# 2002 FORD TAURUS — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `453756` · 2004-07-26 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** TAURUS
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- **Miles at failure:** 9,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
WHILE VEHICLE WAS  RUNNING DRIVER GOT OUT TO WIPE OFF THE  WINDOWS AND TRANSMISSION  UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTED TO REVERSE.  DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP VEHICLE, AND WAS RUN OVER.  DRIVER SUSTAINED LEG, CHEST, AND ARM INJURIES.    THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A BOAT TRAILER.   *AK    A FRIEND OF THE CONSUMER'S TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER.  THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE  VEHICLE WAS FINE.  *NM
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