# 1999 FORD ZX2 (ESCORT) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `196036` · 2000-02-07 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** ZX2 (ESCORT)
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING ON A STATE ROUTE ROAD,GOING UP A HILL IN THIRD GEAR AND SHIFTING INTO FOURTH GEAR,   VEHICLE SUDDENLY  TURNED INTO A 360  DEGREE ANGLE AND LANDED IN A DITCH.  DIDN'T CONTACT DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT THE UNIBODY WAS CROOKED.   CAR HAD BEEN BACK ABOUT 1 WEEK LATER.   GOING NORTH ON  STATE ROUTE WITH SOME SNOW ON THE ROAD, AND SHIFTING FROM THIRD GEAR TO FOURTH GEAR WHILE TRAVELLING 35 MPH,  VEHICLE  ONCE AGAIN  TURNED INTO  360 DEGREE ANGLE AND LANDED IN A DITCH, FACING SOUTH.  *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*