2005 FORD TAURUS Power Train Problems

I DROVE TO A FRIENDS HOUSE AND HAD NO PROBLEMS AT ALL WAS THERE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WOULDN'T MOVE THE CAR IS ON A SIDE STREET IN THE CITY

Mileage: 78,345

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE FUEL CAP AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, IT LUNGED FORWARD. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS ENGAGED IN PARK; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE INCREASED TO HIGH AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO OPERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (ROWE WESTBROOK, 91 MAIN STREET, WESTBROOK, ME 04092, (207) 854-2555) AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

Mileage: 127,000

DRIVING ON A HIGH-SPEED HIGHWAY, WHEN WITHOUT WARNING (NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY OTHER NOTIFICATION), THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING. I WAS LEFT UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OR EVEN MAINTAIN MY SPEED; AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP ON AN EXIT RAMP AS THE PORTION OF HIGHWAY THAT I WAS ON DID NOT HAVE SHOULDERS ON EITHER SIDE. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME WAS JUST AS ILL-PREPARED FOR THIS SUDDEN DECELERATION, AND I WAS POWERLESS TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN STEER TO RELATIVE SAFETY. IT APPEARS THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER'S SPLINES ARE NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED AND THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS SPECIFIC MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE ATTENDED TO, ESPECIALLY SO THAT THERE IS NO INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE IN THE FUTURE.

Mileage: 100,000

MY 2005 FORD TAURUS HAS A STRIPPED TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINE AFTER I INSPECTED IT CLOSELY. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE. IT IS ALSO COMMON IN OTHER SIMILAR FORD MODELS. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINE CAN STRIP OUT WITHOUT WARNING, LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS. THIS CAN BE ESPECIALLY HAZARD IN AN INTERSECTION WHEN A LIGHT TURNS RED, ON AT HIGH SPEED ON A HIGHWAY, WHICH WOULD RISK A HIGH-SPEED REAR END COLLISION. FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS COMMON DEFECT. THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES OF THIS SAME FAILURE ON THE INTERNET BY OTHER OWNERS.THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS AS I WAS IN AN INTERSECTION MAKING A LEFT TURN AT LOW SPEED ON A CITY STREET. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. VERY LUCKILY, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP CLEAR OF TRAFFIC. HOWEVER, THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT.

Mileage: 98,000

I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF MAYBE 45 MILES AN HOUR AND I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE REALLY FAST. I TAPPED THE GAS HARD AND IT STOPPED. SINCE THEN IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME. NOW THE CAR IS HESITANT AND JERKING. THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT RECENTLY CAME ON AND WENT AWAY BUT THE ACCELERATION IS GETTING WORSE EACH DAY.

TAKATA RECALL TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND THEN IT JUST WENT OUT. SO HAD IT FIXED AND IT COST ME OVER $ 2500. NOW A YEAR TO DATE 07/ 08/2017 IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND CAN NOT AFFORD IT AGAIN. OH OF COURSE WHEN YOU TAKE IT IN IT WON'T DO IT. IT HAPPENS WHEN MOVING IN THE CITY BETWEEN LIKE 1ST AND 2ND. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.

Mileage: 119,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT LESS THAN 56,000 MILES.

Mileage: 56,000

UPON RETURNING TO THE TAURUS IN A PARKING LOT, THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE. THE GEAR SHIFT MOVED AS FREELY AS IT NORMALLY DOES, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED ACROSS TOWN. OUR MECHANIC TOLD ME TODAY THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS STRIPPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THAT METAL PARTICLES FROM THE STRIPPED OUT PIECES HAD TO BE CLEANED OUT. TOTAL COST WILL BE ABOUT $1800. MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH TAURUSES AND WINDSTARS OF THAT TIME, AND A LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS PAGE CONFIRMS IT. DISAPPOINTING THAT FORD WILL NOT RECALL FOR WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. MY INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 88K MILES.

Mileage: 88,500

2005 FORD TAURUS WITH 53,000 MILES HAS A PROBLEM THAT THE ENGINE ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE ALSO REVS UP TO 4000RPM IN PARK ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE MUST BE TURNED OFF AND THE ACCELERATOR MUST BE PRESSED HARD TO "RESET" THE PROBLEM. BASED ON RESEARCH ONLINE AND PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT AND ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR.

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOUR TIMES BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,847.

Mileage: 84,847

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED INTERMITTENT HESITATION. ALSO, WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND RESTARTED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. MOST RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

Mileage: 99,000

TRANNY WENT OUT WHILE GOING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. CAR WENT DOWN TO 15 MPH. WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY OTHER VEHICLES. WAS NOT AWARE OF THE MANUFACTURE DEFECT AT THE TIME. FORD WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL EVEN THOUGH A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR WERE AFFECTED.

Mileage: 145,000

I SAW A RECALL NOTICE IN THE NEWS: 06N07 7807 FOR MY VEHICLE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE PCM RECALIBRATING FOR THE FLEX FUEL. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICES BY USPS AND HAVE LIVED AT THE SAME ADDRESS SINCE 1984. I HAD THE TAURUS INTO TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS FOR SERVICE AND NO ONE MENTIONED THE RECALL. AS I AM RETIRED MILITARY MY VEHICLES ARE ALWAYS KEPT IN TOP CONDITION FOR TRAVEL AT ANYTIME. I WAS REFUSED SERVICE ON THE TAURUS ( TOW DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIP HAD COMPLETED WORK ON THE TAURUS, WITHOUT TAKING CARE OF THE RECALL) THE SERVICE REP STATED THAT THE TIME FOR REPAIR HAD PASSED. NO WONDER FORD MOTOR COMPANY STOCK IS DOWN IN THE TIME PASSED, (I HAVE SERVICE BILLS THAT SHOW THAT TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS AND I DO HAVE STARTING PROBLEMS WITH THE E85 FUEL. I AM WONDERING IF OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE LACK OF NOTICES FOR RECALL. I JUST WANT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND MAKE A CUSTOMER AND SHAREHOLDER HAPPY...UPDATED 08/27/15 *BF

Mileage: 73,443

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CHECK TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,904.

Mileage: 169,904

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION GEARS DISENGAGE AND THERE IS NO MORE ACCELERATION. I COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ENGINE IS RUNNING, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE WHEN SHIFTED IN ANY GEAR (FORWARD OR REVERSE). TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY SUSPECT TORQUE CONVERTER AND/OR FULL TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Mileage: 110,000

WAS HEADING HOME FROM FISHING TO HAVE EASTER DINNER WITH THE FAMILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE GOING TO PASS A TRUCK ON THE EXPRESS WAY TO THE LEFT LANE, WHEN I WENT TO GIVE IT GAS TO GO AROUND HIM, I GOT NOTHING LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL, RPMS WENT UP AND I STARTED SLOWING DOWN .NO NOISE NO NOTHING SO I SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 2 HOURS WAITING FOR A TOW TO GET IT HOME. SINCE IT WAS EASTER SUNDAY I HAD NO WHERE TO TOW IT TOO. I'VE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH AND LOOKS LIKE A TORQUE CONVERTER NOT 100 PERCENT SURE UNTIL I DIG INTO IT. BUT I DID BUY THIS CAR USED AND HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM IN 2 YEARS, GOT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW I WAS 1600 MILES OVER THE LIMIT SO NO WARRANTY. I'M DAM WELL NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THIS AND ILL BE CALLING THE FINANCE COMPANY TO COME GET IT STILL MAKING PAYMENTS, CAUSE IF IT GOING TO COST ME 1800 TO FIX IT, NO WAY CARS ONLY WORTH 2500. *TR

