Electrical
Filed Nov 6, 2000
I ALSO HAVE A STALLING PROBLEM THAT A DEALER SAID HE CAN NOT FIND. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 735881
- Incident
- Nov 1, 2000
1990 Lincoln Continental Electrical Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Electrical 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.
18
Latest Nov 6, 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.
11%
of 158 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.
5
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Lincoln Continental submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 18 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 electrical
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Electrical
Filed Jul 24, 2000
ALTERNATER WENT OUT 6 TIMES, AND CONSUMER CAN HEAR CHIMES. THEN, LIGHTS COME ON THE DASH BOARD, AND EVERYTHING GOES DEAD. CONSUMER HAS ALWAYS HEARD A CHIMING NOISE, INDICATING THAT ALTERNATER HAD CHARGING PROBLEMS.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 865875
- Incident
- Jun 24, 2000
Electrical
Filed Oct 15, 1999
Fire reported
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING,AND UPON PULLING INTO A DEALER'S PARKING LOT, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. POPPED OPEN THE HOOD, AND THERE WAS A FIRE. DEALER PUT OUT THE FIRE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 850825
- Incident
- Oct 8, 1999
ElectricalEngineSeat belts+1 more
Filed Aug 11, 1999
1 injury reported
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING PASSENGER TO HIT HEAD ON WINDHIELD WHEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 547907
Electrical
Filed Aug 4, 1999
DROVE UP TO DROP SOMETHING OFF AND WHEN I CAME BACK TO THE CAR IT WOULDN'T START. THIS IS THE THIRD ALTERNATOR. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 844353
- Incident
- Aug 2, 1999
Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+5 more
Filed Mar 23, 1999
RADIO ANTENNA GEAR BROKE, ANTENNA REPLACED.
- NHTSA ID
- 544580
ElectricalEngineTransmission
Filed Feb 23, 1999
HEAD GASKET FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 544091
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1999
BrakesHeating & air conditioningElectrical+1 more
Filed Jan 28, 1999
ANTI LOCK BRAKES SENSING RINGS (FRONT) COME OFF HUBS DUE TO DESIGN FLAW, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO BRAKES AND TIE RODS AND CAUSING VIBRATION.
- NHTSA ID
- 543599
Electrical
Filed Oct 26, 1998
Fire reported
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH WHEN SAW SOME SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND OPEN THE HOOD AND THE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT. THE CONSUMER CLOSED THE HOOD AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 829484
- Incident
- Oct 16, 1998
Electrical
Filed May 21, 1998
Fire reported
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, PARKED VEHICLE, AND AND WAS CALLED BY A NEIGHBOR APPROXIMATELY 8 MINUTES LATER, INFORMING HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS NOT TOTALLED, BUT FIRE HAD DAMAGED UNDERHOOD WIRES AND OTHER AREAS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 823540
- Incident
- Sep 21, 1997
BrakesElectricalEngine
Filed Nov 18, 1996
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
- NHTSA ID
- 602298
- Incident
- Nov 1, 1996
Body & structureElectricalEngine+4 more
Filed Nov 13, 1996
MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED.
- NHTSA ID
- 511325
- Incident
- Nov 1, 1996
Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+5 more
Filed Oct 30, 1996
ENGINE REPLACED.
- NHTSA ID
- 601904
- Incident
- Jun 17, 1994
Electrical
Filed Apr 22, 1996
NOTICED BURNING ODOR IN THE IGNITION AREA, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 983267
- Incident
- Oct 2, 1994
Electrical
Filed Apr 9, 1996
TRAVELING FORTY MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED TO 70 MPH. CRUISE WAS ACTIVATED. DLRS DIAGNOSIS MALFUNCTION IN COMPUTER DESIGN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 982489
- Incident
- Apr 4, 1996
Electrical
Filed Sep 11, 1995
Fire reported
AFTER A 35 MINUTE DRIVE, UPON BACKING OUT SUDDENLY NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM VENTS THEN UNDER HOOD, FOUND ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FIRE, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 971988
Electrical
Filed Jun 27, 1995
Fire reported
CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN ON A PARKING LOT, FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 967854
- Incident
- Jun 27, 1995
ElectricalEngineSuspension
Filed May 17, 1995
THE FRONT AND REAR STRUT/SHOCK WENT OUT, THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING AND THE BALL JOINT , THE ALTERNATOR. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 965549
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
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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 .