1994 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUS COMPLAINT. RESPONSE FROM LETTER TO PRES. OF FORD ON 3.8L V6 ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON LINCOLN CONTINENTAL WITH 54,436 MILES ON IT: FORD BASICALLY SAID "TOUGH LUCK". DEALER SAYING $1,700 TO $3,000 PLUS TO FIX. MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMS ME THERE IS ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE. THERE ARE SEVERAL PRODUCT AVAILABLE TO FIX THE HEAD GASKET IN THE CAR. ONE HE HAS USED, AND WORKS, IS "STEEL SEAL". COST ABOUT $70 FOR PRODUCT, PLUS A NEW THERMOSTAT, AND NEW COOLANT. I FIGURE WORST CASE AROUND $400 FOR EVERYTHING. IT'S WORTH THE GAMBLE. AS IT IS NOW THE CAR IS JUNK OR THE REPAIR FROM FORD IS MORE THAT THE VALUE OF THE CAR.

Mileage: 54,432

1) SUDDEN ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE 2) BLOWN HEAD GASKET WITH GRAY/WHITE SMOKE FROM BOTH EXHAUST PIPES 3) NO CORRECTION DONE SO FAR. PARKED CAR AND TRYING TO DETERMINE PROPER STEP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 54,344

CAR CURRENTLY HAS A COVER ON IT AND DOESN'T RUN BECAUSE OF A BAD TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 43,692

VEHICLE TAKES AWHILE TO HEAT, COOLENT OKAY, NO EXTERNAL LEAKS, REMOVED PLUGS AND FOUND SIGNS OF COOLENT IN #4 CYL. REPLACED HEAD GASKETS AND SENT HEADS OUT TO MACHINE SHOP. APPEARS TO BE OKAY NOW. ON 06/01/99 AT CALL BACK FOR LEAKING HEAD GASKET THEY FOUND IT LEAKING AND REPLACED GASKETS AT NO CHARGE, THEM ON 08/11/99 THEY FOUND MY ENGINE BANGING AND SAID GASKETS LEAKED AND DAMAGED LOWER BEARINGS AND THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE AT NO CHARGE. ON 04/02/02 THE GASKETS LEAKED AGOAIN AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT.

Mileage: 40,000

THE OWNER DROVE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. WORK WAS DONE TO THE GASKETS. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE COST WOULD BE 1200.00 FOR FURTHER GASKET REPAIR WORK. THE OWNER REFUSED, AND FELT THAT HE WAS BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OFF. *AK *SCC *JB

Mileage: 96,809

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND THE BACK SUSPENSION WENT OUT, DRIVER ALSO HAD PROBLEM WITH STEERING.*AK

Mileage: 100,000

AFTER CAR INSPECTED AND SEVERAL REPAIRS COMPLETED ON MY 1994 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL, EXECUTIVE SERIES IN GOOD CONDITION, THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND THE DEALERSHIP STATED TO TRADE-IN THE VEHICLE. *JB

THE HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED.*AK *JB VECHILE STALLED OUT AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. CONSUMER LEARNED OF EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 100,000 MILES/7 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER DEALER WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE REPAIRS BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OLDER THAN 7 YEARS. VEHICLE IS JUST UNDER MILEAGE WITH 92,046 MILES. *TT

Mileage: 92,046

THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE ALTERNATOR BURNED OUT.*SCC *JB

Mileage: 25,701

I NEVER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS ON THE 94 LINCOLN CONT. AFTER PAYING FOR THE REPAIR I RESEARCHED INFO. IN ALLDATA & THERE WAS A GENERAL RECALL (TSB00M09). I CONTACTED THE DEALERS & IT WAS STILL OPEN UNDER MY VIN #. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO VARIOUS DEALERS BUT NOT ONE OF THEM HAD THE INTEGRITY TO LET ME KNOW ABOUT THIS LINGERING PROBLEM.

THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: RECALL HEAD MOUNT , SUBFRAME, AIR BAG SUSPENSION SYSTEM, AIR SHOCK, REAR STABILIZER AND REAR SHOCK SENSORS-BOUNCING/BOBBING IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, RIGHT REAR TIRE, LEFT REAR AIR STRUT-WAS BLOWN AND WAS DRAGGING DOWN IN BACK, A CONVERSION OF SUSPENSION WAS DONE TO CONVERT TO COIL SPRINGS AND REPLACE ALL 4 STRUTS AND HARDWARE, RECALL BRAKE & MOTOR MOUNT-BRAKE GRINDING, HEAD GASKET, AND INNER TIE ROD. (RECALL #'S 94V129000 & 97V019000) SCC