Mileage: 176,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MILE PER HOUR THE I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR CONTINUED IN A MANNER AS IF IT WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL. I TAPPED THE PEDAL A FEW TIMES AND PUT MY FOOT BEHIND AND PULLED AND IT RELEASED. EARLIER MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND REPORTED THAT IT ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP SO SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT NEARLY MISSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, THEN LOST ALL DRIVE AND REVERSE. NO WARNING OR NOISES DETECTED. POSSIBLE PROBLEM MIGHT BE STRIPED SPLINES IN TORQUE CONVERTER OF TRANSMISSION. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ALL PUMP PRESSURE IS LOST AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL APPEAR TO BE IN NEUTRAL. FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING 35 MPH, WHEN THERE WAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE PEDAL GOT STUCK. THE ENGINE WAS AT ABOUT 4,000 RPM. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC, SO SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF, HOWEVER, IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR HER TO BRAKE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, AND WE RECENTLY HAD THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ACCELERATOR WIRING REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND AS I BEGAN TO MOVE OFF TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO PICK UP SPED WITHOUT ME PUSHING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE SPED INCREASED ABRUPTLY AND SEEMED TO BE OVERPOWERING THE BRAKES. I MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER(AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) TO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE IT'S REVS. I STOMPED ON THE ACCELERATOR WHILE THE CAR WAS TRAVELING CLOSE TO 60 MPH, NOW COASTING IN NEUTRAL, AND THE ENGINE REVS BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THIS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION HAD MY DAUGHTER, A NOVICE DRIVER OF SIX MONTHS, BEEN BEHIND THE WHEEL. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH UPHILL, THE SPEED SUDDENLY DECREASED TO 20 MPH. THE SPEED INCREASED AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. A LOCAL MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

Mileage: 114,000

ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2014, I WAS DRIVING ON US HWY 206 IN FLANDERS, NJ, WHEN MY CAR STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE ACCELERATOR. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, BUT PRESSING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING. I QUICKLY MANEUVERED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE IN ANY GEAR, EVEN REVERSE, HOWEVER, NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE AS IT WAS STILL RUNNING. I WAS TOWED HOME AND RESEARCH THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER FORD TAURUS OWNERS WHEN THE SPLINES ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAIL, RENDERING THE TRANSMISSION INOPERABLE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY UNRESPONSIVE WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I'M LUCKY I WASN'T HIT FROM BEHIND ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND REPLACE THE FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. ON JULY 8, 2014, FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE FORD TAURUS, AND OTHER MODELS, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT MY YEAR WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. WHY? IN JANUARY 2012, FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTERS FOR 450K SUVS AND VANS. BUT THE TAURUS WASN'T, AGAIN, WHY? ARE THE LIVES OF TAURUS OWNERS WORTH ANY LESS THAN SUV/MINIVAN OWNERS? *TR

Mileage: 106,502

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY, I NOTICED THAT I SEEMED TO KEEP PICKING UP SPEED EVEN AFTER I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I FIRST ATTEMPTED TO PUSH AND PULL ON THE GAS PEDAL THINKING IT WAS STUCK BUT NO SUCCESS, I THEN ATTEMPTED TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE PUSHING THE BRAKE. I THEN PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP, STILL UNABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I SLOWED DOWN AS MUCH AS I COULD AND THREW THE CAR IN PARK, WITH THE ENGINE STILL ATTEMPTING TO GO! I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF AND HAD AAA COME OUT TO ASSESS THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR SO MANY OF THE SAME VEHICLES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE FOR YEARS!!! ITS BETTER TO BE PROACTIVE AND HAVE THE PART FIXED THAN TO NOT FIX THE ISSUE AND HAVE ACCIDENTS FROM THIS ISSUE! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR JUST BEGAN TO SPEED UP AND THE PEDDLE LEFT FROM MY FOOT AND I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PUNCH ON THE PEDDLE TO TRY TO STOP IT FROM GOING TO 100. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES EVEN AT A 25-35 MPH PACE. THE CAR WILL JUST TAKE OFF. I AM CURRENTLY NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THIS CAR DUE TO MY SAFETY. THIS ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT I HAD TO REPLACE IS, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO 2ND GEAR, LIKE IF I CAME TO A STOP AND THEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR. I COULD NOT DRIVE IT IN THE STREETS BECAUSE IT COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH THE TRAFFIC SO I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND OUT OF POCKET ALMOST 3K. AT THE TIME THE CAR ONLY HAD ABOUT 25000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

WAS GOING UP HIGHWAY,THEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING RPMS RACED,MANAGED TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD NO WARNINGS NOTHING.STARTS FINE.ANY GEAR SEEMS LIKE NEUTRAL OR PARK.LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINES NOT BEING THICK ENOUGH. *TR

THROTTLE STICKS AT CRUISING SPEED, AND WON'T RELEASE WITHOUT KICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CRUISE CONTROL CABLE CAUSING THROTTLE NOT TO RETURN TO IDLE POSITION WHEN LETTING OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL! CAR MAINTAINED SPEED IF NOT SLOWED BY BRAKING WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. REMOVED CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND THROTTLE WORKS FINE, HOWEVER FORD DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY FOR $400 AND NOT REPLACE CABLE? THIS SAME VEHICLE ALSO HAS AN INTERMITTENT HARD SHIFT PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR APPROX. 5% OF THE, BUT RUNS FINE THE REST OF THE TIME, DEALER SAYS IT WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FOR $3300 BUT VEHICLE IS NOW VALUED AROUND THAT! *TR

Mileage: 143,000

THE GAS PEDAL SEEMS TO BE STUCK AND THE CAR STARTS ACCELERATING. MY WIFE BECAME PANICKED AND WAS ABOUT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER CAR. THE PROBLEM CAN BE SOLVED BY PUTTING THE GEARSHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO THE BOTTOM, THEN IT RETURNS TO THE NORMAL. THE PROBLEM IS VERY SERIOUS AND CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS IN HECTIC SITUATIONS. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE BY ITSELF FROM THE GAS PEDAL STICKING-- TOTAL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT NOW THERE IS DIFFICULTY STEERING LEFT OR RIGHT, WHICH FORCES THE VEHICLE INTO EXTREMELY WIDE TURNS OR USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE TO GET WHEEL MOVING. -THE CAR WILL REV/CHUG EXCESSIVELY WHILE IDLING AT A LIGHT, FORCING ME TO TURN IT OFF SEVERAL TIMES FOR FEAR OF SOMETHING HAPPENING. --CAR HAS BEEN CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES BY AUTO SHOPS AND THEY ALWAYS CLAIM THE CAR IS FINE YET I HAVE ALL THESE DIFFICULTIES WITH IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE . THE CONTACT PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS MOSTLY PRESENT WHEN DECELERATING OR STOPPING BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

WE HAD OUR CAR SERVICED AT OUR LOCAL FORD PLACE ON 1-22-2014 BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WE WERE HAVING ABOUT ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. THERE WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE CALIBRATION RECALL. THEY PROPTLY ADDRESSED THE RECALL(WE HAVE NOT EVER RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION). ABOUT 2 HRS. LATER I WAS GOING TO GET GAS. I PULLED INTO THE STATION AND IT ACCELERATED ON ME. I THOUGHT I WOULD GO THROUGH THE PUMPS! I WAS PRESSING MY BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD AND PUT IT IN NEUTRAL FAST(WHICH IS NOT GOOD FOR THE TRANSMISSION) AND FINALLY GOT IT UNSTUCK OR WHATEVER IT DOES. IT WAS OVER 3 ON THE TACHOMETER! IT SCARED ME SO BAD. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE, THE CONF. # IS 10551674. I JUST DO NOT WANT TO BE THE EXAMPLE OF WHEN FORD DOES SOMETHING ABOUT AFTER MY FUNERAL! *TR

