Consumer Complaint Detail

LINCOLN / MARK VIII / 1996

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 997034156 Incident Date: Mar, 09 1997
Consumer's City: PIKE ROAD Consumer's State: AL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MARK VIII Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1LNLM91V5TY Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 04 1997 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 02 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 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.