Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim, NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,245,377 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports, when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report, that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints, specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened, feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 19,021 complaints for LINCOLN
Incident date: Jun 2, 2014
AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON. AFTER INTERNET RESEARCH, I LEARNED THAT THERE MAY BE A SHORT UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT THAT CAUSES THE AIRBAG TO NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Incident date: Sep 6, 2014
COLLISION WARNING ALERT SOUNDED, LIGHTS FLASHED AND VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED BRAKING AS IF A FRONT END COLLISION WAS IMMINENT WHEN TRAVELING ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE WITHOUT ANY CARS IN THE PROXIMITY OF MY CAR. AT THE TIME, I WAS DRING AND BRAKING TO REDUCE THE SPEED FROM THE POSTED 70 MILES PER HOUR TO THE NEW SPEED ZONE OF 55 MILES PER HOUR. *TR
Incident date: Dec 30, 2005
I PURCHASED A 2005 LINCOLN AVIATOR BRAND NEW. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY OTHERS WITH THE CRACK. TOLD FORD LINCOLN MERCURY ABOUT IT THE FIRST COLD SEASON FOR THE CAR, 2005/2006. ALTHOUGH I HEARD AND SAW SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE FORD HAS DONE NOTHING. NOW THE GATE WON?T CLOSE, THE WINDOW WON?T CLOSE BECAUSE THE MECHANISM HAS CORRODED ALLOWING IT TO OPEN ON ITS OWN. THERE IS N... Read more
Incident date: Sep 9, 2014
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, FORD RAN A $60 TEST AND SAID IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE PRETENSIONER AND THE AIR BAGS MIGHT NOT DEPLOY WITH THIS LIGHT ON. FORD'S COST TO FIX $750. FROM INTERNET INFORMATION IT IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM ON THE LINCOLNS, PARTICULAR AROUND THE 2006S. THE SERVICE MANAGER KNEW WHAT MY PROBLEM WAS RIGHT AWAY WHEN I SAID AIR BAG. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, OR HELP WITH THE R... Read more
Incident date: Sep 6, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A DRIVEWAY WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND EXCESSIVE PRESSURE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MIL... Read more
Incident date: Aug 26, 2014
AT 56,000 MILES (JUST OVER WARRANTY) A FRIEND NOTICED THAT MY DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG THIS CONDITION EXISTED. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE A SAFETY ITEM AND I NOTE THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE REGARDING THE EARLY FAILURE OF THESE LED LIGHTS. FORD WOULD NOT WARRANTY THIS AND WITH A REPLACEMENT COST OF OVER $500.00, THERE IS A REAL DANGER THAT SOME PEOPLE ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 9, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE AIR VENTS AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THE COOLANT ALSO DRAINED ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEATER CORE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,824.
Fire
Incident date: Aug 1, 2014
WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE. WAS ABLE 2 PULL OVER AND TURN ENGINE OFF AND RESTART WITH NO PROB. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 MORE TIMES SINCE ALWAYS ON ACCELERATION LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN ACCIDENTS. MOST OF THE SHUT OFFS HAVE BEEN IN HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS AT SPEEDS OVER 55 MPH. AFTER RESEARCH SEEMS THIS IS HARD 2 DIAGNOSE BUT FORD IS AWARE OF THIS... Read more
Incident date: Sep 4, 2014
MY WIFE'S CAR STOPPED MOVING IN AN INTERSECTION, DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THIS I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR. IT CAUSES THE COMPUTER TO NOT KNOW HOW FAST THE CAR IS MOVING AND KILLS THE EXCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD LINCOLN DEALER AND ALTHOUGH WHEN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET THIS ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED, THE DEALER GAVE ME THE I... Read more
Incident date: Sep 4, 2014
MY WIFE'S CAR STOPPED MOVING IN AN INTERSECTION, DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THIS I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR. IT CAUSES THE COMPUTER TO NOT KNOW HOW FAST THE CAR IS MOVING AND KILLS THE EXCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD LINCOLN DEALER AND ALTHOUGH WHEN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET THIS ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED, THE DEALER GAVE ME THE I... Read more
Incident date: May 11, 2011
WHILE BACKING UP, UNKNOWN TO ME, MY PARKING AID SYSTEM FAILED, I RAN OVER A GARBAGE RECYCLE BIN, DAMAGING MY REAR BUMPER COVER. IF THE SYSTEM WORKED AS ADVERTISED, THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THANK GOD IT WASN'T A CHILD! *TR
Incident date: Aug 26, 2014
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT. I WAS MAKING A SLIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT AT THE TIME OF DEPLOYMENT. THE CAR DID NOT HIT OR COME IN CONTACT WITH ANYTHING AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT PRIOR. NO ONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AT THE TIME OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.
