# 1998 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `282428` · 2001-03-26 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** TRANS SPORT
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
## Narrative
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35MPH ON  HIGHWAY AND  VEHICLE SHIFTED BY ITSELF INTO PARK.  PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT,  MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT DIRT GOT INTO  TRANSMISSION AXLE, AND A BEARING BROKE WHICH CAUSE TURBINE SHAFT TO LOCK UP,RESULTING IN  VEHICLE LOCKING UP.  SHE COULDN'T GO FORWARD OR BACKWARDS.*AK
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