Lincoln Continental Complaints (1994)

190 consumer complaints on file.

#534775April 25, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM
ENGINE FAILED 3 TIMES. IN ADDITION, BRAKING SYSTEM/AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM/SHOCKS/WIRING HARNESSAND AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR MALFUNCTIONED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534419April 21, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION MODULE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532455March 10, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE GASKET FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531582March 1, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE WITHIN 76000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820887February 20, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN BLINKING OFF AND ON. THE SAMETHING HAPPENED ON JAN 25, 1998. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530549February 17, 1998
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR SEIZED, BREAKING DRIVE BELT, DAMAGING OTHER COMPONENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527207December 30, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527604December 30, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE GASKET FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819451November 25, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS SHAKING EXTREMEY HARD. DEALER FIRST TURNED ROTORS, THEN HAD REPLACED A ROTORS. BUT WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS IT WAS OUT AGAIN, HAD TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604512October 15, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521569August 27, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814483July 29, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO BACK INTO GARAGE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD. TRIED TO PUT IN PARK STILL MOVED FORWARD, THEN HIT BRAKES NO BRAKES. HIT VEHICLE, TRIED STEERING LEFT TO KEEP FROM HITTING CAR. FINALLY HIT EMERGENCY BRAKE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#519037July 1, 1997
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813532June 26, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE OVERHEATS BECAUSE OF THAT THE CAR HAS TO BE CUT OFF. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER BEFORE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. 2 HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812920June 9, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#812793June 4, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING; STARTED TO APPLY (ABS)BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN; VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIMMY; PUSHED HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WENT TO FLOOR; TOOK TO DEALER EACH TIME (4) & HAD THEM REPLACED 4 TIMES. MANUFACTURER SAID NO PROBLEM, BUT ITS ONGOING. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806513December 18, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, RESULTING IN VEHICLE HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806372December 16, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUMPED TO THE FLOOR REPEATEDLY AND MIDWAY THROUGH THE BRAKE'S TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR THERE WAS A NOTICABLE POINT OF RESISTANCE WITH AN ASSOCIATED NOISE AS IT PASSED THIS POSITION, A SERVICE REP FROM A DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES OR THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803589November 13, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT, BRINGING VEHICLE TO A SUDDEN HALT, THROWING TWO PEOPLE IN THE FRONT AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD AND ONE PERSON IN BACK ON THE FLOOR, ALL THREE SUFFERED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#511123November 6, 1996
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
MISALIGNMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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