Transmission failure while driving into work on interstate highway. Total rebuild required at 87456 miles on car, cost $1800.
1994 Lincoln Continental: complete transmission failure
5 of the 190 complaints about the 1994 Lincoln Continental describe complete transmission failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 23 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Complete transmission failure by model year
What owners say
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.
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.
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.
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.
Service bulletins that may apply
- New transmission cooler flusher - service tips
- Brake shift interlock
- Information on additional parts required when replacing transfer case on vehicles equippped with AX4S...
- Information regarding the new transmission cooler flusher- service tip
- Information on the new flush and fill tool available through rotunda
- Concerns with reverse clutch that could become sheared or torn in extremely cold temperatures
- Information on transaxle service case replacement with oss (output shaft speed sensor) hole
- Information regarding TSB 98-5A-12 (transaxle/transmission/transfer case-vehicles towed behind...
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1994 Lincoln Continental transmission failure
Is complete transmission failure a common problem on the 1994 Lincoln Continental?
5 of 190 owner complaints about the 1994 Lincoln Continental (3%) mention complete transmission failure. The model year with the most reports is 1991.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Lincoln Continental?
There are 0 recalls and 23 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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