Transmission
Filed Jun 7, 2001
TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE - 70 MPH - TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY STARTED DOWNSHIFTING ALMOST CAUSING MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 746573
- Incident
- Jun 7, 2001
1993 Lincoln Town Car Transmission Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Transmission reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
18
Latest Jun 7, 2001
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
10%
of 176 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Lincoln Town Car submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 18 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming transmission
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
ElectricalEngineSuspension+2 more
Filed Feb 22, 2001
WHILE DRIVING, AT 35MPH TRANSMISSION GOES NEUTRAL BEFORE CHANGING. AIR/HEAT FAILURE AFTER REPLACED HEATER CORE.GAS MONITOR INDICATES SPORATICALLY. BACK DOOR LOCKS LODGED.SUSPENSION REPLACED ONCE. FUEL LINE & RADIO REPLACED BY DEALER. FRONT RIGHT WHEEL TIGHTENS & POPS LOOSE DURING ALLIGNMENT, PULLS TO THE RIGHT ON THE ROAD. REPLACED RADIATOR, & ALTERNATOR. BATTERY WON'T HOLD CHARGE IF PARKED 2 DAYS+. AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON.
- NHTSA ID
- 741299
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Sep 19, 2000
Crash reported
CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE INTO DRIVE GEAR WITH FOOT STILL ON BRAKES WHEN IT SUDDENLY TOOK OFF, BEGAN TO ACCELERATE , CONSUMER TRIED TO SHIFT INTO PARK, BUT GEAR WOULD NOT ACCEPT IT. CONSUMER THAN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE ,COULD HEAR ENGINE STILL RACING ,AND FINALLY TURNED OFF ENGINE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. 2. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 870839
Transmission
Filed Sep 3, 2000
TRANSMISSION KEEPS DROPPING OUT JUST LIKE IT HAS GONE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. ONE MUST TAKE IS OUT OF OVERDRIVE OR PULL IT INTO A LOWER GEAR THEN IT MIGHT RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION. I HAVE HAD BACK TO THE DEALER ON 11 FEB,, 29 FEB AND 14 MAR BUT EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO ME SAYING IT IS OKAY, WE COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS WITH IT AT LEAST ACCORDING TO THE COMPUTER. THEY INITIALLY ADJUSTED THE MLP SENSOR, THEN THE NEXT TIME REPLACED THE MLP SENSOR AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THEN WHEN IT OCCURRED AGAIN . THEY HAVE NEVER OPENED UP THE TRANSMISSION THAT I AM AWARE OF BUT CONTEND THAT THE TRANS, DIAG TELLS THEM EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO KNOW. NEVERTHELESS, THE TRANSMISSION STILL DROPS OUT AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. AS FAR AS I CAN SEE THE DEFECT THAT EXISTED DURING THE WARRANTY STILL EXISTS BUT IT IS SUCH A CHORE TO TAKE IT DOWN TONW KANSAS CITY AND THEN COME BACK TWO DAYS LATER (CAR IS OKAY) AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. HELP!!
- NHTSA ID
- 730000
- Incident
- Feb 11, 2000
ElectricalEngineSuspension+1 more
Filed Oct 29, 1999
TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED PREMATURELY. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 549580
Transmission
Filed May 26, 1999
AT 43,000 MILES TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 838485
- Incident
- May 15, 1997
Transmission
Filed Oct 2, 1998
CAR WILL DRIVE NORMALLY ON A SMOOTH ROAD AND THEN WILL SEEM LIKE A ROUGH ROAD, TORQUE CONVERTER IS DEFECTIVE, AND DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 828486
- Incident
- Feb 1, 1996
Transmission
Filed May 11, 1998
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
- NHTSA ID
- 535423
- Incident
- Dec 1, 1997
Transmission
Filed Feb 24, 1998
TRANSMISSION SLIPS/AND LOCKS UP IN REVERSE, THEN SLIPS BACK INTO GEAR SUDDENLY.
- NHTSA ID
- 531190
- Incident
- Jul 18, 1995
Transmission
Filed Dec 9, 1997
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AROUND 35-38 MPH THERE IS A ROUGH SHIFT WHEN GOING INTO OVERDRIVE. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER SAID THIS WAS HAPPENING ON OTHER VEHICLES, AND A SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 819844
- Incident
- Dec 8, 1997
Transmission
Filed Oct 21, 1997
TORQUE CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 526216
- Incident
- Oct 21, 1997
Transmission
Filed Oct 16, 1997
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 604536
SteeringTransmission
Filed Nov 27, 1996
STEERING GEAR UNIT FAILURE.
- NHTSA ID
- 511994
- Incident
- Mar 18, 1993
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+1 more
Filed Nov 6, 1996
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED AND ANTI-LOCK LIGHT CAME ON 4 TIMES; ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION; SPARK PLUG WIRES/SUNVISOR. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 510957
Transmission
Filed Jul 22, 1996
WHEN DRIVING SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION JUMP UP AND BACK DOWN . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 987151
Transmission
Filed Jun 24, 1996
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 505841
- Incident
- May 1, 1995
Transmission
Filed Jun 18, 1996
TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT BYITSELF INTO NEUTRAL FOR A FEW SECONDS AT THE TIME WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 505470
- Incident
- May 1, 1994
Transmission
Filed Mar 6, 1995
PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT WENT FORWARD/PUT IT DRIVE AND IT WENT IN REVERSE DUE TO A BROKEN CABLE IN THE SHIFT INDICATOR. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 961192
- Incident
- Dec 12, 1994
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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