Mileage: 95,790

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER---I OWN A 2005 FORD TAURUS SE. FRIDAY SEPT 27TH ON MY WAY HOME I HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT ON A MAJOR, VERY HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD. I PULLED AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT AND WAS TRAVELING APPROX 35MPH WHEN THE CAR STOPPED "PULLING" AND THE ENGINE RPM'S REVVED PAST 6K. THE CAR STOPPED PARTLY IN THE ROAD WHERE I HAD TO GET OUT ON THE TWO LANE ROAD AND PUSHED THE CAR THE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. (VERY DANGEROUS). I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK AND GOT THE CAR BACK TO MY HOUSE. WONDERING WHY THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING, I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 FORD TAURUS TORQUE CONVERTERS WHERE THE PUMP SHAFT SPLINE IS ONLY .160 THICK, AND UNDER NORMAL USE, THE SPLINE WEARS EXCESSIVELY AND EVENTUALLY FAILS WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE ITS MOTIVE POWER. NOW WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY HASN'T THE NHTSA INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE AFTER MORE RESEARCH AND SPEAKING WITH A FORD MASTER MECHANIC I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FREESTAR VEHICLES!! WHY DID THE RECALL ONLY STOP WITH THE FREESTAR VEHICLE WHEN ITS THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE TAURUS? IS IT GOING TO TAKE A WRECK WITH A FATALITY TO GET SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? I UNDERSTAND WHEN PARTS FAIL BUT WHEN YOU READ ONLINE TO DIFFERENT FORUMS AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM OF THE 2005 TAURUS THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN WHICH SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE FORD ACCOUNTABLE ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS A SAME ISSUE WITH A DIFFERENT VEHICLE THAT HAS A RECALL. EVEN THE MASTER TECHNICIAN SAID HE DOESN'T KNOW WHY THE RECALL STOPPED WITH THE FREESTAR, IT'S THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 TAURUS, AND A DANGEROUS ONE AT THAT. IS ANY INVESTIGATION GOING ON WITH THIS ISSUE? *TR

Mileage: 92,800

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER---I OWN A 2005 FORD TAURUS SE. FRIDAY SEPT 27TH ON MY WAY HOME I HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT ON A MAJOR, VERY HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD. I PULLED AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT AND WAS TRAVELING APPROX 35MPH WHEN THE CAR STOPPED "PULLING" AND THE ENGINE RPM'S REVVED PAST 6K. THE CAR STOPPED PARTLY IN THE ROAD WHERE I HAD TO GET OUT ON THE TWO LANE ROAD AND PUSHED THE CAR THE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. (VERY DANGEROUS). I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK AND GOT THE CAR BACK TO MY HOUSE. WONDERING WHY THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING, I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 FORD TAURUS TORQUE CONVERTERS WHERE THE PUMP SHAFT SPLINE IS ONLY .160 THICK, AND UNDER NORMAL USE, THE SPLINE WEARS EXCESSIVELY AND EVENTUALLY FAILS WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE ITS MOTIVE POWER. NOW WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY HASN'T THE NHTSA INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE AFTER MORE RESEARCH AND SPEAKING WITH A FORD MASTER MECHANIC I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FREESTAR VEHICLES!! WHY DID THE RECALL ONLY STOP WITH THE FREESTAR VEHICLE WHEN ITS THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE TAURUS? IS IT GOING TO TAKE A WRECK WITH A FATALITY TO GET SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? I UNDERSTAND WHEN PARTS FAIL BUT WHEN YOU READ ONLINE TO DIFFERENT FORUMS AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM OF THE 2005 TAURUS THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN WHICH SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE FORD ACCOUNTABLE ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS A SAME ISSUE WITH A DIFFERENT VEHICLE THAT HAS A RECALL. EVEN THE MASTER TECHNICIAN SAID HE DOESN'T KNOW WHY THE RECALL STOPPED WITH THE FREESTAR, IT'S THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 TAURUS, AND A DANGEROUS ONE AT THAT. IS ANY INVESTIGATION GOING ON WITH THIS ISSUE? *TR

Mileage: 92,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE 93,000.

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BUT WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

Mileage: 57,000

I WAS MADE TO BELIEVE THAT FORD AUTHORIZED FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED AT 80,000 MILES(SEE PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION COMPLAINT ON THIS VIN). I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE ONLY WORK THAT WAS DONE WAS A FORD AUTHORIZED REPAIR TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER, AND NOT A REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION AS THE REPAIRING DEALER RECOMMENDED. AT THE TIME OF THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER FORD'S EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 130,000, AND IT HAS AN INTERMITTENT JERK WHILE GOING FROM 0-20 MPH. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER, ALONG WITH ANOTHER INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY WILL DO. IT'S MY BELIEF ,SINCE THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT 80,000, THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2005 ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,580. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 182,580

SEVERAL TIMES SINCE APRIL 1ST, MY 2005 TAURUS HAS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE I HAD TO CONSTANTLY APPLY AND THEN RIDE THE BRAKES. I ALSO HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TRANSMISSION MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,100.

Mileage: 69,100

I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM TAKING A DISABLED PERSON TO THE DOCTORS AND TRANSMISSION JUST QUILT WORKING. NO NOISE OR ANYTHING JUST QUIT. WE SAT ON BUSY HIGHWAY FOR TWO HOURS WAITING FOR A FRIEND TO TOW THE CAR. JUST LIKE THE RECALLED VEHICLES. MY CAR HAS SAME TRANSMISSION BUT WAS NOT RECALLED. WHY? NOW I HAVE NO CAR. CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. AND HAVE NO WAY TO TAKE THE DISABLED PERSON I TAKE CARE OF TO THE DOCTORS. *TR

Mileage: 97,456

JULY 25, 2011, 1ST ENGINE REVVED BUT CAR DID NOT MOVE. PRESSED GAS,CAR TOOK OFF AT FULL SPEED. REACHED SPEEDS OVER100 MPH IN A 35 MPH, TURNED OFF KE TO STOP. FORD REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ,CRUISE CONTROL CABLE DUE TO WEAR, FUEL FILTER, AIR FILTER , TRANSMISSION FLUSH, REPLACE WASHER HOSE AT $748.22 COST TO OWNER. 2ND, JUNE 2012. CAR STARTED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, TURNOFF KEY TO STOP CAR. FORD DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENT, TOLD OWNER TO PICK UP VEHICLE, NO WORK PERFORMED. 3RD INCIDENT MARCH 21,2013, SUDDEN ACCELERATION SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, TURNED OFF KEY, RE-STARTED ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CAR MISSED & CHUGGED. CAR WOULD NOT GO 20 MPH. FORD SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE RAPID ACCELERATION. WENT TO PICK UP CAR AT DEAL AND WHEN STARTED ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND CAR MISSED AND CHUGGED. COULD NOT DRIVE CAR OFF OF DEALER'S LOT. RETURNED KEYS WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REVIEW RAPID ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE OPENED CASE [XXX]. WAS TOLD THAT NO RECALL EXISTS ON THAT VEHICLE, WE COULD HAVE A DISCOUNT ON BUYING A NEW FORD VEHICLE TO RESOLVE THE INCIDENT. FORD DEALER ON ND REVIEW REPLACED IGNITION COIL ASSY, SPARK PLUGS, UPDATED PCM CODES, TIGHTENED TIE RODS, 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT, REPLACED 2 FRONT TIRES, FUEL FILTER, FRONT OR REAR BRAKES WITH ROTOR REPLACEMENTS, OIL FILTER AND LUBE CHANGE AT COST OF $1681.82 TO OWNER. FORD DEALER AT PICK UP WOULD NOT PROVIDE WRITTEN GUARANTEE THAT RAPID ACCELERATION PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED OR ELIMINATED. MY SON'S SAFETY AT HANDS OF FORDS REFUSAL TO FIX PROBLEM. HIS FATHERS 2002 ESCAPE (SIMILAR 6 CYLINDER FORD) HAS A RECALL AND FIX FOR RAPID ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. WE ASKED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT FUTURE LIABILITY IF WE SOLD THE CAR & THEY SAID IF WE SELL THE CAR THERE WOULD BE NO LIABILITY. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO ETHICAL & LEAVES VEHICLE OWNER AT A POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE UP A HILL. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

