2000 Ford Taurus transmission problems
78 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2000 Ford Taurus, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 78 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 20 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 36 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 54,000 miles, and 61% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Nar 06/19/2003. The consumer has encountered numerous amount of problems with the vehicle. First the transmission was leaking fluid the brakes failed twice in a year. The vehicle was repaired at dobbs ford two times and both parts were not under warranty and again after being fixed the brakes failed. As a result of the vehicle defect the consumer has lost her car insurance and is unable to purchase anymore because no other company want to risk another accident with the brakes.
Purchased a 2000 ford taurus in 2001 with 22,479 miles, now has approximately 43,000 miles. On sept. 27th, when wife of the I was backing up out of a parking space the steering wheel began to vibrate and stopped backing up. It took about three attempts for the car to reverse successfully. I took the car to the dealer and concluded that the damage was caused by the o-ring seal when inspected; in addition, the dealer found damage on rear piston, torque converter, and four other parts of the vehicle.
Other problems reported for the 2000 Ford Taurus
- Suspension 483 complaints
- Brakes 120 complaints
- Engine 109 complaints
- Lighting 98 complaints
- Air bags 90 complaints
- Cruise control 90 complaints
- Fuel system 70 complaints
- Electrical system 66 complaints