1997 Ford Taurus transmission problems
194 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 1997 Ford Taurus, which is 19% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 194 19% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 82,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 24 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
Consumer has had 2 incidents with vehicle rolling backwards after being put in park. During first incident consumer had vehicle in park, vehicle turned off and got out. Consumer had to run back to vehicle because it was rolling backwards, and hit her son's vehicle before she could get to it. Second incident was on 11th of may, again consumer had vehicle in park; but, this time was still inside vehicle. Only way of stopping was to push down of brakes and pull up emergency brake.
Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 35 MPH, the transmission failed. The vehicle was pushed to the side of the road then towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not inspected by a mechanic. There was a NHTSA recall, # 97v097000, regarding the automatic transmission. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Ford Taurus
- Engine 127 complaints
- Brakes 78 complaints
- Electrical system 67 complaints
- Steering 61 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 60 complaints
- Cruise control 58 complaints
- Cooling system 46 complaints
- Air bags 42 complaints