what year taurus had tranmission problems?
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what year taurus had tranmission problems?
thinking about going to look a 2000 ford taurus with 70,000 miles. I remember hearing about transmission problems on some years of these cars,what years were they,and are there any other problems to be aware of?
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The AX4S transmission can still have it's share of problems even past 1991. Numerous threads on 1997-2001 transmissions on the Taurusclub forum.
I know the one in my wife's Sable was replaced around 115,000 miles by the previous owner. One thing critical on these transmissions is to make sure to keep the fluid fresh and clean every 30,000 miles and that means a complete flush out.
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I know the one in my wife's Sable was replaced around 115,000 miles by the previous owner. One thing critical on these transmissions is to make sure to keep the fluid fresh and clean every 30,000 miles and that means a complete flush out.
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Mine was an 89 with a 3.8. It ran really well until some sorry SOB tampered with it.
The thing of it is, when the transaxles finally go they are a bear to R&R, and the cost of the whole job is likely to be more than replacing the car itself.
Resale value on a ten year old Taurus is likely to be around 1 - 2 grand. A thousand bucks or more for a tranny is just not feasible. But one thing on the PLUS side is that they deliver truly impressive mileage if they have an overdrive.
The thing of it is, when the transaxles finally go they are a bear to R&R, and the cost of the whole job is likely to be more than replacing the car itself.
Resale value on a ten year old Taurus is likely to be around 1 - 2 grand. A thousand bucks or more for a tranny is just not feasible. But one thing on the PLUS side is that they deliver truly impressive mileage if they have an overdrive.
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My wife's 2005 Taurus had the trans go out at 90,000 miles. IIRC it is the fluid pump shafts that are notoriously weak and can shear off without warning. Hers went out without so much as a hiccup before it just stopped working on the interstate at 65mph. Never gave any warning signs or indications and wasnt abused.
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I have a 92...been doing great till the other nite. Now I have a no-crank situation. I was able to rock it back and forth to get it to start the other nite, but was not able to do a repeat of that at home yesterday.
Suppose it is the neutral safety switch on top of the tranny?
Suppose it is the neutral safety switch on top of the tranny?
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That no-start is a candidate for a code reader. If you've ever looked at how many pages the wiring diagram for one of these has for each individual year you'd see why code readers were invented in the first place....
I wouldn't even attempt to second guess a Taurus problem by replacing one part at a time.
I wouldn't even attempt to second guess a Taurus problem by replacing one part at a time.
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That no-start is a candidate for a code reader. If you've ever looked at how many pages the wiring diagram for one of these has for each individual year you'd see why code readers were invented in the first place....
I wouldn't even attempt to second guess a Taurus problem by replacing one part at a time.
I wouldn't even attempt to second guess a Taurus problem by replacing one part at a time.
I am not a parts replacer, I like to pin-point the issue first. I must be old then
