10 of the
199 complaints about the 1992 Lincoln Continental are about the
transmission — 5% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
72,100 miles.
A
10
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Automatic Transmission
440.0%
Power Train
220.0%
Manual Transmission
220.0%
Column Shift
110.0%
Constant Velocity Joint
110.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain across every Lincoln Continental year
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 complaint #10069694 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 72,100 milesCleves, OH
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1992 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WOULDN'T GO IN GEAR. TURNING IT OFF AND ON IT WOULD GO IN GEAR UNTIL YOU STARTING GOING THEN NOTHING.
NHTSA complaint #10046995 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Antonio, TX
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH SPEEDOMETER WILL DIE, CONSUMER STILL KEEPS SAME SPEED, BUT READING IS ZERO.
NHTSA complaint #883340 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Springfield, MA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR, DEALER REPLACED THE INNER AND OUTER SHIFT SHAFT. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #544589 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Springfield, MA
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
OUTER CV BOOT REPLACED, TRANSMISSION PAN REPLACED DUE TO LEAKING. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #544589 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Springfield, MA
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
OUTER CV BOOT REPLACED, TRANSMISSION PAN REPLACED DUE TO LEAKING. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #544589 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Rochester, NY
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED. YH
NHTSA complaint #552095 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Santa Maria, CA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SEAT BELTS: REAR SEAT BELTS WILL NOT UNLOCK. TRANSMISSION: DRIVING DOWN STREET AND TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING, DROPPED OUT OF OVERDRIVE INTO DRIVE OR NEUTRAL, MOSTLY NEUTRAL.
NHTSA complaint #820556 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Greensboro, NC
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #527572 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cincinnati, OH
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #818172 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.