Lincoln / Continental / 1991
1991 Lincoln Continental problems
Owners have filed 399 complaints about the 1991 Lincoln Continental with NHTSA. Engine and engine cooling accounts for 16.8% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of suspension at 13.5%.
Complaints399
Crashes7
Fires21
Injuries13
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Engine and engine cooling 16.8% · 67
Suspension 13.5% · 54
Service brakes, hydraulic 12.8% · 51
Power train 11.5% · 46
Structure 7.3% · 29
Electrical system 7.0% · 28
Steering 6.8% · 27
Equipment 4.8% · 19
Severity
Of those complaints, 7 describe a crash, 21 describe a fire, 13 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 7 model years of the Lincoln Continental in this data, 1991 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filing volume has held steady, 20 in the last three years against 20 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 120,225 miles.
In owners' own words
During the initial warranty period at 45000 miles the heads on the vehicle were blown due to the manufacture problem which was found out through the dealer. And after 40000 miles the problem is ocurring once again. Although the vehicle has 84000 miles, the engine should not have this much of a problem. Lincooln has nothing but problems with the heads on these 6 cyl vehicles. Please help Engine and engine cooling
Received recall notice (#97v025000). Called dealer for appointment & took vehicle in to service department. Was supposed to do recall. Drove vehicle home & check engine light came on. Took vehicle back to dealer. Was informed the problem was the exhaust gas recirculation valve (eger valve). Was not satisfied w/recall. *Ak problem was taken care of by dealership. *Slc Engine and engine cooling
Request for database info with history resolution attempts. *Mr there was a design flaw in the 3.8 Liter v6 engines. The consumer found that the original aluminum heads for the engine had an additional flaw which was a sharply machined transition line running the full length of the heads, which caused the heads to crack along that line when overheated. *Sc Engine and engine cooling
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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