Incident date: May 1, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWNCAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN HAD CAUSED THE CONTROL BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME NON ADHESIVE CAUSING THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURES TO MALFUNCTION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.
Incident date: Sep 3, 2010
BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND TOO OFTEN, WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED AS WELL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ADVANCE (EITHER FORWARD OR IN REVERSE). I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER (MALOUF) AND WAS TOLD THEY FOUND NO DEFECT AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SAFETY BULLETINS AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO. I SEE, FROM READING THE N.H.T.S.A. REPORTS THAT THIS IS ONE OF ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 3, 2010
BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND TOO OFTEN, WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED AS WELL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ADVANCE (EITHER FORWARD OR IN REVERSE). I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER (MALOUF) AND WAS TOLD THEY FOUND NO DEFECT AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SAFETY BULLETINS AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO. I SEE, FROM READING THE N.H.T.S.A. REPORTS THAT THIS IS ONE OF ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 3, 2010
BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND TOO OFTEN, WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED AS WELL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ADVANCE (EITHER FORWARD OR IN REVERSE). I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER (MALOUF) AND WAS TOLD THEY FOUND NO DEFECT AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SAFETY BULLETINS AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO. I SEE, FROM READING THE N.H.T.S.A. REPORTS THAT THIS IS ONE OF ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 26, 2014
PASSENGER SIDE OUTSIDE LED TAILLIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT IS NOW FLASHING, AS IF A RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WERE ACTIVATED, BUT WHEN NO TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO A PRIOR REPORTED DEFECT WHERE THE SAME PASSENGER SIDE LED TAILLIGHT DISPLAYS A LIGHT CONDITION AS IF BRAKING, WHEN CAR IS NOT ACTUALLY BRAKING. THIS SAFETY DEFECT IS ALSO OBSERVED ON SOME 2008-2010 MKZ AND MERCURY MILAN VEHICLES I... Read more
Incident date: Aug 26, 2014
PASSENGER SIDE OUTSIDE LED TAILLIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT IS NOW FLASHING, AS IF A RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WERE ACTIVATED, BUT WHEN NO TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO A PRIOR REPORTED DEFECT WHERE THE SAME PASSENGER SIDE LED TAILLIGHT DISPLAYS A LIGHT CONDITION AS IF BRAKING, WHEN CAR IS NOT ACTUALLY BRAKING. THIS SAFETY DEFECT IS ALSO OBSERVED ON SOME 2008-2010 MKZ AND MERCURY MILAN VEHICLES I... Read more
Incident date: Aug 26, 2014
PASSENGER SIDE OUTSIDE LED TAILLIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT IS NOW FLASHING, AS IF A RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WERE ACTIVATED, BUT WHEN NO TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO A PRIOR REPORTED DEFECT WHERE THE SAME PASSENGER SIDE LED TAILLIGHT DISPLAYS A LIGHT CONDITION AS IF BRAKING, WHEN CAR IS NOT ACTUALLY BRAKING. THIS SAFETY DEFECT IS ALSO OBSERVED ON SOME 2008-2010 MKZ AND MERCURY MILAN VEHICLES I... Read more
Incident date: Feb 6, 2014
DURING HEAVY RAIN STORM HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT OPERATE. TOOK CAR INTO SERVICE. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY. *TR
Incident date: Jul 28, 2014
