2017 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL Complaints

DRIVER'S DOOR DOES NOT ELECTRONICALLY CLOSE FULLY WHEN IT IS PULLED SHUT, AND A MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATES THAT THE DOOR IS NOT CLOSED. IT REQUIRES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ENSURE THAT THE DOOR REMAINS FULLY CLOSED AND LOCKED.

THE SIDE AIR BAGS ON THE FRONT SEATS KEEP SPITTING OPEN. THEY ARE NOT DEPLOYING BUT YOU CAN SEE AIRBAG IS EXPOSED. WORRIED THEY WILL DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY TO CLOSE AND SECURE THE DOOR. HALL LINCOLN NEWPORT NEWS (12896 JEFFERSON AVE, NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23608, (877) 398-2216) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE, AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V077000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER WAITING TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AT 49000 MILES THE LEFT REAR DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE FOR A WEEK. IT THEN WORKED OK UNTIL 50500. WE TOLD THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. AT 51000 MILES NOW BOTH REAR DOORS WILL NOT WORK FROM THE OUTSIDE. IF I AM IN A WRECK THERE IS NO WAY TO GET ANYONE OUT OF THE REAR OF THIS CAR. I HAVE PURCHASED A HAMMER TO GET PEOPLE OUT IN AN EMERGENCY. IT SEEMS A CAR REAR DOOR BUTTON SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN A YEAR OR TWO.

I'M WRITING FROM LITHUANIA, SEVERAL MONTH AGO I BOUGHT LINCOLN CONTINENTAL 2017 AFTER SMALL ACCIDENT. I SHIP IT TO LITHUANIA, REPAIRED IT AND FIND OUT WHY ACCIDENT HAPPENED.. AFTER ALL BODY REPAIR (YES, ONLY BODY WAS DAMAGED), ALL DTC CODES CLEAR I TAKE CAR FOR TEST DRIVE, AND AFTER ~20ML OF DRIVE IN CITY ON ONE OF SHARP TURN MY CONTINENTAL STEERING WHEEL LOCKED BY ITSELF! I ALMOST HIT INCOMING TRAFFIC CAR, THEN I UNDERSTAND WHY ACCIDENT HAPPENS FOR THIS CAR IN USA. I'M ELECTRONIC SPECIALIST, SO I HAVE KNOWLEDGE AND ALL EQUIPMENT FOR SUCH DIAGNOSIS WORK LIKE THIS. SO I START TO CLEAR TROUBLE CODES IN CONTROL UNIT'S, EVERYTHING WAS OK EXCEPT ONE.. "ADAPTIVE STEERING FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED" THIS ERROR POP UP CAME ON EVERY TIME WHEN CAR START'S.. I START TO LOOK WHAT CAUSING IT, AND FOUND THAT I'M GETTING PRESENT ERROR IS SECM MODULE U3000 OR "INTERNAL ELECTRONIC FAILURE". THEN I READ SHADOW MEMORY OF THAT UNIT AND FOUND LIVE DATA WITCH INDICATE THAT STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT SIDE THE SIDE ON THE DAMAGED BODY AND STEERING WHEEL STUCK AND LOCKED IN THAT POSITION..BECAUSE DRIVER LOOSE POSSIBILITY TO STEER. FIRST THEN I START TO SEARCH INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ERROR I WAS SURE THAT ACCIDENT CAUSED IT, BUT I FOUND FORD EDGE THIS MODEL USE SAME ADAPTIVE STEERING SYSTEM LIKE CONTINENTAL FORUM WHERE A LOT OF GUYS WRITING AND ADDING VIDEOS HOW THEY STEERING WHEEL IS MISALIGNED AND THEY DRIVING ON STRAIGHT ROAD AND THAT CAR'S HAS 5K-10KML. I FOUND ONE GUY WHO ALSO SAID THAT UNDER SHARP CORNER HIS STEERING WHEEL LOCK'S.. BUT HE MANAGED TO STOP SAFELY. ANOTHER BIG PROBLEM FOR ME IS THAT IN LITHUANIA WE DONT HAVE LINCOLN DEALERSHIP, ONLY FORD, AND LITHUANIA FORD DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS PROBLEM, THEY RECOMMEND ME TO CONTACT WITH FORD USA TO GET HELP FROM THEM, BUT NO LUCK STILL NOW...I'M ADDING DIAGNOSIS SCAN REPORT AND DASH PHOTO OF ERROR.

THE FRONT HOOD VIBRATES AS IF IT'S GETTING READY TO UNLATCH AS YOUR DRIVING AT 70 M.P.H. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. IT'S VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND SCARY.

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BRACKET BROKE OFF WHEN GETTING INTO CAR. DEALER TOOK CAR AND REPAIRED SEAT. SIDE AIRBAG CASE WAS ALSO SPLIT AND AIRBAG WAS VISIBLE TO THE EYE. THIS WAS IN JUNE 2017. SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED LAST WEEK. DRIVER SIDE SEAT (LEFT SIDE AGAIN) BROKE OFF AS I ENTERED THE VAHICLE. CASE OF AIRBAG DID NOT BREAK OPEN. DEALER PICKED UP AND REPAIRED AGAIN. TOOK CAR OUT TODAY AFTER GETTING IT BACK. NOW SEAT COOLING FAN IS EXTREMELY LOUD IN THE SEAT ITSELF. IT MUST BE HITTING SOMETHING INSIDE AS IT ROTATES TO COOL THE SEATS NO HAVE MADE A RECORDING. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND NOT MOVING WHEN THENINCIDENTS HAPPENED. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN THIS EVENING AND LEFT MESSAGE TO RETURN MY CALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMED AND IT WAS HARD TO READ ESPECIALLY WHEN IT WAS BRIGHTER OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (SAGINAW VALLEY FORD LINCOLN LOCATED AT 4201 BAY RD, SAGINAW, MI 48603; (989) 792-1700), BUT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-521-4140 AND STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS MADE THAT WAY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 0.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ERRONEOUSLY OPENED. AFTER STOPPING AND CLOSING THE DOOR, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND JERKED WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GANLEY LINCOLN IN MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OHIO WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE MATERIAL FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT RIPPED AND EXPOSED METAL PARTS THAT MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER WHILE SEATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,700.