20 of the 303 complaints about the 1994 Lincoln Continental are about the transmission — 7% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 43,692 miles.
20
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING INTO WORK ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. TOTAL REBUILD REQUIRED AT 87456 MILES ON CAR, COST $1800.
NHTSA complaint #11099268 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
CAR CURRENTLY HAS A COVER ON IT AND DOESN'T RUN BECAUSE OF A BAD TRANSMISSION.
NHTSA complaint #10068956 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE ALTERNATOR BURNED OUT.*SCC
NHTSA complaint #10006080 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS POORLY DESIGNED SINCE IT FAILED AT ONLY 56000 MILES, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS MADE (AXOD-E TRANSMISSION). NLM
NHTSA complaint #566694 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID. THERE WAS LOTS OF SMOKE INSIDE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.
NHTSA complaint #8009659 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
A PISTON CRACKED WITHIN TRANSMISSION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK COMPUTER FAILED WHILE REPAIRING TRANSMISSION. ALSO, THE HEAD GASKET BLEW UP AT 50000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #877930 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER STOP TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL NOT BACK INTO DRIVE FORDS PISTON FAILURE IS COMMON.
NHTSA complaint #737577 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE STARTED AND HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. VEHICLE WAS RECALLED #98M01KITBB, AND MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. ALSO, VEHICLE HAD PROBLEM WITH GOING INTO GEAR. GEAR SHIFT GOT STUCK, IT WAS HARD, AND IT PULLED. THERE WAS NO SPEED. FLUIDS WON'T STAY IN VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #871546 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GEARS WILL STICK IN DRIVE UNTIL DRIVER TURNS KEY OFF AND WAITS A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN CUT BACK ON. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #869488 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WITHOUT PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS OR WARNING SIGNS, ON A FULLY MAINTAINED VEHICHLE, THE FACTORY TRANSMISSION REQUIRES A COMPLETE REBUILD. I DISCOVERED THAT OF THE 152 TSB'S ISSUED FOR THIS VEHICLE MODEL/YEAR, 51 ARE REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS MUST BE REPLACED: TORQUE CONVERTER, PLANTETARY GEAR SYSTEM, LUBRICATING PUMP, 4 SOLENOID VALVES, FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON, BANDS, SEALS, EXTERNAL SPEED SENSOR, GASKETS, MISC. PARTS AS REQUIRED. ONLY THE TRANSIMISSION HOUSING IS SALVAGABLE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED US THAT IT "LOOKS LIKE A BOMB WENT OFF" INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAWS IN THIS PRODUCT. 1993 WAS APPARANTLY THE FIRST YEAR THIS RELEASE OF THIS TRANSMISSION WAS USED AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS WERE SUPPOSED THE HAVE REPAIRED THE DESIGN ERRORS INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM. MY CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A STEEL FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON TO CORRECT A PREVIOUS MODELS PROBLEMS, BUT IT HAS, IN FACT, AN ALUMINUM PISTON. MY RESEARCH HAS FOUND A TREND OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION IN LINCOLNS AS WELL AS OTHER FORD PRODUCTS THAT THIS UNIT IS PLACED IN. SPECIFICALLY, THIS IS THE AXOD-E TRANSMISSION. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, AND ONLY THE GRACE OF GOD ALLOWED HIM TO CROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC, AND GET TO THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER WHEN HE LOST ALL USE OF THE TRANSMISSION, WITHOUT PREVIOUS WARNING OR SYMPTOMS OF PROBLEMS. AS THERE HAVE BEEN 4 SAFETY RECALLS AND 3 GENERAL RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE YEAR/MAKE/MODEL, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE ARE BASIS DESIGN FLAWS IN THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #726546 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SUDDEN FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. CAME TO A STOP (20 MILES INTO A 250 MILE TRIP) AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY FORWARD GEAR UNLESS I FIRST PUT IT IN REVERSE. THIS HAPPENED AT EVERY STOP. I WAS AFRAID TO STOP AT THE TOLL BOOTHS ON THE ILLINOIS TOLLWAY SO USED THE I-PASS LANE. I MANAGED TO GET TO MY DAUGHTER`S HOUSE IN BOLINGBROOK, WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #723737 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO ENGINES, TWO TRANSMISSIONS, TWO SETS OF MOTOR MOUNTS, BEEN IN NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPAIRS TO THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. WE SPENT OVER $20,000.00 IN 1999 FOR REPAIRS. WE PAID FOR A RADIATOR THAT WAS NOT DEFECTIVE AT ALL, (JUST FOUND THIS OUT LAST WEEK), A WATER PUMP AND A VALVE BODY AFTER A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE 1994 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL WAS A "REAL LEMON" AND MORE SHOULD BE DONE TO PROTECT CONSUMERS AGAINST HAVING TO PAY FOR THESE VEHICELS AND THEN HAVING TO PAY TO REBUILD THEM.
NHTSA complaint #720996 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE DECELERATES WHILE TRAVELING CAUSING DRIVER TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF COMPLETELY. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WILL START, BUT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE / FORWARD. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #852425 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
LEFT WHEEL SEAL TO THE TRANSMISSION HAS A LEAKAGE. ALSO, ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WHICH CAUSED OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE, AND RADIATOR TO LEAK ANTI-FREEZE. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S SIDE LEFT WINDOW FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME THAT CINSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS.
NHTSA complaint #851932 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WE WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF A SERVICE BULLETIN #94-24-7 WHICH WARNED OF THIS PROBLEM - SHOULD THIS HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ?
NHTSA complaint #712252 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TORQUE CONVERTER SEAL FAILED. MJS
NHTSA complaint #545526 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE HEAD GASKET PREMATURELY BLEW, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MALFUNCTION. ALSO, TRANSMISSION HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS. CAUSE UNKNOWN, PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #837138 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN THE CAR COMES TO A STOP, IT LUNGES UPWARD/FORWARD ABOUT 3 TO 4 TIMES. ALSO, IT FEELS LIKE THE FRONT LEFT SIDE AXLE IS BOUNCING AROUND. AK
NHTSA complaint #703042 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED ODOMETER WAS READING INCORRECT SPEED. CONSUMER HAS CONTIACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #827714 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT, BRINGING VEHICLE TO A SUDDEN HALT, THROWING TWO PEOPLE IN THE FRONT AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD AND ONE PERSON IN BACK ON THE FLOOR, ALL THREE SUFFERED INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #803589 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.