1992 Lincoln Continental complaints

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONS. YH

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING EXTENSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO OVER HEATING. MJS

AIR PUMP IN WHICH THE AIR IS IN AND THE SHOCK/STRUTS BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO DOWN TO THE GROUND. *AK

A WIRE GROUNDED IN THE FUEL TANK, CAUSING FIRES INSIDE THE TANK. WIRING NEEDS TO BE REWIRED. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLES GAS TANK TO EXPLODE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE.

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM, RECALL COMPONENT HOWEVER OWNER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL, RECENT REPAIR OF THE BLOWN HEAD GASKET WAS POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE (92M77).

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND REPAIRS DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURS. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

INTERMITTENT FLASHING OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT, DUE TO UNSPECIFIED REASONS. MJS

BEGAN NOTICING GAS SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT HIGHER AIR TEMPURATURES. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED PROBLEM WITH VAPOR RETURN LINE AND REPAIRED USING A "VAPOR RETURN KIT" PROVIDED BY FORD-LINCOLN. WAS TOLD THAT PROBLEM OCCURRED MOST OFTEN AT HIGH AIR TEMPERATURES. TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS $329.30 (PARTS AND LABOR). I FEEL THAT THE GAS SMELL POSED A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AND OCCUPANTS; THAT IT REPRESENTS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT; AND EFFECTS MANY VEHICLES.

WHILE PARKED THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION IN THE AIR CONDITIONER. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

FORD OFFERED EXTENDED WARRANTIES COVERING 1993 AND 1994 LINCOLN CONTINENTALS WITH BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. I'M FILING THIS FORM CONCERNING 1992 MODELS TO SEE IF THEY SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE WARRANTY PROGRAM. *AK

FUEL WAS LEAKING INTO OIL, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BLOW. *AK

FEEL LIKE DEALER SOLD VEHICLE WITHOUT CHECKING IT OUT FOR CONSUMER SAFETY. NO SAFETY DEFECTS MENTIONE DIN THE SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY

RECALL 98V323000: HAD RECEIVED NOTICE. CONTACTED DEALER. SET APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. AFTER ARRIVING, WAS INFORMED NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR SUBFRAME. THE SUBFRAME ON VEHICLE HAD ALREADY SPLIT & SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY HALF THE COST FOR REPAIRS. *AK

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING IN FIRE. MJS

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING IN FIRE. MJS

MESSAGE CLUSTER (MC): CHECK DCL WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE LC'92 HANDBOOK INDICATED THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEABLE AND WARNING LIGHT DID NOT NEED IMMEDIATE REPAIR. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE GAS AVERAGE CONSUMPTION/DTE GROUP INTERMITTENTLY WENT OUT. AT 74300, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR SPLIT. A MECHANIC CHECKED OUT THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. AT 74700, THE OIL PRESSURE GAGE INTERMITTENTLY WENT OUT, BUT THE SYSTEM CHECK FAILED TO CONFIRM THIS. THE OIL DIP STICK SHOWED FULL, AND THERE WAS NO LEAKAGE AROUND THE OIL FILTER. THE NATURAL CONCLUSION IS THAT THE MC IS DEGENERATING AND GIVING FALSE INFORMATION. HOWEVER, THIS COULD LEAD TO MAJOR PROBLEMS IF SOMETHING REALLY DID GO WRONG. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET, CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO CYLINDERS AND STEAM TO COME OUT OT TAIL PIPES. DEALERS ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR $1500. *AK

RECALL 98V323000, SUB-FRAME BODY MOUNTS RECALL IN WHICH THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. BUT IT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WHERE THE SUBFRAME DID FALL, AND CAISED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

SUBFRAME MOUNTS/MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE/REPAIRED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. CONSUMER STATES AFTER REPAIR HE EXPERIENCED STEERING PROBLEMS(POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE, CONTAMINATED COOLER PUMP), BELIEVES PROBLEMS TO BE DUE TO SUBFRAME MOUNT BREAKAGE(STATES ON RECALL NOTICE STEERING PROBLEMS MAY RESULT IF MOTOR MOUNTS BREAK)(98V-323).

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND SEE THERE IS A RECALL ON IT FOR THIS AND OTHER PROBLEMS. IS THERE A WAY FOR ME TO KNOW IF THESE HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I HEAR A DEFINATE CLUNKING SOUND IN THE FRONT LEFT SIDE WHEN TURNING A BEND.

