How reliable are the 2000-2007 Ford Taurus's? I know a lot of the pre-faclift cars had transmission problems, but did they fix those problems? I also know it's expensive to repair, but is it labor or the parts that's expensive?
I wouldn't put my money in one. Not very reliable and definitely not worth the headaches when they go wrong.
So I am assuming that means they didn't ever improve the transmission...
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Ford/Taurus/2003/
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Ford/Taurus/2005/
I assume this answers your question?
wait they did solve the transmisison issues just barely for 2006-
oh nevermind now there are engine problems: https://www.carcomplaints.com/Ford/Taurus/2006/
I would honestly just stay away from this generation of the Taurus. I heard the 08 09 years of the Fusion are pretty reliable they go for the same cost in my area. Or better yet, just get a Camry.
Yeah the only reason I am even remotely looking at this car is because my grandpa used to have one when I was very young.
Understood. Just out of curiosity, do you know how many miles his lasted?
Well, my first new car was a 2003 Taurus. Had one small issue they repaired under warranty. Otherwise, I liked the car.
Of course, I'll add that I had the 3.0 Vulcan V6 (not the 24V) and an Automatic
How long did you have the car? Like do you still have it, when did you get rid of it, at what mileage and why? If you say you only had one small problem, I can only assume you were either lucky or you didn't have the car long enough for major problems.
I had it between 4 & 5 years. Best memory puts the mileage at 130,000-ish.
4 years/130k miles is not a lot probably highway miles. I would never buy a 15-20 year old one though.