Tl* the contact owns a 2000 lincoln continental. The contact stated that smoke emitted from under the hood while the vehicle was parked. The contact attempted to open the hood to inspect the vehicle and found that the engine was on fire. The fire department was called to assist. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not inspected to determine the cause of the failure. The vin was not available. The approximate failure and current mileage was 106,000.
Engine & cooling
2000 Lincoln Continental Engine problems
Owners have filed 5 complaints about the 2000 Lincoln Continental's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 8% of all its complaints, most recently on April 26, 2013. They describe 2 crashes, 1 fire and 0 injuries. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 5
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 2
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine complaints
While driving on the highway the car started to accelerate on it,s own and when I applied the brakes they wouldn't work. I had to get off the next exit because I didn't want anyone to get in front of me because it went all the way up to 90 mph.Once I got off it still was accelerating so I drove up on the sidewalk to keep from hitting traffic at the light and got into the grass and it still was going fast and the brakes still not working I prayed and put it into neutral or I would have went right back into the...
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traffic. Once I put it in neutral it stopped and then I put it in park and turned it off. I then turned it back on and it was idling so high and loud I turned it back off and called a tow truck. Once they arrived he stated that the linkage to the accelerator was stuck and that's is why the brakes weren't responding. He then called the dealership who stated he wasn't sure if the could look at the car or if he did when he would be able to work on it. Since then it has been sitting and I found out about all these other recalls and complaints for the very other things we been having problems with on this car. The tower also stated that he thought there was a recall for this acceleration if so I need to know this because this car needs to be fixed on the other recalls. This is the first time it did the acceleration but the foggy winshield,the seatbelts locking up on using the front seats, the suspension and brakes have been like this for a while and we were never notified about these recall so we could get them corrected. Others and myself could have been seriously hurt on that highway if I didn't stay calm through out the whole ordeal. I would like some response to what I need to do next and if this is a recall like the others can I take to the dealership and have it corrected. Right now it can be driven at all. *Tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 lincoln continental. While approaching a stop at various speeds, the vehicle completely stalled without warning. The vehicle has not been inspected to determine the cause of the failure, and the manufacturer has not been notified. The powertrain was unknown. The failure mileage was 90,000 and current mileage was 100,000. Updated 04/16/08 *bf updated 04/16/08 *tr
When the consumer applied the brakes, the brake pedal became hard, and consequently the consumer hit another vehicle. *Jb the vehicle pulled to the left which happened when the brakes were applied, the engine had run rough, the driver window has become inoperative, the windshield wipers left too many streaks, the left rear window had become inoperative, the rear brakes would grind when applied at 50 mph, the steering felt loose at 30 mph and the consumer had to constantly adjust, the brakes would not work at times(2 accidents occurred as a result), and the air bag did not deploy upon impact. *Scc
Vehicle was involved in a flip over, the engine remained on. Consumer was able to crawl in and turn the ignition switch off. Dealer was not notified at this time. Ts vehicle was totalled. *Tt
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