# Rattling Ford Taurus Transmission

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/rattling-ford-taurus-transmission/13787>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** transmissions, ford, taurus\
**Created:** [May 9, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rattling-ford-taurus-transmission/13787 "2008-05-09T04:08:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![gkip01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@gkip01](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gkip01)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rattling-ford-taurus-transmission/13787/1 "2008-05-09T04:08:59Z")

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Help! My 98 Taurus recently sprung a transmission fluid leak. I had that fixed, and afterward the transmission started rattling when in Drive but not being powered. I think that the transmission is still sort of engaged – while rattling the car will want to move forward. When I step on the gas, the rattling goes away.  
  
  
  
 What is going on?

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rattling-ford-taurus-transmission/13787/2 "2008-05-09T19:07:26Z")

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This won’t help. With the engine running, shift the transmission up and down the gears slowly a few times. Whenever the fluid has been drained I think this should be done.

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**Author:** ![americar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/americar/32/42_2.png) [@americar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/americar)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rattling-ford-taurus-transmission/13787/3 "2008-05-09T21:55:00Z")

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Check the flex connector on the exhaust pipe. A ring that holds the mesh on can come separated, and start to rattle.