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really awful

Typical Repair Cost:

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Average Mileage:

70,012 miles

Total Complaints:

2 complaints

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problem #2

2009Feb 17

Taurus SEL V6

  • Manual transmission
  • 71,171 miles

we purchased the vehicle in October 2005. It ran beautifully until 2/2006, then it seemed as though every started to go haywire. First it started slipping,then accelerating and last but not least will not go in reverse. the warranty said 36 months or a thousand miles, but i was under the impression the the transmission had a longer warranty, up to 80,000 miles, guess not huh?

sinclair107

Jersey City, NJ, USA

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problem #1

2009Jan 14

Taurus SE 3.2L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 68,852 miles

For the last month, I have been dealing with this problem. When I am driving, my car begins to accelerate by itself, and I have a very hard time braking to get it to stop. The rpm's are anywhere between 4-5000 when I am driving, which is not normal. When my car is in idle, the rpms go over 5000 and it sounds like it's going to blow up! Then there are times when I am increasing speed, and my car is stuck in gear, which can get dangerous on the interstate, if you can only go 30-40 miles an hour! I took it to the Ford dealer, the said the cruise control was stuck, and removed the spring. So now I not only do not have cruise control, but my car is still doing the same thing. I take it in next week, since I purchased an extended warranty, but I have a feeling I am going to get screwed. To me, it seems like a transmission problem, not a cruise control problem. This is ridiculous! I have read other complaints on this particular model, and have seen at least 3 other with the same problem. I think that's more than a coincidence, it's a major Ford problem.

Nikki E.

Omaha, NE, USA

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