Engine
Filed Jun 28, 2002
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE IN REVERSE OR INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT MULTIPLE SPEED. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8012884
- Incident
- Mar 15, 2002
1988 Lincoln Continental Engine Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Engine 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.
10
Latest Jun 28, 2002
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.
12%
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.
0
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 engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. 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. 10 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 engine
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
ElectricalEngine
Filed May 10, 1999
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. TOOK BACK TO BE USED. DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, LATER. TOOK VEHICLE BACK & WAS INFORMED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 836268
- Incident
- Jun 11, 1998
EngineSteering
Filed Aug 5, 1998
VEHICLE OVERHEATS.
- NHTSA ID
- 538844
Engine
Filed Sep 24, 1997
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY STOPS. DEALER TRIED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK IT IS HARD TO START. *YD
- NHTSA ID
- 816626
- Incident
- Sep 24, 1997
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
ElectricalEngineSteering+1 more
Filed Mar 6, 1996
TIE ROD FAILED. (SECOND CAR ON 502297) *DH
- NHTSA ID
- 601413
- Incident
- May 1, 1994
AirbagsBrakesHeating & air conditioning+7 more
Filed Jan 29, 1996
A/C CLUTCH AND BEARING FAULTY, CAUSING VIBRATION IN AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 501022
- Incident
- Jan 29, 1996
Engine
Filed Sep 15, 1995
HEAD GASKET FAILED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 488011
- Incident
- Sep 15, 1995
Engine
Filed Jun 16, 1995
CONSUMER INSISTED TO HAVE RECALLED MOUNTS ON CAR TO BE REPLACED (2 REPLACEMENTS). TT
- NHTSA ID
- 967066
BrakesElectricalEngine+1 more
Filed May 5, 1995
HAD ENGINE REPLACED AT 30,000 MILE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 964852
- Incident
- Oct 1, 1988
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 .