2000 Ford Taurus Transmission Problems

TRANSMISSION COME AND GOES WHEN IT WANT TO ANY EQUIPMENT RECALLS ON 2000 FORD TAURUS

NHTSA ID

10838873

Incident

Jul 21, 2014

Mileage

80,000 mi

I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND TRIED TO DRIVE AND MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WOULD NOT MOVE. IT HAS NOT SHOWN ANY SIGNS OF THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN THE PAST. IT HAS HAD 2 ENGINES AND AN AC COMPRESSOR WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY IS UP AND NO ONE CAN GIVE ANY ADVICE. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE FORD TAURUS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10283006

Incident

Jun 18, 2009

Mileage

133,000 mi

TRANSMISSION (AUTOMATIC) 2000 FORD TAURUS, PLACED IN REVERSE AFTER REPAIR FOR FRACTURED COIL SPRINGS (WARRANTED) WERE REPLACED ,THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED WHILE SLIGHTLY BRAKING NOW FORD DEALER HANDING ME A BILL FOR OVER $2,000.00 , VEHICLE RAN AND DROVE GREAT BEFORE THIS REPAIR (OF COURSE THEY SAID IT WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATE) PLEASE HELP I'VE READ OTHER REPORTS OF INCIDENTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10226730

Incident

May 3, 2008

Mileage

49,000 mi

2000 FORD TAURUS WITH SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE HEADS ON THE MOTOR REPLACED TWICE, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS REPLACED. TRANSMISSION HAD WORK DONE TO IT, AND THE BACK LOCK DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. *KB THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10225096

Incident

Jan 1, 2001

MY 2000 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING. THE CAR ONLY HAS 45,567 MILES ON IT, AND ARE THE ORIGINAL ONES AS CHECKED BY CAR FACTS. ONE DAY AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA MY VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF ONGOING TRAFFIC. IF I DIDN'T TURN ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND LIFT THE FRONT HOOD ON MY VEHICLE, I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT, INJURED OR KILLED. I HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS PEOPLE STATING THAT THEIR FORD TAURUS HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SO, WHY HAS THE MANUFACTURER NOT RECALLED THIS CAR? THE ONLY WARNING I HAD WAS THE DAY BEFORE WHEN FLUID LEAKED FROM UNDER THE CAR HOOD. I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE I ALWAYS GET MY VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND GET OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10214685

Incident

Sep 5, 2007

Mileage

45,557 mi

2000 FORD TAURUS SE FFV WAGON. STRONG SHUDDER WHEN IN STOPPING IN REVERSE BACKING OUT OF PARKING LOT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD "SOMETHING" INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. QUOTED $3000 FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT VERY PREMATURE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10207701

Incident

Oct 1, 2007

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM: I HAVE HAD MY 2000 FORD TAURUS FOR ONLY 3 YEARS AND THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD! THE EXACT MILEAGE ON THE ODOMETER READS 48,143 MILES. I FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN SOLD A LEMON. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR CAR ON 10/7/07 WHILE ON OUR TRIP TO ATLANTA, GEORGIA AND THE CAR BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY - JIMMY CARTER BOULEVARD. HIS LIFE WAS IN DANGER BECAUSE ANOTHER PASSENGER'S CAR ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF OUR VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE CAR NOTE WILL NOT BE PAID OFF UNTIL DECEMBER '2008. I FEEL THAT THERE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR FORD MODEL CAR. I FEEL THAT I WILL NEED TO MAKE A TELEVISION APPEARANCE ON CONSUMER REPORT AND MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10205287

Incident

Oct 7, 2007

Mileage

48,100 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHEN DRIVING BELOW 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT LEAST FOUR TIMES PER DAY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING. SHE STATED THAT THE 1999 FORD TAURUS HAS SAFETY RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL AND POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT LINES. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE THE SAFETY RECALLS TO INCLUDE THE 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 115,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10197256

Incident

Jan 2, 2007

Mileage

100,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 42000 MILES

NHTSA ID

10185326

Incident

Dec 6, 2005

Mileage

42,000 mi

NOTICED WITHIN LAST 2000 MILES THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND JERK WHEN DRIVING UP STEEP GRADES OR SHARP TURNS, WHEN IT WOULD ATTEMPT TO DOWNSHIFT FROM 3RD TO 2ND. IT FAILED COMPLETELY LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING HOME, FORTUNATELY WE WERE ONLY 3 MILES FROM OUR HOME. NOW IT WILL ONLY GO 25 MPH AND HAS A BURNING ODOR. IT HAS 103K MILES AND THE AUTO TRANS WAS SERVICED (FILTER/FLUID CHANGED) EVERY 35K MILES. WE WILL GET AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER I SUSPECT A BILL FROM $1500-2200 IS IN ORDER. ALL THE NEWS I HEARD ABOUT FORD AUTOMATICS IS NOW SUBSTANTIATED....THIS IS THE LAST FORD FOR US PERIOD. *NM

NHTSA ID

10176859

Incident

Dec 22, 2006

Mileage

100,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING AROUND IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE GEARS WOULD NOT SHIFT. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 12/1/20006 - THE SHIFTER CABLE BROKE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10172708

Incident

Oct 23, 2006

Mileage

94,000 mi

TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. THE TRANSMISSION HAD SIMPLY SHUT DOWN. THE TRANSMISSION HAD GIVEN US NO PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS TIME. WE BROUGHT IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP, THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WAS $1100. THE OWNER OF THE SHOP SAYS HE GETS IN 2 TAURUS' A MONTH WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER STRIPPED OUT. HE REPLACED IT WITH A HIGHER QUALITY TORQUE CONVERTER. WE CONTACTED FORD, AND EXPLAINED THAT THE CAR ONLY HAD 56, 000 MILES ON IT AND THAT A TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER ONLY 56,000 MILES WHEN IT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND TAKEN CARE OF. FORD REFUSED TO HELP IN ANY WAY AT ALL. THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED THAT WE WERE LEFT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AFTER DARK, WITH NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. THEY DID NOT CARE THAT OUR SAFETY HAD BEEN COMPROMISED BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT THAT FORD MADE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10171061

