Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 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 2,215,138 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
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Showing 18,739 complaints for LINCOLN
LINCOLN
CONTINENTAL
(2000) — TIRES
Jul 16, 2009
Incident date: Jun 12, 2009
2 TIRE VALVE FAILURE, BOTH AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TIRES MOUNTED 02/08 AT A GOODYEAR SHOP IN MARYSVILLE, OHIO 1ST FAILURE 06/12/09, AND THE 2ND 06/28/09. I WENT BACK TO THE SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE "I DROVE ON THE FLAT TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD" I RUINED THE TIRE. I WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A BUNCH OF BAD CHINESE MADE VALVES. *TR
LINCOLN
CONTINENTAL
(2000) — EQUIPMENT
Jul 16, 2009
Incident date: Jun 12, 2009
2 TIRE VALVE FAILURE, BOTH AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TIRES MOUNTED 02/08 AT A GOODYEAR SHOP IN MARYSVILLE, OHIO 1ST FAILURE 06/12/09, AND THE 2ND 06/28/09. I WENT BACK TO THE SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE "I DROVE ON THE FLAT TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD" I RUINED THE TIRE. I WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A BUNCH OF BAD CHINESE MADE VALVES. *TR
Incident date: Jun 17, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE. BOTH THE VEHICLE AND THE GARAGE WERE DESTROYED. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THE FIRE OCCURRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,000.
Fire
Incident date: Aug 2, 2006
PROBLEMS WITH CAR STALLING AFTER STOP (I.E. NOT RESPONDING EASILY TO GAS PEDAL) AND JERKING INTO GEAR SINCE PURCHASE. PROBLEM REPORTED TO DEALER ONE YEAR POST-PURCHASE WITH NO RESOLUTION. CAR CONTINUED TO GET WORSE - GOING FROM PERIODIC TO CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH STALLING AND JERKING INTO GEAR (FROM A STOP AND ALSO FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE.) AT 39,000 MILES NOW WE ARE TOLD A NEW TRANSMISSION IS ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 4, 2009
ON JULY 4, 2009 WHILE TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 60 MPH THE ACCELERATION STOPPED FUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS ISSUE EVER OCCURRED. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AND WHILE LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP ON ANOTH... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2009
TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION FROM TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 ..M.P.H. FRONT RIGHT TIRE. *TR
Incident date: Jun 26, 2009
2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR SUSPENSION. *NJ THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO WARNING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *JB
Incident date: Jun 1, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHENEVER THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DECOMPRESS AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,500.
Incident date: Apr 8, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT AIR FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE VENTS AND COLD AIR FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THESE TWO FAILURES WERE RELATED TO ONE ANOTHER. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $100 TO REPLACE THE PART AND $600 FO... Read more
Incident date: Apr 8, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT AIR FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE VENTS AND COLD AIR FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THESE TWO FAILURES WERE RELATED TO ONE ANOTHER. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $100 TO REPLACE THE PART AND $600 FO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 4, 2009
I HAVE A 2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR WITH 99,000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2009 FOR AN INTERMITTENT BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE PROBLEM. I HAVE JUST BEGUN TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM ON MY TRUCK. IF I LIGHTLY BRAKE NONE OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK BUT IF I PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR THEY ALL THREE COME ON. *TR
Incident date: Jul 4, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND NOTICED THAT THEY BEGAN TO PERFORM AT A VERY HIGH SPEED. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE WIPERS COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOS... Read more
Incident date: Jul 7, 2008
MY LINCOLN NAVIGATOR HAS BEEN SITTING THERE FOR SO LONG SINCE MY WIFE AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX IT. MY 1993 FORD EXPLORER HAS BEEN BROKEN DOWN ON US LIKE YOU WOULD NOT IMAGINE. HELP IS NEEDED PLEASE. *TR
Incident date: Jul 3, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN LS. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNI... Read more
Incident date: Jul 3, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN LS. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNI... Read more
Incident date: May 21, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. IN MAY OF 2009, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SWERVED OFF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A CULVERT. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. HE FEELS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,165.
Crash
1 injured
LINCOLN
CONTINENTAL
(1992) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jul 2, 2009
Incident date: Jul 2, 2009
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I AM USING MY CRUISE CONTROL AND STEP ON THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE IT THAT THE CAR ACTUALLY SPEEDS UP. I HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO DISENGAGE. IT IS QUITE SCARY. *TR
Incident date: Jun 14, 2009
MY COMPLIANT CONCERNS OUR 2001 LINCOLN TOWNCAR CARTIER. ON 14 JUNE 2009, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM CHURCH, IT STARTED RAINING. I TURNED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON AND THEY WORKED UP TO LEAVING THE RESTAURANT. WHILE DRIVING OFF THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. I FOUND MYSELF DRIVING IN THE RAIN WITHOUT WIPERS. I PURCHASED OUR LINCOLN NEW AND ONLY HAVE 33,200 MILES ON IT NOW. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 22, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. WHILE PROCEEDING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE HOOD. SHE WAS UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES AND FILED A REPORT. THERE WERE NO FAILURES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE CONTACT CALLED HER INSURANCE COMPANY TO FILE A CLAIM A... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Jun 18, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. OCCUPANTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112,000.
