NHTSA Complaint #709169 — 1992 LINCOLN TOWN CAR

THE LISTED VECHILE (1992 LINCOLN TOWN CAR) AND OTHER VECHILE YEARS AND MAKES MANUFACTURED BY THE FORD MOTOR CO. SUCH AS 1993 LINCOLN TOWN CAR, 1992-1993 MERCURY MARQUIE, AND THE 1992-1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA TO NAME A FEW (THERE COULD BE OTHER MODLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. BUT THESE MODLES ARE THE ONES I KNOW OF FOR SURE) IMPOSE A SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFTY PROBLEM BEING THAT THE OIL PANS ON SAME ROT OUT WITH RUST. IN DOING SO OIL IS CONSTANTLY WEEPING FROM OIL PAN AREA. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT MYSELF AND PEOPLE IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY ARE WELL AWARE OF. I PERSONALLY KNOW 6 PEOPLE THAT ARE OR HAVE EXPIERENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I KNOW THIS MAY NOT BE #1 ON THE SAFETY CONCERN LIST BUT IT CERTAINLY IMPOSES SOME ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT CONCERNS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS CARS OF THIS TYPE OF YEAR ,MAKES AND MODLES IN SERVICE AT THIS TIME. I PERSONALLY ADD AT LEAST 1 QUART OF OIL PER/WEEK IN FEAR THAT MY WIFE WOULD RUN THE ENGINE OUT OF OIL AND BLOW THE ENGINE WHILE ON THE HIWAY WHICH COULD HAVE ADVERSE EFFECTS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. I AM SURE OWNERS HAVE BLOWN THERE MOTORS AND BEEN INVOLVED IN NEAR MISSES OR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.