Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Lincoln Continental.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I AM ONE PERSON AMONG MANY THAT HAVE BEEN HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD FRONT WHEEL DRIVE TRANSMISSION. BOUGHT MY … |
| 2011-07-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKE… |
| 2011-01-03 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | 1998 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING DEFECTIVE REAR SEAT BELTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT AND L… |
| 2010-11-30 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE RIGHT AND LEFT SEATS BELTS IN THE REAR OF CAR WILL NO LONGER RETRACT. I GOT THEM UNSTUCK A COUPLE TIMES BUT IT HAP… |
| 2010-11-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | AS I WAS BACKING THE CAR UP THE TIE ROD/STEERING ASSEMBLY DISENGAGED (UNSCREWED) FROM THE RACK&PINYON (PASSENGER SIDE) … |
| 2010-03-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR VIEW AND DRIVER SIDE MIRRORS WERE TINT… |
| 2010-02-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SPONTANEOUS FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE LAST DRIVEN ABOUT 12 HOURS BEFORE, AND HAD BEEN OFF SINCE THAT TIME. … |
| 2009-02-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I KEEP GETTING THIS MESSAGE. FROM: NHTSAHOTLINE@TELESISHQ.COMNHTSAHOTLINETELESISHQ.COM DATE: 3/18/2009 4:02:15 PM TO… |
| 2009-01-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AROUND 50 MPH WHEN THE SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE HEAD OF THE MOTOR. IT CAUSED THE PISTON TO SMOKE AND I… |
| 2008-10-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE ACCELERATES BY ITSELF. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP APPROX. EVERY YEAR FOR THIS SINCE 2005 AND AS RECENT AS … |
| 2008-03-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | SECURITY FLASHES RAPIDLY WHICH PREVENTS THE IGNITION FROM STARTING. IT ROLLS OK BUT WILL NOT CRANK UP TO RUN. THIS PROB… |
| 2008-01-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REARVIEW MIRROR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MIRROR … |
| 2006-01-26 | TIRES | No | 0 | MICHELIN IS AWARE THAT OLD, UNSAFE MICHELIN TIRES OUTSIDE MANUFACTURER'S SAFETY GUIDELINES ARE BEING PLACED ON VEHICLE… |
| 2005-03-23 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | #1-WHILE LEAVING WORK THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED IN HALF PUNTURING (TEARING) THE TIRE CAUSING IMMEDIATE DEFLA… |
| 2005-03-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT 1998 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL HAD ONE HEADLIGHT THAT BECAME UNALIGNED AND WAS SHINING THE BEA… |
| 2005-03-03 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK. THE SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT AND SEAT BACK WORK FINE. THE MOTOR CLICKS … |
| 2005-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TWO OF THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION COILS FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND STALL WHILE BEING DRIVEN. *NM *S… |
| 2004-09-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 1 | WHILE PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE. WHILE AT… |
| 2004-02-05 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | THE MIDDLE AND REAR SEAT BELT ARE NOT RETRACTING. THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX THIS SINCE IT ISN'T UNDER WARRANTLY. THE DE… |
| 2003-07-22 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC DIMMING INSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR APEARS FROSTED OVER HALF OF THE GLASS DISTORTING THE VIEW TO THE REAR. TH… |
| 2003-07-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON A 1998 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE CAR STALLING OUT… |
| 2003-07-11 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | THE 1998 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, THE SLANTED WINDSHIELD ABOVE A GREY DASHBOARD, CAUSING … |
| 2003-06-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | AUTO ACCELERATES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP, OR WHEN IN DRIVE AND STANDING STILL. I HAVE REPORTED THIS DEFECT TO FOR SERV… |
| 2003-06-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | AUTO ACCELERATES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP OR WHEN IN DRIVE AND STANDING STILL. I HAVE REPORTED THIS DEFECT FOR SERVICE … |
| 2003-05-01 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE RETRACTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED U… |
| 2003-02-03 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE TIE ROD ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB |
| 2002-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN IDLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED, BUT THEN IT STARTED TO REV UP UNTIL IT REACHED 1200 RPMS, AND THEN IT GO… |
| 2001-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT ACT UP ONLY WHEN THEY WANTED TO AND THE DEALERSHIP IS DECLINING THAT THEY EXIST. I HAVE… |
| 2001-09-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE AT A STOP SIGN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND IT RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS… |
| 2001-08-01 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL | No | 0 | WHEN TRAVELING, ESPECIALLY WITH SUN SHINING BRIGHTLY CANNOT SEE INFORMATION ON PANEL. PANEL IS DIM. DEALERSHIP IS … |
| 2001-03-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SOON AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO LEAK FROM BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. THEN, SUN ROOF, AND SIDE WINDOWS LEAKED. … |
| 2001-03-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT WILL FLASH. THEN, WILL COME ON AND STAY FOR LONG TIME.CONSUMER HAD LEARNED THAT VEHICLE HA… |
| 2001-01-12 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | GLASS WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE USING DEFROSTER; WHILE PARKED IN HOME DRIVEWAY. *AK |
| 2000-10-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH, GETTING OFF HIGHWAY, AND THEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, A PART ON FRONT SUSPENSION FELL DOWN H… |
| 2000-09-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE AFTER APPLYING BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, AND REOCCURRED AGAIN AFTER SHIFTING GEAR INTO REVER… |
| 2000-09-20 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. TWO FRONT TIRE… |
| 2000-08-27 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY POWER STEERING PUMP GOES OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN MAKING A TURN.*AK THE REPLACED PUMP FAILED BEFORE THE CU… |
| 2000-05-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION BY HITTING AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLLING OVER.UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR… |
| 1999-12-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED AT 17,000 MILES, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND FAILED TO CONTINUE OPERATING, DEALERSHIP EXAMINED THE VEHICL… |
| 1999-10-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | COOLING SYSTEM FAILED 3 TIMES CONCERNED ABOUT TAKING VEHICLE ON A LONG TRIP. *AK |
| 1999-07-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A U-TURN CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. HIGH PRESSURE PLASTIC LINE ON… |
| 1999-07-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE COOLANT LEAKS AND BUBBLES UP UNTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. BEEN TO DIFFERENT DEALERS, A… |
| 1999-07-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WHEN HITTING THE BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKES FAILED AND VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING A REAR END CRASH.… |
| 1999-05-06 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. DEALER FIXED INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND CURRENTLY THE LIGHTS ARE SMOKING, WHICH COULD … |
| 1998-12-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ONGOING PROBLEMS: WHENEVER VEHICLE IS GOING DOWN HILL WITH SPEED CONTROL ENGAGED IT CAUSES VEHICLE TO SPEED UP TO 10-20… |
| 1998-09-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCING UNUSUAL ACCELERATION AT A STOP POSITION WITH BRAKES APPLIED. VEHICLE WOULD JUMP IN… |
| 1998-09-26 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | Yes | 1 | DURING COLLISION SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN AND NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG RESULTING IN INJURY TO CHEST AND HEAD. |
| 1998-07-03 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | DRIVER HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT, AND COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. BODY ABSORBE… |
| 1998-06-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WHEN COMING STOP VEHICLE SURGED, CAUSING IT TO CONTINUE TRAVELING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP.… |
| 1998-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION FAILED, STICKS. |