Lincoln Continental Complaints (1988)

84 consumer complaints on file.

• #806345December 13, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

  WHILE DRIVING DOWN STREET ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES AND THERE WERE NONE, THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT AT ALL. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #511914December 6, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

  BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #800017October 9, 1996
  STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STEERING:RACK AND PINION

  THE SUBFRAME BUSHINGS RUSTED AND FELL OUT OF THE CAR, ALSO RACK AND PINION ROD BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #509374October 1, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

  ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #801273August 26, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  IGNITION SWITCH OVERHEATS, SENDS TOO MUCH CURRENT, SUBJECT TO SHORT, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER BRAKES. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #506757July 26, 1996
  SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

  AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM REPAIRS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHICH CAUSED ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #505578June 17, 1996
  STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

  DRIVER'S SIDE INNER DOOR HANDLE SPRING BROKE, CAUSING DOOR TO OPEN WHEN WINDOW IS OPEN. *SD

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #984759May 22, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  WHILE DRIVING, SMELT BURNING WIRES, TURNED OFF IGNITION, VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, TOTALLY DEAD; IGNITION SWITCH BURNED INTERNALLY, SWITCH/WIRING REPLACED.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #984713May 21, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED OUT WHILE DRIVING, BURNING, LIKE ODOR; REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH CONNECTOR AND WIRING. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #504471May 10, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #504261May 6, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING SEVERAL RELAYS TO MELT/FAIL. *DSH

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #504249May 3, 1996
  TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE

  SPARE TIRE BLEW OUT IN TRUNK CAUSING DAMAGE TO TRUNK AND CONTENTS OF TRUNK. *DSH

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #983601April 26, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE WIRING HARNESS TO BURN. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #983476April 23, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  INITIALLY EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS STARTING, DEALER FOUND WIRING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCAISIONS HAD BURNT INSIDE STEERING COLUMN, AND REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #982973April 18, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  VEHICLE STALLED OUT ON NUMBER OF TIMES DUE TO A MELTED SWITCH AND OTHER PARTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN, DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #980636March 13, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

  THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED UNDER PREVIOUS OWNER.NOW THE RECALL PART DOES NOT WORK AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT. *AK *JB

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #601413March 6, 1996
  STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, TIRES

  TIE ROD FAILED. (SECOND CAR ON 502297) *DH

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #501022January 29, 1996
  EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SEATS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

  A/C CLUTCH AND BEARING FAULTY, CAUSING VIBRATION IN AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. *SD

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #501403January 29, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

  IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. *SD

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #977400January 4, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

  ABS BRAKES LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0