Water Pump went at 151,000 miles.
Lower radiator hose went at 151,000 miles.
Transmission was rebuilt at 91,236 miles, before I owned the car.
Transmission shifts hard up and down in first and second gear when gas pedal is floored. First happened at 150,000 miles. It has to cool down before it stops.
Tried to recharge air conditioner and found a leaky hose at 145,000 miles.
It also eats gas after it hits a half tank. You are lucky if you get 20 miles out of it before it hits empty. However you can get a good 115 miles out of a half tank. So total you can get about 135 miles a tank.
Since it is a Ford it also has a few quirks:
-Turn signals stopped working one night for no reason and then worked fine the next day.
-Can get a little hot, but it stays normal since I replaced the water pump.
Luckily, my friend is a mechanic and all I needed to fix the car was him and the parts.
Comfortable car with a HUGE backseat.
There is a lot of trunk space.
I would not buy another Taurus, only because they have a lot of transmission problems, and because under the hood is a giant cluster, repair costs are high.
25 MPG Highway.
21 MPG City.
This was my first car, but unfortunately I cannot live with it anymore because I need something more reliable (not to say this was horrible, but it is old and I need something I know will last me a while).
I agree with this Iam the machnic for this car and there are more new parts on this car than that were mentioned it was his first car, but I still think that ford cars are not very reliable and are very bad to work with.
I think the reason your Taurus shifts hard in first and second gear is because something might be wrong with your motor mounts. It happened to me on my '91 Taurus, but just like you it only did it when the gas pedal was floored. when you are shifting hard and the pedal is floored the motor tends to shake a lot. That could be it a motor mount broke... check it out sometime and get back to me.
Sk8r_freak12@yahoo.com.
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