I was driving down the highway and the car reved up to 6 and then went back down and then I was pressing on the gas pedal it was slowing down and I was stranded on the side of the road for about an hour and I finally got hold of someone at home and it was towed to my brother in law who is a semi-mechanic and then we had to send it to a dealer, The transmission fluid was black, but not burnt. The car was done with it;s warranty and it was paid off. I always bought a ford my whole life except for the chevy truck I own, but now I will definitely not be buying any more fords.

My wife and I were driving to a friends house who had just closed on their new home. The cars RPM's were a bit high, about 3-4 minutes after I noticed that, the car stopped accelerating on the highway. My wife was driving and began to get upset, I told her to calm down and drive it to the nearest off ramp. We stopped the car, and I opened the hood. I checked the dip stick right away to see if the fluid had the burnt metal smell (it didn't.) I rubbed the fluid on my hands and noticed it had a bit of black in it (not good.) I triple checked the car wouldn't go into any gears R, D (D) or 1. We called a tow truck, and are in the process of finding a place to repair it with at least a 2 yr warranty (based on what I've seen here I'm not taking any chances.) Normally if I were single I would junk this car, but we are currently saving to purchase a pickup truck to use for our new home projects. DO NOT BUY THIS CAR WHATEVER YOU DO!!!! I'M DONE WITH FORD.

Just driving in 5:00pm traffic and car seemed to have popped into neutral.I looked down to see if it was still in drive and it was. When I coasted up to the traffic light I tried all gears and nothing. Called AAA and they took me to the nearest ford dealer. They quoted me 2800.00 to fix it.Had to call around and got it towed from there to a guy that said he could do it for 650.00.He called me back and said the converter had torn up other stuff and it cost me 2000.00.The dealer told me to trade it in for another Ford. I will when they can make a car that will last more than 48,000 miles!!!!! ASSHOLES!!!!

Well, in August of 2006, less than 30 days after I purchased the vehicle, while driving in town the vehicle without any symptoms would not drive forward. I pushed the car to the side and checked the level of transmission fluid and it was OK. My assumption was that the transmission had gone bad. I called the dealership where I purchased the vehicle, which thank goodness was still under 30 day warranty and they repaired the vehicle. I was told they initially thought it was the transmission, but later determined it was the torque converter.

The torque converter failed again in February 2008. This time I incurred the cost, approximately $700. I believe that Ford definitely knows there is a defect in their workmanship. Will they recall? Probably not.

My wife and kids were coming back from Walmart and the car just stopped accelerating. She pulled the car over and called me. I drove over to were they were stranded and we called a tow truck to take the car to the mechanic. The mechanic told us it was the transmission and it would cost us anywhere from 1000.00 - 2300 to fix depending on what he finds when he takes it apart. I had driven the car a few days before and there was no indication of any problems. We have no choice but to junk it. It's just not worth investing that kind of money in a car this old.

All I was doing was driving on the way home from school when my transmission failed on me while on the express way. I drifted to the side of the road, disabled, and was forced to sit there for two hours until I was towed to the repair shop. My mechanic told me the problem was a failed oil pump that caused catastrophic damage to the transmission. Now I'm stuck with a $2,200 repair bill to replace the transmission with a rebuilt one. Ford needs to own up to this serious problem with their faulty transmission. I suggest a class action law suit against Ford for full reimbursement of the repair costs and a complete recall of all similar transmissions. I will work toward this end...anyone with me?

On my way to work at 6 a.m., turned a corner, pushed on gas to accelerate, and the car would not go. Coasted to side of road, turned engine off, restarted engine, but car would not go forward or in reverse. There was absolutely no warning that anything was wrong with the car. Of course, I was told that my warranty had expired one year earlier. Cost me a little more than $2600 to get a reconditioned transmission with an exchanged rebuilt torque converter. For a school teacher who has used this car solely to go back and forth to school everyday, I was deeply disappointed and angry. This was not a repair that I could afford.

LAST NIGHT I WENT TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER ABOUT 20 MILES FROM MY HOME. I WAS PULLING UP TO A RED LIGHT AND IT CHANGED I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE CAR MADE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE ONLY GEAR THAT WORKS IS PARK!!!! IT HAS BEEN A GOOD CAR WITH MINOR PROBLEMS BUT I CANT BELIEVE THE TRANNY WENT WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING MY DAUGHTER AND I ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ABOUT 15 MILES FROM HOME. I DONT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THIS TYPE OF REPAIR AND THE MECHANIC SAID THE WEAKEST PART OF THE TAURUS IS THE TRANSMISSION!!!! I BELIEVE HIM NOW AFTER SEEING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS.

