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1986 Lincoln Continental Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Nov 3, 2006
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
4
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jan 12, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1986 Lincoln Continental. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–8 of 8

Brakes
Filed Nov 3, 2006

I OWN A 1986 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL THAT HAS A RECALL LISTED FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, 86V109000. THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE PUMP HAS FAILED AND MIDAS TOLD ME ABOUT THIS RECALL AND SAID I SHOULD HAVE FORD FIX IT. I WENT TO SCHAUMBURG LINCOLN MERCURY IN SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS - AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. I CALLED FORD DIRECTLY AND THEY DENIED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. YET, ON THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMIN SIGHT THE RECALL FORD NOW DENIES EXISTS, IS IN FACT LISTED. MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THE FUEL SYSTEM RECALL REPAIRED, WHICH FORD ADMITS, BUT NEVER BRAKE RECALL LISTED HEREIN. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE PUMP & RELAYS. *JB

NHTSA ID
10172589
Incident
Oct 20, 2006
Mileage
90,000 mi
Engine
Filed Jul 30, 1998
Fire reported

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID
780338
Seat belts
Filed Jun 19, 1996

SEAT BELT BUCKLE STUCK, UNABLE TO RELEASE SEAT BELT. *SD

NHTSA ID
505641
Incident
Jun 8, 1996
Suspension
Filed Sep 2, 1995

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION WENT OUT THERE WAS NO WARNING . TT

NHTSA ID
971535
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 20, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

SEATBACK CONSISTED OF A STAMPED METAL FRAME WITH OPENING IN CENTER AND NO SUPPORTIVE STRUCTURE, DRIVER FELL THROUGH IT UPON IMPACT, RESULTING IN INJURY. *AK

NHTSA ID
482617
Incident
Mar 20, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 13, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BACK BROKE DURING ACCIDENT DRIVER WENT THROUGH THE SEAT. TT

NHTSA ID
961807
Incident
Jul 10, 1994
Fuel system
Filed Feb 16, 1995
Fire reported

FUEL LINE FIRE OCCURED AFTER SMELLING GASOLINE. *SKD

NHTSA ID
481764
Incident
Nov 1, 1994
Brakes
Filed Jan 12, 1995

BRAKING MECHANISM HAS FAILED. TT

NHTSA ID
958642
Incident
Jan 3, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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