Lincoln Continental Complaints (1998)

72 consumer complaints on file.

#10006531December 15, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT ACT UP ONLY WHEN THEY WANTED TO AND THE DEALERSHIP IS DECLINING THAT THEY EXIST. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE FOR 3 WEEKS IN THE LAST MONTH AND THEY KEEP COMING UP WITH NOTHING. THEY ALSO CALLED ME IN AND WANTED TO KEEP MY CAR AND HAVE THE SERVICE MANAGER DRIVE IT FOR A FEW DAYS -IN WHICH HE ONLY DROVE 37 MILES, PRIOR TO THAT HE AND I DROVE THE CAR TO SEE IF ANYTHING STRANGE WOULD HAPPEN AND IT DID, WHICH NOW THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT CUSTOMER'S CONCERNS. I HAD A MAJOR DISPUTE WITH THEM AND HAD TO CALL THE POLICE. DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS-----770757. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044561December 3, 2003
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE RETRACTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS LATER NOTICED THAT THE REAR LEFT SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE RETRACTOR WAS DEFECTIVE BUT WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE RETRACTOR AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK THE REAR SEATS WEREN'T HARDLY OCCUPIED. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040609September 23, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SERVICE AND REPAIR OF 1998 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS UPSET THAT THE DEALER WAS STILL SERVICING THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS GOING ON THE SIXTH WEEK.*TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029180July 25, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON A 1998 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE CAR STALLING OUT. THIS MADE STEERING AND BRAKING VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO POWER GOING TO THESE UNITS ON THE CAR. I WAS LUCKY AND THE TRAFFIC WAS VERY LIGHT AT THE TIME. THE SECOND FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN A DRIVEWAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028844July 22, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
THE AUTOMATIC DIMMING INSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR APEARS FROSTED OVER HALF OF THE GLASS DISTORTING THE VIEW TO THE REAR. THIS MIRROR WAS REPLACED LESS THAN ONE YEAR AGO FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM. RESEARCH ON THE INTERRNET INDICATES THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH LINCOLN CONTINENTALS OF MULTIPLE YEARS IN THE LATE 1990'S. THERE ARE NUMERIOUS INCIDENTS OF THIS DEFECT IN THE NHTSA COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE. FORD MOTOR CO APARENTLY HAS NO SOLUTION TO THIS DEFECT AS CURRENT REPLACEMENT MIRRORS FAIL AGIN IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. I BELEIVE THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AS THE DEFECTIVE MIRROR GREATELY DISTORTS REAR VISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021026June 4, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AUTO ACCELERATES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP OR WHEN IN DRIVE AND STANDING STILL. I HAVE REPORTED THIS DEFECT FOR SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO DEFECT WAS FOUND. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON MANY OCCASIONS. I WAS ALSO INFORMED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT NO TECHNICAL SUPPORT MEMOS WERE ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020974June 3, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AUTO ACCELERATES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP, OR WHEN IN DRIVE AND STANDING STILL. I HAVE REPORTED THIS DEFECT TO FOR SERVICE AND I WAS INFORMED THAT NO DEFECT WAS FOUND. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON MANY OCCASIONS. I WAS ALSO INFORMED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT NO TECHNICAL SUPPORT MEMOS WERE ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007400February 14, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
THE TIE ROD ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023377November 26, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS FUEL TANK. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE A FIRE TRUCK MADE HIM STOP AND TOLD HIM HE WAS SPILLING GAS OVER THE STREET. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A PLASTIC CLIP THAT HOLD THE FUEL LINE AND IT WAS BROKEN WHICH IT CAUSE THE FUEL TO SPILL OUT. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565702May 6, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AND STALLED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS SLOWING DOWN. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE REPEATEDLY, BUT IT STALLED UPON STARTING TO MOVE. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, BUT A MECHANIC AT ANOTHER SHOP IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE TO BE A FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006264March 22, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY
SOON AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO LEAK FROM BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. THEN, SUN ROOF, AND SIDE WINDOWS LEAKED. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED ALL THE SEALS, BUT IT STILL LEAKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004409February 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN IDLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED, BUT THEN IT STARTED TO REV UP UNTIL IT REACHED 1200 RPMS, AND THEN IT GOT STUCK ON 3000 RPMS CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003184January 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATED AT 17,000 MILES, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND FAILED TO CONTINUE OPERATING, DEALERSHIP EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO REMEDY PROBLEM, THEN ON 26-SEP-2001, ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE RIGHT VALVE COVER GASKET WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED, ALSO THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT ON DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT GO OUT LEAVING DOORS IN THE OPEN POSITION. *JG *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896714September 24, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE AT A STOP SIGN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND IT RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894965August 22, 2001
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
WHEN TRAVELING, ESPECIALLY WITH SUN SHINING BRIGHTLY CANNOT SEE INFORMATION ON PANEL. PANEL IS DIM. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885062April 4, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
INTERMITTENTLY TURN SIGNAL WILL BECOM INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR SIGNALS; BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882900March 13, 2001
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT WILL FLASH. THEN, WILL COME ON AND STAY FOR LONG TIME.CONSUMER HAD LEARNED THAT VEHICLE HAD BEEN FIXED FOR SAME DEFECT FOUR TIMES BEFORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739422January 15, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
GLASS WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE USING DEFROSTER; WHILE PARKED IN HOME DRIVEWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738500December 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLING SYSTEM FAILED 3 TIMES CONCERNED ABOUT TAKING VEHICLE ON A LONG TRIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876573December 15, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH, GETTING OFF HIGHWAY, AND THEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, A PART ON FRONT SUSPENSION FELL DOWN HARD ON GROUND. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY, AND DEALER COULD NOT TELL WHAT CAUSED PROBLEM. *AK BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, IT REQUIRD FLAT BED TRUCK TOWING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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