LINCOLN / NAVIGATOR / 2006
Manufacturer : FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Manufacturer’s Report Number : 05S39
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 05V519000
Mfg's Report Date : NOV 07, 2005
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 289
Summary: Certain passenger vehicles may have been built with an incorrectly manufactured automatic transmission parking pawl guide plate.
Consequence: This could cause the parking lock system not to engage, after the transmission is placed in the park ("p") position. If the vehicle was parked on an incline, and the parking brake was not engaged, this could result in a vehicle rollaway condition.
Remedy: Dealers will repair and replace the automatic transmission guide plate. The recall is expected to begin on November 17, 2005. Owners should contact Lincoln at 1-800-248-0186.
Notes: Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration’s vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safecar.gov.