WHILE DRIVING ON THE OFF RAMP OF HIGHWAY, DASHBOARD WENT BLANK AND VEHICKE SHUT DOWN. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER A MINUTE OR 2 SAME PROBLEM AS PREVIOUS 6-14-14 INCIDENT. *TR
Incident date: Aug 26, 2014
CAR BUCKED SEVERAL TIMES BUT DID NOT LOSE POWER. NEXT DAY 8-27 MILEAGE 14,254 THE CONTROL PANEL (PHONE, NAVIGATION, CLIMATE, SIRIUS) FROZE FOR AT LEAST 5 MILES. DID NOT LOSE POWER THIS TIME. SCREEN CAME BACK TO NORMAL AFTER ABOUT 2 TO 3 MINUTES. THESE PROBLEMS REPORTED TO LINCOLN SERVICE AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE CAR IN AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING 9-2-14. ALL INCIDENTS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO YOU... Read more
Incident date: Jun 14, 2014
CAR SHUTDOWN WHILE IN THE LEFT LANE OF HIGHWAY. NO POWER. DASHBOARD CONTROL PANEL BLACKED OUT AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER A MINUTE OR 2. *TR
Incident date: Apr 29, 2014
STARTED CAR IN DRIVEWAY. CAR STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. TRIED TO RESTART AND CAR STARTED AGAIN. 1 WEEK LATER, WHILE DRIVING DASHBOARD CONTROL PANEL (PHONE, NAVIGATION, CLIMATE,SIRIUS BLACKED OUT. CAR STALLED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. NO POWER. LATER THE SAME DAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR WHEN STARTING. *TR
Incident date: Apr 29, 2014
STARTED CAR IN DRIVEWAY. CAR STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. TRIED TO RESTART AND CAR STARTED AGAIN. 1 WEEK LATER, WHILE DRIVING DASHBOARD CONTROL PANEL (PHONE, NAVIGATION, CLIMATE,SIRIUS BLACKED OUT. CAR STALLED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. NO POWER. LATER THE SAME DAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR WHEN STARTING. *TR
Incident date: Apr 29, 2014
STARTED CAR IN DRIVEWAY. CAR STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. TRIED TO RESTART AND CAR DID RESTART. 1 WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING THE DASHBOARD CONTROL PANEL (PHONE, NAVIGATION, SIRIUS, CLIMATE BLACKENED OUT. CAR STALLED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. NO POWER. LATER THE SAME DAY, BRAKE PEDAL WENT DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR WHEN STARTING CAR. *TR
Incident date: Apr 29, 2014
STARTED CAR IN DRIVEWAY. CAR STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. TRIED TO RESTART AND CAR DID RESTART. 1 WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING THE DASHBOARD CONTROL PANEL (PHONE, NAVIGATION, SIRIUS, CLIMATE BLACKENED OUT. CAR STALLED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. NO POWER. LATER THE SAME DAY, BRAKE PEDAL WENT DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR WHEN STARTING CAR. *TR
Incident date: Aug 23, 2014
NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V328000 FORD RECALL NUMBER IS 04S16 MY CAR STARTED MAKING NOISE IN THE REAR AND WHEN CHECKED THERE WAS SOME OIL LEAKAGE ON THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM IN 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH A RECALL AND WAS ASKED TO CHECK THE MANUFACTURER OR DEALER IF MY CAR IS PART OF SAFETY RECALL. FORD REPRESENTATIVE K... Read more
Incident date: Aug 29, 2014
ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 AT 1200 HOURS, I PARKED MY VEHICLE IN A MCDONALD'S PARKING LOT. I BACKED INTO A SPACE (THE DRIVEWAY WAS SLANTED DOWN TO THE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT), MOVED THE GEAR SHIFTER TO PARK, GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I WALKED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, STOPPED TO WATCH TRAFFIC FOR A CLEARING TO CROSS THE PARKING LOT, AND THE VEHICLE BUMPED ME FROM BEHIND. IT WAS SLOWLY MOVING TOWAR... Read more
Incident date: Aug 11, 2014
