Vehicle recall 84V072000 · June 15, 1984
1984 Lincoln Continental
If the selector is gently or slowly moved towards park, the transmission may not change to parking gear.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- If the selector is gently or slowly moved towards park, the transmission may not change to parking gear. Similarly, slow movement of the selector from reverse to neutral may not remove the transmission from reverse gear.
- Remedy
- Dealer will replace rubber-isolated shift rod with a conventional one-piece rod and will readjust the shift linkage.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with 2.4 liter diesel engineand automatic transmission with column mounted shifters.system: power train transmission; gear selector lever.consequences of defect: a parked car not in the park mode may roll backward orforward if the parking brake is not set. Also when moving from reverse toneutral, vehicle may still move in reverse because the gear change did notoccur in the transmission. Unexpected vehicle movement may result in anaccident and personal injury.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 84V072000
- Reported to NHTSA
- June 15, 1984
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Owner notification
- July 11, 1984
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 495
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Steering › Linkages › Rod › Relay › Connecting
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Lincoln Continental (1984): 1984
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