THE POWER MOTORS FOR THE TRUNK AND GAS CAP HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. THE DEALER WOULD GET IT TO WORK AFTER TWO TO THREE DAYS IT WOULD STOP AGAIN. AT THE END OF 90 DAYS OR 3,000 MILES THEY WOULD KNOW LONGER FIX IT. I CAN NOT FIND THE NUMBERS IN THE TRUNK THAT IS SURPOSE TO HELP WITH GETTING A KEYLESS ENTRY CODE. HOW DO I GET THAT? THE BAD HEAD GASKET WAS DISCOVERED BY A LINCOLN DEALER BEFORE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT BUT THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. PROBABLY BECAUSE A FAN MOTOR SWITCH WAS NOT WORKIG DAY OF PURCHASE AND AIR SUSPENSION SHOCKS STOPED WORKING WITHIN 3 DAY OF PURCHASE. I HAD TO PAY HALF FOR THE SHOCKES. AFTER ALL OF THESE THINGS I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH. THE LOCAL DEALER HAD DONE A NUMBER OF HEAD GASKET REPAIRS FOR MODELS 3.8L V6 FOR YEAR 89 - 94, CONSIDERBLY MORE THAN ANY OTHER MAKES. I CHECKED WITH TWO OTHER ENGINE REPAIR SHOPS. THEIR RECORDS ALSO SHOWED MORE REPAIRS FOR THAT MOTOR SIZE IN A LINCOLN THAN ANY OTHER MOTOR SIZE. I FOUND OUT FROM LINCOLN MOTORS THAT THEY HAD A RECALL ON 94 MODEL ENGINES BECAUSE OF OVER HEATING PROBLEMS. THAT WAS ALSO THE LAST YEAR 3.8L ENGINES WERE USED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY ONLY 94S WERE RECALLED AND NOT A RECALL FOR ALL 3.8L MADE BETWEEN 89-94. DATA SHOWS THOSE MOTORS HAD OVER HEATING PROBLEMS CAUSING BAD HEAD GASKETS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REEMBURSTED FOR THE $1100.00 IT COST ME TO REPAIR MY MOTOR. WHY DID LINCOLN GO BACK TO PUTTING V8 ENGINES IN THEIR CARS IN 95? PLEASE FORWARD ALL REPLYS TO MY E-MAIL ADDRES

IMPROPER TORQUE OF THE BOLT UNDERNEATH ENGINE MANIFOLD IS CAUSING THE HEAD GASKET TO LEAK ANTI-FREEZE ONTO AND OUT OF ENGINE, RESULTING IN THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND WITHOUT HEAT. *AK

3.8L ALUMINUM V6 FAILURE AFTER DEALER IGNORED SITUATION THREE TIMES...NOW DEALER CLAIMS HEAD GASKETS FAILED AFTER NOTIFICATION

HEAD GASKET FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS, RECALL ON OTHER MODEL YEARS.

WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON THE LEFT SIDE FRONT UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHENEVER DRIVING VEHICLE AT NIGHT & THE HIGH BEAMS ARE ENGAGED, THE WOULD GO OUT. WOULD HAVE NO WARNING. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. WOULD PULL BUTTON FORWARD & HOLD BY HAND TO OPERATE. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK HIGH BEAMS AGAIN. *AK

HEAD GASKET IS FAILING.

STRUT IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BROKE OFF, ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE AIR RIDE SUSPENSION WILL DEFLATE CAUSING LACK OF CONTROL AT ALL SPEEDS. BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR OF VEHICLE ALMOST SIT ON TOP OF THE TIRES MAKING STEERING DIFICULT. THIS PROBLEM IS COVERED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL SO ITS SOMTHING FORD KNOWS THEY NEED TO FIX. PLEASE HELP GET THIS FIXED ON A RECALL ITS NOT THE FIRST LINCOLN I HAVE HAD THAT HAS DONE THIS.

HEAD GASKET STARTING TO FAIL CAUSING EXHAUST TO SMELL SWEET FROM COOLANT LEAKING INTO EXHAUST, RECALL ON HEAD GASKET HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #.

VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING WHILE DRIVING. LEARNED LATER THAT HEAD GASKET WAS BROKEN.DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND GOING UP A HILL, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SPEED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HEAT UP WHILE STEAM AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER SAYS THERE WAS A GASKET BLOWN. *AK

EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR AND HEATING SYSTEMS. VEHICLE SMELLS AS IF IT IS BURNING ALL THE TIME.

AC DAMAGED BY PARKING IN 1996. REPLACED. CLUTCH BURNED UP 2/98 AFTER MANY VISITS TO DEALER SAYING NO PROBLEM EXISTS. MECHANIC SAYS WHOLE SYSTEM NEED REPLACEMENT! PART OF TECH BULLETIN.

THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT AND THE OIL PAN IS LEAKING. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

SEAT BELTS: REAR SEAT BELTS WILL NOT UNLOCK. TRANSMISSION: DRIVING DOWN STREET AND TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING, DROPPED OUT OF OVERDRIVE INTO DRIVE OR NEUTRAL, MOSTLY NEUTRAL. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

AIR CUSHIONED CONTROL CANISTER "DRYER" FAILED CAUSING REAR TO SAG AND TROUBLE WITH CONTROL OF VEHICLE.

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE GO OUT ERRATICALLY. DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

REAR SUB-FRAME BODY MOUNTS DETACHED PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (93V-106.002). *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED & ENGINE IS TURNED OFF, VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED WITHOUT USING A KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. *AK

LIGHTS DIMMING MECHANISM FAILED. YH

AIR CONDITIONER HOSE BROKE.

SUBFRAME RECALL WORK NOT RECEIVED.

WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE TO RELEASE CRUISE CONTROL MODE, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT RELEASE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO SHUT SYSTEM DOWN MANUALLY. AFTER HAVING RECALL#97V025000 DONE ON SPEED CONTROL. *AK