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 14S10, NHTSA 14V-393 FROM LINCOLN AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. OBJECT OF RECALL WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE. LEFT VEHICLE ON 12 AUGUST, AFTER BEING TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE EVEN WITH THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. I DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR AFTER READING WHAT THE DEFECT COULD CAUSE. AFTER 2 WEEKS, WAS TOLD SOME OF THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO CO... Read more
Incident date: Aug 11, 2014
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 14S10, NHTSA 14V-393 FROM LINCOLN AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. OBJECT OF RECALL WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE. LEFT VEHICLE ON 12 AUGUST, AFTER BEING TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE EVEN WITH THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. I DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR AFTER READING WHAT THE DEFECT COULD CAUSE. AFTER 2 WEEKS, WAS TOLD SOME OF THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO CO... Read more
Incident date: Apr 14, 2014
SUN ROOF GLASS SHATTERED, THIS IS CAR NUMBER 315, WE ARE A LIVERY COMPANY AND THIS IS CAR 1 OF 5 (SO FAR) TO HAVE THE SUN ROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTER OUT OF 18 CARS PURCHASED (ALL 2014 LINCOLN MKT'S.) *TR
Incident date: Apr 14, 2014
SUN ROOF GLASS SHATTERED, THIS IS CAR NUMBER 315, WE ARE A LIVERY COMPANY AND THIS IS CAR 1 OF 5 (SO FAR) TO HAVE THE SUN ROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTER OUT OF 18 CARS PURCHASED (ALL 2014 LINCOLN MKT'S.) *TR
Incident date: Aug 11, 2014
SUN ROOF GLASS SHATTERED, THIS IS CAR NUMBER 343, WE ARE A LIVERY COMPANY AND THIS IS CAR 2 OF 5 (SO FAR) TO HAVE THE SUN ROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTER OUT OF 18 CARS PURCHASED (ALL 2014 LINCOLN MKT'S.) *TR
Incident date: Aug 11, 2014
SUN ROOF GLASS SHATTERED, THIS IS CAR NUMBER 343, WE ARE A LIVERY COMPANY AND THIS IS CAR 2 OF 5 (SO FAR) TO HAVE THE SUN ROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTER OUT OF 18 CARS PURCHASED (ALL 2014 LINCOLN MKT'S.) *TR
Incident date: Aug 11, 2014
CAR WAS PARKED IN OUR LOT, ALL OF A SUDDEN AN EMPLOYEE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM CAR, NO ONE WAS AROUND THE CAR, WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WALKED OVER THE ROOF WAS SHATTERED. THIS IS CAR NUMBER 307, WE ARE A LIVERY COMPANY AND THIS IS CAR 3 OF 5 (SO FAR) TO HAVE THE SUN ROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTER OUT OF 18 CARS PURCHASED (ALL 2014 LINCOLN MKT'S.) *TR
Incident date: Aug 11, 2014
CAR WAS PARKED IN OUR LOT, ALL OF A SUDDEN AN EMPLOYEE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM CAR, NO ONE WAS AROUND THE CAR, WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WALKED OVER THE ROOF WAS SHATTERED. THIS IS CAR NUMBER 307, WE ARE A LIVERY COMPANY AND THIS IS CAR 3 OF 5 (SO FAR) TO HAVE THE SUN ROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTER OUT OF 18 CARS PURCHASED (ALL 2014 LINCOLN MKT'S.) *TR
Incident date: Jun 1, 2013
ABOUT EVERY FEW WEEKS, UPON DRIVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR IS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR OR IN LOW GEAR- IT ACCELERATES UPON STEPPING ON PEDAL, HOWEVER THE CAR IS JUST CRAWLING ALONG AND NOT PICKING UP SPEED AT ALL. CONSEQUENTLY, I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR AND PUT IT IN PARK AND THEN BACK IN DRIVE, ONCE I DO THIS IT WORKS NORMAL AGAIN. ON OTHER OCCASIONS I FEEL A HARD KICK WHEN I PU... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2013
ABOUT EVERY FEW WEEKS, UPON DRIVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR IS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR OR IN LOW GEAR- IT ACCELERATES UPON STEPPING ON PEDAL, HOWEVER THE CAR IS JUST CRAWLING ALONG AND NOT PICKING UP SPEED AT ALL. CONSEQUENTLY, I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR AND PUT IT IN PARK AND THEN BACK IN DRIVE, ONCE I DO THIS IT WORKS NORMAL AGAIN. ON OTHER OCCASIONS I FEEL A HARD KICK WHEN I PU... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2013
