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Why won't my 2002 Ford Taurus transmission shift into any gears?

This problem got worse and worse. It started out with sometimes jerking when shifting into 1st or 2nd. Now, it won't shift into any gear except neutral, no reverse, not first, nothing. Had a friend take a look see, he checked the transmission fluid and claimed there is too much fluid and if we let it sit for a while it might work better. Sure enough, we let the engine sit and warm up and it was able to shift into reverse and 1st -- but it still wasn't pretty.

The best way I can describe the symptoms is... you know when you're driving a manual transmission car and you don't have quite enough of the clutch engaged, the car starts shaking like it's going to stall. Pretty much identical to that, hope that helps.

Any for sure way to troubleshoot this bad boy easily?

Thanks in advance!

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jreed, best suggestion at this time from me, would be to get the vehicle on an analyzer. It does sound like bad/slipping clutches, but could be any of the sensors. The analyzer should give you more of an error code.

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My 2002 ford Taurus will go in rear but it wont move at all and it had red fuild all over the ground do this mean its gone or can it be fix

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I would like to know why my transmission don't go into forward or reverse gear

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Verify the transmission fluid is clear red and does not smell burnt. Check your service records to see if the service identified below had been performed <= 30 k miles.

This condition may still be corrected by replacing the transmission fluid and filter.

Link: http://www.taurusclub.com/forum/98-solut...

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Check the throttle cable. My Ford Freestar minivan would not shift into reverse. The throttle cable frayed and the computer apparently thought the van was going forward and was protecting the transmission, vehicle, and everyone from an accidental shift into reverse at forward speed or a throttle setting too fast. Remember to check transmission oil level with the engine running and hot.

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Like oldturkey said … check your codes. Maybe a P0741.

DTC P0741 Torque Converter Clutch Solenoid Performance.

P0741.pdf

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jreed will be eternally grateful.
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