Lincoln Continental Complaints

1,673 consumer complaints on file.

#883615March 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE OVERHEATED, AND STALLED. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ANTIFREEZE SMELL. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS HEAD GASKET. THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883340March 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH SPEEDOMETER WILL DIE, CONSUMER STILL KEEPS SAME SPEED, BUT READING IS ZERO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742582March 17, 2001
SUSPENSION
BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRENTY MOTOR COMPANY FAILURE TO HONOR AND IMPLEMENT THEIR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRENTY. MY 1995 LINCOLN DEVELOPED LEFT FRONT ECESSIVE WIN NOISE WHILE UNDER WARRENTY.THE ECESSIVE LEFT FRINT WIND NOISE STARTED AFTER A LOCAL LINCOLN DEALERSHIP MADE REPAIRS TO THE WINDOW ON 9/6/98. I HAD BROUGHT THE VEHICLE, WHILE UNDER WARRENTY,TO DEARLERSHIP FOR REPAIRS (( CUSTOMER STATES POPPING NOISE LEFT FRONT WINDOW WHEN LOWERING)). FORD LOCAL DEARERSHIP, ZONE REPRESENTATIVE,AND CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE HAVE VERIFIED THE EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE, HAVE ATTEMPTED REPAIRS AND PAID FOR UNDER WARRENTY. MARK HUTCHINS,PRESIDENT OF LINCOLN MERCURY, NOW INDICATES FORD STAFF WAS INCORRECT IN THEIR DIAGNOSIS AND THAT THE EXCESSIVE NOISE DID NOTDEVELOPE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS $42000 VEHICLE. YOUR ASSISTANCE IS REQUESTED IN CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM AND ENFORCING DEARLERSHIPS RESPONSIBILITY TO LIVE UP TO BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY OR TO MAKE THE CONSUMER AWARE OF THE WEAKNESS OF THE WARRENTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883166March 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES MAKE A SCREECHING NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742431March 14, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882900March 13, 2001
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT WILL FLASH. THEN, WILL COME ON AND STAY FOR LONG TIME.CONSUMER HAD LEARNED THAT VEHICLE HAD BEEN FIXED FOR SAME DEFECT FOUR TIMES BEFORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742294March 12, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM
TWO OF THE THREE TIMES THE AIR RIDE UNITS EXPLODED THE RESULTING REPORT WAS SIMILAR TO THAT OF A HIGH POWERED RIFLE, STARTLING MYSELF AND THOSE WITHIN HUNDREDS OF YARDS. ALSO THE CAR'S HANDLING WAS SERVERLY IMPAIRED. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELLING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE. I'VE TOLD THE SERVICE PEOPLE THAT THIS SHOULD BE SEEN AS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT THEY HAD NO REPLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560290March 11, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM
THE REAR AIR SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEMBLY SYSTEM FAILED PREMATURELY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882425March 7, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
RECALL 98 V 323 000/SUBFRAME CORROSION: WHILE BEING SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE NOTICED SUBFRAME FAILURE; DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK THE VEHICLE'S BODY AND UNDER CARRIAGE WERE FREE OF RUST, BUT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAD RUST. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560086March 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE HAD A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR AND HEAD GASKET ASSEMBLY WHICH THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF, THE DAMAGED GASKETS WERE REPLACED IN 1997 WITH THE SAME STYLE GASKETS AS THE ORIGINAL ILL DESIGNED GASKET WHICH EVENTUALLY FAILED AGAIN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741833March 2, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE IN "REVERSE ONLY" POWER STEERING ASSIST "SOMETIMES" IS LOST. IF I STOP, TURN OFF THE IGNITION, RESTART AND GO FORWARD THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. THE DEALER HAS TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO FIX THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881750February 28, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM:SPRINGS/BAGS
REAR AIR SPRINGS HAVE BLOWEN OUT, CAUSING REAR END TO BOUNCE AND HAS DROPPED LOW TO GROUND. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741609February 27, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TIRED PRESSURE IS A MESS. THE VEHICLE GOES UP AND DOWN WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881393February 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON 3.8 LITER ENGINE AT ONLY 42,000 MILES, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE WHICH ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER FEELS THIS SHOULD BE COVERED IN THE RECALL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741480February 24, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TWO YEARS AGO I HAD THE REAR AIR BAGS REPAIRED AT THE DEALER AT A COST OF $1500. AT THE BEGINING OF THIS YEAR THE FRONT AIR BAGS STARTED TO GO. LIKE THE REARS THE LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IS SPORATIC.SOMETIMES THE CAR LOWERS ITSELF OVERNIGHT, OTHER TIMES IT HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT OTHER EARLY 90'S CONTINENTALS AND TOWNCARS IN MY AREA SAG AT THE FRONT OR REAR OF THE CAR. I AM WONDERING IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED OTHER REPORTS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I ALSO KNOW THAT LINCOLN NO LONGER USES THIS SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881341February 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWNOUT PREMATURELY TWICE. FORD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE SECOND TIME OF THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE, THE ENGINE WAS ALSO RUINED, CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR SECOND REPAIR. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881082February 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID
VEHIOCLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED DUE TO IGNITION MODULE AND STARTER FAILURE. A SOLNOID FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE VERHICE TO STALL. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881180February 22, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADIGHTS HAVE AN INSERTED BULB, AND LENS COVER DETERIORATE IN COLOR/DIRT, AND OTHER DEBRIS WOULD GET INSIDE. ALSO, CAUSED A PROBLEM WITH LIGHTING. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, AND NOT READILY NOTICEABLE. *AK MOISTURE COLLECTS INSIDE OF THE LENS COVER, FURTHER LIMITING THE HED LIGHT ILLUMINATION. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881000February 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AT 28,835 MILES HEAD GASKET FAILED ,CAUSING NO- HEAT IN VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. *AK THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM BUT HAD NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880860February 20, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND A VERY LOUD NOISE CAME FROM SIDE, PASSENGER'S SIDE EAIRBAG EXPLODED. ALSO, THERE WAS SMOKE INSIDE OF VEHICLE, POWDER WAS EVERYWHERE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK CONSUMER COULD NOT GET ANY HELP FROM THE MANUFACTURER DUE TO DEALER FOUND A VERY SMALL DENT UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE DEPLOYMENT WAS JUSTIFIED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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