1993 Lincoln Continental complaints

AT 50,000 MILES, NUMEROUS PROBLEMS STARTED OCCURRING. REPAIRS TOTALLED$2700. THE REPAIRS INCLUDED REPLACING THE ABS INDICATOR RING, WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, BLOWER CONTROLLER,DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR,HEAD GASKET, VALVE COVER, OXYGEN SENSORS & OIL PAN. THE MOST COSTLY REPAIRS INVOLVED THE HEAD GASKET ISSUE WHERE THE 4TH CYLINDER WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE. THE FIRST SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON THE CAR ON 11/30/99 WHEN THE HEAD GASKET ISSUE WAS DETECTED. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TWO TIMES AND REQUIRED THREE ADDITIONAL VISITS TO THE GARAGE TO COMPLETE THE WORK. TO THIS DAY, THE CAR STILL IDLES ROUGH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON PERIODIACALLY....INDICATING MORE THAN LIKELY, MORE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT CONSUMERS COST. WANTED REIMBURSEMENT. MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REIMBURSE CONSUMER AT FIRST BECAUSE VIN# DIDN'T MATCH RECALL, BUT FORD REP ADMITTED THAT THIS WAS THE SAME ENGINE AND REIMBURSED FOR HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT. *AK *ML

BECAUSE MY CAR IS A93 MODEL FORD WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS KNOWING THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE 3.8 ENGINE PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE STREET AT 10-15 MPH NOTICED SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE. DROVE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. REPAIRS WERE MADE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

CONSUMER EXPIERENCED PROBLEM WITH BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

WHEN CONSUMER IS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND CAR WILL SUDDENLY ACCELLERATE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF COOLANT. TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONING DOES NOT WORK. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

HAD HEAD GASKET REPAIRED ON ENGINE THAT FORD MOTROR COMPANY KNOWS HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE ENGINES INCEPTION. REPAIRS OVER $2100.00. *AK

CONSTANT THUMPING NOISE FROM FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION [ LIKE SHOCKS BOTTOMING] DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG. AIR BAG RIDE SYSTEM CONSTANTLY AT LOWEST POINT CAR CAN REST AFTER SITTING MORE THAN ONE HOUR. TAKES 4 OR 5 MINUTES TO REINFLATE AGAIN DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG. *AK

ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2000 FORD ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE FOR OWNERS OF 1994 LINCOLN CONTINENTIALS, 1995 FORD WINDSTARS, AND 1994-1995 FORD TAURUSES AND MERCURY SABLES. OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES WHOSE HEAD GASKETS FAILED DURING A NEW WARRANTY PERIOD OF 7 YEARS AND 100,000 WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND OF THEIR REPAIR BILLS. I HAD EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 1993 LINCOLN CONTINENTIAL BUT FOR SOME REASON THIS MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED. WHAT FACTORS DETERMINED WHO WAS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS REFUND? I HAVE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND AGAIN THEY REFUSE TO EXPLAIN WHY I AM NOT ELIGIBLE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE SAME ENGINE AND THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THEY CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE THAT "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY" WHICH IS TOTALLY FALSE. *AK

RECALL 98V009000, HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED WHILE IN USE, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER REPAIRRED THE RECALL, BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IN COLD WEATHER THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AT 40,217 MILES ON MY 1993 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL MY " ENGINE CHECK LIGHT" COME ON. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD BLOWN A HEAD GASKET AND HAD TO REPLACE MY 3.8L ENGINE. I CONTACTED FORD TO FIND OUT WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ENGINE FAILURE AT ONLY 40,000 MILES. TO DATE, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A SATISFACTORY ANSWER, ONLY A LOT OF SYMPATHETIC WORDS AND "I AM SORRY MR. BLAIR WE WILL NOT TELL YOU ABOUT THE COMPLAINTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THIS ENGINE AND SINCE YOUR CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY WE CONSIDER THIS MATTER CLOSED." ON SEARCHING THE INTERNET TO FIND OUT HOW I CAN RESOLVE MY COMPLAINT I HAVE FOUND THAT OTHER FORD CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PREMATURE 3.8L ENGINE FAILURES. CAN YOU HELP ME RESOLVE MY CONCERNS WITH FORD? WHAT IS THE PROCESS ON ORGANIZING A POSSIBLE CLASS ACTION SUIT ?*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED AT LOW MILEAGE, SIMILAR VEHICLES WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT THE CONSUMERS. NLM

REPAIRS PAST 8 MONTHS: HEAD GASKET, REAR BRAKES, POWER STEERING SYSTEM, REAR AIR BAGS, SPEED SENSOR (3X), TO NAME A FEW. PENDING REPAIRS: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (DASH), REAR DOOR ACTUATOR, CHIPPING BUMPER PAINT, TRANSMISSION SLUGGISH.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUTON A METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED VEHICLE. IT WAS A COSTLY REPAIR. SO I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT HAD OCCURRED IN OTHER '93 LINCOLNS, AND HE STATED THAT, WHILE IT WAS UNFORTUNATE, IT SEEMED TO BE UNIQUE TO MY CAR.*AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, FORD RECALLED 1994 AND UP MODEL BUT NOT 1993 EVENTHOUGH IT HAS THE EXACT SAME ENGINE. *SLC

