Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1996 record →
AFTER DRIVER STEPPED OUT OF VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFT JUMPED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE THEN HIT AN EMBANKMENT, WHILE TRAVELING BACKWARDS, JUMPED INTO DRIVE AND RAN OVER DRIVER, SEVERELY INJURING DRIVER. NEITHER LINCOLN DEALERSHIP NOR A FORD DESIGN ANALYSIS ENGINEER WERE ABLE TO FIND A CAUSE FOR THIS ERRATIC OCCURRANCE.
AIR CONDITIONER FAN MOTOR FAILED.
CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS NOT CONNECTED AT THE FACTORY.
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED.
INDUCTION AIR PUMP FAILED.
WHILE STANDING STILL IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE SLOWLY DRIFTED BACKWARDS WHILE IN DRIVE GEAR. THIS OCCURRED WITH NO PRIOR WARNING AND EXPLANATION. THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED DURING THIS OCCURRENCE. *AK.
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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