Mileage: 147,000

CAR IS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN...WHEN I START CAR THE RPM GOES PASS 5 LIKE I AM GIVING IT GAS....I CAN BE DRIVING AND IT PICKS UP SPEED BY ITSELF WHEN IT DOES THIS AND I TRY TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP ITS HARD TO STOP...ALMOST GOT IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS ..HAVE A TODDLER IN CAR..IT IS TOTALLY UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE RPMS INCREASED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS LATER INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY AND SPEED CONTINUED TO INCREASE EVEN THOUGH I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL - THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT THIS POINT AT NEARLY 4000 RPM - AND PRESSED QUICKLY ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS STOPPED THE ACCELERATION AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL RPM. THIS SCENARIO WAS REPEATED TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AS IT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

THE TRANSMISSION OF MY VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING OR PRIOR HISTORY OF FAILURE, ACTED LIKE I'D MOVED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING THE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT ON THE INTERSTATE. ENGINE WOULD REV, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR MOVE THE VEHICLE TO A SAFER LOCATION. THERE ARE AT LEAST 150 PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE AS ME BUT FORD WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL DESPITE A CLEAR FAULT WITH THE TRANSMISSION FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/TAURUS/2005/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PARKING MY CAR AND WHEN I PUT IT INTO PARK THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR AS IT WOULD NOT THROTTLE DOWN. THE SECOND TIME I WAS DRIVING, WAS APPLYING BRAKES AND STARTED TO DRIVE AND ENGINE REVVED UP, HAD TO BRAKE AND THEN TURN CAR OFF. THIRD TIME I WAS STARTING VEHICLE AND ENGINE REVVED UP, HAD TO TURN OFF. THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK WITH HESITATION AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO INTERNAL DAMAGE. IN 2009, A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 IN 2009. LESS THAN 50,000 IN 2012. UPDATED 1/15/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. UPDATED 1/29/2013 *JS UPDATED 06/10/14

Mileage: 23,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION OR THE TORQUE CONVERTER MAY HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

AFTER GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY MY CAR BEGIN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE THE CAR REMAINED AT 1500 RPMS. I PUT THE GEAR IN PARK AND THE CAR WENT TO JUST OVER 4000 RPMS. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT REMAINED AROUND 4000 RPMS. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NOT NORMAL. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH 2005 FORD TAURUSES. *TR

Mileage: 108,110

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR THE ENGINE WAS IDLED UP SHE TURNED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND COULD NOT STOP THE CAR BEFORE IT HIT A TREE. THIS IS THE SAME DAY I REPLACED A IDLE CONTROL VALVE FOR THE THIRD TIME. *TR

Mileage: 124,805

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 72,300

I BOUGHT MY TAURUS 2005 SE AT THE END OF FEBRUARY 2012 AT MILEAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 81,600. IT HAS OCCURRED TWICE ALREADY THAT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AFTER I FULLY RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL. BOTH OF THEM OCCURRED ON US HW1. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN MAY AND I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT THAT TIME BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC WASN'T STOPPED COMPLETELY, BEFORE I COULD FULLY IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, THE TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING FAST AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME WAS LAST SATURDAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING FROM PRINCETON TO NEW YORK, MY WIFE AND 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WERE BOTH IN THE CAR. THE TRAFFIC WAS JAMMING AND STOPPED COMPLETELY AT SOME POINT, THEN I HAD A REALLY HARD TIME IN STOPPING MY CAR. THIS TIME I HAD A CLEAR FEELING THAT THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING, ALTHOUGH NOT AT HIGH POWER, BUT I HAD TO USE MY FULL BODY STRENGTH TO STOP THE CAR AND KEPT PRESSING THE BRAKE FOR THE WHOLE TIME. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC DIDN'T STOP FOR TOO LONG, OTHERWISE I MIGHT HAVE GIVEN UP AND JUST HIT THE CAR 1 METER IN FRONT OF ME. I REALIZED ONLY LATER THAT I COULD HAVE ALSO SHIFTED THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL OR TURNED OFF THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC THIS SATURDAY BUT HE WASN'T SURE WHAT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS NOT REGULARLY DUPLICATE. THEN I LOOKED UP THIS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS PROBABLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TAURUS 2005 AND 2006, I AM JUST ANOTHER VICTIM. ALTHOUGH ACCIDENT DIDN'T HAPPEN, IT WAS VERY SCARY. CERTAINLY SUCH ACCIDENT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF IT WAS MY WIFE DRIVING THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 83,800

EA09016 THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL MODELS OF CAR VEHICLE WITH THIS TRANSMISSION/ISSUE NOT JUST MINI VANS. THERE ARE QUITE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. WE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND DURING MY INVESTIGATION THIS APPEARS TO BE TRANSMISSION (TORQUE CONVERTER RELATED) NOT VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL RELATED. I HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH BOTH NHTSA AND FORD ONLY TO BE TOLD (BY FORD) THAT THE RECALL DOESN'T APPLY BECAUSE IT IS THIS DECISION DOES NOT APPLY TO OTHER TYPES OF VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000. UPDATED 7/23/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FORWARD AND REVERSE GEAR WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC INFORMED HER, THE SPLINE ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. UPDATED 07/30/12

Mileage: 110,000

ON 5/24/2012, I WAS DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPMS SPIKED TO ABOUT 4000 AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN FROM 45 MPH EVEN WITH MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS ABLE TO TURN DOWN A SIDE STREET AND STOP. MY BRAKES DID WORK. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND SPEED CONTROL CABLE AND SAID THEY HAD WORN CAUSING CABLE TO COME LOOSE AND JAM THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,581. UPDATED 05/10/12*LJ

Mileage: 51,581

I WAS PULLING INTO A GAS STATION AND STARTING TO SLOW DOWN, BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, BUT THE ENGINE WAS RACING. I PUSHED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL VERY HARD SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED THE EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION. ANOTHER TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE, BUT I ALSO PUSHED DOWN VERY HARD SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER TRANSMISSION POWER/BURNING SMELL. DRIVING IN MADISON WISCONSIN, THE 2005 FORD TAURUS SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP, BUT NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE SYMPTOMS, TRANSMISSION ID AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS ARE THE SAME AS THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH FREESTAR AND OTHER FORD MINIVANS/AUTOS. UPON CONSULTING WITH A FORD AUTHORIZED DEALER, THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN PRESSED FOR AN ANSWER, THEY DESCRIBED THE SAME SITUATION AS THE CURRENT RECALL ... AND STATED THAT MY TAURUS TRANSMISSION WAS THE SAME TRANSMISSION .. MOST LIKELY WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

CAR ACCELERATOR STUCK. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PARK AND WENT UP TO 4,000 RPM. HAD TO TURN CAR OFF. TAKING CAR IN TO A SERVICE CENTER. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THIS INCIDENT FIRST HAPPENED WHILE I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND SINCE MANY TIMES. THE CAR GETS STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE AND SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP I HAVE TO THROW INTO NEUTRAL TO KEEP FROM SLAMMING INTO VEHICLES, IT HAS TORN UP MY NEW BRAKE PADS THAT I PUT ON IN THE FALL. IT WILL BE FINE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THEN ALL OF SUDDEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE CAR WILL GET STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A FORD MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. *KB

Mileage: 92,159

DRIVING DOWN EXPRESSWAY AND CAR BEGAN TO SPEED UP ON ITS OWN. COULD NOT GET IT TO SLOW DOWN. HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PULL INTO EMERGENCY LANE. I THEN TURNED CAR OFF AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. HAD TO BE TOWED TO SHOP. THROTTLE WAS FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 71,915

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATION PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO ABRUPTLY STOMP ON THE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE OR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL CABLE FAILED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CABLES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000. THE CONSUMER STATED SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL, DUE TO THE STRAIN OF TRYING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. UPDATED 08/22/12

Mileage: 110,000

THROTTLE STUCK WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. I HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION SHOP LOOK AT IT TO NO AVAIL. DECIDED TO WRITE YOU AFTER HEARING OTHER CONSUMERS REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM IN A LOCAL NEW STORY. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

