# 1999 FORD WINDSTAR — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `563586` · 2005-11-22 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** WINDSTAR
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
DT: CONTACT STATED AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THE OD LIGHT ILLUMINATED.  THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING FROM  UNDERNEATH. THE CONTACT  WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD . THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. ALSO, THEY  STATED THE FIRE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WHILE DRIVING AT A LATER TIME  THE DASHBOARD LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED  THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS CAUSING IT TO SMOKE.  *AK  UPDATED 12/7/2005.   *NM
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