1993 Lincoln Continental

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2001· STRUCTURE

  LOWER SUBFRAME MOUNT PLATE BROKE. *AK

• 12/30/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKE BLEW AT 79,990 MPH. RECALL IS ON 1994 MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. BECAUSE OF SAME ENGINE AND SAME COMPONENT, CONSUMER STATES, RECALL SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED. DEALER CONTACTED AND VERIFIED THE PART. PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED BY DEALER AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. ALSO TWO REAR STRUTS WERE REPLACED DUE TO LEAKAGE. *AK

• 12/28/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  INTERMITTENTLY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT FOR BRIEF INTERVALS. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLES WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

• 12/28/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOT OWNER IMPACT CONCRETE AROUND LIGHT POLE. AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT RESULTED IN SEVERAL FACIAL AND CHEST INJURIES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 12/27/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT

  MY 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII HEAD LIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY ARE CLOUDED OVER FROM AGE OR THE ENVIRONMENT. MAKES THE ROAD AND OBJECTS HARD TO SEE. *TR

• 12/26/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM FAMILY ON NOVEMBER 5, 2004, AND THE FAILURE OCCURED LESS THAN TWO MONTHS LATER ON DECEMBER 22, 2004. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY US LESS THAN 1,000 MILES AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS ONLY 29,900 AS THE CAR WAS OWNED BY MY HUSBAND'S GRANDMOTHER. THE CAR IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION AND WAS TOWED TO WITT LINCOLN-MERCURY DEALERSHIP ON DECEMBER 23, 2004. WE WERE NOTIFIED THE EVENING OF THE 23RD THAT THE HEAD GASKET APPEARED TO BE BLOWN AND ON CHRISTMAS EVE THAT THE INITIAL REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS $1,485 MINIMUM, WHICH INCLUDES 11 HOURS OF LABOR AT $85. MY 1990 TOYOTA CELICA HAS 260K+ MILES, MY HUSBAND'S 1984 CHEVROLET CAMARO HAS 280K+ MILES. IT IS AMAZING THAT FORD BUILDS CARS THAT REQUIRE MAJOR REPAIRS AFTER LESS THAN 30,000 MILES!!! THEY SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN.*AK

• 12/25/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HEAD GASKET BROBLEM @55000 MILE IT WILL COST ME 1200.00$. *AK

• 12/24/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  CAN NOT SEE ROAD WHEN THERE IS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CHANGED BULBS, CLEANED AND POLISHED LENS. WAS AMAZED AT THE NUMBER OF WEB SITES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. MUST DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS ON FULL TIME OR NIGHT DRIVING IS IMPOSSIBLE AND UNSAFE. HAVE HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE I COULD NOT SEE WHERE I WAS GOING AT NIGHT.WITH SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS.*AK

• 12/23/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  CAR IS UNUSABLE AT NIGHT DUE TO POOR HEADLIGHT DESIGN/BUILD QUALITY. PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES REQUIRE REGULAR REPOLISHING TO REMOVE HAZE. CHROME INSIDE HEADLIGHTS HAS BURNED OFF FROM THE HEAT OF THE OEM BULBS, RESULTING IN VIRTUALLY NO LIGHT OUTPUT ON ROAD. WILL REQUIRE RECHROMING. THIS IS THE 2ND SET OF OEM HEADLIGHTS TO DISPLAY THESE SYMPTOMS ON THIS CAR. *TR

• 12/23/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED, COOLANT LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKETS. OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF SUDDEN ROUGH IDLING. DEALER CAN PROVIDE NO EXPLANATION BUT RECOMMENDS THE PURCHASE/INSTALLATION OF NEW ENGINE BLOCK.

• 12/23/1997· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEAD LIGHT INTENSITY IS VERY POOR.

