1990 Lincoln Continental complaints

EXHIBITING MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE FRONT SEAT BUCKLE LATCH, RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO MANUFACTURING DATE. (971003000). *YC

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS GAS FEED STUCK OPEN WHEN GIVEN FULL POWER.

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 98V323000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98S36 IN THE MAIL. CONTACTED DEALER. WAS INFORMED THEY COULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE UNTIL SPRING. DEALER DID NOT SET UP AN APPOINTMENT BECAUSE HE WAS OVERLOADED WITH OTHER VEHICLES. OWNER UPSET. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING SMOKE TO COME FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE AND THE HEATER TO BLOW ONLY COLD AIR.

GAS PEDAL STUCK WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN PRESSED DOWN FOR FULL POWER. WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED OFF IT WILL UNSTICK. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT REMEDY. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE ENGINE WILL REV UP TO FULL THROTTLE OR SUDDENLY ACCELERATE CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

RECALL ON THE SUB-FRAME MOUNTS WHICH HOLD TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE DOES NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS WHICH VEHICLE EXPERIENCES.

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

CONSUMER CAN HEAR KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AND THERE IS VIBRATION WITHIN THE STEERING, WHICH CAN RESULT IN POOR DRIVING AND THERE MIGHT BE A LEAKAGE. *AK

IE97027, THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING, INDICATING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WHICH MIGHT NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AIR GETS OUT OF THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. ALSO, THE MOTOR ENGINE MOUNTS WERE REPLACED TWICE DUE TO FAILURE. *AK

TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN MORECROFT, WYOMING WHILE TRAVELING. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM DASHBOARD AND EVERYTHING MELTED IN THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING RADIO/FAN/WINDOWS. ALSO, THE HEADLAMPS ARE BLACK, AND THE COMPUTER BURNED OUT. *ML

WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF WHICH LEFT CONSUMER'S BRAKES REAL HARD. BRAKES WOULDN'T GO IN, AND VEHICLE WAS RUNNING BY ITSELF. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES SENSING RINGS (FRONT) COME OFF HUBS DUE TO DESIGN FLAW, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO BRAKES AND TIE RODS AND CAUSING VIBRATION.

WHILE DRIVING AT LESS THAN 30MPH, THE REAR AIR SUSPENSION BAG BLEW OUT, AND BODY OF CAR DROPPED ONTO REAR TIRES, ROUGH TO HANDLE, BODY WAS CUTTING INTO BOTH REAR TIRES, VEHICLE IS UNDRIVEABLE. DEALER CONTACTED AND QUOTED $1600 TO REPAIR AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TOOK FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR FOOT AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND SPEED OUT OF CONTROL. *AK

THERE ARE 17 TBS ON THE TRANSMISSION! I PAID TOP DOLLAR FOR A LOW MILEAGE CAR, NOT I AM STUCK! THERE IS A TBS DATED 7/98 ON THE HEADGASKET! BUT FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE A PROBLEM.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH WHEN SAW SOME SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND OPEN THE HOOD AND THE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT. THE CONSUMER CLOSED THE HOOD AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.*AK

SENSOR ON REAR AIR RIDE SUSPENSION SYSTEM APPARENTLY FAILED, CALLING FOR INCREASED PRESSURE. THE AIR SHOCKS PUMPED UNTIL THEY EXPLODED, PRODUCING A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION.

AIR RID SUSPENTION FAILURE, RIDE CONTROL

SEAT BELTS RECALLED ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THEM FIXED BUT NO PARTS AVAILABLE.

MOTOR MOUNTS CRACKED, CAUSING A VIBRATION , WHICH MADE A HOLE IN THE POWER STEERING HOSE , RESULTING IN FLUID LEAKAGE ONTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 93V106002,INVOLVING CORROSION OF THE BODY MOUNTS. HOWEVER, THE PROVIDED REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NO INFORMATION TO REPORT.

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 97V174000, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97S87, TO HAVE REPAIRS CORRECTED, DEALER STATED PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT 1 OF AIR BAG SENSORS WAS DEFECTIVE AND CORRODED,CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO FLASH . MANUFACTURER HAS CHANGED AIRBAG BRAND IN ORDER TO HAVE AIRBAGS WORKING PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ALL 3 SENSORS AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE . *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 65 MPH LEFT REAR SHOCK BLEW OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DROP TO GROUND LEVEL . PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE AIR SUSPENSION HAS ALSO FAILED. *SLC

CONSUMER HAS ABS BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE REAR ADJUSTERS BROKE FOR NO REASON. DELAERS ARE UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK *NLM

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

HEAD GASKET DEFECTIVE.

HAD RECEIVED RECALL (#97I003000). CALLED DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR SEAT BELTS. *AK

INNER AND END TIE RODS FAILED CAUSING SQUEAKING IN THE FRONT END.

ENGINE LIGHT FAILURE.

FRONT PASSENER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND TRANSMISSION SLIPS.

REAR SUB-FRAME LOWER MOUNT PLATES, RIGHT/LEFT RUSTED AWAY AFTER RECALL (93V-106.002). *AK

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

REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS RUSTED AND CORRODED, CAUSING POOR STEERING ABILITY.

SEAT BELT FAILURE.

LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT FAILURE.

INTERMITTENT STALLING DURING LONG TRIPS IN HOT WEATHER WITH AIR CONDITIONING ON. *AK

STEERING INNER TIE ROD PROBLEMS.

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

WIPER BLADES FAIL TO RETURN TO THEIR ORIGINAL POSITION WHEN NOT IN USE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

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

FACTORY INSTALLED CATALYTIC CONVERTER HEAT SHIELDS SEPARATED FROM CONVERTER UNDER OIL PAN, COULD CAUSE ENGIN EOVERHEATING OR OTHER DAMAGE. *AK

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

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. OWNER HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, BUT HE IS VERY CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. *AK