# 2009 Ford Taurus X shifts hard when going uphill

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-taurus-x-shifts-hard-when-going-uphill/177683>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** taurusx, ford\
**Created:** [June 26, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-taurus-x-shifts-hard-when-going-uphill/177683 "2021-06-26T17:07:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![FredGreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7feea3/32.png) [@FredGreen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FredGreen)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-taurus-x-shifts-hard-when-going-uphill/177683/1 "2021-06-26T17:07:28Z")

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transmission shifts fine but going up hill it sometimes shifts hard

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 11:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-taurus-x-shifts-hard-when-going-uphill/177683/2 "2021-06-27T11:59:38Z")

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I don’t know what your owners manual says, but Ford (along with some other manufacturers) do not have you change your transmission fluid often enough.  
Sound like your transmission is still okay, but get it in for a fluid change ASAP.