Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1991 Lincoln Continental.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-12-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1991 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL WITH 39,800 ORIGINAL OWNER MILES. HEAD GASKET BLEW. COOLANT COMING OUT OF EXHAUST PIPES. *NM |
| 2004-07-21 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | AS I STARTED OFF FROM A STOP SIGN ON 7/21/04. I HEARD A LOUD SOUND FROM UNDER MY CAR. I GOT AND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR … |
| 2003-08-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAD JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A PRIVATE OWNER FOR MY SISTER TO DRIVE TO WORK. WELL NOT EVEN BEFORE WE GOT HOME THE MA… |
| 2003-08-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SUDDEN FAILURE WITH NO WARNING. IT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER WE EXITED THE FREEWAY.*AK |
| 2003-05-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FAILURE: 05-23-03 I WAS DRIVING ON I-475 NORTH IN THE FARTHEREST LEFT HAND LANE, WHEN THERE WAS A STALLING MOTION. IT… |
| 2003-05-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. *NLM *TT |
| 2003-01-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I BLEW A HEAD GASKET & THE DCL WENT OUT. LINCOLN SAYS THAT THEY CANT REPLACE THIS PART (DCL) |
| 2003-01-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION:SPRINGS/BAGS | No | 0 | FRONT SUSPENSION WENT OUT. HAD IT REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT DEALER, OVER 2000.00. NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, REAR GOES O… |
| 2002-12-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PEELING PAINT AND HEAD GASKETS FAILED POSSIBLY A CRACKED HEAD |
| 2002-11-03 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE SUB FRAME DROPPED, WHICH CAUSED IMPROPER STEERING. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRABLE. *JB |
| 2002-03-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | WHILE PUTTING THE SHIFT LEVER IN PARK THE SHIFT LEVER BROKE, AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN … |
| 2002-03-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | WHILE PULLING UP DRIVEWAY WITH FOOT ON BRAKE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. BRAKES WOULD NOT… |
| 2001-05-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE AIR SUSPENSION HAS STOPPED WORKING, THE CAR ALMOST RESTS ON THE TIRES. *AK |
| 2001-04-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS IS THE THIRD(3) CONTINENTAL WE HAVE OWNED AND AIR SUSPENSION HAS FAILED OF ALL THREE. THE 3.8 CUI MOTOR IN THIS … |
| 2001-03-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TURNING LEFT, UNASSISTED, INSTEAD OF RETURNING TO TDC WHEN GRIP PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL… |
| 2001-02-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | IN THE MONTH OF JUNE IN 2000,THE CAR DROPPED TO THE GROUND,WE PUT IT IN THE SHOP TO HAVE IT FIXED WHICH COST ABOUT $700… |
| 2000-10-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | SURVEY OF FORD DEALERS AND LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS INDICATE HEAD GASKET AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE VERY COMMON WITH 4.8L, V-6 … |
| 2000-10-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 2000-10-03 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED.*ET |
| 2000-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS IS A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF FORD NOT COVERING THEIR CUSTOMERS FOR A DEFECT THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS. THEY CLAIM… |
| 2000-08-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | REAR AIR SUSPENSION IN VEHICLE HAS FAILED.*AK |
| 2000-07-14 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | JUST RETURN FROM SHOPPING PULLED UP INTO THE DRIVEWAY, WENT INSIDE THE HOUSE, ALL OF A SUDDEN AIRBAG ON THE PASSEN… |
| 2000-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1991 LINCOLN CONTINENTALS ARE REPORTED BY ALL REPAIR SHOPS IN THIS AREA TO HAVE KNOWN HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS ALONG WITH R… |
| 2000-04-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT ENGINE INTERLOCK WAS THE CA… |
| 2000-04-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | EXPERIENCED A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND COULD NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE |
| 2000-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | MECHANIC SAID ENGINE WAS NOT EQUIPPED TO BE IN THE CAR . WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY EVERYTHING FROZE AND CONSUMER W… |
| 2000-01-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BLOWN HEAD GASKET, TALK TO 5 DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS ALL SAID TYPICAL OF THE 3.8L V6, THE MAN WHO SOLD ME THE VEHICLE K… |
| 2000-01-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM LEAKED, CAUSING REAR END TO GO DOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT CO… |
| 2000-01-01 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER'S COMPRESSOR SEIZED, WAS GLOWING RED & FAN BELT WAS BURNING. ALSO, SERPENTINE BELT & UNIT WAS BRIGH… |
| 1999-12-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ONGOING PROBLEM WITH AIR SUSPENSION. HAD TO REPLACE TWO AIR SUSPENSION SHOCKS DUE TO FAILURE. REPAIRS MADE AT AN INDEP… |
| 1999-10-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-09-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN ROUGH AND LOOSE COOLANT. YH |
| 1999-09-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR HAS NO SUPPORT. WHEN THE AIR SUSPENSION GOES OUT, THE CAR IS FORCED TO SIT ON ALL FOUR TIRES, CAUSING METAL TO STAB… |
| 1999-09-03 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE AIR SUSPENSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LIFT UP AND POP. THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEABLE. DEALER HAS NOT… |
| 1999-07-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEMS WAS THAT TRANSMISSION OIL WAS LEAKING ,AND TH… |
| 1999-07-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT DEALER REPAIRED REAR SURFAME CORROSION, BUT REFUSED TO CORRECT THE SAME PROBLEM TO FRONT MOTO… |
| 1999-07-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND ROTOR FAILURE CAUSED SMOKE TO COME FROM WHEELS AND DASHBOARD INDICATOR/COMPUTER TO FAIL. MJS |
| 1999-07-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MCPHERSON STRUT, INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD OVER INFLATE OR UNDER INFLATE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN T… |
| 1999-07-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH AND IF APPLYING BRAKES, THE BRAKES WILL NOT GO DOWN, AND WILL … |
| 1999-06-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CAR STARTS TO SHAKE. ALSO AFFECTS THE STEERING.DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM , BUT I… |
| 1999-06-13 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CAR SHAKES OR VIBRATES VERY BADLY, AND THE ENGINE CHECKLIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. ALS… |
| 1999-05-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1999-05-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | WHEN ENGINE CUTS OFF STRUTS WON'T HOLD VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE WILL TOUCH THE TIRES, RIDING LOW. *AK |
| 1999-05-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | APPARENTLY THE RIDE HEIGHT SENSORS FAILED, THIS CAUSED THE MOTOR MOUNTS TO FAIL BECAUSE OF IMPROPER HEIGHT RIDE, THIS P… |
| 1999-05-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | FRONT & REAR BRAKE DRUMS STICKING WHEN SLOWING DOWN, & NOT RELEASING. |
| 1999-04-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | SHORTLY AFTER COMPLETE TRANSMISSION, MOTOR MOUNTS, AND POWER STEERING REPLACED,THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FAILED, ONCE AGA… |
| 1999-04-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | IMMEDIATELY AFTER WIFE AND KIDS GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TO 15 SEC… |
| 1999-02-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKETS ARE BLOWN. COOLANT COMING OUT OF EXHAUST SYSTEM. |
| 1999-01-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION WHEN THE RECALL HAPPENED. HOWEVER, THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AT TIMES AN… |
| 1999-01-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE AIR SUSPENSION AND ROAD LEVER SYSTEM TENDS TO FAIL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VECHICLE DROPS DOWN ONTO THE TIES, CAUSIN… |