NHTSA Complaint #10313356 — 2009 FORD TAURUS

I WAS A PASSENGER LAST SPRING IN A 2009 FORD TAURUS SEDAN AND WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN A LONG INCLINE AT APPROX 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE DIED LEAVING THE CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. I TOLD MY DRIVING FRIEND TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TRY STARTING THE CAR AGAIN WHICH HE DID. WE CONTINUED WITHOUT IU=INCIDENT THE REST OF THE TRIP. THE INCIDENT WAS HARROWING SINCE WE WERE ON A MOUNTAIN IN ALASKA AND THE ROAD GETS VERY WINDING AT THE BOTTOM SO I KNEW WE WERE ONLY SECONDS FROM DISASTER. THE CONDITIONS WERE SPRING WEATHER ~60F AND THE GAS WAS APPROX. 50% FULL AND THE ALTITUDE WAS APPROX. 2,000 FT. IT WAS A BLUE BIRD DAY AND THE CAR RODE FINE BEFORE AND AFTER. I NEVER REPORTED THE PROBLEM SINCE WE. *TR