CAR WAS SPEEDING UP BY ITSELF AND TOOK ALL I COULD DO TO STOP IT. ON 02.23.12 TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TESTED. SAID THE THROTTLE CABLE; BROKE OFF A CORNER OF COVER AND FREED UP CABLE. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, INTERMITTENTLY, WITH CAR DRIVING WITHOUT USE OF GAS PEDAL AND NOT SLOWING DOWN UNTIL I FORCE IT TO. *TR

Mileage: 52,700

STICKY THROTTLE. ENGINE RACE TO 3200 RPMS. I HAD A HARD TIME STOPPING THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY LUNGE FORWARD WHILE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE MONTH LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS ON VACATION DRIVING UP THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA AND I NOTICED IT WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO BRAKE MY VEHICLE AND MY TACHOMETER WOULD NOT PREDICTABLY FALL AS I LET OFF THE GAS. IT WAS SUBTLE AT FIRST BUT THEN BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED SO I STARTED SHIFTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL TO SEE IF IT WAS THE ENGINE OR SOMETHING ELSE. AFTER PUTTING IT INTO NEUTRAL I NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT GOES LESS THAN 2000 RPM ON THE TACHOMETER. THEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING INDEPENDENTLY OF MY INPUT THROUGH THE GAS. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND COASTED IN NEUTRAL, PARKED AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AS I HAVE SOME AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC EXPERIENCE, I FIGURED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE THROTTLE LINKAGE OR SOMETHING WAS STUCK IN THE THROTTLE PLATE. ON INSPECTION, I NOTICED THE CRUISE CONTROL LINKAGE AND SLID OFF. I THEN WENT TO RADIOSHACK AND BOUGHT SOME SMALL ZIP TIES AND ZIP TIED THE LINKAGE IN PLACE. IT IS TO THIS DAY HELD IN PLACE WITH ZIP TIES AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE (108,000 MILES CURRENTLY). I SAW THAT THE NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING THESE VEHICLES FOR THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND THOUGHT I'D REPORT MY INCIDENT IN HOPES OF HELPING OTHERS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THROTTLE STICKS OPEN WHEN DRIVING AND REVS TO 3000 AT A STOP WHEN PARKED. CAN'T TAKE FOOT OFF THE BRAKE OTHERWISE CAR SPEEDS UP. HAVE TO TURN ENGINE OFF AND LET SIT BEFORE STARTING AGAIN. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, BUT NO CODES FOUND WHEN SCANNED. *TR

Mileage: 36,850

LOST ALL MOTIVE POWER OR THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THAT THIS VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED AND SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT WAS A PLEASANT SUMMER DAY BUT HAD MORE OF A AUTUMN FEELING WHETHER. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN EAST TENNESSEE, I HAD JUST MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR MAYBE 10 MINUTES. I SLOWED DOWN FOR TRAFFIC TO ABOUT 40 MPH AS I CREST A HILL. WHEN I STEPPED BACK ONTO THE GAS (GOING DOWN HILL NOW), I FELT THE CAR SHIFT INTO 4 GEAR. I THEN FELT, AND HEARD A POP SIMILAR TO A BLOWOUT, BUT IN REALITY IT WAS THE CAR SLIDING OUT OF GEAR. I HAD ONLY MANAGED TO REACH ABOUT 50MPH WHEN THE CAR STOP ACCELERATING, (I PUT ON MY HAZARDS) I WAS TRYING TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE, BUT THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS MADE NO PLACE TO PULL OFF. WITHIN 5 SECONDS, A CAR TRAVELING BEHIND ME WAS BUMPED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER AND WAS KNOCKED INTO ME. MY FORD MECHANIC SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT (WAS THAT THE POPPING NOISE? I WONDER.) $3500 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE GOOGLE 05 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OVER 500 PROBLEMS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER FORD WAS TRYING TO SAVE A FEW DOLLARS, OR IF THEY WERE TRYING TO SAVE FUEL MILEAGE, BUT THIS TRANSMISSION IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD IF THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T GET RESOLVE BY FORD RECALLING THESE TRANSMISSIONS. LAST LAUGH, INSURANCE COMPANIES WILL REPAIR ANY CAR TO THE QUALITY IT WAS JUST BEFORE THE WRECK (NO BETTER, NO WORSE.). SINCE MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT BEFORE THE CAR WRECK, THEY CAN REPLACE IT, ERGO... THE INSURANCE COVERS THE BODY WORK, BUT WILL NOT COVER THE TRANSMISSION. MY QUESTION TO FORD IS DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YOU FIX YOUR ERRORS. MY FATHER WORKED AT FORD FOR 22 YEARS; HE WOULD BE.... REALLY DISAPPOINTED TO SEE WHAT FORD PASS FOR QUALITY. *TR

Mileage: 50,740

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET. TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC CLAIMED THE DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP WENT OUT. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED OTHER TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS TO GO OUT AS WELL. WITH ONLY 104,000 MILES, THE MECHANIC SUGGESTS A NEW TRANSMISSION BE INSTALLED. *TR

Mileage: 104,524

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY SIX YEAR OLD VEHICLE FAILED AFTER ONLY 79,000 MILES. THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTED INCIDENTS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR THE 2005 FORD TAURUS (PLEASE SEE HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/TAURUS/2005/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML FOR A LIST OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS). I BELIEVE THAT NHTSA NEEDS TO CONDUCT A FULL INVESTIGATION OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO ENSURE THAT IT IS FOLLOWING SAFETY AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS. SURELY, A DEFECTIVE AND FAULTY TRANSMISSION IS NOT WHAT CONSUMERS SHOULD EXPECT WHEN PURCHASING A VEHICLE. I NOTIFIED FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND THEY REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THEIR VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT, AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE. SINCE FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE, I EXPECT THE NHTSA, AS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY, TO FULFILL ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO CONSUMERS TO INVESTIGATE THE CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY OF 2005 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSIONS. I APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSE, AND I AM WILLING TO PROVIDE ANY NECESSARY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *KB

Mileage: 79,000

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 FORD TAURUS AND IT WAS RUNNING FINE FOR LIKE 2 DAYS. THEN THE CRUISE STOPPED WORKING A FEW DAYS LATER THE ACCELERATOR BEGAN TO STICK. I WAS GOING ABOUT 30 AND SUDDENLY THE CAR BEGAN TO TAKE OFF ON ITS OWN AND I NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO STEER OFF THE ROAD AND PRESSING THE BRAKES WAS VERY HARD. THIS SEEMS TO BE A TREND FOR THE CAR AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!! SOMEONE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DIE FOR THIS TO BE RECALLED!! *KB

Mileage: 81,600

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY 2005 FORD TAURUS SEL. THERE IS LESS THAN 65,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS MODEL YEAR. TRANSMISSION ISSUES ARE THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT ON ALL THE WEBSITES I VISITED. I NOW HAVE TO PAY $3,000+ TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION ON A CAR WORTH $7,500 - THIS IS NOT A GOOD QUALITY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. HE COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED TRANSMISSION AND WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY 31,000 MILES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

I OWN A 2005 FORD TAURUS SEL. IT'S BEEN A PIECE OF JUNK SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT.WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT,IT WAS BURNING OFF FRONT TIRES EVERY 2000 MILES,IT WAS ALIGNED BY THE DEALER TWICE,ENDED UP HAVING TO TAKE IT TO A FRIENDS TIRE SHOP,WE [I'M A MOTORCYCLE BUILER/WELDER..] ENDED UP CUTTING THE WELDS ON THE SHOCK MOUNT AND MOVED IT.THE GAS MILEAGE IS AWEFUL,BUT NOW,AFTER 96,000 MILES,THE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP.IT WAS CHANGED EVERY 30,000 MILES,ALWAYS LOOKED LIKE MUD.TWO WEEKS AFTER IT STARTED SLIPPING,MY WIFE WAS COMING HOME LATE FROM WORK ON A SECLUDED,DARK,REALLY BUSY HIGHWAY,OUT OF THE BLUE,THE TRANSMISSION JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING,SHE HAD TO DRIVE IT INTO A DITCH,OR GET KILLED,LUCKILY,THE CAR WASN'T DAMAGED BADLY OTHERWISE. SHE SPENT 45 MINUTES STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE DARK UNTIL I GOT THERE WITH A WRECKER.I'VE LOOKED ONLINE,AND TALKED TO FRIENDS WHO OWN GARAGES,THESE CARS ARE SCRAP.NEARLY EVERY ONE THAT MAKES IT TO 100,000 MILES WILL EXPERIENCE CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AT ANY TIME,ANYWHERE,TOTALLY WITHOUT WARNING... [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 96,000

