Lincoln Continental Complaints

1,673 consumer complaints on file.

#767007September 11, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
ORIGINAL MIRROR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER, WHEN THE REPLACEMENT MIRROR FAILED ONE YEAR AND ONE MONTH LATER THE DEALER HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE IT. EVEN THOUGH HE ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THIS MIRROR THE REPLACEMENT HAS ONLY A ONE YEAR WARRANTY .THE MANUFACTURER NOW PLACES THE BURDEN ON ME TO CONTINUE TO REPLACE THE MIRROR AS IT FAILS, EVEN WHEN THEY KNOW THE MIRROR IS OF A BAD DESIGN. WHEN THE MIRROR FAILS IT IS MOST DIFFICULT TO SEE INTO IT .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018385September 11, 2002
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 98/V/323/000 FOR SUBFRAME CORROSION. HOWEVER, SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN ARKANSAS IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766835September 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WORN MOUNT ALLOWS ENGINE TO SHIFT AND BIND STEERING SO YOU CAN'T TURN TO THE RIGHT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766595September 2, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I BELIEVE THE INTECH SYSTEM HAS FAILED. CAR DOES NOT START. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017515August 29, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A "TOE ALIGNMENT" FAILURE OF THE REAR. TIRES HAD TO BE ROTATED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR ON INSIDE TREADS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017564August 29, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM
REAR AIR SHOCKS WILL CAUSE VEHICLE TO HEAVILY VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017572August 29, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING, WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND IT WAS HARD FOR VEHICLE TO STOP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHILE DRIVING ON THE FRREWAY, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, CONSUMER HIT SOME DEBRIS THAT WAS IN THE LANE WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766039August 22, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY, OFTEN LOOSING CONTROL CENTER INFORMATION AND SOMETIMES PREVENTING THE CAR FROM OPERATING. CAR WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR STATION WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND HARNESS WERE REPLACED. THE TWO COMPONENTS (BURNED AND FUSED) ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765759August 16, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS CAR HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND HAD ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THE ONE IN THE 1994 RECALL AND THAT THIS SHOULD APPLY TO OUR CAR AS WELL. WE ARE ALSO CONCERNED AFTER READING MANY REPORTS OF MULTIPLE HEAD GASKET FAILURES ON THE SAME CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567098August 12, 2002
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS REQUESTING TO HAVE THE AIR BAG TURNED OFF, HOWEVER THE AIR BAG SWITCH WAS NOT INSTALLED. *MJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765509August 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566694August 9, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS POORLY DESIGNED SINCE IT FAILED AT ONLY 56000 MILES, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS MADE (AXOD-E TRANSMISSION). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015480August 5, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH DRIVER HITTING NO DEBRIS IN ROAD OR HITTING BUMP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765125August 2, 2002
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
ANTI THEFT ALARM WOULD ACTIVATE ON ITS OWN - WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE AT SHOPPING CENTERS, IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS WAS REPORTED TO DEALER IN JUNE 2000 AND WAS TOLD IF WE CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WE CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. DURING 2001 AND 2002 THE PROBLEM WORSENED OFTEN GOING OFF 5 TO 6 TIMES PER DAY. HATFIELD IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS SO CAR WAS TAKEN TO KRIEGER FORD ON SAWMILL BLVD. IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 4 DAYS AND THE ALARM DID NOT ACTIVATE SO "CAN'T DUPLICATE SO CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT." WE PICKED THE CAR UP AND 4 TIMES THAT DAY THE ALARM ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN. SO, I CALLED RON RUSH MOTORS ON MORSE ROAD AND THEY HAD HEARD OF THE PROBLEM SO TOOK THE CAR THERE THE FIRST PART OF JULY. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS AND FINALLY FOUND THE PROBLEM IN THE STEERING COLUMN TO THE TUNE OF $270. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF A FORD DEALER WHILE THE CAR WAS COVERED WITH WARRANTY AND I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHARGE. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE LINCOLN CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT TO NO AVAIL. I WAS TOLD "THE DISTRICT MANAGER MADE THE DECISION NOT TO PAY AND I HAVE NO RECOURSE." I TRIED REPEATEDLY TO TALK TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER AND I CANNOT GET THIS NUMBER. NOW TO THE QUESTION OF MIRRORS: THE RIGHT EXTERIOR MIRROR WILL NOT MOVE UP AND DOWN AND THE INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR IS DARK GRAY AT THE TOP. THIS HAPPENED IN JULY 2002. I PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AND THE NEXT MORNING THE MIRROR WAS THE DARK GRAY AND FULL OF BUBBLES. I FEEL THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION. THE PRICE QUOTED TO FIX THIS MIRROR IS $570. ONCE AGAIN I CONTACTED CUSTOMER RELATIONS TO NO AVAIL. I DO NOT FEEL A CAR WITH ONLY 36,000 MILES SHOULD BE HAVING ALL THESE PROBLEMS. ALSO, IT HAS TAKEN ME A YEAR TO GET THE AC WORKING AND WE HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK ONLY ONE AND HALF MONTHS SINCE REPAIR AND ONCE AGAIN IT IS THROWING WARM AIR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764863July 29, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
I HAD SPENT ALL MY MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT'S IRREPERABLE AND LIABILITY INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER. NOW I HAVE NO MONEY AND NO CAR FOR MY 4-YEAR OLD AND I TO RUN ERRANDS IN.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#8014771July 25, 2002
PARKING BRAKE
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND IN THE DRIVE POSITION WITH THE PARKING BRAKE OFF. *JG *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764704July 25, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
STRUT TOWERS ARE WELDED SO ALIGNMENT CANNOT BE DONE, WEARS TIRES AND BALL JOINTS, DEALER AND FORD REFUSED TO REPAIR, OR MAKE GOOD, THIS PROBLEM IS WITH RANGER AS WELL AS TAURUS AND EXTENDS TO 99 FROM 95, MOST FRONT WHEELS DRIVES HAVE THIS PROBLEM, A RECALL IS WARRANTED AND CLASS ACTION OUGHT TO BE SOUGHT, THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WERE SPENT TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014674July 24, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE SEIZED UP WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764185July 13, 2002
SUSPENSION
THE CAMBER ADJUSTMENT ON THIS CAR AND ALL OTHERS THIS MAKE MODEL ARE WELDED SO IT CANNOT BE MADE, WE ARE GETTING RIPPED OFF DUE TO PAYING FOR ALIGNMNT THAT CANT BE PERFORMED, THIS SITUATION IS WEARING OUT HUNDRDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF TIRES EVERYDAY,, FORD DENIES WONT MAKE IT GOOD PLEASE HELP. THE CAMBER IS SOO FAR OUT OF WHACK IT WEARS THE TIRES, IT IS WELDED IN THIS POSITION, 2 DGREES OFF AND WELDED AT THAT POINT, THIS IS HORRID. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763850July 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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