Lincoln Continental Complaints

1,673 consumer complaints on file.

#811760April 28, 1997
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, WHEELS
WHILE PARKING SHAFT IN STEERING RACK BROKE, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RIGHT WHEEL POPPED OUT, RACK AND PINION REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516722April 25, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809659April 23, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM
FAILURE OF AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. VEHICLE RIDES ON AXLE ; HARD STEERING AND ROUGH RIDING. VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT HAS BEEN IN FOR SAME PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603143April 21, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
PROBLEM WITH TRUNK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810344April 15, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DRIVING VEHICLE; VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENLY; PANIC STOP (ABS BRAKES); BOTH AIR BAGS POPPED OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON; VISIBILITY OBSCURED. TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKES DUE TO REFLECTIONS AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#809260April 4, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING, HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810594April 2, 1997
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD THE TIE ROD END BROKE. OWNER NOTES WHEN HE WENT TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO LUG: NUT HOLDING ROD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516101April 1, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515823March 21, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
THE FRONT STRUTS FAILED, CAUSING VIBRATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515373March 6, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED OUT, CAUSING STALLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806468March 6, 1997
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
WHILE DRIVING, HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKED, CAUSING A FIRE, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, SOLD TO JUNK YARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#809477February 27, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MOTOR MOUNTS KEEP GOING BAD, DRIVER IS ON THE THIRD SET OF THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514517February 26, 1997
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
CLOCK SPRING BROKE, RESULTING IN STEERING FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809331February 25, 1997
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
STEERING FAILURE, THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED, RIGHT HAND INNER TIE ROD BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803617February 20, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER WAS APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807500February 20, 1997
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKS AND MAKES A HIGH PITCH SOUND WHEN DRIVING. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND DEALER SAID NEEDED TO REPLACE PUMP AND THREE HOSES THAT CONNECT TO THE PUMP STEERING MECHANISM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#602853February 12, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
FRONT STRUT FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#602543February 12, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE FAILED TO START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808715February 6, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHEN PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS FULLY EXTENDED THEN RETRACTED BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION & LOCKS, PERSON CANNOT MOVE UNLESS RELEASING BELT BUCKLE & STARTING OVER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808401January 30, 1997
WHEELS
WHEN DRIVING WAS HIT AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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