1989 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL
255 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 32 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 17 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 15 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 10 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 9 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 9 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 8 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 6 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 6 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 6 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 6 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 5 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | 5 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 5 |
Recent Complaints
CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE WHICH STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER. MR FUEL RAIL EXPLODED 3 INCH HOLE. INSTANT FIRE IN BACK OF ENGINE.
WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING, WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND IT WAS HARD FOR VEHICLE TO STOP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHILE DRIVING ON THE FRREWAY, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, CONSUMER HIT SOME DEBRIS THAT WAS IN THE LANE WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.*JB
I HAD SPENT ALL MY MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT'S IRREPERABLE AND LIABILITY INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER. NOW I HAVE NO MONEY AND NO CAR FOR MY 4-YEAR OLD AND I TO RUN ERRANDS IN.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKES, BUT BRAKES FAILED STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED AFTER DRIVING 4 MILES. GAS PEDAL STUCK AT LEAST FOUR TIMES *AK
WHILE DRIVING GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKES, BUT BRAKES FAILED STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED AFTER DRIVING 4 MILES. GAS PEDAL STUCK AT LEAST FOUR TIMES *AK
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER BROKE THE RIGHT ARM IN FOUR PLACES. *AK
CONSUMER AND HER SISTER WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 45 TO 50MPH WHEN THEY APPROACHED A LITTLE HUMP IN THE ROAD, A SMALL HILL, THERE WAS A COW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THEY HIT THE COW, AND THE COW WENT UP IN THE AIR AND LANDED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEADLIGHTS. SHE BOUNCED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND WENT ONTO THE WINDSHIELD, THE COW BROKE THE WINDSHIELD, AND SLID UP ONTO THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. BOUNCED ONTO THE GROUND AND WENT BACK ACROSS THE ROAD. AIR BAGS FAILE DTO DEPLOY, AND BOTH DRIVER AND SI
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
THE FIRE TO THE LINCOLN WAS CAUSED BY THE OVERHEATING OF THE IGNITION SWITCH.
AFTER CONSUMER HAD DRIVEN VEHICLE ABOUT 30 MINUTES, PARKED VEHICLE TO GO INTO STORE. WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE- THE WIRING MELTED AND THE WHOLE FRONT WAS BURNED. *AK
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH POWER STEERING FLUID LINE SHORTED OUT, CAUSING A HOLE AGAINST STARTER, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK
THE DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING SYSTEM LEAKED WITH SPRAY UNTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CAUSED A FIRE. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION AT ABOUT 35MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED . *AK
THE DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING HOSE BROKE, CAUSING THE FLUID TO SPRAY ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CAUSED A FIRE. IN RELATIONS TO EA92-030. *AK
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY/FATALITY.
OTHER: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING LINE BROKE, CAUSING POWER STEERING FLUID TO SPILL ON THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN A FIRE IN THE ENGINE. *AK
AUTO CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER BEING DRIVEN 5 MILES- NO INJURIES. *AK
WIRING IGNITION FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH. *AK *JB
SHUT ENGINE WITHIN 5-15 MINUTES VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES BY WINDSHIELD. WHEN FIRE DEPT ARRIVED ENGINE RESTARTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK