Lincoln Continental Complaints

1,673 consumer complaints on file.

#738435December 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877147December 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
WHILE TRAVELING HEATER WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, NOTICE WHITE SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE. TECHNICIAN STATED HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE BLOWN UP GASKET CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAILE AND THE MANUFACTURER IS UNWILLING TO ISSUE RECALL. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738374December 27, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738055December 20, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738067December 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876665December 18, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SINCE MARCH 1996 HAS HAD BALL JOINTS REPLACED 6 TIMES. FIRST TIME AT 6000 MILES . BOTH FRONT/ LEFT REAR, FIRST 5 UNDER WARRANTY. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM. *AK TRANSMISSION BLEW UP TWICE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876573December 15, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH, GETTING OFF HIGHWAY, AND THEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, A PART ON FRONT SUSPENSION FELL DOWN HARD ON GROUND. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY, AND DEALER COULD NOT TELL WHAT CAUSED PROBLEM. *AK BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, IT REQUIRD FLAT BED TRUCK TOWING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558109December 12, 2000
STRUCTURE
THE WELDED WASHER TO THE FRAME FOR THE STRUT BAR MOUNTING FAILED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876257December 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE HAD BLOWN A HEAD GASKET TWICE WITHIN PAST TWO YEARS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK DURING REPLACEMENT OF RADIATOR AND POWER STEERING THE MECHANIC POURED, BY MISTAKE, A METAL CLEANER INTO THE RADIATOR WHICH RESULTED IN UNPLEASANT ODOR. THE CUSTOMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE RADIATOR SEALS, HOSES AND THE ENGINE BY THAT CHEMICAL BEFORE IT WASH FLUSHED OUT. THERE IS A NOISE PROBLEM WHICH SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING THAT WAS NOT THERE BEFORE THE REPLACEMNT OF THE POWER STEERING HOSES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737577December 9, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER STOP TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL NOT BACK INTO DRIVE FORDS PISTON FAILURE IS COMMON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737493December 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD RECENT HEADGASKET FAILURE, REPORTED TO LINCOLN, AFTER REPEAT CONVERSATIONS CORRECTED PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557959December 7, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SUDDEN ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE WAS ONCE IN REVERSE AND TWICE IT ACCELERATED FROM 55 MPH TO 90 MPH, THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875828December 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE 3.8 LITER WITH V6; HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 77,000 MILES . MAUNFACTURR WILL NOT COVER HEAD GASKET EVEN WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736988November 28, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
REPEAT FAILURES, REPAIRED 08/30/2000, MORE FAILURES, REPAIRED 10/21/2000, MORE FAILURES. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737005November 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875392November 22, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHEN TURNING OFF IGNITION CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. PROBLEM MIGHT BE LINKED TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875340November 21, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
FAILURE OF POWER STEERING HOSE WHICH COULD CAUSE POWER STEERING FLUID TO FLOW ONTO EXHAUST PIPE. CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF TSB ISSUED BY MANUFACTURER, AND A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT ISSUED FOR THE SAME DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557787November 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND GOING FORWARD, IT SUDDENLY SEEMS TO BE SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL, THE CONSUMER HAS TO SHIFT THE GEAR LEVEL TO LOW TO RE-ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735881November 6, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I ALSO HAVE A STALLING PROBLEM THAT A DEALER SAID HE CAN NOT FIND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735554November 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SURVEY OF FORD DEALERS AND LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS INDICATE HEAD GASKET AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE VERY COMMON WITH 4.8L, V-6 ENGINES IN 1991 THROUGH 1997 CONTINENTAL, TARUS AND SABLE. FORD REFUSES TO ASSIST OR ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILURES EXEPT 1994 RECALL ON ENGINE HEAD GASKET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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