Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-10-07 | 97V174000 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 63,400 | — | Details |
| 1989-03-27 | 89V048000 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 750 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-03-24 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | THE SUBFRAME ON OUR 1989 CONTINENTAL RUSTED THROUGH WHICH ALLOWS THE ENGINE TO FALL ONTO THE STEERING GEAR AND PREVENTS… |
| 2002-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN. I AM LOSING COOLENT AND THICK WHITE SMOKE IS COMING OUT AT THE TAILPIPE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT … |
| 2002-08-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING, WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND IT WAS HARD FOR VEHICLE TO … |
| 2002-08-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE WHICH STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRI… |
| 2002-07-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 3 | I HAD SPENT ALL MY MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT'S IRREPERABLE AND LIABILITY INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER.… |
| 2002-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | DIGITAL MILEAGE GAUGE KEEPS GOING UP.*AK |
| 2002-01-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL FOUR AIR SPRING SUSPENSION LEAKED IN DIFFERENT TIMES THAT CAUSE FRONT PART OR REAR PART OF THE VEHICLE LOWER TO GRO… |
| 2001-05-15 | STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN | No | 0 | THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES IN SIX MONTHS. THE BATTERY… |
| 2000-08-18 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE RECALL REPAIR (97I-003) DUE TO DEALERSHIP PROBLEM. *MJS |
| 1999-10-21 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT, AND THE ABS SENSOR LIGHT C… |
| 1999-10-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | CONSUMER AND HER SISTER WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 45 TO 50MPH WHEN THEY APPROACHED A LITTLE HUMP IN THE ROAD, A SMALL HILL,… |
| 1999-09-22 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL # 98 V 323 000, SUBFRAME AND NHTSA RECALL #97 I 003 000, SEAT BELT BUCKLES WERE RECEIVED FROM MANUFACTURER… |
| 1999-09-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKES, BUT BRAKES … |
| 1999-09-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE, CAUSIN… |
| 1999-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DUE TO RAIN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING SLOWLY. HEARD A BEEP & LOST DASHBOARD LIGHTS. HAD APPLIED ABS BRAKES. NO BRAKES. HAD … |
| 1999-06-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-04-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING LONG DISTANCES VEHICLE WILL STALL AND SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER IS WORKING ON THE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-04-15 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH DRIVER HEARD LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AT THE SAME TIME THE REAR END … |
| 1999-04-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | RECALL98-V-323-000/ SUBFRAME CORROSION. CONSUMER HAS HAD PROBLEM FIXED, BUT REMEDY DID NOT DO ITS JOB. CONTACTED MA… |
| 1999-03-05 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS ON RECALL FOR SUBFRAME CORROSION. WHEN CONSUMER RECEIVED HER VEHICLE BA… |
| 1999-03-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ALL STRUT RODS MALFUNCTION, WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK *ML |
| 1999-03-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | REPLACEMENT OF FUEL TANK DID NOT RECTIFY ROUGH RUNNING CONDITION, FOUND SHORTED WIRING IN THE ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL… |
| 1999-01-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | SOME TYPE OF AN ELECTRICAL BOOSTER MOTOR FAILED ATTACHED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE CAR COULD NOT BE STOPPED , A GR… |
| 1998-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT WILL STOP AND GO. ENGINE IS VERY NOISY. ONLY TWO GEARS WORK AND DOES NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE. DE… |
| 1998-11-13 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | I DID BUY THIS CAR AS IS, BUT ONLY TEST DROVE FIVE MILES. MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM THE DEALER AND TRIED THE CRUS… |
| 1998-10-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FRONT AIR SUSPENSION LOSES PRESSURE ,CAUSES THE FRONT TO BOUNCE WHENEVER VEHICLE RUNS OVER BUMPS OR POTHOLES. DEALER / … |
| 1998-10-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH WHEN HE BEGAN TO STOP AND BRAKES FAILED , TRIED TO TURN VEHICLE AND POW… |
| 1998-10-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING OFF VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER. PLEAS… |
| 1998-09-05 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THE CAR AT 87,300 MILES AND PUT 1500-2000 MILES ON IT. WORKED LIKE A DREAM = PREVIOUS OWNER SAID HE HAD TA… |
| 1998-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | POWER BOOSTER ASSEMBLY HAS A HIGH FAILURE RATE AND IS A TROUBLESOME SYSTEM PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRES ARE NO LONGER AVAI… |
| 1998-08-10 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97I003000) IN MAY. CONTACTED DEALER. INFORMED NO PARTS AVAILABLE. WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN PA… |
| 1998-08-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHTS WHICH THE SUN CAN DISCOLOR, CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS, WHEN IN USE, TO BE DIM. MAY CA… |
| 1998-07-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | AFTER CONSUMER HAD DRIVEN VEHICLE ABOUT 30 MINUTES, PARKED VEHICLE TO GO INTO STORE. WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIR… |
| 1998-07-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AFTER GOING 30MPH. ROTORS SNAPPED LOOSE FROM HUB. OWNER CHANGED ROTORS ON FRONT. BRAKES W… |
| 1998-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE DATE AND MILAGE I USED IS APPROXIMATE. THE BRAKE MOTOR IS ELECTRICAL. WHEN IT FAILS THERE IS NO BRAKEING POWER. … |
| 1998-06-22 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS INCLUDED UNDER RECALL # 97I-003, SEAT BELT BUCKLES. THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR RECALL. CONSUMER WILL C… |
| 1998-06-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FRONT AIR STRUTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. |
| 1998-05-20 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RECALL # 971003000 FORD/SEAT BELT BUCKLES. AFTER SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT, DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO PERFORM RECALL BECAUSE O… |
| 1998-05-11 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97I003000), MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS. CALLED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE IN. WAS TOLD TO LEAVE VEHICLE & … |
| 1998-04-20 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 97V00300, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97M90, SEAT BELT BUCKLES. … |
| 1998-04-14 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELT BUCKLES WILL NOT LATCH, RECALL NOTICE SENT HOWEVER SERVICE DENIED. |
| 1998-04-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ARE JAMMING, AND THE SHOULDER HARNESS DOESN'T WORK. CONSUMER HA… |
| 1998-03-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTED SKIPPING AND ALOT OF OTHER PROBLEMS. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC AND TAKEN OUT/TESTED AND REPLACED TH… |
| 1998-03-19 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | SUBFRAME BUSHING ASSEMBLY ROTTED OUT CAUSING SUBFRAME TO DROP PRIOR TO RECALL, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.(98S36) |
| 1998-03-09 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH POWER STEERING FLUID LINE SHORTED OUT, CAUSING A HOLE AGAINST STARTER, RESULTING … |
| 1998-03-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT FASTENER DETACHED. |
| 1998-02-08 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER ACTIVATED THE CHILD PROOF LOCK ON THE REAR DOORS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN DOORS. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED T… |
| 1997-11-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION AT ABOUT 35MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NO… |
| 1997-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED, RECALL ITEM ,HOWEVER VEHICLE DOES NOT FIT WITHIN THE GUIDELINES FOR RECALL WORK. |
| 1997-11-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | RACK AND PINION STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. |