15 of the 255 complaints about the 1989 Lincoln Continental are about the transmission — 6% of everything reported for this model year.
15
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN APPYLING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WILL NOT DOWN SHIFT, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #885441 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
REBUILT PASSENGER SIDE AXLE. MJS
NHTSA complaint #548735 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT WILL STOP AND GO. ENGINE IS VERY NOISY. ONLY TWO GEARS WORK AND DOES NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #834330 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP OUT OF GEAR INTO NETURAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CUT OFF. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO SERVICE.
NHTSA complaint #806546 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #503900 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
CV BOOTS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #503900 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
RIGHT OUTER CV BOOT REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #503131 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
FRONT AXLE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #508283 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #504274 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
CONSTANT VELOCITY BOOTS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #490092 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
RIGHT/LEFT OUTER CV BOOTS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #490925 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SKD
NHTSA complaint #484926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPLACE THE FRONT STRUT WAS REPLACED THREE AND THE REAR WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES THE POWER STEERING AND CV JOINT REPLACE.
NHTSA complaint #971692 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
REPLACE THE FRONT STRUT WAS REPLACED THREE AND THE REAR WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES THE POWER STEERING AND CV JOINT REPLACE.
NHTSA complaint #971692 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 65,000 TRANSMISSION BLEW PURCHASE CAR USED . TT
NHTSA complaint #970436 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.