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Ford Taurus Transmission Problems

839 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 19 model years.

Complaints by Year

Worst year: 2003. Best year: 2017.

Owner Reports

A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.

Transmission · 2002 4

Backing out of parking space resulting to damage to both vehicles . Brake\gas pedals. Position of driver ( body turned) relative to pedals while backing car can allow drivers foot to be in contact with both pedals. Increased pressure ...

Transmission · 2018 4

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving up a ramp at 65 mph, the transmission, brakes, steering, and engine became inoperable, and the vehicle shut down and crashed into the side railing. The vehicle t...

Transmission · 2010 4

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while parking the vehicle, the vehicle accelerated on its own at high speed without any warning, causing the vehicle to airborne and struck his neighbor's home. The contact desperat...

Transmission · 2011 4

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that on three separate occasions, the vehicle had independently surged forward without warning. In all three incidents, the contact either hit another vehicle or an object due to th...

Transmission · 2013 4

TAKATA RECALLI AM THE OWNER OF A 2013 FORD TAURUS THAT I BOUGHT IN 2016. IT WAS A 1 OWNER NO ACCIDENTS AND 36000 MILES ON IT. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF ANY RECALLS BY FORD OR THE DEALERSHIP. YOUR WEBSITE SAYS IT WAS FIXED SO I CANNOT SEE W...

Transmission · 2008 4

CAR WOULD SUDDENLY JOLT FORWARD EVEN THOUGH I WAS SECURELY STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. SOMETIMES, IT FELT LIKE IT JOLTED FORWARD AS MUCH AS 4 FEET - EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AT ALL TIMES. (I TRIED TURNING OFF THE ...

Transmission · 2001 4

TODAY, JUNE 24, 2017 AT ABOUT 1:00 PM, I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON A CITY STREET, WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN, TO TURN LEFT ONTO THE STATE HIGHWAY. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, SO I WAS NOT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL AT ALL. ...

Transmission · 2016 4

I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DUE TO A STRONG SMELL OF PROPANE/NATURAL GAS. THE SERVICE WRITER INFORMED ME THAT THE SMELL WAS REALLY BAD BUT THAT IT SHOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT SHE COULDN'T GET ME IN UNTIL TUESDAY. I BUC...

Transmission · 2010 4

MY 2010 HAS HAD SEVERAL DRIVE TRAIN ISSUES. THE TRANS HAS BEEN FIXED A FEW TIMES WHICH TOOK MANY RETURNS TO THE DEALER BEFORE FINDING THE ISSUE. AFTER THAT AT TIMES THE CAR ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN FROM A STOP. IT'S DONE ABOUT 7-9 TIME...

Transmission · 2015 4

I PURCHASED A 2015 FORD TAURUS IN JULY OF 2015 BRAND NEW ONLY 3 MILE ON THE VEHICLE. I NOTICE THAT AFTER THE FIRST OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION I NOTICED SOMETHING DIFFERENT ABOUT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. ON THE SECOND MAINTENANCE...

Transmission · 2015 4

UPON SHUTTING OFF ENGINE BY FRONT PASSENGER, CAR POPPED OUT OF PARK, ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL, CRASHING INTO A TREE, PINNING FRONT PASSENGER UNDER DOOR SILL. NO ONE IN DRIVER'S SEAT. *TR

Transmission · 2015 4

CAR WAS IDLING IN PARK. PUSH BUTTON START/STOP WAS PUSHED TO SHUT OFF ENGINE AND AT THAT INSTANT, CAR WAS RELEASED FROM PARK, ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO TREE, INJURING RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER. NO ONE IN DRIVER'S SEAT. *TR

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