I no more than bought this car and 70 miles later the transmission gave up right on the road. I bought it with 107K miles and the way it drove on the test drive gave NO indication that this would happen. Well I am done buying Ford vehicles when I can unload this car, I have been educated on these transmissions after much research. I would not have bought this car if I first knew of the transmission problems they have had so much trouble with. This is definitely bad engineering on Fords part and to keep on installing this junk in vehicles displays a lack of quality control. Maybe if Ford wants to be a viable and compete with foreign automobiles they should really start where the rubber hits the road and listen to customer complaints, learning from mistakes and produce quality vehicles Americans can be proud of

This is the first Ford vehicle I have ever owned and it has been a complete nightmare since shortly after I purchased it. The most recent issue at hand is, of course, the transmission. I had just dropped my daughters off to school and was on my way home. I stopped at a stop sign and then proceeded to cross a bridge. Without any warning at all the engine revved to 6 rpm and the car stopped moving. I turned off the car and restarted it to no avail. The vehicle no longer has drive or reverse. I called the dealership that I purchased the vehicle from to inquire about prices and was told that they would charge me $3000 to $3130 to replace the transmission with a re-manufactured one, depending on which transmission (a possibility of two) that I have...only they have no idea which one I have because the information in the computer that comes up when my vin is entered is incomplete...Great job Ford!

This is just the most recent of repairs I will have to make to this junk vehicle that I wasted my hard earned money on (and still owe $4000 for mind you). I have replaced a sensor on the brake pedal that tells the vehicle you have depressed the break pedal (this both allows you to have break lights and shift your vehicle into reverse and drive). Mind you this particular part was recalled in 2003 Ford Taurus but Ford refused to replace it in my car because my vin was not included in the recall. Odd...since I had the same exact issue. Also recalled and replaced at my expense was a filter that apparently has been known to start on fire. Again, I was given the same dubious reasoning. I have also dealt with a leaky trunk since day one and replaced the axle, water pump, starter, alternator, o2 sensors, tie-rods, ball joints, etc. Now I am sure that some of these items may fall into the list of general maintenance that I also have for my car. However, I can honestly say that I have invested more money into this "nearly new" (25,000 miles at time of purchase) vehicle that I purchased than any used vehicle I have ever owned in my entire life. I promise Ford this.....never again will I ever purchase a vehicle made by the Ford Company. There is a reason they are not excepting / needing money from the tax payers....because they are robbing all Ford owners blind by selling them lemon vehicles which are manufactured to break so that their customers have to pay a small fortune to repair them. There will be no customer loyalty here. They do not stand by their customers or their products and I sure will not stand by them. When will they be held accountable?!

2007 Traveling from Tennessee to Destin, FL the tranny gave up on the interstate somewhere in rural Alabama. My wife, 6 yr old son and I coasted to a stop at an exit ramp and before long a very nice fellow stopped and offered advice on where the nearest dealer was...30 miles away. Several hours later we left the car at the dealer and the tow truck ($200) driver dropped us at the Hampton Inn($100). We had to rent a car($300) to get to FLA and the dealer called the next day with a $1500 estimate. "Fix the piece of s@#t" I told him. We picked the car up on the way home and it's never stopped leaking transmission fluid.

By the way all of you American Car Bashers...It's a Mazda engine and tranny!

What in the world is going on with Ford, I suggest to repair their IMAGE with us AMERICAN CONSUMERS that they use some of that MONEY from US THE TAX PAYERS and give us a program to get our TRANSMISSIONS FIXED for LESS!

WHAT IN THE WORLD?? WHY NO SENSOR on a 2000.00 JOB? but YET THEY HAVE THEM EVERYWHERE ELSE that covers 200.00 parts!~ SEEMS LIKE THEY KNEW THEY WERE GONNA BE RIPPING US OFF AND NOW WE CAN JUST GO TO HELL!

FORD SUCKS and IM NEVER BUYING AMERICAN AGAIN unless FORD GETS OFF THEIR FREAKING DUFF and HELP US PEOPLE OUT THAT BOUGHT A FORD WITH THE CRAPPIEST TRANSMISSION and they KNEW A BOUT IT BEFORE even SELLING THEM!

YOU KNOW THEY KNEW!

BS FORD!

FU

This is my first ford, and i never had a problem until now. The same problems like the other owners, the transmission went out without warning, and left me stranded in the middle of the intersection on a military base. For a girl like me, its very uncomfortable and embarrassing, and its not the best time for the car to break down on me when i am hours away from home, and no one to help. Its bad enough that the countries overseas dont like us, but for us to deal with defected product from this country. but now im carless, and i still got $3,400 left to pay off my car, and to pay another 2-3 thousand for a transmission, for it to give me the same problem again?.... i dont think i want to keep the car.