2005 FORD TAURUS 3.0, VULCAN OHV FLEX-FUEL ENGINE. 24,000 MILES, DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE ANYMORE. HOOD MISALIGNED ITSELF. INTERIOR PIECES FALLING OFF. WHEN STARTING, STARTER WOULD SPIN FREE OF THE FLYWHEEL AND NOT START. (STILL DOES THIS, BUT WILL START ON THE 2ND TRY USUALLY) BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS ERRATIC, LIGHT BRAKING PRODUCES A FLASHING EFFECT LIKE I'M HITTING THE BRAKES FRANTICALLY. MAKES ME LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT DRIVER.(HAVE SEEN THIS ON OTHER RECENT MID-2000'S FORDS BEFORE. THOUGHT THEY WERE IDIOT DRIVERS! CANNOT USE E-85 IN ANY CHILLY WEATHER BELOW 50 DEGREES OR IT IS A VERY LONG START AND IT'LL IDLE AT 2,500 UNTIL WARM. ROUTINELY GETS 17 MPG WHILE BEING DRIVEN VERY EASY. 30,000 MILES, FLEX-PIPE EXHAUST BROKE ON HIGHWAY, ALMOST RIPPED OFF WHOLE EXHAUST. WASN'T EVEN WORN LOOKING, JUST BROKE IN HALF! BRAKE ROTORS WARPED QUICKLY, NEVER DID ANY HARD STOPS.CONTINENTAL TIRES WERE BADLY CRACKED AND UNSAFE, HAD NEVER BEEN RUN LOW OR ABUSED. BRAKE PEDAL SHAKES UP AND DOWN PERIODICALLY WITH NO REASON FOUND, FEELS LIKE ABS BUT CAR HAS NO ABS. 40,000 MILES, COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE HIGHWAY CRUISING. SEAT ADJUSTMENT WILL NOT BUDGE, WIFE CANNOT DRIVE CAR AS SEAT IS SET FOR ME. 45,000 MILES, AC COMPRESSOR BEARING FAILURE REQUIRING COMPRESSOR REPLACEMENT. POWER WINDOW CONTROLS DO NOT WORK. INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. ACCELERATOR CABLE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. USES OIL AT A HIGH RATE FOR A LOW-MILEAGE CAR.( HAVE NEVER NEGLECTED OIL.) OUTER DOOR WINDOW RUBBER IS BADLY DETERIORATED AND CRACKING APART. I'VE HAD 20 YEAR OLD CARS THAT HAD BETTER RUBBER. PAINT IS BEGINNING TO CHIP OFF THE DASH(WHY IS THIS PAINTED?). THIS CAR IS OF TERRIBLE QUALITY. I HAVE HAD 37 CARS AND THIS IS THE WORST ONE OF THEM ALL. I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED FORDS UNTIL THIS CAR. FORD DID HONOR THE WARRANTY WHEN IN EFFECT BUT IT IS FALLING APART WAY TOO FAST AND MY ONLY RECOURSE IS TO NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WHEN DRIVING, DEALER SAID $2500 TO FIX, I CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF SAME ISSUE. FORD NEED TO FIX THIS ON A RECALL BASIS.THANK GOD MY CAR WAS NOT ON HIGHWAY GOING FAST WITH MY 3 KIDS IN IT , THEN IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE BUT A LAWSUIT ISSUE. FORD NEED TO LOOK AT THIS AND REFUND ALL CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THESE REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 101,412

2005 TAURUS - DRIVING CAR AND CAME TO A STOP. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CATCH GEAR. THERE WAS NO SLIPPING OF GEARS, NOISES OR ANY OTHER KIND OF WARNING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT. I HAVE FOUND A COUPLE LINKS ON THE INTERNET WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR CAR. ! PLEASE SEE POSTED LINKS, THIS NEEDS TO BE MADE A RECALL! HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/TAURUS/2005/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/FORD/TAURUS/AUTOMATIC+TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF 2005 FORD TAURUS. GOOGLED 2005 TAURUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND FOUND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

MY 2005 FORD TAURUS HAS BEEN A HEADACHE SINCE DAY ONE. TODAY ON MY WAY TO WORK THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WAS A CHALLENGE AS I ALMOST COULDN'T STOP WHEN PULLING OVER FOR SAFETY. PRIOR TO THIS, OVER $2000 FOR A NEW ENGINE, ANOTHER $900 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION, ANOTHER $250 FOR A POWER STEERING PUMP, AND DAILY ISSUES LIKE THE DOOR NOT LATCHING AND ME TRYING TO HOLD DRIVER'S DOOR SHUT WHILE DRIVING AT THE SAME TIME, AND THEN HAVING TO TIE A ROPE ACROSS THE FRONT SEAT TO THE PASSENGER DOOR. ALSO, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS TURN ON ON THEIR OWN AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND DRAIN THE BATTERY. THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF CRAP. IF YOU BUY THIS KIND OR CAR, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AAA TOO. *TR

Mileage: 54,831

OWN A 2005 FORD TAURUS SEL. WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES ON IT, AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED ENGAGING. THIS HAPPENED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE 90 MILES FROM HOME. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THIS AND MANY OTHER ACCOUNTS HAVE LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS INSTALLED FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS MODEL LINE. NO TRANSMISSION SHOULD DROP OUT WITHOUT WARNING WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE ON THE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT, COST ME $2200 IN THE END. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN WE WENT TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO GO THE RPM'S REVVED FOR A SECOND AND THEN NOTHING. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND STILL NOTHING. THE CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. NOW WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET IT FIXED AND ARE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO SEE IF THEY CAN HELP. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND IT ONLY HAS 95,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED CLUTCH PLATE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND ALSO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF FACTORY WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 01/06/11*LJ 03/28/11

Mileage: 62,000

TORQUE CONVERTER ON 2005 FORD TAURUS BLEW UP. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A VERY BUSY ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN MY CAR JUST STOPPED. IN ADDITION TO DELAYING TRAFFIC IT WAS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN WHO WERE IN THE CAR WITH MY. THE MECHANIC WHO FIXED MY CAR SHOWED ME THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE METAL HAD TURNED BLUE FROM BEING HEATED TO AN EXTREME HEAT. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER BLEW UP SENDING METAL PIECES INTO MY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND I THINK IT IS TIME THAT FORD IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR AN OBVIOUSLY FAULTY PART. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, NO NOTICE, NO NOTHING. JUST LUCKY IT DID NOT GIVE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. COULD HAVE BEEN A REAL BAD ACCIDENT IF IT WOULD HAVE. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

2005 FORD TAURUS SE - SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 65,248 MILES ON CAR. TRAVELING 70MPH ON MAJOR HIGHWAY, PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED TO 7,000RPMS AND SLOWED FAST, MANAGED TO GET IT SIDE OF ROAD. HAD ONLY PARK AND NEUTRAL GEARS. NO WARNING LIGHT, NO UNUSUAL NOISE, NO PREVIOUS ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE. REQUIRED A NEW REBUILT TRANSMISSION, $3,000 EXPENSE. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, NO ONE HURT. *TR

Mileage: 65,268

2005 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 56,000MI AAMCO SAID WAS A KNOW ISSUE. AND BELIEVED A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED. WANT TO BE INCLUDED. SOMETHING ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER/SPLINE. WENT TO STORE, WAS DRIVING HOME, AND TRANSMISSION JUST WENT AS I WAS PULLING ONTO THE HWY. MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! *TR