Incident

Oct 4, 2006

Mileage

56,700 mi

HAVING TROUBLE WITH SHIFTER CABLE ON THIS CAR, AFTER PUTTING CAR INTO I THOUGHT WAS PARK, THE CAR DRIFTED AND THE BRAKES HAD TO BE APPLIED. THE BOLT FELL OUT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO ASAP AND THEN RECALL SAID ITEM, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY MATTER. *JB

NHTSA ID

10153702

Incident

Mar 25, 2006

Mileage

59,012 mi

2000 FORD TAURUS WITH 4 RECALLS AND A BAD TRANSMISSION AT 70 MILES I CANT AFFORD TO GET IT OUT THE SHOP AT 2100 DOLLARS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10145143

Incident

May 19, 2005

Mileage

70,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A CHATTERING NOISE WHEN PUTTING IT IN REVERSE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, THEY SAID THERE WAS A TORN LIP SEAL ON REVERSE ACCUMULATOR DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CUT ON TRANSMISSION CHANNEL PLATE. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY DID NOT OFFER A FREE REMEDY. *AK UPDATED 11/30/05. *JB

NHTSA ID

10142039

Incident

May 29, 2005

Mileage

53,844 mi

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CONSUMER SLOWED DOWN AND THEN PRESSED THE GAS TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE REVVED AND THEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING LIGHTS THAT CAME ON THE DASH BOARD. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2005, HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE 1300.00 WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY APPLIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10138000

Incident

Sep 19, 2005

Mileage

59,334 mi

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SUDDENLY FAILED AS I WAS LEAVING A BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT AND WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. THERE HAD BEEN NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM OF ANY KIND. AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE OVER 52,688 MILES.

NHTSA ID

10122341

Incident

May 26, 2005

Mileage

52,688 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CHANGE GEARS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10099894

Incident

Nov 2, 2004

THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10092662

Incident

Apr 6, 2001

Mileage

26,943 mi

WHILE WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT AT STOP SIGN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THE NEED FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK TRANSMISSION (GEAR) *TC

NHTSA ID

10091666

Incident

Sep 9, 2004

Mileage

42,000 mi

WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE TRANMISSION CABLE BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT ABLE TO SHIFT BACK INTO PARK.*AK

NHTSA ID

10093361

Incident

Sep 26, 2004

Mileage

67,895 mi

COMBINATION METAL/RUBBER TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ROTTED OUT SPRAYING HOT TRANSMISIION FLUID THROUGH OUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ONTO THE HOT ENGINE. THIS FAILURE ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WAGON WITH 77,000 MILES WAS A COMPLETE SURPRISE AS MY PREVIOUS CAR WAS A 1992 FORD SABLE WAGON THAT I SOLD WITH 395,000 MILES ON IT AND ALL THE MAJOR ORIIGINAL COMPONENTS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. I JUST REALIZED WHAT THE DIFFERENCE WAS. THE 1992 SABLE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES WERE ALL STEEL, NOT A COMBINATION OF STEEL/RUBBER AS IN MY 2000. THE QUALITY HAS BEEN LOWERED TO SAVE MONEY. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NEAR MY REPAIR SHOP WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO DIE FROM THE LOSS OF FLUID AND THE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM THE FLUID ON THE HOT ENGINE AND EXHAUST. A LITTLE EARLIER AND THE CAR COULD HAVE DIED ON ME IN FAST MOVING HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON ON I-684. THE ROTTEN LINES WERE SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED AT A COST APPROACHING $400 FOR PARTS/LABOR. IT TOOK 6-QUARTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID TO REPLACE WHAT WAS BLOWN OUT! *AK

NHTSA ID

10086938

Incident

Aug 5, 2004

Mileage

76,500 mi

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. HE HAD A PRIVATE MECHANIC TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CABLE GEAR WAS BROKEN. *NM

NHTSA ID

10074260

Incident

May 25, 2004

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SE HOME. AT THE INTERSECTION OF COLUMBIA AND MERIDIAN ROADS SOUTH OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO I PULLED OUT FROM COLUMBIA AND TURNED NORTH ONTO A BUSY MERIDIAN ROAD. I HEARD A CLUNK AND I THOUGHT THE CAR HAD POPPED OUT OF GEAR. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FOUND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN ANY GEAR EXCEPT REVERSE. I FELT FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT DAY. I HAD THE TAURUS TOWED TO AAMCO TRANSMISSION. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND I HAD THEM REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION WHICH INCLUDED A REBUILT TORQUE CONVERTER, NEW BANDS, SPRAG CLUTCH/LOW CLUTCH, REAR SUN GEAR & DRUM, BOOST VALVE, PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID, ASSEMBLY SET, FILTER AND FLUIDS. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE WAS 61,841 AND THE BILL CAME TO $2,162.90 LESS $100 BECAUSE I HAD A COUPON. MY CAR HAS THE AXOD TYPE TRANSMISSION. FORD HAS A 36,000 MILE WARRANTY SO THIS WAS NOT COVERED HOWEVER I THINK THIS WAS MUCH TO SOON FOR A TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED BEFORE THE RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATIONS. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10068439

Incident

Apr 18, 2004

Mileage

61,841 mi

VEHICLE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD, EXCEPT WHILE IN 1ST GEAR. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10064772

Mileage

44,000 mi