# 1997 Ford Taurus - trans shop didn’t replicate the problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-taurus-trans-shop-didn-t-replicate-the-problem/155576>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, taurus\
**Created:** [December 30, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-taurus-trans-shop-didn-t-replicate-the-problem/155576 "2019-12-30T18:29:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Doug06](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Doug06](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Doug06)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-taurus-trans-shop-didn-t-replicate-the-problem/155576/1 "2019-12-30T18:29:08Z")

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Hi my car does not shift out of first gear after it warms up. The transmission shop could only find that it was not shifting into overdrive, i think they did not get the car warmed up to have the not shifting out of first. It kind of goes into neutral or no gear instead of shifting to second?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-taurus-trans-shop-didn-t-replicate-the-problem/155576/2 "2019-12-31T17:21:33Z")

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Then take it to a better transmission shop. Expect to have to replace or rebuild it.

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 5:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-taurus-trans-shop-didn-t-replicate-the-problem/155576/3 "2020-01-01T05:57:14Z")

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I had that happen once, have it rebuilt with a new or rebuilt torque converter. If that’s a waste of money, then you need another car.

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 11:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-taurus-trans-shop-didn-t-replicate-the-problem/155576/4 "2020-01-01T11:39:08Z")

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> [@pleasedodgevan2](#):
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> , have it rebuilt with a new or rebuilt torque converter. If that’s a waste of money, then you need another car.

Rebuilding the trans on a 1997 Taurus is the definition of “waste of money”

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-taurus-trans-shop-didn-t-replicate-the-problem/155576/5 "2020-01-01T12:13:49Z")

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Tom and Ray have suggested this stuff more than once

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