I have a 1997 Ford Taurus with transmission problems. The car runs and shifts fine through 1st and 2nd gear, but it will not shift past 3rd gear which limits my speed to about 50 mph max to keep from messing up the engine. Any ideas what I can do or what needs to be replaced to fixed this problem. Like I said, it shifts smooth and perfectly fine and then when it get's to 3rd gear, it will not go any further. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The forward clutch control valve has a retaining clip that is known to break on these tranny's. This can prevent it from shifting into 4th gear. Good news, the part is five bucks. Bad news, it's in the valve body which takes a few hours to get to. I fixed mine in about 8 hours thanks to great step by step instuctions I found online. Search for "valve body removal taurus tranny". If it's not the retainer clip then it could be one of the solenoids on the valve body. I believe there's one just for 3rd and 4th gear. Good luck
Sounds like a shift solenoid inside transmission...need to see a trans specialist....since they were built as a one piece frame underneath,it can be quite a huge labor bill if they have to drop transmission.....hopefully they can get to it by just dropping the pan and maybe the internals....good luck....
Ford is very common for tranny problems. Most likely your tranny will have to be rebuilt. As a mechanic myself, I would suggest taking to tranny specialist to see if i needs to be rebuilt, or if the electrical unit is faulty. It will have to be tested with voltmeter/ohmmeter/multi-tester
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