20 Most Recent 2005 Ford Taurus - Page 8 Questions & Answers

I believe the Taurus is front wheel drive. If so, the CV or constant velocity joints are going or gone bad. These are the drive shafts if you will between the the transmission and the front wheels.

Wikipedia has a list of diagnostic codes and their meanings.

There should be a Horn Relay in one of the power boxes. If the fuse is intact, the Relay may be bad.

What problem--in detail I guess your getting a TCC Solenoid code No fix for a torque converter The solenoid will be hard to get at in the side cover with the trans in the sub frame That is not a job for you at home & no experience The solenoid could be bad,the trans pump sticking & other issues May be time to pull the transaxle & rebuild it The taurus trans hasn't lasted long in it's 30 some year history

shoot white lithiumspray grease or LPS 2 into lock that should loosen

DOT 4 has a higher boiling point than DOT 3 with all other properties being relatively the same. It shouldn't hurt anything, but as always I would recommend using exactly what the manufacturer calls for.

check vent door operation

your alarm is active this needs shut off or leave it connected and reset it by turning the key on and off again..

Im guessing you need to replace the gear on the camshaft position sensor! it also drives the oil pump. its a common failure its made of plastic or fiber. im sure you also have a camshaft position sensor code. replace that gear and hopefully your motor is ok! good luck!

nancycmixon, When you see this "check your charging system" you need to have the alternator checked. This is the main component for the charging system. A normal alternator will put out 13.6 to 14.6 volts. A few tenths of a volt either way won't mean too much but if they are extremely over or under these values means you have a bad alternator. I believe that your vehicle has a voltage meter in the dashboard and it will usually read in the thirteen to fourteen volts range. As far as your battery losing its charge overnight means that you have another problem and that is you have what is called a parasitic drain. There are a certain amount of parasitic drains already in the car with the radio memory and maybe a clock that constantly displays the time and the antitheft system in the car. These will not drain your battery overnight. You have something else draining your battery that is your problem. Have the alternator checked and mention the battery drain. There is test for this but it is too lengthy to post here. Sorry about that. Good luck with this.

replace it