE HAS HAD THE CAR FOR OVER 1 YEAR BECAUSE HE CANNOT FIX IT AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY AGAIN TO GET IT FIXED. I KNOW THAT IS NOT YOUR PROBLEM. BUT!! I FEEL THAT BECAUSE I HAVE CALLED AND TALKED TO SO MANY PEOPLE (DEALERS, TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS AND OTHER OWNERS OF 1991 FORD TAURUS') AND THEY ALL HAVE SAID THE SAME THING. THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE BAD AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX, AND THAT ALOT OF TIMES EVEN WHEN FIXED (LIKE IN MY CASE, I BELIEVE) THEY CANNOT BE FIXED PROPERLY. SO, AS OF RIGHT NOW I AM OUT A CAR THAT I PAID $7,100 FOR AND THE $1200 DOLLARS FOR A TRANSMISSION. THE PERSON I HAD FIX MY TRANSSMISSION IS A CERTIFIED TRANSSMISSION SPECIALIST BUT I KNOW HE DID HIS JOB IN TRYING TO FIX IT. NOW HE DOESN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO TRY TO FIX IT AND I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE!! I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBITY FOR THE 1991 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

MY DAUTHER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 M.P.H. AND THE TRANSMATION WENT OUT. IT GAVE NO SINE OF IT GOING OUT. SHE WAS BARALY ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER CARS *AK

CONSUMER HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED MAY OF 1999, AND ON 9TH OF AUGUST VEHICLE STARTED TO MISS. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, TRANSMISSION WAS TOTALLY GONE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WENT TO PULL UP TO A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IT POPS OUT OF GEAR TO NEUTRAL. HAVE TO REVERSE THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO PUT IT BACK IN GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT THE PISTON IS BAD IN THE TRANSMISSION, AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

VEHICLE REQUIRES NEW CLUTCH ASSEMBLY ON THE TRANSMISSION. *MJS

TRANSMISSION AT A STOP RUMBLES CAR TREMENDOUSLY AND CAUSES ENGINE TO RACE THEN AS GAS IS APPLIED , CAR SLIPS THEN TAKES OFF, THEN COMES OUT OF GEAR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM .PLEASE INFORM ME IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS CARS TRAMISSION.ON THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR, THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM.

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND SLIDING WHEN DRIVING. *AK

I PULLED INTO TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T HOLD SECOND GEAR--IT WOULDN'T GO INTO ANY OTHER GEAR EITHER. IF I TAKE OFF IN MANUAL LOW--ACCELERATE AND DROP IT INTO DRIVE IT WILL GO USUALLY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT IN 1996 AND THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN 1998. I HAVEN'T BEEN FINANCIALLY ABLE TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN. I LEARNED OF A RECALL THEY HAD ON THIS TRANSMISSION--CAN I GET IT FIXED? IT IS DEFINITELY DANGEROUS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER WERE CHANGED AT 25000 AND 45000 MILES. *AK

PROBLEM IS TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, WHICH FROM TALKING WITH OTHER OWNERS, AND TRANSMISSION MECHANICS HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE 1991 FORD TAURUS , LINCOLN TRANSMISSIONS DUE TO INTERNAL DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER BUT WHEN CONTACTED SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS TO BE A PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE WORST TRANS. FOR THAT VEHICLE SERIES, EVERY MECHANIC I TALKED TO SAID THIS IS A FORD DEFECT, AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY FORD. ANY HELP ON HOW TO PURSUE THIS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *AK

TRANSMISSION GASKET AND FILTER FAILED. NLM

CUSTOMER EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AFTER RECALL (93M84) REPAIR FOR ERRATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATION. NLM

I TOOK CAR TO LOCAL FORD DEALER JIM CLICK 520-747-2000 6420 EAST 22ND ST TUCSON AZ. 85710 FOR LEAKING TRANSMISSION. SERVICE TECH FOUND 6 MISSING CASE BOLTS FROM PREV REPAIR WHEN TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY FORD UNDER MANDATORY RECALL. FORD NOT WILLING TO COMPENSATE ME FOR REPAIRS OF $600 FOR THEIR FAULTY WORKMANSHIP. I HAVE PAPERWORK CONFIRMING IT WAS FORD'S MISTAKE FOR NOT INSTALLING THE 6 CASE BOLTS SIGNED BY SERVICE MANAGER JASON DAVIS. I NEED HELP RESOLVING MATTER . THX MERLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION WOULD DIE OUT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT BUT VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO MOVE. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP/JERK FORWARD. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICL., HOWEVER ,THE MILEAGE HAS BEEN EXCEEDED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A LITTLE COUNTRY ROAD, GOING UP A SLIGHT HILL, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF GEAR. MOTOR WAS RACING. CONTACTED DEALER ,VEHICLE IS THERE NOW. *AK

