1992 Lincoln Continental Brakes Problems

HERE IS THE LIST OF PROBLEMS I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR. 1.PURCHASED FROM BOB MULLEN AUTO BATAVIA NY MILAGE: 58702 ,JUNE 3RD 1999 2.RETURNED CAR 10 DAYS LATER , AC DIDN'T WORK, DEALER REPIRED AT HIS COST OF $500. 3.JAN 2000 REPAIR EXHAUST SYSTEM. MY SHARE OF BILL $514.00 4. 4/28/2000 MONROE MUFFLER, WORK ON FRONT END AIR SUSPENSION, $370 5. 7/28/2000 ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED, COST $152 FOR NEW SWITCHES 6. 9/15/2000 TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER ABS WASN'T WORKING ESTIMATE TO REPAIR..$826, HAD DEALER DISARM ABS 7. DGL ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. HAD TO TAKE CAR TO LINCOLN DEALER,,ESTIMATED COST TO FIX ALL THE THINGS DISCOVERED TO BE BAD, $3480. TOLD THEM I'D TAKE MY CHANCES 8. 4/9/2001 TOOK CAR AGAIN TO MONROE MUFFLER FOR RIGHT AIR SUSPENSION REPLACEMENT, COST $638.... 9. 4/23/2001 CAR RETURNED TO COLE MUFFLER MUFFLERS ROTTED OUT ALREADY WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES PLUS PIPES. 10. 5/01/01 TOOK CAR TO AIR CONDITIONING CENTER SAID IT HAD CRACKED HOUSING REPAIR WOULD COST $575. MADE SURE WINDOWS WORKED!!! 11. 7/16/2002 TOOK CAR TO TRANSMISSION CENTER FOR SERVICE. REPLACED SWITCH FOR CAR WOULD GO INTO 2ND GEAR COST $121. STILL NOT WORKING RIGHT. 12. 4/15/2003 OIL PAN STARTED TO LEAK, HAVE HAD TO WELD BUSTED SEAM $125 13. NOT SURE BUT IT SHOWS SIGNS OF OVERHEATING PROBLEMS, WHICH MAY LEAD TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE AND THE CAR STILL ONLY HAS ABOUT 80,000 MILES!! THE CAR IS A CONTINENTAL BUT HAS BEEN RENAMED TOWN CAR BECAUSE I DON'T DARE TAKE IT OUT OF TOWN.. THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THIS MATTER. THIS CAR HAS GOT TO BE THE REASON FOR THE NYS LEMON LAW

NHTSA ID

10069694

Incident

Jul 15, 2003

DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND PAD FOR A NEW YORK TRIP. BY THE TIME CONSUMER ARRIVED IN NEW YORK BRAKES FAILED. CURRENTLY, BRAKE FLUID LEAK. *AK

NHTSA ID

10039649

Incident

Sep 10, 2003

ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING A COLLISION. AFTERWARDS, THE "ABS" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. TS

NHTSA ID

10003759

Incident

Jan 13, 2003

WHILE TRAVELING 50MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE STARTED TO ACELLERATE. ALSO, LEFT FRONT CALIPERS LOCKED UP. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

899677

Incident

Nov 29, 2001

BRAKE PEDAL RETURNS SLOWLY, SOMETIMES DOES NOT RETURN AT ALL. DEALER HAS TSB PUBLISHED ABOUT PROBLEM - 92-19-2 ABS PEDAL RETURNS SLOW: NEW BRAKE BOOSTER. REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE BOOSTER IS NECESSARY, HOWEVER, DEALER DOES NOT FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE - THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT ALWAYS RETURN ! THIS MEANS THE BRAKES DO NOT ALWAY DISENGAGE!*AK

NHTSA ID

748358

Incident

Nov 24, 2000

THIS LINCOLN NOW HAS 147,000 MILES ON IT . THE HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING AGAIN, THEY WERE REPLACED 2 TIMES ALREADY. GETTING CHECK DCL LIGHT, BUZZER ALL THE TIME, THIS WAS FIXED ONCE ALREADY. A/C STILL BLOWS HOT AIR. I WILL NEVER BUY A LINCOLN AGAIN.. I HAVE SPENT TO MUCH MONEY FIXING FORDS REACURRING PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ID

732937

Incident

Jul 9, 1996

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ENGINE PROBLEMS, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WATER PUMP AND RADIATOR WERE REPLACED DUE TO A COOLANT LEAK, OIL GAUGE GOES HIGH AND LOW AND OIL LIGHT COMES ON, DEALER REPLACED THE EGO SENSOR, HEAD GASKET LEAKING, DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKETS, SPARK PLUGS, AND CLEANED THE CARBON FROM THE PISTONS, MOTOR MOUNTS LOOSE, OIL PAN AND LEVEL SENSOR LEAKING, SERPENTINE BELT WAS CRACKED AND REPLACED, ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM FAILURES. *SLC

NHTSA ID

544589

Incident

May 13, 1998

BRAKES WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER COULDN'T SEEM TO FIND A PROBLEM. CONSUMER TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC & THEY TEST DROVE IT & FOUND A PROBLEM, BUT NOT SURE WHAT IT WAS. THEY'RE STILL INSPECTING THE VEHICLES PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

865010

Incident

May 1, 2000

HEAD GASKET FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS, RECALL ON OTHER MODEL YEARS.

NHTSA ID

543601

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL STICKS, DRAGGING THE BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID

812741

THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN VIBRATION, HARD PEDAL, AND A BURNING ODOR.

NHTSA ID

517436

Incident

Sep 1, 1996

BRAKES VIBRATE.

NHTSA ID

513513

Incident

Jun 1, 1993

EVERY 3,000 TO 6,000 MILES THE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THERE'S A VIBRATION WHEN THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT HIGH SPEEDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL *AK

NHTSA ID

803959

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, WHEN BRAKING THERE IS A VIBRATION OF THE FRONT WHEELS. TT

NHTSA ID

972782

Incident

Oct 1, 1995

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACE ROTORS WARP AND DISC PADS CAUSING VIBRATION OF THE FRONT WHEN MAKING A STOP. TT

NHTSA ID

969789

Incident

Aug 1, 1995

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND PADS WEAR OUT EXCESSIVELY. TT

NHTSA ID

961825

Incident

Mar 13, 1995