Lincoln Continental Complaints (1993)

121 consumer complaints on file.

#719440February 29, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2000 FORD ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE FOR OWNERS OF 1994 LINCOLN CONTINENTIALS, 1995 FORD WINDSTARS, AND 1994-1995 FORD TAURUSES AND MERCURY SABLES. OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES WHOSE HEAD GASKETS FAILED DURING A NEW WARRANTY PERIOD OF 7 YEARS AND 100,000 WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND OF THEIR REPAIR BILLS. I HAD EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 1993 LINCOLN CONTINENTIAL BUT FOR SOME REASON THIS MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED. WHAT FACTORS DETERMINED WHO WAS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS REFUND? I HAVE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND AGAIN THEY REFUSE TO EXPLAIN WHY I AM NOT ELIGIBLE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE SAME ENGINE AND THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THEY CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE THAT "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY" WHICH IS TOTALLY FALSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857190February 18, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
RECALL 98V009000, HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED WHILE IN USE, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER REPAIRRED THE RECALL, BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IN COLD WEATHER THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718649February 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AT 40,217 MILES ON MY 1993 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL MY " ENGINE CHECK LIGHT" COME ON. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD BLOWN A HEAD GASKET AND HAD TO REPLACE MY 3.8L ENGINE. I CONTACTED FORD TO FIND OUT WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ENGINE FAILURE AT ONLY 40,000 MILES. TO DATE, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A SATISFACTORY ANSWER, ONLY A LOT OF SYMPATHETIC WORDS AND "I AM SORRY MR. BLAIR WE WILL NOT TELL YOU ABOUT THE COMPLAINTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THIS ENGINE AND SINCE YOUR CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY WE CONSIDER THIS MATTER CLOSED." ON SEARCHING THE INTERNET TO FIND OUT HOW I CAN RESOLVE MY COMPLAINT I HAVE FOUND THAT OTHER FORD CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PREMATURE 3.8L ENGINE FAILURES. CAN YOU HELP ME RESOLVE MY CONCERNS WITH FORD? WHAT IS THE PROCESS ON ORGANIZING A POSSIBLE CLASS ACTION SUIT ?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550835February 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED AT LOW MILEAGE, SIMILAR VEHICLES WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT THE CONSUMERS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717645January 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
REPAIRS PAST 8 MONTHS: HEAD GASKET, REAR BRAKES, POWER STEERING SYSTEM, REAR AIR BAGS, SPEED SENSOR (3X), TO NAME A FEW. PENDING REPAIRS: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (DASH), REAR DOOR ACTUATOR, CHIPPING BUMPER PAINT, TRANSMISSION SLUGGISH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717155January 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUTON A METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED VEHICLE. IT WAS A COSTLY REPAIR. SO I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT HAD OCCURRED IN OTHER '93 LINCOLNS, AND HE STATED THAT, WHILE IT WAS UNFORTUNATE, IT SEEMED TO BE UNIQUE TO MY CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558612January 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, FORD RECALLED 1994 AND UP MODEL BUT NOT 1993 EVENTHOUGH IT HAS THE EXACT SAME ENGINE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716416December 25, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BROBLEM @55000 MILE IT WILL COST ME 1200.00$. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853763December 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN VEHICLE IS ON IT'S SLOW TO ACCELERATE, AND NO HEAT COMES OUT AFTER CAR WARMS UP. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THE COST IS TOO MUCH TO HAVE IT FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852556November 24, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL CONSUMER JIGGLES THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THE DEALER WAS CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. OWNER WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THAT VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V09000 FORD/HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER.ALSO HIGH/LOW BEAM NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND OCCASIONAL PROBLEM WITH SIGNAL LIGHTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851616October 25, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849583September 30, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING UP TO 80MPH. THIS HAPPENED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON . CONTACTED DEALER, KEPT VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848668September 24, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DUE TO A DEFECTIVE AIR RIDE SYSTEM WHICH THE FRONTAL DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG SEEMS TO BE READY TO DEPLOY AND THE AIRBAG INDICATOR IS NOT LIT UP, WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS.. PREVIOUSLY REPLACE TWO SENSOR IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848200September 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING MOTOR MOUNTS BUSTED, AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711644September 20, 1999
STEERING
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AFTER A STEERING FAILURE AND SMOKE WAS POURING FROM THE HOOD. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS A TOTAL LOST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846647September 2, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
INTERMITTENTLY HEADLIGHTS FLASH ON/OFF AND WILL BE OUT FOR BRIEF INTERVALS/ A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER ,THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845903August 26, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHTS OPERATE ERRATICALLY. HEADLIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V009000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844576August 6, 1999
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE COMPRESSOR NEEDED REPLACING. WAS TOLD PART NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708627July 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708628July 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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