Fixing Ford Taurus Shift Problem. Replacing VSS Vehicle Speed Sensor

Changing the VSS on a 99 Ford Taurus 3.0L Duratec 24Valve DOHC engine.

Symptoms: Stuttering and shift problems from 1st to 2nd gear after vehicle is warm and moving from a stop.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• VSS
• vehicle
• speed
• sensor
• Ford
• Taurus
• Duratec
• 3.0L
• Liter
• DOHC
• 24Valve
• cars
• Cars (film)
• Engine
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• Used
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• Automobile
• Internal Combustion Engine
• Gas

[fivefortyeye540i]

Got it!!! Had to pull on it, hang on it like a kid on monkey bars and plenty of pb blaster., car is fixed... I wonder how transmissions shops out there take advantage of this..

[AllThingzVideo]

@fivefortyeye540i Congrats! Glad you were able to get it. What most dont realize is that you need to twist it while removing it to allow the VSS driven gear to "spiral up" the trans worm gear and release. Because of its location, corrosion is common as road grime flings up there and just sits on the mount. Doesnt help that the converter is right there heat cycling it.

[PrestoneFuegoKL]

I went to napa auto parts today to get the vss and one of the people behind the counter said that if it was a sensor problem I would get an engine service light. You didn't have one with this problem did you?

[AllThingzVideo]

@PrestoneFuegoKL This is not emissions related so no engine light will come on. The PCM may record errors that could be stored and read by a high quality reader like the shops have. Mr NAPA is wrong this time.

[MrRobert1031]

Ok, so how did you get it out from the bottem of the car. I have a 99 taurus sohc I can not get a wrerch or socket from the bottem.

[AllThingzVideo]

@MrRobert1031 Which engine is that? Is the VSS in the same spot? The area is capital T, TIGHT! I used a short 10mm wrench. about 4 inches long and slipped it up in there with my fingers and blindly loosened the bolt. It wasnt real tight. Make sure the engine and exhuast is cool first. Typically this job is done from the top by removing the cowl around the wipers and using a long extension and socket. I took a short cut where I saw I could reach it. For the record my hands arent very large.

[fivefortyeye540i]

@allthingsvideo how in the Hell did u manage to that out from the bottom I working on one right now and it is no joke.

This one seems to be sized in I got the bolt out but the sensor is a biatch to get out.. I had to pull the crowl..

[PrestoneFuegoKL]

@AllThingzVideo Yes! Thank you. Oh and it was mrs. Napa haha ;)

[ondiznutz]

Thanks for the video. I having shifting problems on my 02 taurus dohc. Im going to try this. Btw your low coolant light is because a bad sensor in the coolant reservoir.

[FrostfoxFilms]

I had this EXACT problem with my '99 Taurus. I changed the VSS and it worked perfectly. Thanks you!

[markanthony404]

which snesor is on the trans in the input VSS or output VSS



[donald1707]

WHATS GOING ON FELLA"S JUST BOUGHT A 1999 FORD TAURUS WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR IT DRIVES GREAT BUT SOMETIMES CAR RUBS UP RPM JUMPS THEN ITS OKAY AGAIN MOSTLY WHEN GOING ABOUT 25MPH I SAY DO YOU THINK ITS THE SPEED SENSOR