1990 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL

244 complaints filed with NHTSA.

244
Complaints
5
Crashes
16
Fires
10
Injuries
4
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE25
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY16
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE13
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS9
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY9
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM9
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD6
SEAT BELTS6
SUSPENSION5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL5
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT4
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS4
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER4

Recent Complaints

20050223FatalAIR BAGS

NOT WORKING. NO SUMMARY. *AK

Mileage: 7,000

20041105CrashAIR BAGS

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IMPACTED. WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED IT SHATTERED THE DRIVER'S GLASSES, REDUCING HIS VISIBILITY. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, WENT UP AND EMBANKMENT 20 FEET, AND LANDED 70 FEET DOWN THE ROAD. DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS BURNS TO BACK, NECK AND HAND. THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE (EMS) HAD TO PEEL THE AIR BAG OFF THE DRIVER'S FACE, NECK, AND HAND. *AK

Mileage: 110,000

20000623FatalSUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM

MY SON AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE WAS AND IS A COLLEGE STUDENT FROM A SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLD AND I AM DISABLED. THE DEALER DID NOT AT ANY TIME ADVISE MY SON THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ANY RECALLS OR PROBLEMS. WE HAVE SPENT WELL OVER $2000.00 IN REPAIRS, THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED 7-8 TIMES. THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON CONTINUOUSLY, THEE RIDE CONTROL ALARM COMES ON CONTINUOUSLY, THE SUSPENSION HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE, PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON CONTINUOUSLY AS WELL AS THE CHARGE SYSTEM, WE HAVE HAD I

20000623FatalAIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

MY SON AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE WAS AND IS A COLLEGE STUDENT FROM A SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLD AND I AM DISABLED. THE DEALER DID NOT AT ANY TIME ADVISE MY SON THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ANY RECALLS OR PROBLEMS. WE HAVE SPENT WELL OVER $2000.00 IN REPAIRS, THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED 7-8 TIMES. THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON CONTINUOUSLY, THEE RIDE CONTROL ALARM COMES ON CONTINUOUSLY, THE SUSPENSION HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE, PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON CONTINUOUSLY AS WELL AS THE CHARGE SYSTEM, WE HAVE HAD I

20000411FireSTEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

POSITON OF POWER STEERING LINES IS SUCH THAT WHEN THEY FAIL THEY CAN CAUSE A FIRE TO OCCUR. *AK

19991129FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE FIRE. MJS

19991015FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING,AND UPON PULLING INTO A DEALER'S PARKING LOT, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. POPPED OPEN THE HOOD, AND THERE WAS A FIRE. DEALER PUT OUT THE FIRE. *AK

19990830SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING PASSENGER TO HIT HEAD ON WINDHIELD WHEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. NLM

19990730FireFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY

NO SUMMARY

19990401FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE CATCHING ON FIRE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING.

19990325FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH WHEN SAW SOME SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND OPEN THE HOOD AND THE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT. THE CONSUMER CLOSED THE HOOD AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.*AK

19990216FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM DASHBOARD AND EVERYTHING MELTED IN THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING RADIO/FAN/WINDOWS. ALSO, THE HEADLAMPS ARE BLACK, AND THE COMPUTER BURNED OUT. *ML

19980521FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, PARKED VEHICLE, AND AND WAS CALLED BY A NEIGHBOR APPROXIMATELY 8 MINUTES LATER, INFORMING HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS NOT TOTALLED, BUT FIRE HAD DAMAGED UNDERHOOD WIRES AND OTHER AREAS. *AK

19970306FireSTEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

WHILE DRIVING, HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKED, CAUSING A FIRE, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, SOLD TO JUNK YARD. *AK

19960923CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE/ACCIDENT. *SD

19960906CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS.*AK

19960725FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE FIRE. *DH

19960702FireFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

WHILE DRIVING, FUEL LINE HOSE DROPPED DOWN ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AK

19960514FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED, POWER STEERING FLUID VERY LOW. *AK

19960514FireSTEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED, POWER STEERING FLUID VERY LOW. *AK