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1999 FORD TAURUS — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

1 injured · 480174 · 2004-06-16

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
75,400
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1999 FORD TAURUS GAVE WAY UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR DOWN MY ROAD. IT JUST STOPPED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IF I HAD BEEN GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK THERE HAD BEEN NO WARNING SOUNDS OR LIGHTS TO INDICATE THAT THERE WAS ANY KIND OF PROBLEM . I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO AAMCO FOR TRANSMISSION WORK, AND PAID $2200.00 IN REPAIR COSTS. I ALSO DAMAGED THE FRONT END OF MY CAR AND MY FENCE TRYING TO ROLL THE CAR INTO MY DRIVEWAY TO GET IT OUT OF THE LINE OF TRAFFIC.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10078328
Machine
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