Lincoln Continental Complaints (1994)

190 consumer complaints on file.

#844535August 6, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING DUE ENGINE HEAD GASKET THAT BLOWING OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709584August 4, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE BLEW,PROBABLY DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE. HEAD GASKET HAD BEEN REPLACED AT RECALL 8 MONTHS PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE. HAD CAR IN TO DEALER FOR COOLANT LEAK, JUST 300MI BEFORE ENGINE FAILURE.NEITHER DEALER OR FORD WOULD TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILY FOR ENGINE FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709216July 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS FAILURE DETECTED SIMILAR WORK IN THIS AREA, PRIOR TO MY OWNERSHIP. IS THIS A LEMON RESOLD AFTER HEAD GASKET/TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AS A FORD PROGRAM CAR? THE MILEAGE OF BEARING REPLACEMENT IS VERY, VERY LOW. WE PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH 31K SO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WERE HIDDEN FROM US.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708302July 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, TIRES
WE PURCHASED CAR AS A COMPANY PROGRAM AND FOUND THINGS WRONG AT THAT TIME WHICH INDICATED CAR HAD BEEN IN SOME SORT OF ACCIDENT WHICH WE WERE NOT INFORMED OF TILL WE DISCOVERED THINGS LATER, SUCH AS INSIDE OF BACK RIM BENT, PIECES OF GLASS INSIDE BACK PAKAGE TRAY, RUBBER BUMPER MISSING ON 2 LEFT DOORS, AND AIR BAG WARNING WIRES UNHOOKED INSIDE STEERING WHEEL. AT 35000 MILES THE HEAD GASKET BLEW ON MOTOR(COVERED BY WARRANTY) THEN RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 50000 MILES WE HAD 2 MASS AIR SENSORS FAIL, THEN THE IDLE CONTROL AND AT 56000 MILES FOUND LOW KNOCK IN ENGINE AND WHEN OPENED FOUND MANY WORN AND BAD PARTS IN ENGINE TO THE POINT WE HAD TO PUT NEW ENGINE IN CAR AT OUR OWN EXPENSE. DEALERS OR FORD MOTOR CO. WOULD NOT PAY ANY. CAR HAD ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT 2000 MILES SINCE WE'VE HAD IT AND DIDN'T USE ANY OIL. WE BELIEVE THIS FAILURE UNCALLED FOR AT THIS MILEAGE WITH THIS HIGH PRICED OF A CAR. THE LOCAL DEALER SHIP HAD 4 CARS IN THEIR SHOP AT THE SAME TIME WITH THIS 3.8 V6 ENGINE BEING REPLACED. ALSO FOUND A FORD VAN IN THE COMMUNITY AT A DIFERANT DEALER WITH SAME MOTOR OUT AT JUST UNDER 50000 MILE. SEEMS TO ME WITH THE CARE WE GAVE CAR AND THE DAMAGE FOUND TO THE CRANKSHAFT. PISTONS AND CAMSHAFT OF OUR ENGINE, THESE ENGINES MUST BE FAULTY FROM START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546164June 17, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED, WHEN USING TILT WHEEL THEY HAVE FAILED ALSO. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839315June 10, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
ONE OF THE BULBS IN THE HIGH MOUNTED REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE PLASTIC SOCKET HAD BURNED AND MELTED AROUND THE BULB. DEALER NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707160June 3, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838001May 17, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD LOWER AND THE RAISE ITSELF. DELERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545526May 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
AIR SENSOR, IDLE SENSOR AND ENGINE COMPUTER REPLACED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706405May 11, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT ALWAYS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN THE CAR WAS PUT INTO DRIVE WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I TOOK IT BACK IN SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD IT CHECKED BUT THEY COULD NEVER REPAIR THE PROBLEM. NOW THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL UNLESS IT IS DONE MANUALLY. THE REMOTE AND KEYLESS ENTRY WILL NOT WORK EITHER. THE AUTOMATIC LEVELING SYSTEM MAKES AN AWFUL WHIRRING NOISE NOW THAT THE DEALER SAYS IS NORMAL. IT WASN'T NORMAL WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW BECAUSE IT DID NOT MAKE THAT NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837535May 6, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. FORD HAS A EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 75,000 OR 6 YEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837138April 27, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE HEAD GASKET PREMATURELY BLEW, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MALFUNCTION. ALSO, TRANSMISSION HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS. CAUSE UNKNOWN, PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837104April 26, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545102April 20, 1999
WHEELS
ALUMINUM WHEEL FAULTY CAUSING TIRES TO LEAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705540April 12, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NOT INFORMED OF PRE-EXISTING DEFICIENCY WITH HEAD GASKETS WHICH RESULTED IN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF ENGINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705371April 7, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STRONG, RAW GAS ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CAR WHEN GAS TANK IS NEAR EMPTY (5 GALLONS OR LESS). ODOR DOES NOT OCCUR EVERYTIME GAS TANK IS CLOSE TO EMPTY, AND NEVER OCCURS WHEN TANK IS FULL. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO DEALERSHIP TWICE, THEY CAN SMELL THE GAS AGREE THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT THEY CANNOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER IF THE CAR IS HEATED FROM DRIVING OR A COLD ENGINE, ODOR WILL OCCUR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705210April 2, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE LEFT FRONT END (ONLY NOTICE WHEN IDILING) RAISES UP ABOUT 1 OR 1 INCHES, WAITS A FEW SECONDS AND DOES IT THE SECOND TIME, THE SOMETIMES WILL DROP BACK DOWN. IT ALSO FEELS LIKE THE TIRE IS BOUNCING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705096March 30, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL #98S36 AND WAS INFORMED THAT RIGHT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR MOTOR MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT $341.00. I ONLY HAVE 87,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND FEEL THAT IS LOW MILEAGE FOR A MOTOR MOUNT TO FAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835680March 10, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE "OFF" BUTTON NOT WORK PROPERLY, AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704118March 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
REVIEW OF YOUR HOTLINE INDICATES THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS OF WHICH I HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THERE WAS NO OVERHEATING. COST OF REPAIR $5300.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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