Lincoln Continental Complaints

1,673 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#716620December 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY MANFACTURER OF GASKET PROBLEM; HAD TO REPLACE; 3500 MI LATER ENGINE HAS FAILED-VALVES/BEARING(?) *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716639December 29, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
PURCHASED VEHICLE IN TX AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY HAD TO RELOCATE TO DE. WHEN WIFES TURN TO DRIVE, SHE IS 5'2" SHE COULD NOT ADJUST RT SIDEVIEW MIRROR ENOUGH LATERALLY TO BE USABLE AND SHE WOULD NOT DRIVE VEHICLE. I ASSUMED IT NEEDED ADJESTMENT. WE HAD 3 PREVIOUS FORD VEHICLES AND THIS ITEM ADJUSTED OK. TOOK IT TO DEALER IN DE FOR SERVICE AND TO GET MIRROR ADJUSTED. SVCMGR ADVISED THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND LINCOLN TOLD HIM IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT. CALLED LINCOLN CUSTOMER SVC DETAILED THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD LINCOLN WOULD GET BACK TO ME IN A DAY OR TWO. IT IS NOW 2 WKS. LATER. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR THEIR COMMENTS PRIOR TO FILING THIS COMPLAINT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716444December 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING. FAILURE WAS IMMEDIATE IN NATURE AND GAVE NO PRIOR WARNING OF EXISTING PROBLEM. WE HAVE LEARNED THROUGH RESEARCH FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE 3.8L ENGINES. *AK
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
#854256December 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ORIGINAL ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW. WERE BLOWING SMOKE & LEAKING FLUID. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC REPLACED ENGINE. HEAD GASKETS BLEW ON THE 2ND ENGINE ALSO & ENGINE WAS REPLACED ONCE AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550026December 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:COMPRESSOR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
A/C COMPRESSOR SEIZED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852425December 16, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE DECELERATES WHILE TRAVELING CAUSING DRIVER TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF COMPLETELY. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WILL START, BUT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE / FORWARD. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854058December 15, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE ALSO CONTINUED TO JERK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853963December 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND DRIVERS/PASSENGERS AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853984December 10, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC IS GOING TO REPLACE THE DOOR & THE SEAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549902December 9, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN ROUGH AND LOOSE COOLANT. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715820December 8, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715823December 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND ENGINE FORD HAS ISSUED A NOTICE TO OWNERS THAT THEY WILL FIX ALL CARS THAT FAIL WITHIN SIX YEARS OR 75000 MILES THIS CAR IS OVER THE SIX YEAR PROID BY THREE MONTH AND FORD WILL NOT HELP IN THE REPAIRS WHICH I WAS QUOTED A PRICE $1200.00 FOR REPAIR THE ENGINE I BET THIS CONDOCTION HAS COST THOUSAND ON LINCOLN OWNERS A LOT OF MONEY ,IT A SHAME THAT THE COMSUMER HAS TO PAY FOR FORDS MISTAKE OF USING FALTY HEAD GASKETS. *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
#715606December 3, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:REAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR REPAIRS, TO NO AVAIL. MOTOR KNOCKS DRASTICALLY, ENGINE LEAKS WHEN PARKED ON SLIGHT DOWNHILL SLOPE, NEW SHOCKS/STRUTS SQUEAK TERRIBLY, LOUD THUNKING NOISE IN REAR END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. GAS MILEAGE VERY ERATIC, REAR HIGH MOUNT BRAKE ASSEMBLY MELTED. HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715443November 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
IT IS PROOF THAT THE 3.8L ENGINE HAS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT TO HEAD GASKETS AT THE TIME THE HEAD GASKET LET GO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC VISABILITY WAS ZERO THE OUTCOME COULD BE LOSS OF LIFE IF CAR CRASHED INTO A POLE THE STEAM THAT CAME OUT OF THE EXAHUST WAS SO GREAT.ALSO CAR CAN STALL AND LOSS OF CONTROL IS ALSO A FACTOR. IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND RECALL OF THERE PRODUCT WHOULD BE IN THE BEST INTREST OF SAFTY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715413November 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715337November 28, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SEATS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
NONE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715318November 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NONE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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