Engine stopping at speed/failing to start could also be a faulty crankshaft position sensor. I've heard of that a few times on e.g. Chevy bigblocks. The automat

Engine stopping at speed/failing to start could also be a faulty crankshaft position sensor. I've heard of that a few times on e.g. Chevy bigblocks. The automatic transmission on the Chevys just slip into neutral though, so you don't get the kick. I imagine you take half a year out of the stall speed converter lifetime every time that kick happens. But the big difference is that your failure was very noticable, so you wouldn't be surprised you lost power steering and ABS.