1995 Lincoln continental cooling fan fire. I extinguished it with h20 before fpd arrived. *Nm
Engine & cooling
1995 Lincoln Continental Engine problems
Owners have filed 11 complaints about the 1995 Lincoln Continental's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 16% of all its complaints, most recently on November 20, 2006. They describe 1 crash, 3 fires and 1 injury. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 11
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 1
- Fires
- 3
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- 0
Engine complaints
Driver side front door window moves out of chanel and jams. Driver side front power window motor failed. Driver side front door fails to lock automatically. Air conditioning vents fail to open. Air conditioning blows on windshield only. Irratic shifting of transmission from 1st to 2nd gear. Slipping of transmission when power is applied. Failure of all 4 suspension. Failure of brakes senting car into uncontrolable fish tailing and 360 degree spinout at 40 mile/per hour.
Problem one: intermittent no-start when car had been standing after initial warmup. Problem two: sluggish transmission for about a year, then hard shifts, and squeal noises, burnt and discolored fluid
Nhtsa investigations# 3264-ea-96-024 and 3109-pe-96-033: consumer states, the engine fan cooler took fire. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information. Ts
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Engine light keep coming on after replace sensor assembly for engine heater, four injectors all to no avail.
Cannot drive car due to noxious gases inside causes dizziness/headaches, and seizures/ do not have health symptoms in other vehicles/. Dealer cannot pinpoint problem. *Ak
The first head gasket failure in december of 1999 was repaired under the original vehicle warranty. The second head gasket failure in december of 1999 was repaired at auto-truck service company (958 central ave. N.E.; Minneapolis, mn 55413; 612-379-2030; 612-379-2030; byran tabata owns auto truck service company) out of warranty. When we took the vehicle to auto-truck service, we did not know that we had yet another head gasket failure. After paying the bill at auto-truck service ($1,133.50), I wrote to mr. A.R....
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Kaduk (manager - vehicle service and programs; ford customer service division; ford motor co.; P.O. Box 1904; dearborn, michigan 48121-1904) requesting reimbursement for the cost of this 2nd head gasket repair in 86,000 miles, since I knew ford had enhanced the original 50,000 mile warranty to 75,000 miles for 1994 lincoln head gasket failures. In response to my letter, I received a phone call from a ford representative saying that ford would not be able to reimburse me because I had not had the 2nd head gasket repair done at an authorized lincoln dealership. This was a wholly unsatisfactory response, and I have since been considering other approaches for obtaining reimbursement, so far to no avail. *Ak
On warm days, after driving about 4 to 5 miles and turning car off, engine will not start back up. Dealer has vehicle, and cannot duplicate the problem. *Ak
When hitting water in making turn steering wheel will lock up, then it will ease up and return to normal. Dealer replaced fan belt *ak
Vehicle in for recall work on door, however incomplete when delivered.
Lincoln Continental engine complaints by year
Continental engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data