ABOUT EVERY FEW WEEKS, UPON DRIVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR IS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR OR IN LOW GEAR- IT ACCELERATES UPON STEPPING ON PEDAL, HOWEVER THE CAR IS JUST CRAWLING ALONG AND NOT PICKING UP SPEED AT ALL. CONSEQUENTLY, I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR AND PUT IT IN PARK AND THEN BACK IN DRIVE, ONCE I DO THIS IT WORKS NORMAL AGAIN. ON OTHER OCCASIONS I FEEL A HARD KICK WHEN I PU... Read more
LINCOLN
CONTINENTAL
(2002) - SUSPENSION
Aug 26, 2014
Incident date: Aug 5, 2013
DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE. I WAS JUST BEGINNING TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVE-WAY. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP. HAD BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AND THE TIRE REPLACED. LUCKILY IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. *TR
LINCOLN
CONTINENTAL
(2002) - WHEELS
Aug 26, 2014
Incident date: Aug 5, 2013
DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE. I WAS JUST BEGINNING TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVE-WAY. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP. HAD BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AND THE TIRE REPLACED. LUCKILY IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. *TR
Incident date: Aug 22, 2014
MY 2002 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR EJECTED A SPARK PLUG CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL REPAIR BILL. *TR
Incident date: Aug 22, 2014
MY 2002 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR EJECTED A SPARK PLUG CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL REPAIR BILL. *TR
Incident date: Aug 23, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY A SHERIFF NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN CASE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. TH... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Aug 17, 2014
THE BRAKES ARE STIFF, HAVE A WHISTLE WHEN PUSHED IN TO FLOOR AND SOUNDS LIKE AIR IS COMING FROM BRAKE PEDAL. CAN BARELY STOP THE CAR. *TR
Incident date: Mar 15, 2012
THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WARNING LIGHT CAME UP AS WE PULLED AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND NEVER QUIT LIGHTING UP, REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF TIMES WE TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERS TO HAVE THE ISSUE FIXED. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AS USED, WITH 43,000 MILES IN MARCH 2012. APPARENTLY, THE MECHANICS AT IRWIN LINCOLN DEALERSHIP IN NJ ARE CLUELESS, AND THE ONLY REMEDY SEEMS TO BE THE PURCHASE OF NEW WHEELS,... Read more
Incident date: Mar 15, 2012
THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WARNING LIGHT CAME UP AS WE PULLED AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND NEVER QUIT LIGHTING UP, REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF TIMES WE TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERS TO HAVE THE ISSUE FIXED. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AS USED, WITH 43,000 MILES IN MARCH 2012. APPARENTLY, THE MECHANICS AT IRWIN LINCOLN DEALERSHIP IN NJ ARE CLUELESS, AND THE ONLY REMEDY SEEMS TO BE THE PURCHASE OF NEW WHEELS,... Read more
Incident date: Aug 19, 2014
POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND HAD POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT ERROR. INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND PUTTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE. *TR
Incident date: Aug 19, 2014
POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND HAD POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT ERROR. INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND PUTTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE. *TR