• 12/18/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrashFire

  TL* - WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT'S CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND BOTH THE DRIVER AND A PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS NOT DEACTIVATING THE CRUISE CONTROL. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE, THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER. THE BRAKES WERE NOT OPERATIONAL AND HE STRUCK A TREE. THE POLICE REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS ON THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT TURN OFF BY HITTING THE BRAKE OR WITH THE SWITCH. THE CAR IS AT CROWS TOWING IN TYLER, TX. SHE HAS VIDEO OF THE SCENE AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS STILL WORKING ON THE POLICE REPORT.

• 12/18/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS ARE WEAK, EVEN WHEN REPLACED WITH NEW ONES. *AK

• 12/17/1997· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEAD LIGHTS ARE VERY POOR, POOR VISIBILITY ON THE ROAD.

• 12/17/1997· VISIBILITY

  BLOWER MOTOR SPEED CONTROL FAILED.

• 12/16/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrashFire

  MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS GIRLFRIEND HOME WHEN HIS CAR BURST INTO FLAMES. HE PULLED THE CAR OFF THE ROAD TELLING HIS GIRLFRIEND TO JUMP OUT THE WINDOW AS THE FLAMES CONTINUED TO GROW WITH EACH PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR SLID INTO THE DARK HITTING A TREE. BOTH PEOPLE DIED. MY SON WAS 22, HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS 21. *JB

• 12/15/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TURNED ON THE VEHICLE, AND AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD STARTED THE IGNITION SWITCH STARTED TO SPIN IN A CIRCULAR MOTION. TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF UNTIL A MECHANIC CAME TO SHUT OFF THE BATTERY. *AK

• 12/13/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS GO OFF. CONSUMER MENTIONED A RECALL, HOWEVER, NONE WAS FOUND. RECALL FOR 108 HEADLIGHT MANUAL. *AK

• 12/11/2000· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE HAD BLOWN A HEAD GASKET TWICE WITHIN PAST TWO YEARS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK DURING REPLACEMENT OF RADIATOR AND POWER STEERING THE MECHANIC POURED, BY MISTAKE, A METAL CLEANER INTO THE RADIATOR WHICH RESULTED IN UNPLEASANT ODOR. THE CUSTOMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE RADIATOR SEALS, HOSES AND THE ENGINE BY THAT CHEMICAL BEFORE IT WASH FLUSHED OUT. THERE IS A NOISE PROBLEM WHICH SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING THAT WAS NOT THERE BEFORE THE REPLACEMNT OF THE POWER STEERING HOSES. *YH

• 12/09/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHT HOUSING DETERIORATES FROM WITHIN, PROJECTED LIGHT FROM FUNCTIONING BULBS REDUCED TO UNSAFE LEVELS.*AK

• 12/07/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN VEHICLE IS ON IT'S SLOW TO ACCELERATE, AND NO HEAT COMES OUT AFTER CAR WARMS UP. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THE COST IS TOO MUCH TO HAVE IT FIXED. *AK

• 12/05/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS DESIGN. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS TO VARIOUS AGENCY'S AND TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR FORD TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT. ARE THEY WAITING FOR DEATHS BEFORE ANY ACTION WILL BE TAKEN? *JB

• 12/02/1996· AIR BAGS

  AFTER BEING HIT ON THE RIGHT FRONT BUMPER, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE FORCE OF THE IMPLOSION BLEW THE SUN ROOF, IT COVER, AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR FROM THEIR LOCATIONS, ALSO RESULTING IN INJURIES TO THE DRIVER.

• 11/30/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM, AFFECTING VISIBILITY. *AK THE REFLECTIVE PART OF THE HEAD LAMP WAS BURNED, RESULTING IN YELLOWISH BEAM THAT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. THE CUSTOMER INDICATED A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *YH

• 11/28/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

• 11/25/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  SPEED CONTROL FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/CRASH PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL (97V-025). *AK

• 11/25/1996· SUSPENSION

  AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO PLASTIC CONNECTOR ARM DISCONNECTING.