NO SUMMARY

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE MOTOR IS RACING. ALSO, THERE IS SOME KNOCKING AND RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS THERE IS A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER HAD THE SUBFRAME REPLACED. *AK

TRANSMISSION DESIGENERATED AT 89,500 MILES

GRINDING SOUND WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING. STOPPED VEHICLE TO INSPECT, UNABLE TO SHIFT GEAR. REPAIRMAN INSPECTED AND INFORMED CONSUME RTHAT TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER LEARNED OF A MANUFACTURER'S EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY OF 6 YEARS AND 60,000 MILE. DEALER / MFR. REFUSED TO ACCEPT. ASKING NHTSA FOR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

12/12/95 TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL DUE TO RECALL, 06/09/97 TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED BY FORD SERVICE DEPT.(CHARGED SERVICE), 08/27/97 TRANSMISSION WAS CHECKED BY FORDS SERVICE DEPT. DUE TO PROBLEMS(CHARGED SERVICE), 09/05/97 TRANSMISSION FAILS ON EXPRESSWAY 30 MILES FROM HOME HAD TO BE TOWED BACK. CONTACTED FORD SERVICE DEPT. AND FORD MOTOR CO., THEY BOTH CLAIMED NO LIABILITY DUE TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION.

WAS AT STOP LIGHT WHEN GEARS HAD GRINDED. VEHICLE STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS ON A HILL & THEN STOPPED ALTOGETHER. HAD NO FORWARD GEAR. VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. WAS INFORMED NO FORWARD GEARD. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BROKEN DOWN & NEEDED REPLACING. THIS WAS THE 3RD TRANSMISSION IN 3 YEARS. *AK

TRANS. JUST QUIT WORKING AT 65 MPH , ENGINE JUST STARTED RACING.HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO A CRASH . 2 ) TRANS IS SLIPPING WAS TOLD NEED A NEW ONE AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR WITH THIS TRANS.

AT 53699 MILES, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT PULL, DEALER REMOVED AND OVERHAULED TRANSACLE AND REPLACED BOTH OUTER CV BOOTS, 3 MONTHS LATER MORE PROBLEMS OCCURRED WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AND 4 MONTHS LATER FAILED AGAIN AFTER REPAIR. POPPING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING. STRUT BUSHINGS NOISY AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. *SLC

NO SUMMARY

I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS AND RETAINED RECEIPTS TO SUBSTANTIATE THIS CLAIM. THE VEHICLE HAS PROVEN TO BE UNRELIABLE AND A RISK TO OPERATE EVEN WHEN MAINTAINED WITHIN MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. CONSIDERING THE SCOPE AND FREQUENCY OF MAJOR COMPONENT FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE HAS NO RELATIONSHIP TO THE SUBJECT VEHICLES OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS. BASED ON MY EXPERIENCES AND OTHER REPORTS IN PRINT ON THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL, FORD PRODUCED A VEHICLE (THOUSANDS OF THEM) THAT PRESENT AN OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED AS A 8 PASSENGER FAMILY CAR. THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIGNIFICANTLY INJURY THE OCCUPANTS DUE TO A MAJOR COMPONENT FAILURE OR COMBINATION OF MAJOR COMPONENT FAILURE MUST BE ABOVE ACCEPTABLE RISK STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE NHTSA. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT ALL OF THE MAJOR COMPONENT FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AT REDUCED SPEEDS AND NOT IN CONJESTED SEATTLE/TACOMA FREEWAY TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. THE LAST TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED ONE DAY AFTER MY FAMILY TRAVELED TO SEATTLE TO ENJOY SEAFAIR AND IF IT HAD OCCURRED ON I-5, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY TO MY ENTIRE FAMILY OF 5. AT WHAT POINT DOES THE NHTSA TAKE ACTION AGAINST A MANUFACTURER FOR PRODUCING A VEHICLE THAT IS A KNOWN LEMON THAT HAS SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. DEALER SAIS VEHICLE NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. HAD TO GET A TOW. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE PHENOLIC PISTONS IS A KNOWN DEFECT.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

