1994 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL Complaints

THIS VEH. HAS PREVIOUS SAFETY AND GENERAL RECALLS ON THE ABOVE PROBLEMS. TSB95S22 AND TSB97S66 RE ENG COOLING FAN AND GENERAL RECALLS TSB 98M01 AND TSB00M00 HEAD GASKET RECALLS. THE FORD MOTOR CO AS WELL AS THE DEALERSHIP REFUSE TO HONOR THE RECALLS STATING THEIR 7 YR OR 100,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD. THERE IS A PREVIOUS CUSTOMER COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST THIS MFG ON 01/10/2002, ODIID: 757852. I FEEL THAT IF THIS MFG. CAN NOT HONOR A SAFETY OR GENERAL (RELATED) RECALL FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICE AND THE SAFETY OF THE MOTORING PUBLIC THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THE VEHICLES FROM THE HIGHWAY AND DISMANTLE THEM FOR THE NON RECALLABLE PARTS. THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS LIKE IT ARE BEING OPERATED IN AREAS OF HEAVY FOG CONDITIONS. EMMISSIONS FROM CRANKCASE HEAD GASKETS BLOWING ALONG WITH HEAVY FOG CONDTIONS CAN AND WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. MY VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN MOBILE/BALDWIN COUNTIES HEAVY FOG ALONG THE I-10 BAYWAY (MOBILE/BALDWIN CO.) HAS ALREADY HAD SEVERAL TRAFFIC FATALITIES THAT ARE FOG AND EMMISSION CONDITIONS . AS ALABAMA HAS NO EMISSION CONTROLS IN PLACE THE NHTSA SHOULD INSIST ON THIS MFG HONORING THE SAFETY AND GENERAL RECALLS TO PROTECT THE MOTORING PUBLIC. DT

THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE ROAD WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING DUE TO FAULTY HEAD GASKET AND POSSIBLE CRACKED HEAD OR BLOCK. *YH

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MARCH 2002, BUT BY MID-JULY, IT WAS NO LONGER OPERABLE. MY COLLEGE-AGE SON WAS DRIVING IT HOME FROM WORK WHEN IT OVERHEATED & HE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. AFTER IT COOLED OFF, HE ADDED WATER & DROVE TO A SAFER PLACE WHERE HE ADDED MORE WATER & COOLANT, THEN TRIED TO GET HOME. THE CAR STALLED ON THE SERVICE ROAD/RAMP TO THE TOLLWAY & HAD TO BE PUSHED ASSIDE WITH THE HELP OF A POLICEMAN. I HAVE SINCE BECOME AWARE THAT THERE IS A MAJOR MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THIS CAR REGARDING A FAULTY HEAD GASKET. FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES/7 YEARS, BUT WON'T COVER MY CAR SINCE IT'S NOW OLDER THAN 7 YEARS. MR

HEAD GASKET HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE GASKET LEAKING. CONTACTED DEALER.* AK

ENGINE BLEW OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT T ROD COULD HAVE COME THROUGH THE ENGINE.AK

THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS POORLY DESIGNED SINCE IT FAILED AT ONLY 56000 MILES, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS MADE (AXOD-E TRANSMISSION). NLM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID. THERE WAS LOTS OF SMOKE INSIDE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK

THIS CAR HAS SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH I HAVE PAID TO GET FIXED SUCH AS THE AIR RIDE CONTROL COMPRESSOR, THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, ALL FUSES, WIRING UNDER THE SEAT, LIGHTS ACROSS THE DASH, THE EMERGENCY FLASHER WOULD NOT TURN OFF. OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED TO THIS CAR WITHIN DAYS OF PURCHASE RADIATOR, TIMING CHAIN AND ALL OIL SEALS,DOOR HANDLES MECHINAM. I CAN NOW FEEL A RATTLE BENEATH MY FEET AS I DRIVE. HAS THERE EVER BEEN A RECALL ON THIS CAR? MY MOTHER HAS ONE LIKE IT AND HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WHICH HAS EXTENDED TO THE TRANSMISSION.

VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING DOWN A HILL AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND STALLED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK *YH

FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT IS WIDELY KNOWN AT DEALER SERVICE CENTERS. FRONT OR REAR SUSPENSION LOSES ABILITY TO HOLD AIR, AND THE VEHICLE BOTTOMS OUT. BOTH OF MY FAILURES OCCURRED WITH THE CAR PARKED, BUT COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE MOVING. THE CAR SINKS SEVERAL INCHES AND SHOULDN'T BE DRIVEN. BOTH SETS OF COMPONENTS WENT OUT WITHIN MONTHS OF EACH OTHER, WITH TOTAL REPAIRS OF $2692.38. NOT REPAIRING IS NOT AN OPTION BECAUSE THE CAR BODY IS LITERALLY DOWN ON THE FRAME. IF FAILURE IS SO WIDESPREAD, WHY HASN'T MANUFACTURER BEEN REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SERVICE? NLM