Faults:

Transmission light has came on several times and has started to slip and shift roughly. Took the car in for diagnostic on the transmission. Was told the computer was going bad. Transmission fluid is slightly dark, but is full. I think a filter and fluid change would solve the problem, and not a $1000.00 computer change.

Have changed the battery once and need to do so again. It has gone dead while sitting for a month. Changed tires twice. OE Continental tires are horrible.

General Comments:

I have a bad back and I am six foot tall, I find it hard to get in and out of the car. Power seats are hard to find a good fit.

Faults:

The only problem I have had with this car after 37000 miles, is that after about a year of owning it, I started hearing a rattle from under the hood at about 2k rpm. Brought it to the dealer and it turns out a heat shield had rattled loose. They replaced it under full warranty.

Another thing is it seems to scream a little when it gets started up after a cold Missouri night. I have always let my cars warm up for a while when it's below freezing out. First 10 seconds after initial start it screams a bit. Besides that, no other issues at all, has been a great, very reliable car.

General Comments:

I really enjoy this car.

Biggest complaint I have is the 4 speed auto. A 5 speed would have been much better.

The interior is very quiet at highway speeds of 70 mph.

Average MPG I get is about 25. It isn't great, but it's not horrible I suppose either.

I bought it used for 10,990 in 2006. For 11 grand this has been an amazing deal and very reliable. I have gone on numerous 1k+ mile roadtrips and have never ever felt worried that anything was going to go wrong.

I just hope that the trans sticks in there with me, I hear they have a lot of problems.

Faults:

No major problems at all.

Gear shift knob is a little loose, and does not look like an easy fix.

This car rocks! Handles great, great power, good fuel economy, comfortable, reliable, safe and cheap.

Faults:

Headlights are dull.

Clear coat is starting to peel off the roof.

Trunk will no longer pop up when button pushed.

Sounds like it has an exhaust leak, but it doesn't.

Very low trade in value. We paid $17,000 for this car in 2004 and trading it off for next week for a new Fusion. They are giving up only $2,700.

General Comments:

This has been a great car overall.

The mpg is around 23.6 with half city and half highway.

The car gets 29mpg on a road trip.

Trunk is huge.

Back seat room is huge, front seat is just OK. Front headroom is low and front outter leg room is low.

Seats are very well built.

This car has never broken down or did anything odd from day one.

The car is red with a tan interior that seems to not show dirt.

The Taurus doesn't drive as heavy as it really is. 3,500 lbs, but drives like a 2,600 lb Ford Contour.

The car cuts right through the wind with its great aerodynamics.

I hope that who ever ends up with this car enjoys it and that the car is as good for them as it was for us.

We didn't service the car very well and it still never broke down.

We will miss it, but you have to let things go. I think that it would make it to 200,000 miles with no problems.

We live up a 4-mile dirt road and the car, once on the pavement, still drives like new. No rattles or vibrations. Still very new feeling and smelling.