Lincoln Continental Complaints

1,673 consumer complaints on file.

#751004August 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A (B) RECALL (00M09)ON JULY OF 2000 WITH APPROX. 50000 MI. ON IT FOR A POTENTIAL HEAD GASKET FAILURE. MR. MACDONALD WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO NEED FOR SERVICING AT THAT TIME. APPROX. 3000 MI. LATER,THE CAR DEVELOPED OVER-HEATING AND HARD STARTING. IT WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED.I FEEL THE DEALER/MFR. FAILED IN THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES TO CORRECT THE SITUATION WHEN THEY COULD HAVE ON JULY 2000,THUS LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751005August 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A (B) RECALL (00M09)ON JULY OF 2000 WITH APPROX. 50000 MI. ON IT FOR A POTENTIAL HEAD GASKET FAILURE. MR. MACDONALD WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO NEED FOR SERVICING AT THAT TIME. APPROX. 3000 MI. LATER,THE CAR DEVELOPED OVER-HEATING AND HARD STARTING. IT WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED.I FEEL THE DEALER/MFR. FAILED IN THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES TO CORRECT THE SITUATION WHEN THEY COULD HAVE ON JULY 2000,THUS LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894916August 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE MOUNTS ARE FAILING. ALSO, THERE IS AN OIL LEAK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
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
#750852August 21, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CONTACTED FORD - THEY ONLY RESPOND TO OFFICIAL RECALLS OR LAWSUITS. PLEASE HELP ME. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894733August 20, 2001
TIRES
CONSUMER HAD FOUND BIG BUBBLES ON SIDE OF TIRES. FIRST, ON RIGHT REAR TIRE, AND CURRENTLY WAS HAPPENING ON OTHER TIRES. CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHY IT WAS HAPPENING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK CONSUMER REPLACED TWO VOGUE TIRES WITHIN 4 TO 5 WEEKS AND FEELS THE OTHER TWO TIRES MAY FAIL, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING COMPENSATION FOR ALL FOUR TIRES, VOGUE TIRES, P255 60R16. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750561August 15, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894125August 13, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CLEAR PLASTIC LENSES THAT COVER HEADLIGHTS HAVE STARTED TO CHANGE TO A YELLOWISH COLOR. HEADLIGHTS DON'T SHINE THROUGH LENSES BRIGHT ENOUGH, MAKING IT HARD TO SEE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894046August 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
RECALL 88V101000; AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE DOES NOT MEET FORD'S PULL OUT LOAD SPECIFICATIONS FOR SWIVEL TUBE PORTION OF CABLE, WHICH COULD ALLOW THE SWIVELTUBE TO SEPARATE FROM SHIFT CABLE ASSEMBLY. PLEASE PROVIE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894047August 10, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
NYLON SHIELD WIRING HARNESS LOCATED IN ENGINE COMPERTMENT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT AND MELTING OF NYLON MATERIAL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURATHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893537August 6, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM
REAR AIR SUSPENSION IN VEHICLE HAS FAILED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893538August 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES PULSATE AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY FADE OUT AND COME BACK IN. CONSUMER HIT BRAKES, AND THEY FADED. ABS LIGHT CAME ON AFTER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SAME DEALER 4 TIMES. DEALER HAS CHECKED THE CODES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893299August 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
EMPERATURE NEEDLE GOES TO HOT, AND CONSUMER CAN SMELL COOLANT/ WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM EXHAUST. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT MACHINE THE GASKETS. ANY KIND OF HEAT WILL WARP GASKETS. CONSUMER FELT DEALER SHOULD HAVE MACHINED THE GASKETS BEFORE, AND THEY WSOULD NOT HAVE NOT WARPED THAT SOON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749496July 31, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
PERSISTANT OVERHEATING LAST TWO YEARS. JUST OVER ONE YEAR AGO HEAD GASKET REPLACED AND COVER BY FORD UNDER SERVICE PROGRAM NUMBER 00M09. OVERHEATING HAS RETURNED AND WORSENED TO POINT CAR OVERHEATS AFTER SHORT DRIVES. IN AN EFFORT TO FIND AND SOLVE PROBLEM I HAVE HAD THE WATER PUMP/ RADIATOR/ THERMOSTAT AND COOLING FAN REPLACED. THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE HEAD GASKET OR HEAD ITSELF THAT IS THE PROBLEM. I TALKED TO FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO OTHER PROGRAM UNDER WHICH FORD OFFERED ASSISTED OTHER THAN THE ONE MENTIONED EARLIER. I TOLD THEM THE PROGRAM THEY OFFERED DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY INFORMATION AS TO PROBLEMS WITH THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD AND THEY WOULD NOT COMMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT HE CONSISTENTLY WORKS ON CARS WITH THIS ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR OVERHEATING. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN OFFER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749418July 30, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
THE AIR SHOCKS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749107July 24, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN, SUSPENSION:REAR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES IN SIX MONTHS. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED. SOMETHING IS STILL DRAINING ALL OF THE POWER AWAY. THE FRONT-SEAT THREE-POINT SEAT BELTS GO SLACK WHILE DRIVING AND DO NOT RETRACT AFTER USE. FORD SAYS IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. THE FRONT AND REAR AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN THE BACK END GOES WAY DOWN THEN BACK UP. THE FRONT OFTEN HAS ONE SIDE TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN WHILE THE OTHER SIDE GOES ALL THE WAY UP. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR. THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REPLACED. STILL, IT CANNOT KEEP THE CAR ANYWHERE NEAR CONFORTABLE. THE WINDSHIELD GETS AN OILY FILM ON THE INSIDE THAT WON'T GO AWAY. FINALLY, THE SPEED CONTROL SOMETIMES STARTS ACCELERATING FOR NO REASON AND/OR WILL NOT DEACTIVATE WHEN "OFF" IS PRESSED. EHH, I GUESS THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR NOW. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THESE COMMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562199July 23, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE IGNITION MODULE ON VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AS CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE IGNITION MODULE FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT, ITS LOCATION BEING ON THE DISTRIBUTOR.*YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748908July 22, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
SELF DIMMIMG FEATURE FAILED ON INTERSTATE AND MIRROR NOW APPEARS TO HAVE LIQUID BUBBLES IN IT. MIRROR IS VERY CLOUDY AND IS EXTREMLY DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH. HAVE HAD ONE CLOSE ACCIDENT DURING BACKUP DUE TO CLOUDINESS IN MIRROR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892964July 16, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AIR RIDE CONTROL SYSTEM WENT OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWAY DOWN TO ROAD. HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892856July 16, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE. HOWEVER, VEHICLE HAS SINCE ACCELERATED AND COLLIDED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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