Lincoln Continental Complaints (1990)

158 consumer complaints on file.

• #812022May 6, 1997
  SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATED THAT THE REAR END AIR SUPENSION IS LEAKING, CAUSING THE REAR ENDTO DROP. CONSUMER HAS YET TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. ALSO, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SAFETY BULLETINS ISSUED ON THE PROBLEM.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #806468March 6, 1997
  STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

  WHILE DRIVING, HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKED, CAUSING A FIRE, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, SOLD TO JUNK YARD. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  3

  Deaths:

  0

• #809331February 25, 1997
  STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

  STEERING FAILURE, THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED, RIGHT HAND INNER TIE ROD BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #807500February 20, 1997
  STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP

  POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKS AND MAKES A HIGH PITCH SOUND WHEN DRIVING. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND DEALER SAID NEEDED TO REPLACE PUMP AND THREE HOSES THAT CONNECT TO THE PUMP STEERING MECHANISM. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #807752January 16, 1997
  SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER

  THE REAR SHOCKS ON THE VEHICLE NEED TO BE REPLACED, CAUSING THE REAR SUSPENSION TO DROP WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGHT SPEED, COULD RESULT IN A NEAR ACCIDENT. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #806874December 30, 1996
  VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, WENT TO LOWER DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS, BOTH WINDOWS DROPPED OR WOULD NOT GO DOWN OR UP; TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS; DEALER DID NOT REPAIR PROBLEM. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #602298November 18, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

  ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #511325November 13, 1996
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER

  MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #804770November 12, 1996
  STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

  GOING HOME FROM WORK AND PREPARING TO ENTER THE EXPRESSWAY, MADE A TURN AND THE INNER TIE ROD BROKE, HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #601904October 30, 1996
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

  ENGINE REPLACED.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #509919October 15, 1996
  STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

  BODY MOUNTS FAILED DUE TO CORROSION.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #802710October 9, 1996
  SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY THE AIR BAG/SHOCKS WENT OUT. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON 4/12/96.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #509223September 26, 1996
  POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

  THE AXLE FOR THE FRONT END HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE ENGINE HAS OVERHEATED.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #801931September 6, 1996
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

  VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS.*AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #508112August 29, 1996
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

  ENGINE HEAD CRACKED DUE TO OVERHEATING.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #506504July 15, 1996
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

  ENGINE FIRE. *DH

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #986441July 2, 1996
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

  WHILE DRIVING, FUEL LINE HOSE DROPPED DOWN ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #505915June 28, 1996
  VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SUSPENSION:REAR, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

  WINDSHIELD WIPER STICKS, REDUCING VISIBILITY.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #503603June 12, 1996
  VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

  ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE/ACCIDENT. *SD

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #505425June 10, 1996
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

  PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILURE. *SD

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0