Lincoln Continental Complaints (1995)

70 consumer complaints on file.

#9006101February 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON AFTER REPLACE SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR ENGINE HEATER, FOUR INJECTORS ALL TO NO AVAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899372November 21, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD NOT STAY LATCHED WHEN CLOSING OR STAYING CLOSE. VEHICLE AT DEALER FOR REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898993November 9, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN IT RAINS PASSENGER'S SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE LEAK WATER ON FLOORS. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN CAR TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 4-5 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898823November 6, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
RECALL 96V009000 REPAIRS ON HEADLAMP MODULE WAS DONE IN MAY 2001. PART WAS ALSO REPLACED ON OCTOBER 25, 2001. IT FAILED AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 3, 2001, LEAVING CONSUMER WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751367August 29, 2001
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *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
#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
#746111May 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CANNOT DRIVE CAR DUE TO NOXIOUS GASES INSIDE CAUSES DIZZINESS/HEADACHES, AND SEIZURES/ DO NOT HAVE HEALTH SYMPTOMS IN OTHER VEHICLES/. DEALER CANNOT PINPOINT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
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
#742431March 14, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740696February 10, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
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
#726219July 30, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CAR'S AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. SOMEWHERE INSIDE ONE OF THE DOORS OR IN A CONTROL PANEL, THIS ITEM IS MALFUNCTIONING-INDICATING THAT ONE OF THE DOORS IS OPEN. WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN THE CAR WILL NOT LOCK. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR WITH CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT AND CANNOT LOCK THE DOORS. IN ADDITION, ANOTHER PROBLEM OCCURS BECAUSE ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON BECAUSE THIS "DOOR OPEN" SIGNAL IS ON. THIS CONSTANT PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ME TO LOSE 1 FORD BATTERY IN 3 MONTHS AND THE ONE IN THE CAR NOW IS WEAK. I WAS TOLD (WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY) THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT TRACE THE PROBLEM. WHEN CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY I WAS TOLD THAT DEALER COULD TRY TO FIX WITH A $600 PART THAT MAY WORK. SURELY THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FIRST--ONE THAT HAS BEEN PUSHED ASIDE BY THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862175May 19, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
STABILIZER BAR BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BOTTOM OUT. DEALER HAS ORDERED THE PART. HOWEVER, IT IS ON BACK ORDER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862229May 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, APPLIED BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES WOULDN'T GRAB AT ALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858316March 10, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
THE REARVIEW ELECTRONIC MIRROR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING LIGHTING FROM THE CARS BEHIND THE VEHICLE TO DISTRACT THE DRIVER'S EYES, AFFECTING VISIBILITY, AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. MIRROR HAS NO MANUAL ADJUSTMENT TO DEFLECT THE LIGHTS OF OTHER CARS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719859March 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE FIRST HEAD GASKET FAILURE IN DECEMBER OF 1999 WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE ORIGINAL VEHICLE WARRANTY. THE SECOND HEAD GASKET FAILURE IN DECEMBER OF 1999 WAS REPAIRED AT AUTO-TRUCK SERVICE COMPANY (958 CENTRAL AVE. N.E.; MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55413; 612-379-2030; 612-379-2030; BYRAN TABATA OWNS AUTO TRUCK SERVICE COMPANY) OUT OF WARRANTY. WHEN WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTO-TRUCK SERVICE, WE DID NOT KNOW THAT WE HAD YET ANOTHER HEAD GASKET FAILURE. AFTER PAYING THE BILL AT AUTO-TRUCK SERVICE ($1,133.50), I WROTE TO MR. A.R. KADUK (MANAGER - VEHICLE SERVICE AND PROGRAMS; FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE DIVISION; FORD MOTOR CO.; P.O. BOX 1904; DEARBORN, MICHIGAN 48121-1904) REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF THIS 2ND HEAD GASKET REPAIR IN 86,000 MILES, SINCE I KNEW FORD HAD ENHANCED THE ORIGINAL 50,000 MILE WARRANTY TO 75,000 MILES FOR 1994 LINCOLN HEAD GASKET FAILURES. IN RESPONSE TO MY LETTER, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM A FORD REPRESENTATIVE SAYING THAT FORD WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REIMBURSE ME BECAUSE I HAD NOT HAD THE 2ND HEAD GASKET REPAIR DONE AT AN AUTHORIZED LINCOLN DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS A WHOLLY UNSATISFACTORY RESPONSE, AND I HAVE SINCE BEEN CONSIDERING OTHER APPROACHES FOR OBTAINING REIMBURSEMENT, SO FAR TO NO AVAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719796March 7, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DEFECTIVE-PARTS ON MANUFACTURER BACK ORDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550587January 27, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
OUTSIDE LEFT REARVIEW MIRROR HAS DISCOLORED (YELLOWISH COLOR), DUE TO NON-GLARE FEATURE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784383January 1, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE LENS COVERS FOR BOTH HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLIES ARE FOGGY DUE TO PARTICLE SEPARATION OF THE REFLECTIVE COATING. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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