1997 Ford Taurus Consumer Discussions Page 5

Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable Sedans Pre-2008

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Written by: upsetter1 on Jun 20, 2002 11:35 AM

Compared to Camry e.g., or any German car, Taurus has a rather poor aerodynamics, it is far from modern standarts. All in all Ford pays much more attention to engineering European Fords and ignores American ones, that ones are getting more and more ancient. Fiesta, Mondeo, Ka, Focus all are top notch modern cars and leaders of the class, competeing head to head ... Read More...

Ford Taurus Problems

1997 Taurus LX - What is up?

Written by: kw_carman on May 11, 2002 03:52 PM

My grandmother has a 97 Taurus LX, and it is starting to fall apart. First let me state that it was bought at two years old with low miles by a +70 year old grandmother, who is a light driver (to church, bank and grocery store, and that's it). The front cup holder came apart within the first two months. Also, the power windows on both sides in the back have stopped working, ... Read More...

Taurus/Sable Maintenance & Repair

4th transmission at 102,000 miles on 1997 Taurus

Written by: sws43081 on Nov 19, 2001 07:58 PM

Maintained the car to spec. First trans failed at 37,000 miles. Second trans failed at 86,000 miles. Third trans failed at 102,000 miles. Decided to trade in car in lieu of paying for a fourth trans. Same problem occurred 2nd, 3rd & 4th times - slip when shifting into 2nd gear. Dealer diagnosis was internal leak. Ford solution was for me to pay $2500 per remanufactured ... Read More...

My 97 Taurus Experience (so far...)

Written by: felixc1976 on Jul 23, 2001 00:53 PM

Hi Guys! I've been reading this board on and off for a while, but finally decided to share my thoughts. On Dec.31 1997 I bought a 97 Taurus GL with 5K miles. The dealer drove it for a couple of months and they just moved it into the showroom. It has all the options that I ever needed (and didn't need) - Leather, moonroof, 6-disc CD changer, power seat and etc. The only thing ... Read More...

Any help would be appreciated re:Taurus Wagon

Written by: snowbuniez on Jul 14, 2001 07:46 AM

I own a 1997 Taurus LX Wagon with 57,000 miles on it. It has been an ok car, never really what I wanted but it is great for the kids. Anyway, this last trip to the dealership has been grueling. Last weekend it started to hesitate when you first start to pull out. Then it went to starting ok, but when I put it in drive it will stall. Now, when I brake, it revs on it's own and tries ... Read More...

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Written by: sable93 on Jun 14, 2001 03:00 PM

Glad you loved your Sables. This is the second Taurus/Sable I've owned. 1. 1993 Mercury Sable GS = 2 head gasket jobs Cost = $2800 2. 1997 Ford Taurus = new transmission + other Cost = $4000 Luckily, the Sable's head gaskets went under a three month warranty I got with the car in 1999. Then, they went again a little under a year, so it was also covered under warranty. ... Read More...

Glad I changed my mind!

Written by: 210delray on Jun 05, 2001 04:06 PM

After reading all of these horror stories even on later model Tauruses, I'm glad I sold my '90 Sable last summer at 135K miles. It had the famous transmission, a/c, and warped rotor problems, and much, much more. I'm also glad I DIDN'T buy a lightly used '95 or '96 Taurus in 1997 as I was seriously considering. (I thought that Ford had cleaned up its act.) I ended up ... Read More...

Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable Sedans Pre-2008

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Written by: larryn2 on Apr 05, 2001 07:12 PM

well about dealers, over priced and dont do enough for the buck. I just bought a 1997 taurus 43000 i just did a major service,coolant flush,trans flush/check, wheel rotate/balance, plugs, wires, injector cleaner, fuel filter.start fresh, stay well thats my opinion stay with the manual keep a good record of all you do to the car local shops are cheeper than dealer. ... Read More...

Taurus/Sable Maintenance & Repair

1997 Ford Taurus

Written by: tammycampbell8 on Mar 21, 2001 07:25 AM

Does anyone have any problems with their alignments on their 96 through 99 model taurus's? Read More...

1997 Taurus with suspension problems and door sensors going bad

Written by: tammycampbell8 on Mar 19, 2001 00:39 PM

Our worst nightmare was the service dept in the same town we bought this 97 taurus, our problems began in 98 when you could hear the sound of a ball dropping coming out of the right front of the car. I was taking this car to the dealer that I bought it from in 1998 and 1999 complaining of the sound> But each time the car went in, it came out with more problems, When I would ... Read More...