1991 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL Complaints

AIR BAG WARNING LAMP CONSTANTLY FLASHES. IT FLASHES SIX TIMES, PAUSES THEN GOES THRU SAME PATTERN. SHOP MANUAL INDICATES THERE IS A FAULT WITH DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG (DIAGNOSIS OF FAILED COMPONENT(S)IS DETAILED STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE). MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS NOT A SINGULAR PROBLEM BUT IS SYMPTOMATIC OF THIS MAKE, MODEL & YEAR OF VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS CHRONIC PROBLEM.

WHEN I BOUGHT CAR, I NOTICED 2 AREAS (EACH ABOUT 4 IN. DIAMETER) OF SLIGHT PAINT DEGRADATION ON ROOF AT REAR. NOW, 2 YEARS LATER, SIZE OF DEGRADED AREAS HAS INCREASED TO 2X ORIGINAL SIZE, PAINT HAS CHALKED CONSIDERABLY AND DAMAGE IS MOVING DOWN THROUGH LAYERS TO BASE. ALSO HAVE NOTICED SAME PAINT TROUBLE STARTING TO OCCUR ON FRONT ROOF STRUTS (WHERE WINDSHIELD IS). I AM INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT IF OTHER OWNERS HAVE/ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR TROUBLE.

FRONT AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM EXPLODED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CAUSING THE FRONT END TO DROP DOWN ON THE FRONT TIRES, THERE WAS NO WAY TO STEER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. LINCOLN HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER HAD TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEMS WAS THAT TRANSMISSION OIL WAS LEAKING ,AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO PROPER GEAR WHILE SHIFTING. *AK

BRAKES WOULD WORK FINE IN COLD WEATHER. AS SOON AS DISC HUBS GETS WARMED UP AFTER TRAVELING 50 MILES, THEY WOULD SMELL LIKE BURNING RUBBER. WOULD APPLY BRAKES & WOULD HAVE NO BRAKES. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC CHANGED ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND ROTOR FAILURE CAUSED SMOKE TO COME FROM WHEELS AND DASHBOARD INDICATOR/COMPUTER TO FAIL. MJS

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR SUSPENSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LIFT UP AND POP. THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEABLE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CAR HAS NO SUPPORT. WHEN THE AIR SUSPENSION GOES OUT, THE CAR IS FORCED TO SIT ON ALL FOUR TIRES, CAUSING METAL TO STAB TIRES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH AND IF APPLYING BRAKES, THE BRAKES WILL NOT GO DOWN, AND WILL NOT RELEASE THE VEHICLE. TO GO CONSUMER HAS TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE FOR A COMPLETE STOP. *AK

APPARENTLY THE RIDE HEIGHT SENSORS FAILED, THIS CAUSED THE MOTOR MOUNTS TO FAIL BECAUSE OF IMPROPER HEIGHT RIDE, THIS PUT UNDO STRESS ON FRONT AXEL AND WORE OUT CV JOINTS. ALSO PROBABLY CAUSED FAILURE IN STRUTS.