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Daily driver '07 Taurus died this morning

Mach1Mark

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Everything up to the point of failure was fine. As I pulled into the access road at work I momentarily stopped to allow cross traffic to pass. As I stepped on the gas I briefly accelerated and then I heard and felt a 'clunk'. Noticed the engine was revving. Discovered the transmission was not putting power to the wheels. Coasted to a stop in a parking space. Found PARK with engine running. Moved gear selector into REVERSE and all forward gears. Nothing. Turned off engine. Waited a few moments. Repeat. Nothing. I topped off the trans fluid level a month ago. Noting seemed amiss (i.e. color, odor). Trans has never been worked on and has 183k miles. A quick search indicates this is an issue for the Taurus. I may be able to get the trans to work by disconnecting the battery and allowing the PCM to search for codes. Suggestions?
 
Honestly I thought I would be able to get another 50k out of it. My first Taurus was an '86 I bought with 33k on the clock. I was using it as my long distance commuter ride. At 219k I decided to have the trans fluid changed and the screen cleaned etc. The transmission tech called me and said to come down to the shop. When I arrived he showed me the pan and it was full of what I thought was sand. It was actually 99% of the friction material from the belts and drums. He couldn't believe I had gotten so many miles out of the OEM transmission. He told me that he usually sees this kind of wear in 60-70k Taurus. I paid $2500 for a new transmission and drove it until it had 249k at which point I donated the car to the local men's shelter. Im pretty sure I wont be putting a new trans in this one but I will have it looked at to discover if the repair is simple or relatively inexpensive.
 
better to have the trans fail than throw a piston rod and punch two holes in the block. don't ask me how I know.
 
better to have the trans fail than throw a piston rod and punch two holes in the block. don't ask me how I know.
yeah . . . Ill agree with that. Its going to be a week before the local Ford dealer can tell me what is wrong with the trans. Im going to be giving the service manager instructions NOT to run up an expensive estimate charge on a $2000 car.
 
That sucks to hear. I would guess its something electronic since these transmissions nowadays are all sensors. If there isn't obvious damage, I'd guess a sensor the TCM.

Did the car have any codes prior or after this happened?
 
That sucks to hear. I would guess its something electronic since these transmissions nowadays are all sensors. If there isn't obvious damage, I'd guess a sensor the TCM.

Did the car have any codes prior or after this happened?
Im hoping its something simple (like a burned/damaged electrical item) and not a shear inputshaft or broken drive chain or worse. No, nothing indicated on the dash or by observation during my weekly fluid level/system checks under the hood. This caught me totally off guard.
 
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