• 11/24/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL CONSUMER JIGGLES THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THE DEALER WAS CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. OWNER WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THAT VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V09000 FORD/HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER.ALSO HIGH/LOW BEAM NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND OCCASIONAL PROBLEM WITH SIGNAL LIGHTS. *AK

• 11/23/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I AM THE OWNER OF A 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII. ALL MARK VIII'S BUILT AS 1993 AND 1994 MODELS, AND BASE 1995 AND 1996 MODELS ARE FLAWED WITH HEADLIGHTS THAT, OVER TIME, BECOME VERY UNSAFE DUE TO DESIGN FLAWS. THE LOW BEAMS BECOME VERY DIM AS THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT WEARS DUE TO NORMAL USE. I AM A MEMBER OF SEVERAL LINCOLN CLUBS, WITH MANY OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS COMMON PROBLEM. SOME EVEN RESORT TO DRIVING WITH THEIR HIGH BEAMS ON AT ALL TIMES, WHICH CAN CAUSE ANOTHER PROBLEM ALTOGETHER AS IT MAY BLIND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THIS PROBLEM MAKES NIGHT DRIVING IN THESE CARS VERY DIFFICULT, AND IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, I, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER MARK VIII OWNERS, FEEL THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND RESOLVED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND INTEREST IN THIS MATTER.*AK

• 11/21/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES FAILED. *SKD

• 11/17/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS ON MY 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII ARE VERY DANGEROUS. THE LOW BEAMS ARE SO DIM THAT I AM FORCED TO DRIVE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS SET ON HIGH-BEAMS. THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS TO BLAME. IT IS BURNED OFF AND DULL. I'M NOT THE ONLY FIRST GENERATION MARK VIII OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO AFFECT ALL MODELS FROM 93 TO 96. *NM

• 11/17/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED ON STEERING CONSOLE AND PRESSURE APPLIED TO BRAKING APPARATUS THERE APPEARS TO BE A STUMBLING BLOCK. THIS ALLOCATES INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

• 11/16/1998· VISIBILITY

  WHILE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN USE, THE WINDSHIELD SYSTEM BROKE, HAVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER STUCK UPRIGHT, AND CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/13/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, CONSUMER CHANGED CIRCUIT BREAKER AND FOUND THAT HARNESS WAS DAMAGED, VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD ANY MORE PROBLEMS SINCE HEADLIGHTS CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V009000. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR HAD SOME HEAT DAMAGE DUE TO THE FAILED CIRCUIT BREAKER, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED.*SLC

• 11/13/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHT LENSES DISCOLORED DUE TO HEAT GENERATED FROM LAMPS. DUE TO DISCOLORATION OF THE LENSES THE LIGHT OUTPUT IS LOWER THAN OPTIMAL MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT ON UNLIGHTED ROADWAYS. THE DEALERS ONLY SUGGESTION WAS TO REPLACE THE LENSES AT MY EXPENSE. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS A DEFECT IN MATERIAL USED TO MAKE THE LENSES. *AK

