1989 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL

255 complaints filed with NHTSA.

255
Complaints
7
Crashes
22
Fires
12
Injuries
1
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY32
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE17
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH10
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE9
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION8
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR6
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM6
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS6
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER6
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS5
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS5
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL5

Recent Complaints

20021009FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

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.

20020829CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

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

20020731FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

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

19991109FireVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

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

19991109FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

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

19991028CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

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

19991020CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

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

19990608FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

19981014FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

THE FIRE TO THE LINCOLN WAS CAUSED BY THE OVERHEATING OF THE IGNITION SWITCH.

19980807FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

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

19980609FireSTEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH POWER STEERING FLUID LINE SHORTED OUT, CAUSING A HOLE AGAINST STARTER, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK

19980304FireSTEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

THE DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING SYSTEM LEAKED WITH SPRAY UNTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CAUSED A FIRE. *AK

19971217CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION AT ABOUT 35MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED . *AK

19971008FireSTEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

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

19961231FatalSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY/FATALITY.

19961029CrashAIR BAGS

OTHER: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

19961017FireSTEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING LINE BROKE, CAUSING POWER STEERING FLUID TO SPILL ON THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN A FIRE IN THE ENGINE. *AK

19960621FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

AUTO CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER BEING DRIVEN 5 MILES- NO INJURIES. *AK

19960606FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

WIRING IGNITION FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH. *AK *JB

19960514FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

SHUT ENGINE WITHIN 5-15 MINUTES VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES BY WINDSHIELD. WHEN FIRE DEPT ARRIVED ENGINE RESTARTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK