# 1987 LINCOLN MARK VII — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
> NHTSA complaint `59862` · 1996-10-30 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LINCOLN
- **Model:** MARK VII
- **Year:** 1987
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
## Narrative
STARTED CAR,  RELEASED EMERGENCY BRAKE,  PUT CAR INTO GEAR AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AND HIT A WALL,   NOJURY .    *AK  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TOP OF THE GEAR SELECTOR CAME OFF WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL.  THE ORIGINAL COMPUTER WAS REPLACED  IN JUNE OF 1994 DUE TO HARD STARTING AND ROUGH IDLE.   *SLC
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