NHTSA Complaint #10353606 — 2003 FORD TAURUS

I WAS ON I-95 N SPEED 65 MPH. MY CAR REVVED TO 4-5 RPM AND I NOTICED THAT EVEN AS I WAS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR THAT THE CAR WAS NOT GAINING SPEED BUT DECELERATING. I PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER AN COASTED TO A STOP. THE CAR WASN'T/DIDN'T OVER HEAT, THERE WAS NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS THAT CAME ON TO WARN ME. I HAD NO WARNING OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BEFORE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON WHICH WORKED JUST FINE I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE. I PUT THE CAR IN OVERDRIVE AND REVERSE AN THE SAME THING IT WAS LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN A CONSTANT NEUTRAL. THE CAR JUST HIT THE 60K MILE A FEW DAYS AGO. WHILE I WAITED ON FAMILY MEMBERS TO COME ASSIST ME I CHECKED ALL FLUID LEVELS INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION AND FLUID WAS CORRECT. FROM READING ON THE FORUMS THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM MORE THAN A FEW THOUSAND PEOPLE. I WILL HAVE TO GO TO A SHOP AND THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM ON AVERAGE IS 2 GRAND. *TR