Centreville, MD
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I ALSO HAVE A STALLING PROBLEM THAT A DEALER SAID HE CAN NOT FIND.
NHTSA complaint #735881 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1990 Lincoln Continental electrical problems
22 of the 244 complaints about the 1990 Lincoln Continental are about the electrical system — 9% of everything reported for this model year.
22
Complaints
0
Crashes
6
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Front Underhood
6
27.3%
Alternator/Generator/Regulator
6
27.3%
12V/24V/48V Battery
2
9.1%
Ignition
2
9.1%
Electrical System
2
9.1%
Module
1
4.5%
Interior/Under Dash
1
4.5%
Starter Assembly
1
4.5%
Cables
1
4.5%
Electrical System across every Lincoln Continental year
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
Rodchester, MN
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
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.
NHTSA complaint #865875 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Upper Marlboro, MD
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
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.
NHTSA complaint #850825 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ukiah, CA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE WIRE HARNESS TO THE ALTERNATOR WAS TOO SHORT AND BURNED OUT THE ALTERNATOR. NLM
NHTSA complaint #547907 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lihue, HI
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
DROVE UP TO DROP SOMETHING OFF AND WHEN I CAME BACK TO THE CAR IT WOULDN'T START. THIS IS THE THIRD ALTERNATOR.
NHTSA complaint #844353 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Biggsville, IL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
STARTER FAILED/REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #544580 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Baltimore, MD
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
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.
NHTSA complaint #829484 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Coles Spring, MN
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM DASHBOARD AND EVERYTHING MELTED IN THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING RADIO/FAN/WINDOWS. ALSO, THE HEADLAMPS ARE BLACK, AND THE COMPUTER BURNED OUT.
NHTSA complaint #834873 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Easton, MD
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR, VOLTAGE REGULATOR FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #543599 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hayward, CA
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
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.
NHTSA complaint #823540 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Toms River, NJ
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #511325 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NEW York, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #602298 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NEW York, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR REPLACED TWICE.
NHTSA complaint #602298 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Pearl River, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
NHTSA complaint #601904 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Pearl River, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #601904 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Pearl River, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
BATTERY AND STARTER CONNECTOR REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #601904 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Pearl River, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR BELT REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #601904 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Yorba Linda, CA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NOTICED BURNING ODOR IN THE IGNITION AREA, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #983267 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Queens, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
TRAVELING FORTY MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED TO 70 MPH. CRUISE WAS ACTIVATED. DLRS DIAGNOSIS MALFUNCTION IN COMPUTER DESIGN.
NHTSA complaint #982489 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Oakman, AL
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
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 complaint #971988 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Suffolk, VA
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN ON A PARKING LOT, FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD.
NHTSA complaint #967854 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Jamestown, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE FRONT AND REAR STRUT/SHOCK WENT OUT, THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING AND THE BALL JOINT , THE ALTERNATOR. TT
NHTSA complaint #965549 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.