1997 taurus transmission going?

Question

i have a 1997 ford taurus with 146,000 miles on it. when the transmission warms up, when i take off from 1st, it doesnt shift for a while and the speedo just stays all the way at 0 until i really give it the gas, then it shifts, but i really have to get the RPM's up there for it to shift. sometimes, it downshifts when im on the city streets. also, i was going off from a red light on a main road and the car was not going anywhere for a few seconds, and it was slipping. then when i got to the store, i smelled something burning? clutches? btw, its an automatic, like all taurus's are. its fine when its cold. also i have this problem where its really hard to move the column shifter!! its annoying. anyways, what should i do? should i junk the car?

Answer 1

ONLY YOU CAN SEE THE CONDITION OF YOUR CAR. JUNK IT OR NOT THATS UP TO YOU .  I WOULD SAY THE TRANS IS ABOUT SHOT. BUT LETS ASK A QUESTION OR TWO. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THE FILTER WAS CHANGED? WHAT ABOUT THE FLUID CHANGE.?  ARE THERE ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON . YOUR ENGINE TALKS TO THE TRANS VIA. COMPUTERS. MAY BE SOMETHING YOUR MISSING . AND FOR ABOUT 70.00 DOLLARS HAVE IT CHECKED OUT FIRST. THEN MAKE THAT DECISION  ON  REPLACEMENT OF TRANS OR THE CAR.

Answer 2

the axod transmissions in the taurus and sables are garbage and they are always being repaired or replaced. whether you rebuild or junk is a decision for you but the cars are not worth much anymore. personally i would get rid of it.

Answer 3

yes unless u got 1200 to 2000 for a trasmission shop,or can find a good used one and u have skills