Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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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.
16
Latest Jun 10, 2002
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 155 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.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
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 1994 Lincoln Town Car submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 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
Tires & wheelsTransmission
Filed Jun 10, 2002
WHEN DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THERE IS A WASHBOARD SHUDDER EFFECT WITH TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION WAS DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION ELECTRONIC MODULE. CONSUMER STATES THAT 2 MICHELIN TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATIONS FROM THE STEELBELTS, 2 OF THE OTHER TIRES HAD STEEL WIRES THAT CAME THROUGH THE SIDES OF THE CROWN AREAS, THE OTHER TIRE DEVELOPED HOLES WHICH ALLOWED THE TIRE TO LEAK AIR, MICHELIN STEELBELT RADIALS, XW4 M AND S 97S, P215/70R15, DOT NUMBER HTC7585X044. CONSUMER STATES THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE FIRESTONE, P215/70R15, 97S DOT NUMBER HYM3MIA338, OF THESE TIRES 2 OF THEM EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATIONS FROM THE STEELBELTS AND BLEWOUT. *SLC
NHTSA ID
8011427
Incident
Jun 6, 1994
Transmission
Filed Jan 8, 2001
TRANSMISSION IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETE FAILURE WITH NO INDICATION OF IMPENDING ACTION , AND YOU ARE LEFT WITH NO WAY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
739034
Incident
Nov 28, 2000
Transmission
Filed Nov 6, 2000
THE RANGE SENSOR WHICH ISPART OF TRANSMISSION IS FAILING CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIFT IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE TRAVELING INTERMITTENLY. EVENTUALLY TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL OR CONSUMER WILL ENDED UP LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. MANUFACTURE SENT OUT A CAMPAIGN #95B64 FOR 1993 TOWNCAR BUT DID NOT INCLUDED THE 1994 TOWNCAR WHICH IS SAME EXACT PROBLEM.
NHTSA ID
874516
Incident
Oct 1, 2000
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Sep 14, 2000
WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 TO 65 MPH TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM OD TO NEUTRAL, COASTS, THEN SHIFTS BACK CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH. HAVE HAD FOUR DEALERSHIPS LOOK AT IT, NO RESULTS.*AK
NHTSA ID
731475
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Apr 7, 2000
WHILE CRUISING AT SPEED, USUALLY ON INTERSTATE - VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS SLIGHT HILL. TRANSMISSION ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT AND TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES, OR TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS VIOLENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY CHALLENGING THE DRIVER FOR CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TWICE AT L/M DEALERS, ONCE AT AAMCO - DIAGNOSTICS/TESTS SHOW NO DEFECT. LINCOLN MERCURY WILL DO MAINTENANCE CYCLES BUT REFUSES TO ADMIT/ENGAGE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ID
711128
Transmission
Filed Apr 6, 2000
Crash reported
AFTER WE HIT A DEER, WE NOTICED THAT THE CAR VIBRATED WHEN SHIFTING, WHEN EXPLAINING THIS TO REPAIR SERVICE, THEY STATED THAT THEY DOUBT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEY HAD HEARD OF A LOT OF PROBLEM WITH A PLATE OR DISC THAT IS INTHE TRANSMISSION OF THE TOWN CARS THAT CRACKS. WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP IT WILL VIBRATE WHEN IT TRIES TO SHIFT. *AK
NHTSA ID
721117
Incident
Mar 28, 2000
Fuel systemTransmission
Filed Sep 24, 1999
CONSUMER WOULD BE DRIVING 40 MPH WHIEN A LOUD NOISE CAN BE HEARD COMMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE BADLY WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. BEEN TO DEALER ABOUT NOISE AND TOLD COMING FROM THE MANIFOLD INTAKE. NO CAUSE FOUND FOR VIBRATION.
NHTSA ID
848618
Transmission
Filed Sep 24, 1999
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS IN 3-4 AND 4-3 SHIFTS UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION
NHTSA ID
712042
Transmission
Filed Oct 27, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON STEEP HILL, VEHICLE LOS TCONTROL, DRIVER GOT OUT OF WAY, LOST HIS BALANCE AND WENT DOWN A STEEP HILL, HURTING HIS BACK AND PULLING KNEE OUT OF JOINT. *AK
NHTSA ID
524507
Incident
Jun 5, 1996
Transmission
Filed Sep 1, 1998
TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.
NHTSA ID
539538
Transmission
Filed Apr 30, 1998
TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE FAILED.
NHTSA ID
534960
Incident
Jan 15, 1998
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine+2 more
Filed Oct 16, 1997
VALVE THROTTLE AND TUBE ASSEMBLY FAILED.
NHTSA ID
604761
Incident
Jul 27, 1995
EngineTransmission
Filed Jan 8, 1997
FOUND A LEAK TOOK TO DEALER FIRST TIME NEED GASKET , BROUGHT CAR HOME THERE WAS ANOTHER LEAK TOOK BACK THERE WAS A REAR SEAL OIL STOP LEAK, CURRENTLY TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION WOULD DISENGAGE INTO NEUTRAL AND THERE IS A NOISE . *AK
NHTSA ID
807280
Transmission
Filed Sep 18, 1996
WHEN TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTED IT MAKES A NOISE, PURCHASED CAR NEW . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
NHTSA ID
802613
BrakesTransmission
Filed Aug 2, 1996
WHILE PARKED ON A HILL. THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED FORWARD. *AK CONSUMER STATES EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. *SLC
NHTSA ID
800415
Incident
Jun 1, 1996
Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+3 more
Filed May 7, 1996
DIFFERENTIAL MAKES CLANGING NOISE OCCASIONALLY.
NHTSA ID
503953
Incident
May 7, 1996
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.
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