# 1999 FORD TAURUS — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `480174` · 2004-06-16 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** TAURUS
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- **Miles at failure:** 75,400
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## 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.
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