9.2
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$1,600.00
Average Mileage:
86,400 miles
Total Complaints:
5 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (4 reports)
- add a transmission cooler (1 reports)
transmission problem
Helpful Websites About 1999 Ford Taurus not shifting properly
2007May 28
(reported on)Taurus LX 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 75,000 miles
I bought this as a used car from carmax and it didn't start doing this until it was to late to do anything about it. If I start in regular drive and shift into overdrive after I start going it seems to work OK ! but it is a pain in the butt. I think it has something with the trans running too hot as it doesn't start right away, only after I have gone for awhile. Wish someone could come up with a way to fix it.
2007Jul 15
(reported on)Taurus ES 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 94,000 miles
This Ford taurus only had 94,000 miles on it when the transmission started acting up. It would get stuck in gear and the rpm's would be nearly in the red before it would shift again if it decided to shift at all. If it didn't shift then you just had to drive super slow in a really low gear. The car is just sitting until we can find the extra money to fix it because I'm sure that Ford is going to charge an arm and a leg to fix it like last time.
2006Dec 04
(reported on)Taurus GL 3.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 80,000 miles
I had a 1998-99 Ford Taurus Station wagon and I had problems with transmission it would jerk when slowing down and jerk from 1st to 2nd gear when taking off. The transmission was replaced 2 times before the transmission shop told me that I needed a transmission cooler. What that is is a radiator type of thing that attaches on the transmission and the fluid runs through it and cools the fluid. Good Luck I got rid of that thing while the getting was getting ok.
2005Aug 12
(reported on)Taurus
- 84,000 miles
First the darn engine light comes on. I had the car not quite one year.. I kept all the maintainance done on this car from routine oil changes. I had the valve sensor replaced on this car. Then without any warning when I'm driving the gears aren't
shifting right. When I come to a complete stop at a traffic light. It feel like the transmission is giving a hard jerk.. Now I can't drive far because it gets stuck in gear.. Now I find out there has been so many problems with the Taurus from 1996 to 2001. Buy American Made cars...... Right
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2008Aug 08
Taurus LX V6
My friend purchased a 1999 Ford Taurus right off the lot of a used car dealer and as soon as she got to was headed down the road, the transmission started making noise and the car would freeze on the road for a few seconds. We went to a mechanic and the Ford dealer. Ford charged $3000, and the mechanic charged $1200. So we got it fixed at the mechanic. Because the car wasn't under warranty and we already signed the papers, we could not return the car. Instead, we got the payments decreased.
Even though we ended up getting the car fixed at the mechanic, a few months down the road, the problem begins to occur again. Ford sucks, my friends is going Japanese after that incident.
acerunit05
Miami, FL, USA
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