Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-12-16 | 98V323000 |
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 2,697,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH… |
| 2012-06-22 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER COMPLETING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE… |
| 2004-12-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM FAMILY ON NOVEMBER 5, 2004, AND THE FAILURE OCCURED LESS THAN TWO MONTHS LATER ON DECEMBER 2… |
| 2004-12-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS GO OFF. CONSUMER MENTIONED A RECALL, HOWEVER, NONE WAS FOUND. RECALL FOR 108 HEADLIGHT MANUAL… |
| 2004-04-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. SIMULTANEOUSLY, WHILE DRIVING TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON… |
| 2003-05-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ENGINE (3.8L V6) BLEW HEAD GASKET FIRST TIME AT ~60,000 MILES. DEALER REPAIRED. THIRTEEN MONTHS LATER, ~72,000 MILES,… |
| 2003-04-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILURE, MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE, HEAD GASKET LEAK AND THE TRANSMISSION SEALS LEAK. CAR HAS 75000 MILES. … |
| 2002-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I DID NOT GET A RECALL FOR THE 1986-1993 FOR THE BRAKE ROTOR HUB CORROSION PROBLEM. I DID RECEIVE AND REPAIRED THE SUBF… |
| 2002-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND HAD ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE HEAD GASKET PROBLE… |
| 2002-01-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ON 01/12/02 I WAS DRIVING 130 MILES EAST OF LOS ANGELES,I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS RUNNING BELOW NORMAL ON THE TEMPERAT… |
| 2001-10-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WE HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WHERE WOULD YOU START. THE REAR AIR BAGS EXPLODED SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT IT. WE HAVE HA… |
| 2001-10-10 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | LOWER SUBFRAME MOUNT PLATE BROKE. *AK |
| 2001-10-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT FOR BRIEF INTERVALS. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICL… |
| 2001-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER REPORTED TO DEALER ON DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK |
| 2001-08-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DESCRIBED VEHICLE EVIDENTLY HAD A WATER PUMP GO OUT. THE VEHICLE GAUGE NEVER INDICATED VEHICLE WAS HOT, SO THERE WA… |
| 2001-05-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | CONSUMER UNABLE TO START VEHICLE. HAD MECHANIC LOOK AT IT, WHO FOUND GEAR SHIFT UNABLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO PARK. *AK |
| 2001-02-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THIS KNOWN PROBLEM IS OUTRAGEOUS AND FORD SHOULD STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT I HAVE WRITTEN THEM AND NO HELP FROM THEM .NO… |
| 2001-02-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TWO OF THE THREE TIMES THE AIR RIDE UNITS EXPLODED THE RESULTING REPORT WAS SIMILAR TO THAT OF A HIGH POWERED RIFLE, ST… |
| 2001-02-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 28,835 MILES HEAD GASKET FAILED ,CAUSING NO- HEAT IN VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. *AK THE MANUFACTURE… |
| 2001-02-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE NOT HEATING, COLD AIR WAS COMING OUT OF HEATER, AND VEHICLE THREATENED TO STALL. IT WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP… |
| 2000-12-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE IN A 3.8L V6 ENGINE CAUSES VEHICLE TO RUN ROUGH, WHITE SMOKE TO COME FROM TAIL PIPE,COOLANT LEAKAGE… |
| 2000-11-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK |
| 2000-10-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN, CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE AND IT BEING A 1993 FORD HAS DECIDED NOT OT INCLUDE THE VEHICLE WITHI… |
| 2000-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING ENGINE TO RISE AND BECOME UNSECURE. *AK THE ENGINE MOUNT BREAKING ALSO CAUSED REAR BRA… |
| 2000-07-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | LATELY I HAVE BEEN GETTING A THUMP EVERY TIME I SHIFT INTO GEAR SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC. HE TOLD ME THAT THE P… |
| 2000-07-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR BECAUSE EVERY LINCOLN HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. NO AFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *… |
| 2000-06-16 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | COMPRESSOR FOR AC BLEW OUT WITH A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AND EMITTED NOTHING BUT HOT AIR NO MATTER WHICH SETTING WAS SEL… |
| 2000-05-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 2000-05-23 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | No | 0 | MAJOR PROBLEMS STARTED AFTER MY CAR RECEIVED THE 144,000 MILE SERVICE CHECK (CAR HAD APPROX. $130,000 AT THAT TIME). I… |
| 2000-05-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED. NLM |
| 2000-05-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | PLEASE REFER TO ODI#722537 WHICH I FILED LAST WEEK REGARDING BAD HEAD GASKET. DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THIS WEEK THAT ENGI… |
| 2000-05-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED ON MY CAR. BAD DESIGN OF 3.8L ENGINE. COMPANY HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR YEARS 1994 AND 1995 C… |
| 2000-04-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | BECAUSE MY CAR IS A93 MODEL FORD WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS KNOWING THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE 3.8 ENGIN… |
| 2000-03-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-02-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | RECALL 98V009000, HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED WHILE IN USE, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALE… |
| 2000-02-03 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF COOLANT. TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. ALS… |
| 1999-12-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKET BROBLEM @55000 MILE IT WILL COST ME 1200.00$. *AK |
| 1999-12-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE STREET AT 10-15 MPH NOTICED SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE. DROVE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AN… |
| 1999-12-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WHEN CONSUMER IS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND CAR WILL SUDDENLY ACCELLERATE. *AK |
| 1999-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 40,217 MILES WHICH REQUIRES COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT, CONSUMER … |
| 1999-11-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 40,217 MILES ON MY 1993 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL MY " ENGINE CHECK LIGHT" COME ON. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERV… |
| 1999-11-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2000 FORD ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE FOR OWNERS OF 1994 LINCOLN CONTINENTIALS, 1995 FORD WINDSTARS, … |
| 1999-11-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON 3.8 LITER ENGINE AT ONLY 42,000 MILES, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE WHICH ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. … |
| 1999-11-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER EXPIERENCED PROBLEM WITH BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE… |
| 1999-09-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | REPAIRS PAST 8 MONTHS: HEAD GASKET, REAR BRAKES, POWER STEERING SYSTEM, REAR AIR BAGS, SPEED SENSOR (3X), TO NAME A FE… |
| 1999-09-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MOTOR MOUNTS BUSTED, AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST. *AK |
| 1999-09-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | DUE TO A DEFECTIVE AIR RIDE SYSTEM WHICH THE FRONTAL DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG SEEMS TO BE READY TO DEPLOY AND THE AI… |
| 1999-08-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED AFTER A STEERING FAILURE AND SMOKE WAS POURING FROM THE HOOD. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS A TOTAL… |
| 1999-06-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING UP TO 80MPH. THIS HAPPENE… |
| 1999-06-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE COMPRESSOR NEEDED REPLACING. WAS TOLD PART NOT COVERED… |