LINCOLN
TOWN CAR
(2005) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
Jun 17, 2009
Incident date: Dec 17, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 12-15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHEN BRAKING AND HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES SINCE DECEMBER OF 2008. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT IF FOR FIVE DAYS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED AND SEEMED TO BE REPAIRED. ON JUNE 17... Read more
Incident date: Jun 6, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FOG LIGHT RELAY CAUSED THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND F... Read more
Incident date: Jun 6, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FOG LIGHT RELAY CAUSED THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND F... Read more
Incident date: Jun 6, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FOG LIGHT RELAY CAUSED THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND F... Read more
Incident date: May 7, 2009
AIRBAG LIGHT WAS DIAGNOSED AS INDICATING A NEED FOR AN RCM MODULE. *TR
Incident date: May 12, 2009
MY NAME IS J.M. CARTER AND I RESIDE IN HENRICO COUNTY VIRGINIA. ON MAY 12, 2009, ONE OF THE FOUR COOPER TIRES, GOLDEN FURY GFT ON MY CAR EXPLODED. THANK GOD NEITHER I NOR ANYONE ELSE WAS INJURED, BUT THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGES. I SUBMITTED A CLAIM IN GOOD FAITH TO COOPER, AND HAVE RECEIVED THEIR DENIAL STATING THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN IMPACT. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE, AND A ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 11, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,000.
Incident date: May 31, 2009
LIFE THREATENING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID BECAUSE OF BRAKE LINE RUPTURES (BOTH SYSTEMS) WHILE APPLYING BRAKES ABRUPTLY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. BRAKE LINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO USE OF CHEAP UNCOATED STEEL BRAKE LINES THAT WEAKENED OVER THE YEARS DUE TO RUST. FORTUNATELY, THIS BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 25MPH, JUST MOMENTS AFTER I APPLIED NORMAL BRAKING FROM 65MPH TO PROCEED ... Read more
Incident date: May 25, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH BECAME STUCK AND THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. A REAR PASSENGER WOULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,080.
Incident date: May 13, 2009
RE 2002 LINCOLN TC CARTIER L. THE MOST USELESS AND DANGEROUS ACCESSORY ON THIS AUTO IS THE ADJUSTABLE BRAKE & ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THERE IS ANY WAY ONE MAY ADJUST EITHER/OR AS THEY ADJUST SIMULTANEOUSLY. RECENTLY THIS "ACCESSORY" COST ME $1000.00. MY WIFE WAS STOPPED, WAITING ON THE LIGHT TO CHANGE AND HAD HER FOOT PARTIALLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WHEN SHE PUSH ON THE BRAK... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Feb 1, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURS DURING BOTH LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. FIRESTONE CHECKED THE TIRES AND STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359001 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOW... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2009
LINCOLN AVIATOR 2006 CRASHED INTO BRICK FLOWER BOX WALL ON RIGHT SIDE CAUSING AIR BAG TO DEPLOY ON PASSENGER SIDE WITH NO PASSENGER AND NOT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHERE NEEDED. AFTER FORD FIXED IT ???? SEAT BELT WARNINGS COME ON EVEN THOUGH EVERYBODY IS STRAPPED IN. UNABLE TO PROVE IF AIRBAG PROBLEM IS SOLVED UNLESS AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS,THEN IT TO LATE. *TR
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 20, 2009
TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING. WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AS THE TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS DAMAGED BY STONES. I ASKED FOR THE PART AND DETECTED THAT THERE WERE MANY STONES EMBEDDED IN HE TRANSMISSION COOLER. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT LINCOLN WILL NOT ADMIT TO. POTENTIAL HAZARD IF YOU SPRING A LEAK WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Incident date: Apr 20, 2009
TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING. WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AS THE TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS DAMAGED BY STONES. I ASKED FOR THE PART AND DETECTED THAT THERE WERE MANY STONES EMBEDDED IN HE TRANSMISSION COOLER. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT LINCOLN WILL NOT ADMIT TO. POTENTIAL HAZARD IF YOU SPRING A LEAK WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Incident date: May 17, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE DRIVER PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. SHE EXTENDED HER LEGS OUT OF THE DOOR AND PREPARED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WHEN IT SUDDENLY ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE STREET. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED LEG INJURIES. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS DAMAGED. ... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: May 23, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELLS. SECONDS LATER, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE MARSHALL STA... Read more
Fire
Incident date: May 23, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELLS. SECONDS LATER, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE MARSHALL STA... Read more
Fire
Incident date: May 23, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELLS. SECONDS LATER, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE MARSHALL STA... Read more
Fire
LINCOLN
CONTINENTAL
(1995) — TIRES
May 27, 2009
Incident date: May 12, 2009
MY LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING AT APPROX 69 MPH ON I-85. THE TIRE HAD PROPER AIR PRESSURE AND NOTHING WAS RUN OVER TO MAKE A PUNCTURE. I THINK THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE BODY DUE TO POOR ADHESION TO THE STEEL CORD AND THEN THE BODY EXPLODED WITHIN A REVOLUTION OR 2. I BASE THIS ON THE SOUND AND THE FACT THAT BARE TIRE CORD IS SHOWING ON THE CARCASS. MICHELIN REFUSED TO OFFER ANY... Read more
Incident date: May 22, 2009
I BOUGHT MY ONE OWNER CARFAX INCIDENT FREE 2004 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR IN APRIL 2009 , IN MAY 2009 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK MY VEHICLE, THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE PURCHASED , AFTER WAITING OVER A WEEK THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED WITH NO EXPLANATION THE ONLY THING I WAS TOLD WAS THAT IT DID NOT FALL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WOU... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2009
MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT, AT START UP THE POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING, CAN CUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT IS OK BEEN TO THE SHOP 3 TIMES CHANGED HOSE, MODULAR, AND STEERING GEAR, AND TODAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN, ALSO THERE IS A CRACK DOWN THE MIDDLE OF MY BACK HATCH UNDER THE GLASS, I HAVE READ 4 OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS THAT SAID THE SAME THING IN THE SAME PLACE. *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 2009
MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT, AT START UP THE POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING, CAN CUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT IS OK BEEN TO THE SHOP 3 TIMES CHANGED HOSE, MODULAR, AND STEERING GEAR, AND TODAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN, ALSO THERE IS A CRACK DOWN THE MIDDLE OF MY BACK HATCH UNDER THE GLASS, I HAVE READ 4 OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS THAT SAID THE SAME THING IN THE SAME PLACE. *TR
Incident date: May 10, 2009
I HAVE A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION & 2004 LINCOLN LS I JUST REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE EXPEDITION @ 53,000 MILES IT QUIT ON ME ON THE FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING AND ACCIDENT AND NOW A MONTH LATER SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE LINCOLN LS I THINK SOME ONE HAS TO GET HARD ON FORD LINCOLN SAME THING IT IS NOT POSSIBLE THAT TWO CARS BOUGHT @ OVER $43,000 DOLLARS EACH ARE PIECE OF '!@#$% CARS I WOULD UNDE... Read more
Incident date: May 10, 2009
I HAVE A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION & 2004 LINCOLN LS I JUST REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE EXPEDITION @ 53,000 MILES IT QUIT ON ME ON THE FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING AND ACCIDENT AND NOW A MONTH LATER SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE LINCOLN LS I THINK SOME ONE HAS TO GET HARD ON FORD LINCOLN SAME THING IT IS NOT POSSIBLE THAT TWO CARS BOUGHT @ OVER $43,000 DOLLARS EACH ARE PIECE OF '!@#$% CARS I WOULD UNDE... Read more
Incident date: May 13, 2009
ON MAY 13TH, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A WRECK BUT DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE INTERIOR AND MY LEFT EAR WAS DONE. *TR
Incident date: May 4, 2009
MY 2004 LINCOLN LS AFTER I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT ACCELERATED AT A VERY HIGH SPEED. I HIT A POLE TOTLED MY CAR. *TR
Crash
Incident date: May 4, 2009
MY 2004 LINCOLN LS AFTER I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT ACCELERATED AT A VERY HIGH SPEED. I HIT A POLE TOTLED MY CAR. *TR
Crash
Incident date: May 4, 2009
MY 2004 LINCOLN LS AFTER I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT ACCELERATED AT A VERY HIGH SPEED. I HIT A POLE TOTLED MY CAR. *TR
Crash
Incident date: Apr 1, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359001 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT). THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1,131.42 TO REPLACE THE STEERING KNUCKLE AND THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359001 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT). THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1,131.42 TO REPLACE THE STEERING KNUCKLE AND THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE... Read more