Body & structure
Filed Oct 20, 2000
SUBFRAME BUSHINGS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 93V-106, CONSUMER RQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 556563
- Incident
- Apr 17, 1998
1988 Lincoln Continental Body & structure Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Body & structure reportsComplaints 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.
13
Latest Oct 20, 2000
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
15%
of 84 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1988 Lincoln Continental submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming body or structure
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Body & structureSteering
Filed Aug 31, 2000
THE MOUNTS BETWEEN THE BODY AND SUBFRAME BELIEVED TO BE CALLED THE BODY INSULATORS WHICH HOLD THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION IN PLACE FAILED DUE TO ERROSION. THE MOUNTING BOLTS PULLED THROUGH THE RETAINIG WASHER AND THE RUBBER MOUNT ALLOWING THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION TO FALL ONTO THE GROUND. BOTH REAR MOUNTS FAILED AND IN THE PROCESS DISCONNECTED THE STEERING LINKAGE AT THE SLIP JOINT UNDER THE DASH WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE TILT STEERING. THIS STEERING JOINT COMPLETLY SEPARATED BECAUSE OF THE DISTANCE ALLOWED TO TRAVEL FROM THE ASSEMBLY FALLING. ALL STEERING WAS LOSS AND THERE WAS NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICAL AVAILABLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK!!!! PEOPLE WILL BE HURT IF NOT KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY IF INCOUNTERED AT HIGH SPEEDS OR TRAFFIC. LINCOLN HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE FOUND PREVIOUS RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT ONLY IN HIGH ERROSION STATES, MI, CT IL ECT..... I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS LARGER THAN ONCE THOUGHT DUE TO THE WAY THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. THE WASHERS USED ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO RUST BECAUSE OF THE CONTOURS AND GAUGE OF THE METAL USED. IT HAS NOTHING TO DUE TO THE AREA THAT A CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN. THE FACT THERE ARE NO SAFETY CATCHES UNDER THE CAR IS SIMPLY WRONG. UNDER THE PREVIOUS RECALLS IT IS STATED THAT THE STEERING MAY BECOME HARD TO CONTROL WHEN THE MOUNTS FAIL. THE STEERING IS NOT HARD TO CONTROL BUT IS IMPOSSIBLE, IT IS NO LONGER CONNECTED. THE DIRECTION YOU ARE TRAVELING AT THE TIME OF FAILURE IS THE DIRECTION YOU CONTINUE TO FOLLOW UNTIL STOPPED OR REDIRECTED BY THE FORCES OF NATURE. THE PROBLEM IS APPARENT IN THE MERCURY SABLE, FORD TAURUS AS WELL AS THE LINCOLN CONTINENTIAL. PLEASE REEXAMINE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE DIE, I CANT BEGIN TO EXPLAIN HOW LUCKY I AND FAMILY WERE. THANKYOU, RC
- NHTSA ID
- 729752
- Incident
- Aug 25, 2000
Body & structure
Filed Apr 19, 2000
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NHTSA 98V323000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98S36/ REAR SUBFRAME. DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WHEN DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT SUBFRAME BROKE. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 860542
Body & structureHeating & air conditioning
Filed Apr 9, 1999
SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY FELL OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, AND EXTENSIVE VEHICLE DAMAGE PRIOR TO RECAL NOTICE 98536. *YC
- NHTSA ID
- 544957
- Incident
- Jan 24, 1998
Body & structureHeating & air conditioning
Filed Mar 15, 1999
CONSUMERS FRONT END SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY FELL OUT CAUSING DRIVER TO LOOSE STEERING CONTROL PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. CAMPAIGN #93V106
- NHTSA ID
- 544364
Body & structure
Filed Oct 13, 1998
CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF RECALL REPAIR CONCERNING NHTSA RECALL # 93V -06 FAILURE. THE BODY MOUNTS AT THE REAR CORNERS OF THE SUB-FRAME, WHICH SUPPORT THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, MAY BECOME DETACHED DUE TO CORROSION OF THE SUBFRAME MOUNT RETAINNING PLATE. THIS WOULD ALLOW REAR CORNERS OF SUB-FRAME TO DROP. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT RECALL FAILURE BECAUSE VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 828884
- Incident
- Oct 12, 1998
Body & structure
Filed Jul 22, 1998
RETAINING PLATES ON BODY MOUNTS RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL DUE TO FAILURE, RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY DUE TO VIN.
- NHTSA ID
- 538167
- Incident
- Jul 3, 1998
Body & structure
Filed Dec 2, 1997
THE BODY MOUNTS WHICH SUPPORT THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISION BECAME DETACHED DUE TO CORROSION, CAUSING THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION TO DROP. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THERE IS A RECALL LISTED FOR THIS PROBLEM, VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 819603
- Incident
- Nov 26, 1997
Body & structureSteering
Filed Oct 9, 1996
THE SUBFRAME BUSHINGS RUSTED AND FELL OUT OF THE CAR, ALSO RACK AND PINION ROD BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 800017
- Incident
- Jul 24, 1996
Body & structureEngineInterior & seats+3 more
Filed Jul 26, 1996
AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM REPAIRS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHICH CAUSED ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS.
- NHTSA ID
- 506757
- Incident
- May 16, 1996
Body & structure
Filed Jun 17, 1996
DRIVER'S SIDE INNER DOOR HANDLE SPRING BROKE, CAUSING DOOR TO OPEN WHEN WINDOW IS OPEN. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 505578
- Incident
- Jun 17, 1996
Body & structure
Filed Mar 13, 1995
REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS FAILED. *SKD
- NHTSA ID
- 482154
- Incident
- Feb 26, 1995
Body & structure
Filed Feb 24, 1995
Fire reported
K-FRAME HOLDING TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE DROPPED CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSS STEERING CONTROL. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 960582
- Incident
- Feb 24, 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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .