Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
42
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04-09 | 03V144000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 43,459 | — | Details |
| 1998-10-27 | 98V269000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 2,500 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE … |
| 2014-05-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | [XXX] VEHICLE IMPOUNDED IN AUSTIN TEXAS WAS NOT ABLE TO GET BACK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM O… |
| 2014-03-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | PUT CAR INTO REVERSE, AND TIRE IMMEDIATELY BLEW OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FRONT LEFT SPRI… |
| 2011-12-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE FAI… |
| 2009-07-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING FOR 200 MILES THE RIGHT ELECTRIC RADIATOR COOLING FAN CAUGHT ON FIRE AND HAD TO BE PUT OUT. *TR |
| 2009-04-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING CORROSION CAUSED THE TIE … |
| 2009-01-08 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 1 | AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT PHARMACY AND WITH FOOT STILL ON BRAKE, CAR LURCHED FORWARD AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED,… |
| 2008-12-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | I SAW FLUID ON THE FLOOR OF MY GARAGE WENT TO MY REPAIR SHOP HE STATED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING UNIT WAS LEAKING NO… |
| 2007-08-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | MY 1999 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL HAS A BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRING THAT SNAPPED WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING IN MY CAR PORT WITH N… |
| 2007-04-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RIGHT SPRING COIL CAME APART/BROKE/CRACKED/FRACTURED AND NEEDED REPLACED. *TR |
| 2006-10-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | No | 0 | A LEAK IN THE FUEL RAIL CROSSOVER HOSE CAUSED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *NM |
| 2006-10-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON GS PARKWAY THE CAR ACCELERATED FROM 65 MILES PER HR TO 100 MILES PER HR. AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN EVEN … |
| 2006-01-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CHE… |
| 2005-10-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE REVVED, AND VEHICLE LURCHED … |
| 2005-08-30 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | DT: THE CALLER SAI WHILE WIFE DRIVING 55-60 MPH SIDE/CURTAIN AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DEPLOYED. DEALER SAID A… |
| 2004-09-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | WHEN SHIFTING TO PARK/DRIVE THE MOTOR MOUNT MOVES 3-4 INCHES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM… |
| 2004-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING BRAKE PEDAL GOES COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO STOP. *AK |
| 2004-05-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED DRIVING UNTIL HE … |
| 2004-04-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY, AFTER THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE LOUNGES FORWARD. WHEN THIS OCCURS CONSUMER'S FOOT… |
| 2003-12-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE END OF THE SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE.… |
| 2003-10-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. *AK VEHICLE WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING AND CONSUMER HAD TO FL… |
| 2002-06-27 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH DRIVER HITTING NO DEBRIS IN ROAD OR HITTING BUMP.… |
| 2002-05-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | BEING COLOR BLIND CAUSES PROBLEM, DIFFICULT TO SEE SPEEDOMETER RED NEEDLE WHILE DRIVING DURING DAY TIME. DEALER AND MAN… |
| 2002-02-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 1 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND QUESTIONS WHY THE BRAKES WENT OUT AND FAILED TO OPERATE, DRIVER SUFFERED INJUR… |
| 2001-06-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DRIVER SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE AFTER COMING TO A STOP, IT ACCELERATED TO 20 MPH. AFTER ABOUT 100 YARDS, DRIVER WAS … |
| 2001-04-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING USED CRUISE CONTROL WHILE PROCEEDING DOWN HILL, AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED FASTER THAN SET SPEED. DEALER HAS… |
| 2001-04-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. |
| 2001-03-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES MAKE A SCREECHING NOISE. *AK |
| 2000-12-19 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND A VERY LOUD NOISE CAME FROM SIDE, PASSENGER'S SIDE EAIRBAG EXPLODED… |
| 2000-12-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. NO PRIOR WARNING BEFORE INCIDENT. NO ACCIDENT OCC… |
| 2000-04-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING SUSPENSION IS VERY HARD ON THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN HITTING A POTHOLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBL… |
| 1999-06-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING AT 5MPH WITHOUT HITTING ANY BUMPS. DEALER HAS VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1901-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1999 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL WITH IDLE ENGINE PROBLEMS**CC *JB |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH AND WITHOUT HITTING OR BEING HIT B ANY OBJEC… |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | FRONT LEFT SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION MOVING ABOUT 3 MPH. *AK |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, THEY GIVE OUT LITTLE LIGHTING AND THEY SHINE OUT IN A V SHAPE. THEY GIVE NO PER… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT COLLISION OCCURRING DRIVER'S AIR BAG UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS… |
| — | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A "TOE ALIGNMENT" FAILURE OF THE REAR. TIRES HAD TO BE ROTATED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR ON INSID… |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | MY COMPLIANT IS THE HAZARD OF HALOGEN HEADLIGHTS THAT I CONSIDER TO BE A SAFETY FACTOR. I CONSIDER THE EXTREME DIFFERE… |
| — | AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS REQUESTING TO HAVE THE AIR BAG TURNED OFF, HOWEVER THE AIR BAG SWITCH WAS NOT INSTALLED. *MJ |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DRIVER CAN NOT SEE THE VISUAL IMAGE SPEEDOMETER INDICATOR AND OTHER FUNCTIONAL OPERATIONAL DIALS IN THE CLUSTER BEC… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. … |