[Blackvisor]

I have a 1996 Ford Taurus GL. Just recently it has been doing this:

I can shift into any gear, no problem...drive up the road a bit, stop, the car acts like its in neutral....doesnt move. Wait a few minutes and it sometimes "bangs" into gear, sometimes "pops" into gear gently. Took it to the Transmission guys, they said not the tranny. Once in gear..no probs.

I can put the car up into park and back down into drive, can hear it shift into gear, take my foot off the brake....revs like its in neutral. They did the tranny tune-up, checked the sensors, etc. found nothing, tested the fluid for metal...none.
Anyone have a clue? I also have had probs with the front end...vibration in the brake and gas pedal, intermittently, bucking, possible warped rotor? can hear what sounds like the brakes rubbing and rumbling when braking downhill, intermittently.
Have not found anyone with quite the same prob.

 

[Blackvisor]

thanks, would appreciate if you could look it up. Cheers!

 

[Blackvisor]

Originally posted by maceslin@Feb 18 2004, 01:32 PM
sounds like one of the shift solniods to me, I keep getting an idiot lit that tells me shift solenoid C stcuk open or inop. THere is a TSB to replace teh clips that hold the shift solenoids in place. The clips used to have rouded corners and now have squasre or vice versa

We are not getting any warning lights coming on. is this an easy job to do yourself or a garage job?

 

[Blackvisor]

Thanks Julian,We now think this could be a brake related problem as we have been going easy on the brakes all week,no hard braking and we have since not had any transmission problems at all.
Ive heard of a boss switch(i think its called) on the brake pedal,could this be somehow related to the transmission problems?
Sean

 

[Blackvisor]

Well like i said its been fine all week since weve been going easy on the brakes.
Touch wood