NHTSA Complaint #712374 — 1995 FORD TAURUS

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY SOUTH BOUND TO SAN DIEGO AT A SPEED OF 75MPH AND IN THE FAST LANE. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING ABOUT TWO AND A HALF HOURS WHEN SUDDENDLY THE CAR BEGAN DOWN SHIFTING AND THE CAR LURCHED VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH. WE THOUGHT THE ENGINE HAD DIED INITALLY, BUT THE CAR BEGAN LURCHING BACK AND FORTH AS IF IT WERE GOING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. WE STRUGGLED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND LUCKILY WERE NOT HIT OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS OVER 150 MILES. THE CAR HAS BEEN THERE FOR A WEEK AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I FEEL LIKE I AM PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE WAITING FOR ANOTHER OCCURANCE. I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR BE PART OF ONE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT OCCASSIONALY MISBEHAVES.