# 2003 Ford Thunderbird - Transmission issues

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-thunderbird-transmission-issues/184406>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** transmissions, ford\
**Created:** [May 31, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-thunderbird-transmission-issues/184406 "2022-05-31T18:08:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![BillC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@BillC](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillC)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-thunderbird-transmission-issues/184406/1 "2022-05-31T18:08:28Z")

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Transmission jerks when shifting from reverse to low gear.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-thunderbird-transmission-issues/184406/2 "2022-05-31T22:42:54Z")

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Manual or automatic?

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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:** [June 1, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-thunderbird-transmission-issues/184406/3 "2022-06-01T21:13:21Z")

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Check the driveshaft for bad U-joints. Check the trans for a bad rear mount.

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**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-thunderbird-transmission-issues/184406/4 "2022-06-01T22:10:51Z")

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The 5 speed automatic was the only transmission offered for the retro T-birds.