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BROBLEM @55000 MILE IT WILL COST ME 1200.00$. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS ON IT'S SLOW TO ACCELERATE, AND NO HEAT COMES OUT AFTER CAR WARMS UP. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THE COST IS TOO MUCH TO HAVE IT FIXED. *AK

THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL CONSUMER JIGGLES THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THE DEALER WAS CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. OWNER WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THAT VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V09000 FORD/HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER.ALSO HIGH/LOW BEAM NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND OCCASIONAL PROBLEM WITH SIGNAL LIGHTS. *AK

SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING UP TO 80MPH. THIS HAPPENED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON . CONTACTED DEALER, KEPT VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *AK

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE AIR RIDE SYSTEM WHICH THE FRONTAL DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG SEEMS TO BE READY TO DEPLOY AND THE AIRBAG INDICATOR IS NOT LIT UP, WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS.. PREVIOUSLY REPLACE TWO SENSOR IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MJS

WHILE DRIVING MOTOR MOUNTS BUSTED, AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AFTER A STEERING FAILURE AND SMOKE WAS POURING FROM THE HOOD. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS A TOTAL LOST.

INTERMITTENTLY HEADLIGHTS FLASH ON/OFF AND WILL BE OUT FOR BRIEF INTERVALS/ A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER ,THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

HEADLIGHTS OPERATE ERRATICALLY. HEADLIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V009000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE COMPRESSOR NEEDED REPLACING. WAS TOLD PART NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

I WAS CHANGING A FLAT TIRE USING THE OEM SCISSORS TYPE JACK PROVIDED WITH THE VEHICLE, THE SPINDLE OF THE JACK BROKE, CAUSING THE CAR TO SETTLE ON THE GROUND PRIOR TO THE CHANGE OF TIRE BEING COMPLETED. THIS JACK HAD NO EVIDENCE OF BEING USED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *AK

CONUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, AND WAS INFORMED THAT TRANSMISSION WOULD MALFUNCTION AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND WITHOUT WARNING. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

IN APRIL 99, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC SAID THAT TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING DUE TO A PIECE OF METAL IN THE PAN. CONSUMER WENT TO START VEHICLE A FEW DAYS LATER, AND THE VEHICLE HAD QUIT. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE - CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED - HAS NEVER OVERHEATED - OCCURED AT ONLY 62500 MILES

A$30. WATER PUMP STARTED A CHAIN REACTION THAT HAS RESULTED IN APPROX. $5,500 IN DAMAGES SO FAR. *AK

WATER IS GETTING INTO THE AIR BAG SENSOR SWITCH, CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO GET RUSTED, CONSUMER DOESN'T KNOW HOW THE WATER IS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR SERVICE, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG SWITCH. *AK *ML

DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS.

BOTH FRONT AND REAR LEFT DOOR LOCKS BECAME MECHANICALLY STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION. COULD NOT UNLOCK FROM INSIDE/ WITH KEY OUTSIDE/WITH AUTOMATIC LOCK BUTTON INSIDE OR REMOTE CONTROL. TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR REPAIR, BUT WHEN FRONT WINDOW LOWERED, FRONT DOOR. *AK

ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM OVERHEATED, CAUSING THE HEAD GASKETS TO BLOW OUT. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 97V019000. ALSO, BATTERY BLEW UP, AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAN WAS NOT WORKING, REPLACED FUSE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK

HEAD GASKE BLEW AT 79,990 MPH. RECALL IS ON 1994 MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. BECAUSE OF SAME ENGINE AND SAME COMPONENT, CONSUMER STATES, RECALL SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED. DEALER CONTACTED AND VERIFIED THE PART. PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED BY DEALER AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. ALSO TWO REAR STRUTS WERE REPLACED DUE TO LEAKAGE. *AK

ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED, COOLANT LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKETS. OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF SUDDEN ROUGH IDLING. DEALER CAN PROVIDE NO EXPLANATION BUT RECOMMENDS THE PURCHASE/INSTALLATION OF NEW ENGINE BLOCK.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH A BLOWN HEAD GASKET; CONSUMER HAS LEARNED OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECAL DONE ON THE 1994 VEHICLE WITH THE SAME ENGINE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF DEALER NOT HONORING MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE # 98-S-98, HEADLIGHTS, SENT ON MAY 8,1998. DEALER BEEN INFORMING CONSUMER OF NOT HAVING THE PARTS. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER MUST HE WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING COULD BE DONE. *AK

POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING.

HEAD GASKET FAILED. QCAW

DESIGN OF THE HORN LOCATION CHANGES AS THE WHEEL TURNS, DUE TO LOCATION CHANGE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SOUND HORN TO AVOID ACCIDENT.

CONSUMER TOOK IN FOR RECALL INVOLVING THE HEADLIGHTS, VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED, BUT CONNECTOR WAS NOT. *AK

ALL FOUR TIRES FAILED/REPLACED.