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Why is my Ford Taurus not in gear?

Why is my Ford Taurus not in gear?

My 2003 Ford Taurus suddenly wouldn’t engage the automatic transmission and acted like it was in neutral when I put it in gear (reverse or forward)… My 2003 Ford Taurus suddenly wouldn’t engage the automatic transmission and acted like it was in neutral when I put it in gear (reverse or forward)…

What kind of transmission does a 2003 Ford Taurus have?

2003 automatic transmission… Automatic transmission won’t engage; acts like its in neutral when it’s in gear. 2003 Ford Taurus Asked by flim-flam in Sandy, UT on

What kind of gear linkage does a 2005 Taurus have?

I have a 2005 Ford Taurus se, was driving n outa the blue it was as if i nocked it into neutral. Pulled over an took a look…went through the gears testing each one…wouldn’t engage into any of them besides park. Idk if the gear linkage is has a striped gear so slipping….or trans is shot.

How to check the transmission fluid in a Ford Taurus?

Check the fluid with the car RUNNING in park fully warmed up. Read the dipstick it will tell you where it should be. With the car off and the key in, foot on the brake pedal. Rapidly go through all of the gears. Sometime the PRNDL switch can get gummed up. How many miles are on the car and when was the last time the fluid and filter were changed?

Why does my Ford Taurus not shift or engage?

But the interesting thing was I found a little known blog that said, disconnect the battery (clear the codes) and the transmission would still kick into gear, even when the transmission fluid was low. Evidently the torque converter, if it doesn’t catch too well or not at all, sends a message somewhere to not try at all.

I have a 2005 Ford Taurus se, was driving n outa the blue it was as if i nocked it into neutral. Pulled over an took a look…went through the gears testing each one…wouldn’t engage into any of them besides park. Idk if the gear linkage is has a striped gear so slipping….or trans is shot.

Check the fluid with the car RUNNING in park fully warmed up. Read the dipstick it will tell you where it should be. With the car off and the key in, foot on the brake pedal. Rapidly go through all of the gears. Sometime the PRNDL switch can get gummed up. How many miles are on the car and when was the last time the fluid and filter were changed?

Is there anything wrong with my 2002 Taurus?

2002 Ford Taurus, 103,000 miles. No issues since I’ve had it (bought it with 84,000 miles on it), had it serviced three times since then. No indication that anything was wrong when changing from park to drive to reverse etc…the lever is in the steering column.

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Ruth Doyle