Lincoln Continental Complaints (1989)

158 consumer complaints on file.

• #505710June 25, 1996
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

  SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #986051June 21, 1996
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

  AUTO CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER BEING DRIVEN 5 MILES- NO INJURIES. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #505632June 19, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. *SD

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #505266June 10, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

  WIRING HARNESS SHORT, CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL. *SD

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #505150June 7, 1996
  STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK, SUSPENSION:FRONT

  STEERING RACK SNAPPED.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #985330June 6, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  WIRING IGNITION FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH. *AK *JB

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #985293June 5, 1996
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

  VEHICLES FUEL SENDER FUSING HOT WIRE IN FUEL TANK WAS BURNED OUT.DEALER DOESNT KNOW HOW THE CAR DID NOT BLOW UP. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #985228June 4, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY

  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF ALTERNATORS/BATTERIES/STARTER. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #984476May 14, 1996
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

  SHUT ENGINE WITHIN 5-15 MINUTES VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES BY WINDSHIELD. WHEN FIRE DEPT ARRIVED ENGINE RESTARTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #983589April 26, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN VEHICLE, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #504274April 19, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STRUCTURE:BODY

  ALTERNATOR FAILED.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #983057April 19, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  ELECTRICAL SHORT, INTERMITTENTLY SHORT OUT IGNITION SWITCH WHEN STARTING, ALSO FAILURE ALTERNATOR, AND BATTERY. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #982931April 18, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

  WHILE DRIVING OWNER NOTICED SMOKE FROM HOOD, PULLED OVER W/FLAMES COMING FROM ENGINE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #503131April 10, 1996
  STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

  CLOCK SPRING SLIDING DOOR REPLACED. *SD

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #982559April 10, 1996
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

  ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, UNKNOWN SOURCE OF FIRE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #503043March 29, 1996
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

  BELT OFTEN DOES NOT RETRACT/DIFFICULTY IN PLUGGING MALE CHIP INTO FEMALE RECEPTICLE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #981125March 22, 1996
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

  DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELTS. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #980735March 14, 1996
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

  WHILE DRIVING, HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #979976March 1, 1996
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

  THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #501009January 28, 1996
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

  SEAT BELT LATCHES RELEASE/UNLOCK WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. *DSH

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0