Lincoln Continental Complaints (1990)

158 consumer complaints on file.

#823540May 21, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, PARKED VEHICLE, AND AND WAS CALLED BY A NEIGHBOR APPROXIMATELY 8 MINUTES LATER, INFORMING HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS NOT TOTALLED, BUT FIRE HAD DAMAGED UNDERHOOD WIRES AND OTHER AREAS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535478May 13, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822983May 1, 1998
SEAT BELTS
HAD RECEIVED RECALL (#97I003000). CALLED DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR SEAT BELTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534679April 24, 1998
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
INNER AND END TIE RODS FAILED CAUSING SQUEAKING IN THE FRONT END.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533499April 1, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE LIGHT FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532800March 13, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
FRONT PASSENER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532814March 13, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND TRANSMISSION SLIPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821111February 24, 1998
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
REAR SUB-FRAME LOWER MOUNT PLATES, RIGHT/LEFT RUSTED AWAY AFTER RECALL (93V-106.002). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821125February 19, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHENEVER PASSENGER USES THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, IT WOULD FAIL TO LATCH PROPERLY. IT CANNOT BE LOCKED. WOULD USE MIDDLE LOCKING BELT DEVICE TO LOCK SEAT BELT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529882February 4, 1998
STRUCTURE
REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS RUSTED AND CORRODED, CAUSING POOR STEERING ABILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532424January 24, 1998
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530012January 24, 1998
SEAT BELTS
LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523392January 21, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENT STALLING DURING LONG TRIPS IN HOT WEATHER WITH AIR CONDITIONING ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526913December 19, 1997
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
STEERING INNER TIE ROD PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526766December 15, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540981October 24, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WIPER BLADES FAIL TO RETURN TO THEIR ORIGINAL POSITION WHEN NOT IN USE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816780September 15, 1997
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
RECEIVED NOTICE (#93V106002). CALLED DEALER & TOOK VEHICLE IN ON DATE GIVEN. AFTER ARRIVING AND WAITING, WAS INFORMED DID NOT HAVE PARTS, AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#519024July 2, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
FACTORY INSTALLED CATALYTIC CONVERTER HEAT SHIELDS SEPARATED FROM CONVERTER UNDER OIL PAN, COULD CAUSE ENGIN EOVERHEATING OR OTHER DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813757July 2, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
OWNER HAS POWER TRAIN PROBLEMS. VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES TAKES OFF LIKE A ROCKET AND THAT DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS A FAULTY CYLINDER IN THE POWER TRAIN HOUSING THAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. O WNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810394May 13, 1997
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. OWNER HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, BUT HE IS VERY CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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