NHTSA Complaint #10326738 — 2003 FORD TAURUS

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 TAURUS SES AND WAS FOLLOWING A TRUCK GOING OVER A RAILROAD TRACK AND WAS GOING LIKE LESS THAN 5MPH SINCE THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME WAS GOING SO SLOW AND WHEN I WENT TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MOVE FORWARD AFTER PASSING THE TRACKS THE CAR WAS MAKING A NOISE WHEN I TRIED TO PRESS ON IT MORE. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST STOPPED AT FIRST THAN STARTED MOVING AGAIN SO I PULLED OVER OFF THE MAIN ROAD. THE NEXT THING I KNOW THE CAR JUST STOPPED AND WOULD NOT MOVE WHATSOEVER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD BY PRESSING ON THE GAS AND IT DIDN'T BUDGE. THE CAR DIDN'T EVEN MOVE AT ALL NOR IN REVERSE. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS RUNNING FINE AND THERE WAS NO TECHNICAL LIGHTS ON IN THE CAR. EVENTUALLY I HAD IT TOWED BACK HOME AND FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT THE NEXT DAY RESULTING THAT I HAVE TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. I'VE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS COMMON APPARENTLY FOR 2003 TAURUS CARS TO BE DEFECTS FOR TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS HIGHLY A HAZARD ON THE ROAD WHERE A CAR JUST STOPS OUT OF NOWHERE WHEN WHO KNOWS YOU CAN BE CROSSING A LIGHT, RAILROAD TRACK OR IN MID-TRAFFIC WHERE ACCIDENTS CAN OCCUR! *TR