Mileage: 55,989

2005 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION FAILED IN TRAFFIC,HAD TO BE PUSHED ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC. 57,000 MILES. MECHANIC FOUND STRIPPED TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP DRIVE PLATE. OLD PART AVAILABLE. FOUND HUNDREDS OF INSTANCES OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE OCCURRING ONLINE BUT NO RECALL BY FORD AS OF NOW. *TR

Mileage: 57,445

TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND ALTHOUGH RPM'S WOULD GO TO 6000 YOU COULD ONLY DRIVE 30MPH - NO WARNING OR INDICATION OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM - SERVICE HAD BEEN DONE PER MANUAL AND WAS CURRENT - MILEAGE WAS 60K - REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS THE SOLUTION - REALLY NOT HAPPY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AND THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. UPDATED 06/29/10 *BF UPDATED 07/06/10

Mileage: 81,000

ON FEBRUARY 5,2010 AT 4:44 PM,MY FORD TAURUS SE 4DR SDN NEGLECTED TO PROCEED FROM A STOP LIGHT AND WAS HAVING NO PROBLEMS PROCEEDING PRIOR TO THAT STOP LIGHT AND WAS STILL IN DRIVE AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN TO GO,BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO PROCEED AND WAS STILL IN DRIVE AND RUNNING,THINKING I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED WITH TRAFFIC AND NOT ABLE TO, HAD TO PUSH THE TAURUS OFF THE ROAD WITH HELP FROM OTHER DRIVERS,THAN CALL FOR A TOW. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE GREENWAY FORD DEALER SHIP LATER THAT NIGHT FOR ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET. AFTER CALLING THE SAID MENTIONED DEALERSHIP ABOVE WAS TOLD THAT THE MECHANIC COULDN'T START REPAIRS UNTIL 02/08/2010. WHEN THE REPAIRS WERE DONE AFTER EIGHT HOURS OF MECHANICAL WORK,I WAS CALLED TO COME AND PICK-UP MY FORD AT THE TUNE OF $1,593.74 OF MECHANICAL REPAIRS TO THE R&R TRANSMISSION AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION FILTER AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AFTER 24,000 MILES OR 24 MONTHS,AFTER RESEARCHING THE FORD ON THE LEMON LAWS FOUND NONE TO BE SEEN OR FOUND TO BE MY FORD IN QUESTION,BUT DID FIND A DEFECTED ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION MENTIONED ABOVE FOR THAT YEAR AND MODEL AND MAKE,WITCH I MADE A COPY OF FOR MY RECORDS,I HAVE CONCERNS AND A COMPLAINT TO BE SETTLED THERE-OF WITH FORD....... *TR

Mileage: 69,533

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN OUR 2005 FORD TAURUS IT SUDDENLY SOUNDED AS IF OUR CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. AFTER COASTING DOWN A HILL AND INTO A PARKING LOT WE DISCOVER THAT OUR CAR WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED AND NOW ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 78,453

I WAS JUST DRIVING AND THERE WAS A WHIRLING SOUND A MY CAR JUST COAST TO STOP. RIGHT NOW I HAVE TO SPEND 1700.00 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 73,500

O/R TRANSMISSION LET GO....R&R TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER DEFECTED AND REPLACED AT 69,533 ODOMETER MILES,THIS CAR IS TO NEW TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

Mileage: 69,533

POWER TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 FORD TAURUS, AND MY AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WHICH HAS NOT WORKED SINCE MARCH OF 2008. I CONTRACTED FORD MAIN OFFICE IN DEARBORN MI. ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH NO EFFORT TO HELP. AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL PROBLEM I HAD 68,000 MILES ON THE CAR WHICH I BOUGHT FROM A DEALERSHIP IN MARCH OF 2008. I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CAR FROM THEM AGAIN. I HAVE SPENT OVER 2000.00 ON POWERTRANS PROBLEMS WHICH STARTED IN JULY OF 2008. MY CAR STAYED IN THE POWERTRANS SHOP FROM JULY-DEC OF 2008 AND BECAUSE I HAD NO MORE MONEY TO INVEST IN THIS CAR I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE MY AIR CONDITIONING SINCE OWNING THE CAR. I HATE SUMMER DRIVING FOR THAT REASON. PLEASE REVIEW AND NOTE MY COMPLAINT. IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO TO GET MY AIR CONDITIONED FIXED PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *TR

TRANSAXLE GOING OUT WITH NO SIGNS OF PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING TURN TRANSAXLE WENT OUT WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TURN IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. WAS LUCKY NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND PARKING LOT CLOSE ENOUGH WHERE I COULD COAST INTO SAFELY. NO GEARS EXCEPT PARK IT WAS LIKE ALL OTHER GEARS WAS NEUTRAL. I AM GOING TO HAVE TRANSAXLE REPLACED OR REBUILT. *TR

Mileage: 133,325

THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON MY 2005 TAURUS BROKE (69000) WHICH PREVENTED ME FROM ENGAGING A GEAR. I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND MY DRIVEWAY IS A SLIGHT SLOPE SO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING I ROLLED INTO THE STREET. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS TRAVELING ON THE STREET AT THE TIME BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FAR MORE DISASTROUS THEN IT WAS. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WANING. VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING ON HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE MASS AMOUNTS OF COMPLAINTS ON SAME TYPE FAILURE. TORQUE CONVERTER FAILS. ALL FORD KNOWLEDGEABLE MECHANICS REPAIR THESE PROBLEMS ON REGULAR BASIS. IF YOU GOOGLE "FORD TAURUS TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEMS" YOU WILL GET BACK 51,000 HITS. THAT IS A LOT FOR FORD TO SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. IT COST ME $1035.00 TO HAVE THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED ON A 2005 MODEL 52,000 MILE VEHICLE. I THINK THAT IS A PROBLEM. WE WERE VERY LUCKY BECAUSE WHEN THE CAR QUIT MOVING A SEMI TRUCK CAME VERY CLOSE TO RUNNING OVER US. I HAVE CORRESPONDED WITH FORD BY EMAIL AND LETTER AND THEY SAID TO GO AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 62,318

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER. HE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF AN INTERSECTION, AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY, AND A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MOTOR MOUNTS WERE NEVER PROPERLY BOLTED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LURCH FORWARD. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 12/07/09. *LJ UPDATED 12/08/09.*JB

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE ACCELERATING AT 25 MPH THE RPMS INCREASED, BUT THE VEHICLE DOWN-SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR, AND THEN STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, AND THE OIL AND FILTER WERE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,665 . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,661.

Mileage: 88,661

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN TRAFFIC - NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT WITH SUDDEN STOPPING IN TRAFFIC - THIS HAPPENED AT 56000 MILES - DEALERSHIP DID QUICK FIX - SAME THING HAPPENED AT 51000 MILES - TORQUE CONVERTER FAILS WITH NO WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

I HAVE A 2005 FORD TAURUS SE THAT I BOUGHT FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, AT 52045 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH WITH A SEMI BEHIND HER WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, DROPPING HER SPEED TO 20MPH. FORD WILL NOT DO ANY THING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND, IF FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM, WHY THEY WON'T CORRECT IT. MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR INJURED, AND YET THEY WON'T CLAIM FAULT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN OR WILL DO. *TR

Mileage: 52,047

2005 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED, I KNOW YOU HAVE HEARD THE ISSUES, PLEASE BE PROACTIVE, THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

