1998 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL Complaints

CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. GAS PEDAL IS HIGHER THEN BRAKE PEDAL. CONSUMER APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL, AND VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE GARAGE. *AK

ENGINE COOLANT LEAKS AND BUBBLES UP UNTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. BEEN TO DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND THEY CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE MAKING A U-TURN CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. HIGH PRESSURE PLASTIC LINE ON TOP OF ENGINE CRACKED AND FUEL WENT OUT ONTO EXHAUST PIPES AND SPARK PLUG WIRES. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEMS: WHENEVER VEHICLE IS GOING DOWN HILL WITH SPEED CONTROL ENGAGED IT CAUSES VEHICLE TO SPEED UP TO 10-20 MPH MORE THEN THE SETTING. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACED CONTACT VALVE AND SPEED CABLE AND CONDITION STILL OCCURRING. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE FAILS TO START. THESE EVENTS HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY AND AFTER A BREIF WAIT IT WILL GENERAL START. LIKE ALWAYS THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN WHEN THE DEALER CAN EXPERANCE THE EVENT. BIGGEST CONSER IS THAT POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAIL WITH THE ENGINE WHEN THIS TAKES PLACE ON THE ROAD AT HIWAY SPEEDS. HAVE BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEN ALWAYS STARTS UPON ARRIVAL. *AK

INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. DEALER FIXED INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND CURRENTLY THE LIGHTS ARE SMOKING, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER STARTED ENGINE, IT MADE A LOUD NOISE AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND TURNED OFF KEY, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL CONSUMER HIT A POLE. *AK

VEHICLE EMITS TOXIC FUMES IN THE PASSENGER SIDE COMPARTMENT CAUSING DISORIENTATION, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, DIZZINESS, AND INABILITY TO CONCENTRATE WHEN DRIVING WHICH COULD RESULT IN COLLISION / SERVERE HEALTH PROBLEMS. *YC

TOCIX FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE CAR, CAUSES DISORIENTATION, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND DIZZINESS, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. YH

DURING COLLISION SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN AND NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG RESULTING IN INJURY TO CHEST AND HEAD.