CARS SHOULD NOT HAVE TRANSMISSION CRAPPING OUT AT 52000 MILES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE STRANGE NOISES, AND THE LEFT FRONT AXLE LOCKED UP. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE STRANGE NOISES, AND THE LEFT FRONT AXLE LOCKED UP. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH AND THE TRANSMISISON MADE A STRANGE NOISE, AND THE LEFT FRONT AXLE LOCKED UP. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH AND THE TRANSMISISON MADE A STRANGE NOISE, AND THE LEFT FRONT AXLE LOCKED UP. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK

I HAVE RECENTLY HAD MY TANSMISSION REPLACED. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT ALLREADY HAD BEEN REPLACED ONCE. I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THERE IS A HESITATION WHEN I FIRST TAKE OFF, AND SOMETIMES IT ACTS LIKE IT IS COUGHING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, OR LIKE SKIPPING, IF I LET OF OF THE GAS WHEN IT DOES THAT AND THEN PUSH BACK DOWN IT USUALLY STOPS. I AM AFTRAID THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO GO OUT AGAIN. ALSO WHEN I USE MY OVERDRIVE, IT FEELS REALLY STIFF AT 55, AND DOES THAT SKIPPING THING AGAIN. PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND WITH 60,00O MILES ON THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION PREMATURELY FAILED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

FRONT AXLES HAVE A RUBBER CUP ON THEM WHICH WEARS OUT AND BREAKS, DIRT ACCUMULATES AND VEHICLE WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL AND THERE WOULD BE NO CONTROL. DEALER NOT CONTACTED, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED; NEEDED TO BE REPLACED/ PAINT IS PEELING FROM ALL LATERAL SURFACES OF CAR DUE TO MANUFACTURERS DEFECT

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AS STATED IN RECALL LETTER (94M84), HOWEVER IS BEING DENIED REFUND. MJS

WHEN TRAVELING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED A GRIDING SOUND COMING FROM TRANSMISSION WHICH WENT COMPELETY OUT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. *AK

PLANETARY GEAR WORE OUT. ALSO, A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE TRANSMISSON COULD NOT BE ENGAGED IN EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE AND A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. A CHECK WITH REPAIR SPECIALISTS DISLOSES THAT THERE IS AN INHERRANT PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSON WHICH PRDICATED FORD TO ISSUE A SERVICE BULLETIN IN 1994. THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTEE WAS EXTENDED TO 7 YEARS FROM DATE OF MANUFACTURE OR 60,000.00 MILES. THE REPAIR TOTAL WAS $2400.00 PLUS TOWIING CHARGES. WITH REGARD TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHEN VEHICLE TRAVELS AT SPEED OVER 65 MPG THE CHEKC ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOR 20 TO 30 SECONDS AND SHUTS OFF NUMEROUS TIMES. WHEN VEHICLE TRAVELS UNDER 65 THERE IS NO PROBLEM.ALL FLUIDS ARE FILLED, NO OTHER INDICATION OF PROBLEMS. FORD AUTHORIZED DEALERS CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15MPH WHEN VEHICLE LOST POWER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING ON AN INCLINE. THERE WAS A BULLETIN 94-M84-AX4S FOR THE TRANSAXLE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT VEHICLE, AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, IN WARRANTY, 14.000 MILES LATER PROBLEM OCCURRED. RECALL 93V106. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING COMPLETE POWER LOSS, ONCE AFTER HAVING BEEN REBUILT, ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY.

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND COMING OFF A RAMP, VEHICLE STARTS STALLING AND JERKING. THE CONSUMER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND COMING OFF A RAMP, THE VEHICLE STALLS AND JERKS. CONSUMER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE ENGINE WAS PICKING UP FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO GET THE TRANMISSION REBUILT.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

FIRST FAILURE COVERED BY MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY, SECOND FAILURE PAID OUT OF POCKET. TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS INDICATE ENGINEERING/DESIGN PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION.

