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fairly significantTypical Repair Cost:
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Average Mileage:
129,178 miles
Total Complaints:
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Most common solutions:
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transmission problem
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2008Aug 19
Taurus LS 3.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 115,890 miles
when you come to a stop and begin to accelerate nothing happens. the engine just revs up as if the car was in neutral. Eventually the trans will kick in. but this is a pain in the ass, especially when there is traffic behind you. I think Ford needs to address this problem with the 1997 Ford Taurus. At least pay for the part to fix it.a possible torque converter replacement
2008Sep 03
Taurus LES
- Automatic transmission
- 150,000 miles
Every once in awhile when i would pull up to a stop sign or stop light, i would press the gas and not go anywhere like its in neutral but im not. Is there anything you guys can do or tell me some steps or the right people to go to for this problem. Thank You
2008May 05
Taurus GL 3.0L Vulcan
- Automatic transmission
- 162,000 miles
There's a very good chance that I lunched the transaxle on this car. The story:
To avoid an accident, I hit a curb, bottomed-out, and began leaking tranny fluid, which - like a fool - I drove and added fluid, as needed, for about three weeks.
My mechanic, Nick, brazed the drain pan, went through the refill procedure with me shifting through the gears, and for $182.00, I was in business. I asked Nick if there was much of a silvery hue to the fluid. He said, "No, not at all."
So why is the tranny on this thing possessed now? It's as if the cruise control is kicking in and out. It's definitely the transaxle because when it starts lurching and bucking, I pop it into neutral, and it calms right down.
The car doesn't owe me a dime. I paid $1,200 cash well over a year ago, and it had 158,000 miles on it.
I am pissed about that tranny acting up, though.
-Steve
Boston suburbs
2008Mar 03
Taurus LS 3.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 110,000 miles
Problem with a 1997 Taurus.while driving,when you pull up to stop signs and stop lights etc. and the car acts like it's in neutral.i can rev the motor a little and it shifts.it does not slip while driving.not one sign of trouble other than that.i need help from someone who is having the same problem.
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2008Jun 01
Taurus LX
I bought a 1997 Taurus in June of 2008. I absolutely loved the car and it drove like a dream. A few months later, I was out and about doing my running around. I was at a stop light and when it turned green my car did nothing but rev really high like I had it in neutral ( IT WAS NOT IN NEUTRAL). After a minute though it made a loud pop noise jerked very hard and took off. My car was fine for quite some time after that but in November it started doing it more often but not all the time. Then my check engine light came on so I had a sensor on the transmission replaced in December. Thinking Ah-ha! I took care of the problem. Well that wasn't the case. It still does it!! And since it only does it every now and then and still drives like a dream nobody can tell me what the problem is.
A few things I can say for sure are that it only seems to happen if I've been driving the car for a few hours straight and it's nice and warmed up and when this does happen instead of revving it up until it moves, try putting your hazard lights on and putting the car in park... turn it off then start it back up. That's what always seems to work best for me.
Erica E.
Griffith, IN, USA
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