I found a place and I stopped and turned the car off. Camshaft Position Sensor Rear of right cylinder head. I shifted it to reversed and it slammed into reverse. I have less than 75,000 miles on it. ~Natasha Problem happened again today. .
The vehicle was not repaired. I noticed the lights on the dash were all on like the car was stalled so I pulled to the side of the road and shut it off. It didn't happen while they looked at it so they told me they have no way of knowing what went wrong with it. Specifically, while idling at a stop light in preparation for a turn, my vehicle shifted out of gear with no input from me. I really hate that it only acts out once in a while, no consistancy to speak of, which in my mind is the hallmark of troubleshooting.
They have fixed a few things but can not duplicate the same issue of the backing up, putting the car in drive and no power. I thought the cruise button came on by itself or that the floor mat was stuck on the accelerator pedal car causing the vehicle to go going real fast, but it wasn't I hit the brake, moved to the right shoulder and put the car in low then neutral then turned the car off. I've barely driven it since then because I'm worried the problem is getting worse or it will happen at a really bad time. This could cost me my life if not repaired. Or rather, it never acted up while they drove it and they drove it a lot in those couple of days. Took it to Magic City Ford , where I made the purchase. The car exhibited slow acceleration and unusual shifting.
I did get a performance tune for the car and since re-flashing my computer with the new tune it hasn't done it once. Wheel Speed Sensor Left Front In left front wheelwell, mounted on brake assembly. The failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 50,000. Update from Apr 22, 2016 : The issue with my Taurus turned out to be very simple: It needed a tuneup with new wires, injectors, etc. I hope they can find something. I could only see this failure with a scan tool that allowed me to monitor the antilock system.
The truck is on warranty, so it is a Ford problem. Camshaft Position Sensor 2 Rear of left cylinder head. Ever had the transmission pan dropped and filter changed before? The wire running into the hub is it! I shifted to drive it slammed again. It was actually revving on its own when I applied the brake; adding this only because I don't know but that it may be related to the cause of erratic shifting. Our car just turned 40000 miles and we'd like to think it has some life left in it.
My husband called Ford and they claim they have never heard of that and we were the first ones that had that go wrong with their Ford Taurus. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. I haven't heard from the dealer yet. The failure mileage was 73,000. I backed up and shifted to drive. Knock Sensor Rear of right cylinder head. There was no sound or other sign that the vehicle had shifted out of gear spontaneously.
It clunks and will not go into drive unless you turn the car off. If you had difficulty reaching her, let me know and I'll pass the message along. . No matter the situation, Advance Auto Parts has the Transaxle Output Speed Sensor product you desperately need. I drove it home with no more problems. Managed to get off the road and stopped then it just started driving normal again.
All Taurus cars with this problem should be recalled and fixed. My husband called Ford and they claim they have never heard of that and we were the first ones that had that go wrong with their Ford Taurus. They say that the speed control also effects the gas mileage of the vehicle. This was not driver error. They couldn't guarantee that that would fix the problem but via the code thats what the problem is. Well the same thing happened today Sept 13th coming out of park at a supermarket parking lot. I had to move onto the road shoulder to avoid hitting the car ahead of me.
After the 3rd time it went into gear. Please look into this matter. I'm a Ford guy from a Ford family. The code was reset and the car is currently being driven. The failure recurred over a five year span. Someday they will have to. While driving at low speeds, the vehicle failed to accelerate properly.
I was glad to make it out of that situation alive but need your assistance in how to proceed with this problem. Repair was made to transmission speed sensor. I took it and had the obd code read. Wheel Speed Sensor Right Front In right front wheelwell, mounted on brake assembly. But, my wife's safety is priority number one. Natasha, I really hope you can provide some kind of assistance here. The car exhibited slow acceleration and unusual shifting.