Lincoln Continental Complaints (1990)

158 consumer complaints on file.

#835134February 22, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING AIR GETS OUT OF THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. ALSO, THE MOTOR ENGINE MOUNTS WERE REPLACED TWICE DUE TO FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835015February 18, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN MORECROFT, WYOMING WHILE TRAVELING. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834873February 16, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM DASHBOARD AND EVERYTHING MELTED IN THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING RADIO/FAN/WINDOWS. ALSO, THE HEADLAMPS ARE BLACK, AND THE COMPUTER BURNED OUT. *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834766February 11, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF WHICH LEFT CONSUMER'S BRAKES REAL HARD. BRAKES WOULDN'T GO IN, AND VEHICLE WAS RUNNING BY ITSELF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543599January 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, STEERING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ANTI LOCK BRAKES SENSING RINGS (FRONT) COME OFF HUBS DUE TO DESIGN FLAW, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO BRAKES AND TIE RODS AND CAUSING VIBRATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833536January 14, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT LESS THAN 30MPH, THE REAR AIR SUSPENSION BAG BLEW OUT, AND BODY OF CAR DROPPED ONTO REAR TIRES, ROUGH TO HANDLE, BODY WAS CUTTING INTO BOTH REAR TIRES, VEHICLE IS UNDRIVEABLE. DEALER CONTACTED AND QUOTED $1600 TO REPAIR AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830784November 13, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING TOOK FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR FOOT AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND SPEED OUT OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700547November 12, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE ARE 17 TBS ON THE TRANSMISSION! I PAID TOP DOLLAR FOR A LOW MILEAGE CAR, NOT I AM STUCK! THERE IS A TBS DATED 7/98 ON THE HEADGASKET! BUT FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE A PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829484October 26, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH WHEN SAW SOME SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND OPEN THE HOOD AND THE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT. THE CONSUMER CLOSED THE HOOD AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780689October 4, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
SENSOR ON REAR AIR RIDE SUSPENSION SYSTEM APPARENTLY FAILED, CALLING FOR INCREASED PRESSURE. THE AIR SHOCKS PUMPED UNTIL THEY EXPLODED, PRODUCING A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541794September 29, 1998
SUSPENSION
AIR RID SUSPENTION FAILURE, RIDE CONTROL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539779September 9, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELTS RECALLED ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THEM FIXED BUT NO PARTS AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827453September 1, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MOTOR MOUNTS CRACKED, CAUSING A VIBRATION , WHICH MADE A HOLE IN THE POWER STEERING HOSE , RESULTING IN FLUID LEAKAGE ONTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827146August 24, 1998
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 93V106002,INVOLVING CORROSION OF THE BODY MOUNTS. HOWEVER, THE PROVIDED REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540275August 23, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO INFORMATION TO REPORT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825148July 8, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 97V174000, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97S87, TO HAVE REPAIRS CORRECTED, DEALER STATED PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537801July 7, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824944July 2, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT 1 OF AIR BAG SENSORS WAS DEFECTIVE AND CORRODED,CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO FLASH . MANUFACTURER HAS CHANGED AIRBAG BRAND IN ORDER TO HAVE AIRBAGS WORKING PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ALL 3 SENSORS AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824853June 30, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 65 MPH LEFT REAR SHOCK BLEW OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DROP TO GROUND LEVEL . PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE AIR SUSPENSION HAS ALSO FAILED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824720June 26, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
CONSUMER HAS ABS BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE REAR ADJUSTERS BROKE FOR NO REASON. DELAERS ARE UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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