• 11/13/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON THE ON-RAMP TO THE MASS. TURNPIKE AT 11:00 P.M. I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 35 MPH AND MY HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AS WELL AS THE DASHBOARD LIGHTING. I IMMEDIATELY HIT MY BRAKES SO THAT THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE AWARE OF MY EXISTENCE. IT SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE OFF FOREVER, IN REALITY IT WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 20 SECONDS. IT PROCEEDED TO HAPPEN AS I DROVE THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE PIKE, AND MANY TIMES THEREAFTER. IT CAME TO THE POINT THAT I WOULD NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. I PROCEEDED TO LOOK INTO VEHICLE RECALL INFORMATION, BECAUSE TO ME THIS IS DEFINATE RECALL STUFF, THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF AN AUTOMOBILE. I WAS NOT SURPRISED TO SEE IN THE CONSUMER GUIDE, THAT IT WAS IN FACT A RECALL ON 1993, LINCOLN MARK VIII VEHICLES. HOWEVER, WHAT I WAS SURPRISED ABOUT WAS THE TREATMENT I RECEIVED FROM LINCOLN. I GAVE THEM THE INFORMATION, AS WELL AS THE RECALL #98V009000, THEY TOLD ME THAT RECALLS ARE VEHICLE SPECIFIC AND THAT THEY WOULD NEED MY VIN . *AFTER PROVIDING THEM WITH THIS INFORMATION, I WAS TOLD THAT THE HEADLAMP RECALL DID NOT PERTAIN TO MY CAR. WELL, OBVIOUSLY THERE HAS BEEN SOME KIND OF A MISTAKE!?!????? I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING THE LOGIC OR REASONING IN THIS, LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT, O.K.: THERE IS A RECALL FOR HEADLAMP FAILURE ON 1993, LINCOLN MARK VIII'S, I OWN A 1993, LINCOLN MARK VIII, I AM HAVING HEADLIGHT FAILURE, BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED AS PART OF THE RECALL??????? WELL THEN SHOULDN'T IT BE? WHAT IS THE EXPLANATION THEN FOR THE PROBLEM AND WHY DOES LINCOLN FAIL TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REINBURSE ME. MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER UNTIL I COULD GET THE FUNDS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, AND LINCOLN JUST SIMPLY KEEPS SAYING" I AM SORRY MAM, THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO, YOUR CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL" I ASK , " WELL THERE IS DEFINATELY AN ERROR. AND WHAT CAN I DO NOW?" THEY GAVE ME A COUPLE OF TOLL FREE NUMBERS TO CALL, BUT NO-ONE IS BEING HELPFUL, AND NO-ONE CAN JLOGICALLY ANSWER MY QUESTION.

• 11/08/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHT LENS ARE GLAZED OVER SO BAD THAT U CAN NOT DRIVE SAFELY AT NIGHT. HAVE TRIED TO POLISH OUT BUT IT,S IMPOSSIBLE. I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL OF THE SAME MODEL AND THEY ARE ALL GLAZED OVER THE SAME IN THE SAME MANOR. HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. COST OVER 1200.00 TO REPAIR . *JB

• 11/05/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET FAILED.

• 11/04/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLAMP DESIGN FAILED FROM OUTSET. LITTLE DIFFERENCE AT NIGHT WITH HEADLAMPS ON OR OFF. THIS IS BEYOND DANGEROUS. "IMPROVED" BULBS AND POLISHING OF LENSES COULD NOT COMPENSATE FOR THE POOR FACTORY DESIGN. *JB

• 11/02/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  ALL 1993-1996 MARK VIII'S WERE BUILT WITH VERY LOW OUTPUT LOW BEAM LIGHTS. THESE LIGHTS MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE HEADLAMPS ARE THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT OF MARK VIII OWNERS AND MANY HAVE RESORTED TO AFTERMARKET PRODUCTS TO ENSURE THEIR OWN SAFETY. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FORD SHOULD RECOGNIZE AND RECTIFY IMMEDIATELY.

• 11/01/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHT'S GAVE POOR VISIBILTY TO DRIVER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/01/1994· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN SIGNAL FLASHER INAUDIBLE. *TW

• 10/29/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HEADLIGHT DEVICES ARE BURN OUT AND THE LENSE ARE NOT REFLECTING LIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

• 10/29/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH A BLOWN HEAD GASKET; CONSUMER HAS LEARNED OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECAL DONE ON THE 1994 VEHICLE WITH THE SAME ENGINE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

• 10/27/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC.

• 10/25/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN, CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE AND IT BEING A 1993 FORD HAS DECIDED NOT OT INCLUDE THE VEHICLE WITHIN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

• 10/25/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS PROVIDE INADEQUATE ILLUMINATION. DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO SEE BEYOND APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET DOWN THE ROAD UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDTIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 10/25/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/18/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER REPORTED TO DEALER ON DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 10/18/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN HITTING A WALL. TT *JB