1992 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL Complaints

FORD OFFERED EXTENDED WARRANTIES COVERING 1993 AND 1994 LINCOLN CONTINENTALS WITH BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. I'M FILING THIS FORM CONCERNING 1992 MODELS TO SEE IF THEY SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE WARRANTY PROGRAM. *AK

FEEL LIKE DEALER SOLD VEHICLE WITHOUT CHECKING IT OUT FOR CONSUMER SAFETY. NO SAFETY DEFECTS MENTIONE DIN THE SUMMARY. *AK

RECALL 98V323000: HAD RECEIVED NOTICE. CONTACTED DEALER. SET APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. AFTER ARRIVING, WAS INFORMED NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR SUBFRAME. THE SUBFRAME ON VEHICLE HAD ALREADY SPLIT & SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY HALF THE COST FOR REPAIRS. *AK

MESSAGE CLUSTER (MC): CHECK DCL WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE LC'92 HANDBOOK INDICATED THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEABLE AND WARNING LIGHT DID NOT NEED IMMEDIATE REPAIR. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE GAS AVERAGE CONSUMPTION/DTE GROUP INTERMITTENTLY WENT OUT. AT 74300, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR SPLIT. A MECHANIC CHECKED OUT THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. AT 74700, THE OIL PRESSURE GAGE INTERMITTENTLY WENT OUT, BUT THE SYSTEM CHECK FAILED TO CONFIRM THIS. THE OIL DIP STICK SHOWED FULL, AND THERE WAS NO LEAKAGE AROUND THE OIL FILTER. THE NATURAL CONCLUSION IS THAT THE MC IS DEGENERATING AND GIVING FALSE INFORMATION. HOWEVER, THIS COULD LEAD TO MAJOR PROBLEMS IF SOMETHING REALLY DID GO WRONG. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET, CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO CYLINDERS AND STEAM TO COME OUT OT TAIL PIPES. DEALERS ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR $1500. *AK

RECALL 98V323000, SUB-FRAME BODY MOUNTS RECALL IN WHICH THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. BUT IT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WHERE THE SUBFRAME DID FALL, AND CAISED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK

SUBFRAME MOUNTS/MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE/REPAIRED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. CONSUMER STATES AFTER REPAIR HE EXPERIENCED STEERING PROBLEMS(POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE, CONTAMINATED COOLER PUMP), BELIEVES PROBLEMS TO BE DUE TO SUBFRAME MOUNT BREAKAGE(STATES ON RECALL NOTICE STEERING PROBLEMS MAY RESULT IF MOTOR MOUNTS BREAK)(98V-323).

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND SEE THERE IS A RECALL ON IT FOR THIS AND OTHER PROBLEMS. IS THERE A WAY FOR ME TO KNOW IF THESE HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I HEAR A DEFINATE CLUNKING SOUND IN THE FRONT LEFT SIDE WHEN TURNING A BEND.

THE POWER MOTORS FOR THE TRUNK AND GAS CAP HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. THE DEALER WOULD GET IT TO WORK AFTER TWO TO THREE DAYS IT WOULD STOP AGAIN. AT THE END OF 90 DAYS OR 3,000 MILES THEY WOULD KNOW LONGER FIX IT. I CAN NOT FIND THE NUMBERS IN THE TRUNK THAT IS SURPOSE TO HELP WITH GETTING A KEYLESS ENTRY CODE. HOW DO I GET THAT? THE BAD HEAD GASKET WAS DISCOVERED BY A LINCOLN DEALER BEFORE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT BUT THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. PROBABLY BECAUSE A FAN MOTOR SWITCH WAS NOT WORKIG DAY OF PURCHASE AND AIR SUSPENSION SHOCKS STOPED WORKING WITHIN 3 DAY OF PURCHASE. I HAD TO PAY HALF FOR THE SHOCKES. AFTER ALL OF THESE THINGS I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH. THE LOCAL DEALER HAD DONE A NUMBER OF HEAD GASKET REPAIRS FOR MODELS 3.8L V6 FOR YEAR 89 - 94, CONSIDERBLY MORE THAN ANY OTHER MAKES. I CHECKED WITH TWO OTHER ENGINE REPAIR SHOPS. THEIR RECORDS ALSO SHOWED MORE REPAIRS FOR THAT MOTOR SIZE IN A LINCOLN THAN ANY OTHER MOTOR SIZE. I FOUND OUT FROM LINCOLN MOTORS THAT THEY HAD A RECALL ON 94 MODEL ENGINES BECAUSE OF OVER HEATING PROBLEMS. THAT WAS ALSO THE LAST YEAR 3.8L ENGINES WERE USED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY ONLY 94S WERE RECALLED AND NOT A RECALL FOR ALL 3.8L MADE BETWEEN 89-94. DATA SHOWS THOSE MOTORS HAD OVER HEATING PROBLEMS CAUSING BAD HEAD GASKETS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REEMBURSTED FOR THE $1100.00 IT COST ME TO REPAIR MY MOTOR. WHY DID LINCOLN GO BACK TO PUTTING V8 ENGINES IN THEIR CARS IN 95? PLEASE FORWARD ALL REPLYS TO MY E-MAIL ADDRESS.

IMPROPER TORQUE OF THE BOLT UNDERNEATH ENGINE MANIFOLD IS CAUSING THE HEAD GASKET TO LEAK ANTI-FREEZE ONTO AND OUT OF ENGINE, RESULTING IN THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND WITHOUT HEAT. *AK