Lincoln Continental Complaints

1,673 consumer complaints on file.

#806008December 9, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER CALLED TO SET AN APPOINTMENT AT BOB DUSSEAU LINCOLN MERCURY OVER TWO MONTHS AGO, DEALER SAID THAT HE WOULD CALL WHEN THE PARTS CAME IN, NO CALL YET. *AK AT TIME CONSUMER RESPONDED, RECALL REPAIR WAS STILL PENDING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806028December 9, 1996
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
OWNER HAS PROBLEMS WITH SEEING OUT OF HIS REAR WINDOW DUE TO A HUMP ON THE REAR DECK WERE THE STEREO SPEAKERS LAY. *AK CONSUMER IS CONCERNED DUE TO THE REAR SEATS HAVE NO HEAD RESTRAINTS. AT HIGHER SPEEDS, HEADLIGHTS HAVE AN INSUFFICIENT THROW, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511914December 6, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512446December 4, 1996
STEERING
STEERING PROBLEMS, STICKING ON OCCASIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512231December 4, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY/FATALITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#511873November 27, 1996
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511852November 27, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#602276November 25, 1996
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM
AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO PLASTIC CONNECTOR ARM DISCONNECTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803423November 22, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SLOWED TO A STOP SIGN WHEN ENTIRE SEAT BELT UNIT DETACHED FROM FLOOR/ANCHORAGE WHILE USING A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#602298November 18, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805062November 14, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND APPLYING BRAKES AT STOP SIGN AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES, CAUSING CONSUMER TO GO RIGHT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. *AKCONSUMER STATES BRAKE SWITCH IN ABS SYSTEM WAS REPLACED CONSUMER STTES THE PIN SOMHOW BECAME STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION AND DID NOT RETURN..*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511325November 13, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803589November 13, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT, BRINGING VEHICLE TO A SUDDEN HALT, THROWING TWO PEOPLE IN THE FRONT AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD AND ONE PERSON IN BACK ON THE FLOOR, ALL THREE SUFFERED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#804770November 12, 1996
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
GOING HOME FROM WORK AND PREPARING TO ENTER THE EXPRESSWAY, MADE A TURN AND THE INNER TIE ROD BROKE, HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804753November 8, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
POOR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT PERFORMANCE. INABILITY TO LATCH SEAT BELT BUCKLES AND INADVERTENT UNLATCHING OF THE SEAT BELT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511123November 6, 1996
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
MISALIGNMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#601904October 30, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510714October 29, 1996
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WITH HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON, THE LOW BEAMS CUT OFF, MAKING A SHADOWY AREA IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510613October 25, 1996
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING LOCKS WHEN DRIVING THROUGH DEEP PUDDLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803959October 24, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
EVERY 3,000 TO 6,000 MILES THE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THERE'S A VIBRATION WHEN THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT HIGH SPEEDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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