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1997 Ford Taurus shifting problems reports

20 NHTSA complaints describe hard shifts, slipping gears, jerky transmission on the 1997 Ford Taurus — roughly 3% of all complaints for this model year.

20
Shifting problems reports
3%
share of complaints
85,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1997 Ford Taurus report before drawing conclusions.