WHILE WAITING AT A STOP SIGN TRANSMISSION EXPLODED. THERE WASN'T ANY WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED HOME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, CONSUMER FELT SOMETHING IN THE STEERING, LIKE A POPPING SOUND. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LOST SPEED. WHEN CONSUMER PUT TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND THEN TRIED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE, THE ENGINE RACED. ALSO, WHEN PUTTING IN REVERSE THE ENGINE RACED, AND THE CONSUMER COULD'NT MOVE THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WORN OUT FRONT AXLE, AND A/C O-RINGS LEAK. *AK

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN 1997. THE SELLER HAD THE TRANSMISSION RE-BUILT A FEW MONTHS BEFORE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION RE-BUILT A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, AND RETURNED IT ABOUT THREE TIMES, AGAIN TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE IS VERY HARD AND JOLTING DOWNSHIFTING FROM THIRD TO SECOND--TRAVELING ABOUT 25-30 M.P.H. IN THIRD, SLOWING TO ABOUT 15 M.P.H., AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE ALSO FREQUENTLY STICKS IN FIRST FROM A STOP, AND SLAMS INTO SECOND AT ABOUT 25 MPH. ALSO, SOMETIMES ON DOWNSHIFTS FROM THIRD WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM 25-30 M.P.H., THE TRANSMISSION SKIPS TO FIRST AND IMMEDIATELY SLAMS INTO SECOND WITH THE ENGINE AT VERY HIGH R.P.M.'S. ALSO, FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR SOMETIMES STARTS IN SECOND, EVEN WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IS PLACED IN THE "1" POSITION. I HAVE SINCE DRIVEN IN OTHER TAURUSES OF THAT OR SIMILAR YEARS, AND I HAVE YET TO SEE ONE WITH A GOOD TRANSMISSION.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE WILL JERK/VIBRATE AND STALL AND DIE OUT. ALSO, WHEN SLOWING DOWN, VEHICLE WILL JUMP OUT GEAR, AND NOW VEHICLE WON'T MOVE AT ALL. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN 5/97. MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING ENGINE TO LAY ON TRANSMISSION, WHICH ALSO WAS REPLACED. SECOND TIME, MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MOTOR MOUNTS. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WIT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE ONLY HAS FIRST GEAR OR REVERSE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL, AND COULD NOT BE PUT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS FIXED 3 TIMES AND THEN FINALLY REPLACED, ALL UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION LASTED ABOUT 70000 MILES, AND THEN HAS HAD THE SAME TYPES OF PROBLEMS, AND HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE FRONT RIGHT MOTOR MOUNT BROKE SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUALLY THE TOP BOLT VIBRATES LOOSE. THE MOUNT HAS JUST BEEN REPLACED AGAIN. THE FRONT WHEEL ROTORS CONTINUALLY GO BAD, AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED, ESPECIALLY THE RIGHT ONE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN OVERDRIVE, IT WOULDN'T MOVE. THEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED COMPLETELY. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED AS WELL AS THE AXLES AS A DIRECT RESULT OF RECALL ON SUBFRAMES, CAUSING DIFFICULT STEERING.

IMTERMITTANTLY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE FORWARD FROM STOP BUT GOES IN REVERSE.

TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE YEARS AFTER IT WAS RECALLED. CONSUMER FELT THAT SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER WANTS FORD TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK

CALLED THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE ON DEC. 23, 1998 AND ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD US THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE TRANSMISSION IN 1994 FOR THE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF OUR CAR, WHO TOLD US 6 YEARS OR 60000 MILES WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. BUT THE LOCAL DEALER THAT SOLD US THE CAR REFUSE THE FACT. WE NEED TO FIND OUT THE FACT. PLEASE HELP US SOLVE OUR CONCERNS. THANK YOU.

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWO TIMES.

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHILE ACCELERATING, CAR CUT OUT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING LOST ALL POWER AND THERE WAS A LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, CAUSING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO ALMOST HIT THE CONSUMER DUE TO THE HESITATION. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DRIVING IT IS VERY HARD TO SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. WHEN TRYING TO PICK UP SPEED, THERE IS A VERY LOUD NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE WILLVIBRATE AT TIMES. *AK

WINDSHIELD RESEALED/POWER WINDOW REPAIRED/MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH/TRANSMISSION/STEERING LINKAGE/ WATER PUMP/THERMOSTAT/FAN/ALTERNATOR AND AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR REPLACED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

TRANMISSION FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGNED FRONT PUMP INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY.

