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1992 Lincoln Continental complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1992 record →

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Sep 8, 1997NY

REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, THE FAILED COMPONENT IS THE LOCK ACTUATOR.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages
Filed Aug 7, 1997CT

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL STICKS, DRAGGING THE BRAKES. *AK

Electrical System
Filed Aug 4, 1997VT

DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35MPH WHEN EVERYTHING, CLOCK/RADIO/LOCKS/WINDOWS/ AIR CONDITIONING & INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK *SLC

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 16, 1997CA

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97V025000). CALLED DEALER WHO TOOK NAME & PHONE NO. FOR APPOINTMENT. DEALER DIDN'T CALL BACK; CALLED BACK AFTER FEW DAYS & INFORMED DID NOT HAVE KITS & IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT THAT THEY DIDN'T, WAS MANUFACTURER. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 24, 1997CA

RECALL REPAIR NOT PERFOMED ON SPEED CONTROL BECAUSE REPAIR NOT NECESSARY IN CALIFORNIA.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 23, 1997MN

OWNER WAS DRIVING 10 TO 15MPH WHEN AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND INJURED DRIVER, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE LEFT FRONT DUP OF 813169, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK *JB

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 17, 1997MN

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISON AND AIR BAG DEPLOY, WHICH CAUSE THE DRIVER TO EXPERIENCE A VERY BAD TRUMOR. HER LEFT ARM WAS BROKE DUE TO THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING AND SHE WAS ONLY GOING 15MPH.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 9, 1997MI

NOISE DEVELOPED UPON MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURNING MANEUVERS. DEALER'S, PROGNOSIS: BOTH MOTOR MOUNTS CRACKED AND SEPARATED. CONDITION: CAUSES BELTS TO RUB DUE TO LACK OF ROOM IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ALSO, VIBRATION IN FRONT WHEELS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 27, 1997MO

THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN VIBRATION, HARD PEDAL, AND A BURNING ODOR.

Suspension › Front › Macpherson Strut
Filed Mar 21, 1997AZ

THE FRONT STRUTS FAILED, CAUSING VIBRATION.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 27, 1997CA

MOTOR MOUNTS KEEP GOING BAD, DRIVER IS ON THE THIRD SET OF THEM. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 20, 1997MA

CONSUMER WAS APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 7, 1997IL

BRAKES VIBRATE.

Steering
Filed Dec 4, 1996GA

STEERING PROBLEMS, STICKING ON OCCASIONS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 24, 1996AL

EVERY 3,000 TO 6,000 MILES THE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THERE'S A VIBRATION WHEN THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT HIGH SPEEDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL *AK

Air Bags
Filed Aug 27, 1996CA

AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON FROM TIME TO TIME. DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.*AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 15, 1996NY

DESIGN OF AIR COMPRESSOR MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY ALLOWS IT TO BE CRACKED WHEN DRIVER HITS PARKING BLOCK, RELEASING REFRIGERANT.

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed May 3, 1996MN

TWO FIRESTONE TIRES FAILED, SIDEWALL OF ONE BROKE DOWN, SECOND HAD SPLIT IN TREAD. *DSH

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 15, 1996CA

WHILE CAR WAS IN REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE CAR ACCELERATED BACK FOR NO REASON. SHIFT TO DRIVE HAD TO PUT IN NEUTAL TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 1, 1995MA

REAR ENDED VEHICLE. EXPLOSION OF AIRBAG DURING DEPLOYMENT. RESULTING IN LOSS OF HEARING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 2, 1995TN

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, WHEN BRAKING THERE IS A VIBRATION OF THE FRONT WHEELS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Aug 3, 1995MI

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACE ROTORS WARP AND DISC PADS CAUSING VIBRATION OF THE FRONT WHEN MAKING A STOP. TT

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jul 3, 1995FL

POWER ACTUATOR LEVEL JAMMED,CAUSING RIGHT REAR DOOR NOT TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE BY CONTROL AND BY HAND . *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Mar 13, 1995AL

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND PADS WEAR OUT EXCESSIVELY. TT

Exterior Lighting › Back Up Lights
Filed Mar 2, 1995ME

ABS: THIRD BRAKE LIGHT UNIT LIGHT BULBS OVERHEATS; MELTS PLASTIC AROUND HOUSING; BULBS EXPLODES. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 23, 1995LA

VEHICLE DOES NOT DECELERATE AFTER EXTENDED DRIVING, ALSO ACCELERATES WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. *SKD

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