Tyler Backman wrote: > .Everyone I know who has owned one of these had the transmission > suddenly and unexpectedly fail, with repair costs over the worth of > the vehicle. I know of about 5 that this has happened to with Taurus > (es?) and Sables.... What's really weird is that it always seems to > be exacty at or very very close to 150k miles.
Big RWD Fords, in my experience have roughly the same transmission life. Some time between 100K and 150K they usually need a transmission rebuild, especially if used for trailer towing. But then, a lot of Mercedes transmissions have well-known flaws that cause rather sudden failures, too. (B2 piston, etc.)
