1996 Lincoln Continental problems
Owners have filed 69 complaints with NHTSA about the 1996 Lincoln Continental. Suspension is the most reported problem area, at 20% of complaints. Next are wipers, windshield & visibility (14%) and steering (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 69 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 1 injury reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1996 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Lincoln Continental with enough data (48 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Wheel presure sensors in two tires broke apart and destroyed two tire from the inside. I also need to get problem corrected in remaining tieres but the repair shop will not fix this as it is a safty issue and they are not allowed. My rtemaing wheels sensors could come apart and destroy my tires causing a blow out.
While driving vehicle on highway vehicle suddenly accelerated, causing owner to lose control while entering another lane, resulting in an accident. In an accident one person and two dogs injured.
Vehicle was parked and suddenly jumped out of park and rolled foward into another vehicle. Consumer was not in vehicle. Dealer has been contacted, said that there are no open recalls standing, repairs have to be made at owner's expense. Minor damage to other vehicle.
Tl* - the contact is calling regarding NHTSA campaign id number: 06t023000. The contact states that he took his tires to pep boys they refuse to provide him with free tires and told him he would have to pay for the tires at a pro-rated rate. The contact feels that due to the recall he should have not been charge. The contact can provide a copy of the invoice if needed.
Defective air suspension system in lincoln continental results in extremely unstable and unsafe driving. Blown air bag while driving vehicle resulted in rear end crashing down and leaving car inoperable. Faulty compressor leaves the car 12 inches difference between left and right and front and back. Head lights shine into the sky and now into the ground. Driving vehicle extremely unsafe especially at night. 3 yrs of complaining to ford/lincoln - they won't acknowledge the problem!