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWO TIMES.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

GASKET IN AXODE TRANSMISSION DETERIORATED, BLOCKING LUBRICATION TO PLANTARY GEARS. GEARS DESTROYED DUE TO LACK OF LUBICATION. FOR REFUSES TO DISCUSS MATTER.

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON BUSY FREEWAY. FORD SHOULD BE DEMANDED TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES THEN COMPLETELY BROKE DOWN. (QCAW)

AXOD TRANSMISSION FAIL. THESE TRANSMISSIONS FAIL TOO SOON. FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN OR TO COME TO A STOP, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE IN THE DRIVE GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING.

HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED THAT MOTOR MOUNTS WERE CRACKED & BROKEN & NEEDED REPLACING. MOTOR MOUNTS NEED REPLACING AGAIN FOR SAME PROBLEM. HAD TO REPLACE AXLES, FRONT DISC BRAKES ROTORS & CV BOOTS. REPLACED ALSO, ACCORDING TO MECHANIC.

HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED THAT MOTOR MOUNTS WERE CRACKED & BROKEN & NEEDED REPLACING. MOTOR MOUNTS NEED REPLACING AGAIN FOR SAME PROBLEM. HAD TO REPLACE AXLES, FRONT DISC BRAKES ROTORS & CV BOOTS. REPLACED ALSO, ACCORDING TO MECHANIC.

ALUMINUM ENGINE PISTON RING CRACKED/REPLACED. REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS FAILED DUE TO CORROSION , CAUSING ENGINE/TRANSMISSION TO FALL DOWN PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, RADIATOR HAD HOLES IN THE PLASTIC/TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED/FRONT END HAS BEEN WELDED SO FA ROUT OF LINE THAT WELDS HAD TO BE BROKEN TO CORRECT MISALIGNMENT/WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO CLEAN WINDOWS/RONT HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND REA RLIGHTS FAILED. (93V-106.002). *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ALSO REPLACED CV BOOT.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ALSO REPLACED CV BOOT.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSAXLE FAILED CAUSING SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTING.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. OWNER INTERESTED IN STUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON 1991 TAURUS TRANSMISSIONS.

TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING SLIPPAGE.

TRANSMISSION STOPPED DEAD, NO WARNING, NO OIL LEAKING, OIL WELL WAS FULL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE CLUTCH IN THE TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT PRIOR TO SERVICE RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO EXPIRATION OF THE DATE. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS UNDER A RECALL NOTICE. THE RECALL COVERED TRANSMISSIONS WITH UP TO 60,000 MILES, THIS ONE DID NOT FAIL UNTIL 69,155 MILES.

TRANSMISSION FAILED PRIOR TO/AFTER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO EXPIRATION OF WARRANTY. ALSO REPLACED TRANSAXLE. (94M84). *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED PRIOR TO/AFTER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO EXPIRATION OF WARRANTY. ALSO REPLACED TRANSAXLE. (94M84). *AK

WHENEVER VEHICLE IS AT A STOP TRANSMISSION WOULD DISENGAGE AS IF IN NEUTRAL. THEN WOULD REV UP WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THEN WOULD JERK & VEHICLE WOULD MOVE. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED THEY DID NOT KNOW OF ANY SUCH PROBLEM & WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT REASON.. *AK

.TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOUR TIMES. ALSO, REPLACED TRANSAXLE. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOUR TIMES. ALSO, REPLACED TRANSAXLE. *AK

TRASAXLE REBUILT 4 TIMES. *AK

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES WITH TRANSMISSION, TOTAL FAILURE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SEIZE WHILE ON HIGHWAY.

TRANSMISSION FAILED/REPLACED TWICE. IN ADDITION, WHILR DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, CAUSING COMPLETE FAILURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS.

VEHICLE JUMPS WHEN PUT INTO GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

REPAIRING OR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, DUE TO A UNKNOWN RECALL OR RECALL-TYPE OF ACTION.

RECALL ON TRANSMISSION--NOTICE NOT RECEIVED.

WHILE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60+ MPH) AND TRANSMISSION IS IN OVERDRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTS TO LOWEST GEAR (35 MPH), THEN ERRATICALLY SHIFTS BETWEEN ALL FORWARD GEARS.

TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE TIMES.

TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING, CAUSING PROBLEMS TO OTHER COMPONENTS WITHIN THE VEHICLE.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *AK

AN UNSUPPORTED PIECE OF THE TRANSMISSION GASKET BROKE SHUTTING OFF THE LUBRICATION OIL.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR JUST CUT OFF, THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION HAD BURNT OUT, CONSUMER STATED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND THE DESIGN WAS FAULTY. *AK CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. CONSUMER STATED DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED UNDER WARRANTY, SHORTLY AFTER CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TRANSMISSION.*JB

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED.

CV BOOTS CRACKED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICANT ON GEARS.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE EITHER IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. *AK

TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER RECALL REPAIRS.

SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY CANNOT BE SEEN ON A BRIGHT SUNNY DAY.

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AFTER HAVING TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. MOST RECENTLY THE OWNER HAS EXPERIENCED THREE EPISODES OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, CAUSING HESITATION/BUCKING.

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

WHEN DRIVING CAN'T SHIFT TRANSMISSION GEARS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE, SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *AK

TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN, RECALL NOTICE WARNED ABOUT ERRATIC SHIFTING THAT COULD CAUSE BREAKDOWN.

TRANSMISSION FAILED AS PER RECALL NOTICE BUT FAILED AGAIN AFTER REPAIRED.

TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DISENGAGED FROM DRIVE AND THEN SUDDENLY REENGAGED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED FROM DRIVE GEAR 4 TIMES, CAUSING A LOSS OF FORWARD MOTION.

TRANSMISSION JUMPED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR

WHILE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE AND IN MOTION, TRANSMISSION WILL SUDDENLY DISENGAGE OUT OF GEAR THEN REENGAGE, CAUSING UNEXPECTED DEACCELERATION/ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

TRANSMISSION GEAR FAILURE.

OWNER STATES WITH NO WARNING HIS TRANSMISSION FAILED, HE NOTES THAT THE VEHICLE DIED OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING, HE FEARS A CRASH COMING UP IF THIS CONTUNIES. *AK *JB

TRANSMISSION LURCHED FORWARD UPON COMING TO A FULL STOP PRIOR TO RECALL.

WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR THE GEAR LOCKED UP, RECEIVED SERVICE BULLETIN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER , WASN'T HAVING THE PROBLEM A THAT TIME, BUT DEALER KNEW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

THE FRONT STRUT WAS REPAIRED AND THE CV JOINTS WERE REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

TRANSMISSION FELL OUT.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSAXLE FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL NOTICE NEVER RECEIVED.

FAILURE ON THE INNER TIE ROD, WHEN DRIVING THE INNER TIE ROD BROKE.*AK ALSO CAUSING CV JOINT BOOTS TO BR REPLACED AS WELL DUE TO THE INNER TIE ROD BREAKING.*JB

PURCHASED THE CAR NEW, HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

AT 70,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION RECALL WORK DENIED DUE TO TIME AND MILEAGE OF VEHICLE, HOWEVER STARTED TO HAVE SIMPTONS OF RECALL FAILURE PRIOR.

TRANSMISSION RECALL REPAIRS UNSATISFACTORY.

THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARKED AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND IT ROLLED OVER A BLOCK AND A TREE.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD

CV BOOTS FAILED. *SD

THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, PURCHASED CAR USED . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, PURCHASED CAR USED . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION BUCKS. *DH

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

RECIEVED A RECALL LETTER AND HAD RECALL WORK DONE AND THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS FAILING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION/OVERHEATING. *DH

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

A/T: WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, ITS HARD TO SHIFT. MAKES LOUD CLANKING NOISE; VEHICLE JERKS; NO WARNING, COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT; GETTING WORSE. *AK

FOUR-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REPLACED UNDER RECALL, REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION THUMP WHEN TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 1ST CHECKED MOTOR MOUND AND ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM, NO AVAIL.

TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED, CAUSING FAILURE. *SD

FAILURE OF TRANSMISSIONS PLANETARY GEAR CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP. *DSH

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, VEHICLE SEIZED WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY *AK

CV JOINTS BOOTS AND STEERING BOOT SPLIT AND COME OFF WHILE DRIVING. *AK

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP/FAILED, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO EXPIRATION OF RECALL NOTICE. *DH

THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN,DEALER AND MANUFACTURE REFUSED TO DO REPAIRS.*AK CONSUMER HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED BEFORE RECALL, MANUFACTURER PAID FOR THAT REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN BUT MANUFACTURER SAYS THEY WILL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY. *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, THE VEHICLE SEIZED WILL DRIVING BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO DESIGN NOT ALLOWING FOR PROPER LUBRICATION. *DH

VEHICLE SURGES PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. *SD

HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. TT

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS TOTALLY FAILED, GEARS WILL NOT ENGAGE. TT

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD

VEHICLE JUMPS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN SLOWED DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND CAN'T BE PUT BACK INTO GEAR UNTIL VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. *DSH

POOR LUBRICATION CAUSED FAILURE OF PLANETARY GEARS IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. *DSH

WHEN STOPPING VEHICLE CAR WILL NOT GO FORWARD UNLESS YOU GO IN REVERSE THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

612-295-5164: AUTO-TRAN: WHILE SLOWING DOWN OR ENTERING INTERSECTION, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE, MAKES CLUNKING NOISE; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT

HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. TT

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON HWY SUDDENLY STOPPED ABRUPTLY. AUTO-TRANSMISSION CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO LOW GEAR WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO STOP, HESITATES TO TAKE OFF. *DSH

PURCHASE CAR USED AT 50,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TT

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT THROTTLE DECELERATION AT HWY. SPEEDS, ALSO DURING INCIDENT GEAR SHIFT SEEM TO GO INTO NEUTRAL, TRANS. BEEN REPLACED. TT

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING, THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT WILL NOT FIX. TT

TRANSMISSION SLIPS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

AUTO-TRAN: WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR; ACCELERATES, BUT VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE; FORD ISSUED VOLUNTARY RECALL 11/94 FOR 6 MONTHS. TT

THE MOTOR MOUNT BROKE, WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKE IT MAKES NOISE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING . TT *JB

THE MOTOR MOUNT BROKE, WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKE IT MAKES NOISE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING . TT

THE TRANSMISSION WHEN OUT 110,000 MILES . TT

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SD

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AW

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD

AUTO-TRAN: INTERMITTENT ERRATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATIONS; AFTER STOPPING, DOES NOT TAKE OFF IN DRIVE; SLIPS; DOES NOT ALWAYS REMAIN IN POSITION; STALLS. TT

TRANSMISSION FAILED. RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO MILEAGE. *SKD

TRANSMISSION DROPS TO LOWER GEAR WHILE DRIVING. TT

TRANSMISSIONS CONTINUOUSLY FAILS. *DSH

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SKD

THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT HAD TO MODIFY THE OILING SYSTEM . TT

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, DRIVER LEFT VEHICLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND TRANSMISSIOM JUMPED INTO REVERSE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION JUST LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR WHILE TRYING TO STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

CV BOOTS FAILED. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGHLY AND HESITATES. THERE IS SERVICE BULLETIN BUT WILL NOT FIX IT. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

ERRATIC SHIFTING IN/OUT OF LOCKUP IN OVERDRIVE AND OCCASIONAL SEVERE DOWNSHIFTING IN LOWER GEARS. *AK

ERRATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATIONS, SHIFTS GEARS SUDDENLY/SLUGGISHLY OR NOT AT ALL. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE PART THE VALVE BODY CHICK BALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. *DSH

TRANSMISSION IS HARD TO SHIFT.

VEHICLE WILL GO FORWARD IN PARK AND NEUTRAL BUT GO INTO REVERSE AND GO FORWARD IN DRIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, REPLACED.

AUTO-TRANSMISSION 3.8 LITRE ENGINES; WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLES' TRANSMISSION DISINTEGRATED COMPLETELY COASTING TO STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN STOPPED. ATTER WAS SATISFACTORILY TAKEN CARE OF, WANTS HOTLINE TO CANCEL COMPLAINT.

TRANSMISSION FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL. *AW

RACK AND PINION AND AXLE BROKE CAUSING FRONT WHEELS TO LOCK. TT

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE/REVERSE, ALSO REPLACED LEAKING TRANSMISSION OIL PAN. *AK

REPLACED RIGHT/REAR OUTER CV BOOTS.

AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILURE; REPLACED TWICE. TT

AUTOMATIC TRANS FAILURE, ERRATIC SHIFTING OF GEARS. TT

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION JUST GOES OUT COMPLETELY AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED JUST 600 MILES OVER THE LIMIT. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. TT