1990 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL Complaints

RECEIVED NOTICE (#93V106002). CALLED DEALER & TOOK VEHICLE IN ON DATE GIVEN. AFTER ARRIVING AND WAITING, WAS INFORMED DID NOT HAVE PARTS, AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK

OWNER HAS POWER TRAIN PROBLEMS. VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES TAKES OFF LIKE A ROCKET AND THAT DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS A FAULTY CYLINDER IN THE POWER TRAIN HOUSING THAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. O WNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. *AK

FACTORY INSTALLED CATALYTIC CONVERTER HEAT SHIELDS SEPARATED FROM CONVERTER UNDER OIL PAN, COULD CAUSE ENGIN EOVERHEATING OR OTHER DAMAGE. *AK

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. OWNER HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, BUT HE IS VERY CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE REAR END AIR SUPENSION IS LEAKING, CAUSING THE REAR ENDTO DROP. CONSUMER HAS YET TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. ALSO, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SAFETY BULLETINS ISSUED ON THE PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING, HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKED, CAUSING A FIRE, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, SOLD TO JUNK YARD. *AK

STEERING FAILURE, THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED, RIGHT HAND INNER TIE ROD BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *AK

POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKS AND MAKES A HIGH PITCH SOUND WHEN DRIVING. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND DEALER SAID NEEDED TO REPLACE PUMP AND THREE HOSES THAT CONNECT TO THE PUMP STEERING MECHANISM. *AK

THE REAR SHOCKS ON THE VEHICLE NEED TO BE REPLACED, CAUSING THE REAR SUSPENSION TO DROP WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGHT SPEED, COULD RESULT IN A NEAR ACCIDENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, WENT TO LOWER DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS, BOTH WINDOWS DROPPED OR WOULD NOT GO DOWN OR UP; TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS; DEALER DID NOT REPAIR PROBLEM. *AK