05 FORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

MY 2005 FORD TAURUS SEL WITH 90,XXX MILES ON IT HAD ITS TRANSMISSION FAIL. IT IS STILL IN THE SHOP BEING REPAIRED, BUT AT THIS POINT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND PUMP NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY THE FORD SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD IS AWARE OF BUT IS NOT DOING NOTHING ABOUT. I WILL BE OUT A MINIMUM OF $1,800 FOR A PROBLEM FORD KNOWS ABOUT, BUT DOES NOTHING TO HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS. ALL OF MY MILES ARE INTERSTATE MILES AND THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF IN EVERY WAY. I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY SIDE STREET ROAD AND IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL. IT WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE HAS HAD TO FIX SEVERAL OF THESE AND I TALKED WITH A LOCAL TRANSMISSION MECHANIC AND HE AGREED THAT HE, TOO, HAS HAD TO WORK ON THIS MODEL AND YEAR. FORD NEEDS TO OWN UP AND HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND WITH TODAY'S ECONOMY AND ALL THAT IS GOING ON, I NEED HELP. *TR

Mileage: 90,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ISSUE OCCURRED VERY FREQUENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND IDLE, BUT NOT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MOST LIKELY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,314 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS OF TROUBLE THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE RPM WENT UP. THE CAR CAME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND WOULD NOT MOVE NO FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND HE STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE CALLED LATER THAT DAY AND STATED THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT IT HAS NO PRESSURE AND THAT THE COULD PUT IN A REMANUFACTURED ONE IN CHEAPER THAN REPAIRING THIS ONE THE TOTAL WILL BE IN HE AREA OF $3,100.00 I HAVE GOOGELED THIS AND HAD OVER 147,000 HITS. SOUND LIKE FORD IS HIDING A MAJOR DEFECT AND PLACING EVERY ONE THAT DRIVE ONE AT A MAJOR RISK. WHAT IF THIS HAD BEEN A RR CROSSING? BY THE WAY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED AT 80,000. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN 2ND & 3RD GEAR. CAR HAS ONLY 62,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED THIS WEEK AT $2100. CONTACTED FORD CONSUMER SERVICES BUT NO RESPONSE, BUT REALLY NO SURPRISE THERE. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. FORD REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY - I REFUSE TO BUY ANOTHER FORD. I HAVE DRIVEN A FORD SINCE THE DAY I GOT MY DRIVER'S LICENSE BUT AFTER THIS INCIDENT FORD HAS LOST ME AS A CUSTOMER. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE FOOT PEDAL OR HAVING THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. YOU HAVE TO RIDE THE BRAKE AND SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO REV THE ENGINE AND EVENTUALLY DISENGAGE THIS ACCELERATION PROCESS. THE MECHANIC HAS CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. BOTH OF THESE FIXES SEEMED TO "SOLVE THE PROBLEM" FOR A WHILE. BUT THE CAR IS BACK TO THIS CONDITION AGAIN. ON GOING PROBLEM FOR 10 MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 43,700

IT WAS RAINING... I HAD THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON. PARKED AND WENT TO TURN OFF WIPERS. WOULD NOT TURN OFF, AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. I REMOVED FUSE. REPLACED FUSE... BEGAN TO SMOKE AGAIN. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BLOWN. NOW I HAVE NOTICED THAT CAR IS HAVING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING. TODAY I HAD A DIAGNOSIS DONE, TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF MY TAURUS LESS THAN ONE MONTH AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND THE TRANS FLUSHED AT A DEALERSHIP AS PART OF MY LEASE-END PURCHASE OPTION (I LEASED THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS PRIOR TO PURCHASING IT). THE CAR WAS PAST THE WARRANTY AT 64,500 MILES AND I DID NOT PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. AFTER RUNNING THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TEST, I WAS TOLD THAT SOMETHING HAD FAILED IN THE TRANSMISSION BUT THEY WERE NOT SURE WHAT FAILED. THEY OFFERED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BY BREAKING DOWN THE TRANS AT A MINIMUM OF 10 HOURS LABOR AT $88.00 AN HOUR. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR SOME ASSISTANCE AND WAS DENIED BECAUSE THEY HAD NO RECORD OF MY CAR EVER BEING REPAIRED AT ANY DEALERSHIP DURING THE LIFE OF MY LEASE. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE'S OPERATION PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION BEING FLUSHED, SO THERE WAS NO REASON TO TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIRS. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 TO 5000 MILES AND ALL FLUIDS CHECKED ON A REGULAR BASIS (NOT AT THE DEALERSHIP). I TOOK MY CAR TO A LICENSED TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAD THE TRANS REBUILT FOR $1,200.00 THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THE FAILED PART WAS A BOOST VALVE IN THE VALVE BODY. THEY REBUILT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND INSTALLED A NEW OVERHAUL KIT AND THE BOOST VALVE. EIGHT DAYS AFTER PICKING UP MY CAR, I HAD TO RETURN TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP BECAUSE THE CAR WAS HARD TO START, THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON CONTINUOUSLY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THESE PROBLEMS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TRANS BUT WAS THE MLPS (MANUAL LEVER POSITION SENSOR) WHICH I HAD THEM REPLACE AT A COST OF $75.00. I WAS TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT THIS SENSOR HAD GONE BAD AND CAUSED MY INITIAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS WAS A SMALL, PLASTIC PART THAT THE DEALERSHIP MISSED SOMEHOW DURING THEIR SO-CALLED INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 64,500

I HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR WHEN THE TEMPERATURE FALLS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 DEGREES WITH A COATING OF SLUSH OR SNOW FROM 1/4 OF AN INCH UP TO 5 INCHES. THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE TRAVELING AT 40 TO 65 MPH AND USUALLY ON A STRAIGHT AWAY SUCH AS THE THRUWAY. SOMETIMES WHEN THIS CAR HAS ISSUES I GET A THUMP FROM THE REAR AXLE AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTS VERY HARD BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. IT'S AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.. IN THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE WILL BUCK OR SURGE AND FEELS LIKE THE MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS GOING TO QUIT FUNCTIONING. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD TAURUS USED IN DECEMBER 2006. ON APRIL 10, 2007 MY TRANSMISSION PUMP WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 44,600 MILES. THE MECHANIC THAT REPAIRED MY VEHICLE STATED THAT HE HAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS IN THIS PARTICULAR YEAR MODEL. [XXX]. THE REPAIR COST TOTAL OVER $900.00. *TR UPDATED 07/11/2012 *JS

Mileage: 44,600

2005 TAURUS SUFFERED"INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE" @45,000 MILES. CAR WILL BE ON THE ROAD 3 YEARS IN MAY 2007. TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY SELLING DEALER WITH MOTORCRAFT RE-MANUFACTURED WHICH NOW HAS A 3 YEAR OR 75,000 MILE WARRANTY. REPAIR WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IF THIS WARRANTY WAS IN EFFECT! PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

Mileage: 45,000

THE TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING AROUND 38500 MILES. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES. HOPEFULLY IT IS FIXED AT THIS POINT. I WAS ALMOST HIT TWICE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM 50 MPH TO 25 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND JUMP LANES TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME. *NM

Mileage: 38,500

PURCHASED A 2005 TAURUS IN DECEMBER 2004. AT 1000 MILES OVER THE 36000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. RETURNED CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TREATED VERY POORLY. TOLD DIFFERENT INFORMATION ON REPAIR COST, BUT FORD WILL NOT FIX THE CAR WITHOUT US PAYING A HUGE PORTION OF THE 2000.00 REPAIR. *JB

Mileage: 37,000

PURCHASED A 2005 FORD TAURUS A YEAR AGO AND HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.. OVER THE 36,000 MILE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY, SO CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TREATED VERY DISRESPECTFUL. CALLED FORD AND NO HELP FROM THEM EITHER. *JB

Mileage: 38,000

CAR HAS 44,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION ALREADY FAILING WITH THE FOLLOWING CODES: ERROR CODES P0732 AND P0733. TRANSMISSION SLIPS ON 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

ON THE 1ST START OF THE DAY (EVERY DAY), FOR ONE-TWO MINUTES, WHEN I PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL MOVE SLIGHTLY FORWARD. THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA, AND THE RPMS DECREASE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS OCCURS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. THE DEALER HAD AN ENGINEER FROM FORD LOOK AT IT SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT, BUT TRIED OTHER TAURUS AND SAW THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB