# Taurus shudders when accelerating uphill

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-shudders-when-accelerating-uphill/63882>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, taurus\
**Created:** [April 20, 2011, 4:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-shudders-when-accelerating-uphill/63882 "2011-04-20T04:23:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![A\_Stox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/977dab/32.png) [@A\_Stox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/A_Stox)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 4:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-shudders-when-accelerating-uphill/63882/1 "2011-04-20T04:23:38Z")

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I have a 2001 Ford Taurus with 103,000 miles. It shudders when I accelerate; sometimes one, two or three shakes. This usually occurs around 35-40 mph while I am going uphill (never while going downhill). I always use overdrive, but I tried it in drive and also felt it then.  
  
  
  
 Has anyone successfully diagnosed and fixed this problem?

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**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 4:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-shudders-when-accelerating-uphill/63882/2 "2011-04-20T04:35:37Z")

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Get the transmission serviced. It may be the lock up clutch in the torque converter.