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 34,000

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, TRUNK WILL NOT GO UP NOR DOWN. CAR WOULDN'T CUT OFF EVEN WHEN THE KEY WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION SHOCKS AND SUSPENSION-SHOCKS ARE CONSISTENTLY BEING REPLACED FOR UNKNOWN PURPOSES. INCLUDING THE AIR SUSPENSION. SY OVER HEATING- RADIATOR AND THERMOSTATS WAS REPLACED AND HAS GONE BAD WITHIN 1 WEEK. TS

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM- WINDOWS, TRUNK WILL NOT GO UP NOR DOWN.CAR WOULDN'T CUT OFF EVEN WHEN THE KEY WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE EGNITION SHOCKS AND SUSPENSION-SHOCKS ARE CONSISTANTLY BEING REPLACED FOR UNKNOWED PURPOSES. INCLUDING THE AIR SUSPENSION. OVER HEATING- RADIATOR AND TERMOSTATE WAS REPLACED AND HAS GONE BAD WITHIN 1 WEEK.

THIS VEH. HAS PREVIOUS SAFETY AND GENERAL RECALLS ON THE ABOVE PROBLEMS. TSB95S22 AND TSB97S66 RE ENG COOLING FAN AND GENERAL RECALLS TSB 98M01 AND TSB00M00 HEAD GASKET RECALLS. THE FORD MOTOR CO AS WELL AS THE DEALERSHIP REFUSE TO HONOR THE RECALLS STATING THEIR 7 YR OR 100,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD. THERE IS A PREVIOUS CUSTOMER COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST THIS MFG ON 01/10/2002, ODIID: 757852. I FEEL THAT IF THIS MFG. CAN NOT HONOR A SAFETY OR GENERAL (RELATED) RECALL FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICE AND THE SAFETY OF THE MOTORING PUBLIC THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THE VEHICLES FROM THE HIGHWAY AND DISMANTLE THEM FOR THE NON RECALLABLE PARTS. THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS LIKE IT ARE BEING OPERATED IN AREAS OF HEAVY FOG CONDITIONS. EMMISSIONS FROM CRANKCASE HEAD GASKETS BLOWING ALONG WITH HEAVY FOG CONDTIONS CAN AND WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. MY VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN MOBILE/BALDWIN COUNTIES HEAVY FOG ALONG THE I-10 BAYWAY (MOBILE/BALDWIN CO.) HAS ALREADY HAD SEVERAL TRAFFIC FATALITIES THAT ARE FOG AND EMMISSION CONDITIONS . AS ALABAMA HAS NO EMISSION CONTROLS IN PLACE THE NHTSA SHOULD INSIST ON THIS MFG HONORING THE SAFETY AND GENERAL RECALLS TO PROTECT THE MOTORING PUBLIC. DT

THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE ROAD WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING DUE TO FAULTY HEAD GASKET AND POSSIBLE CRACKED HEAD OR BLOCK. *YH

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MARCH 2002, BUT BY MID-JULY, IT WAS NO LONGER OPERABLE. MY COLLEGE-AGE SON WAS DRIVING IT HOME FROM WORK WHEN IT OVERHEATED & HE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. AFTER IT COOLED OFF, HE ADDED WATER & DROVE TO A SAFER PLACE WHERE HE ADDED MORE WATER & COOLANT, THEN TRIED TO GET HOME. THE CAR STALLED ON THE SERVICE ROAD/RAMP TO THE TOLLWAY & HAD TO BE PUSHED ASSIDE WITH THE HELP OF A POLICEMAN. I HAVE SINCE BECOME AWARE THAT THERE IS A MAJOR MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THIS CAR REGARDING A FAULTY HEAD GASKET. FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES/7 YEARS, BUT WON'T COVER MY CAR SINCE IT'S NOW OLDER THAN 7 YEARS. MR

ENGINE BLEW OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT T ROD COULD HAVE COME THROUGH THE ENGINE.AK

HEAD GASKET HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE GASKET LEAKING. CONTACTED DEALER.* AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE HEAD GASKET IS POORLY DESIGNED SINCE IF FAILED AT LOW MILEAGE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS MADE. NLM

THIS CAR HAS SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH I HAVE PAID TO GET FIXED SUCH AS THE AIR RIDE CONTROL COMPRESSOR, THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, ALL FUSES, WIRING UNDER THE SEAT, LIGHTS ACROSS THE DASH, THE EMERGENCY FLASHER WOULD NOT TURN OFF. OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED TO THIS CAR WITHIN DAYS OF PURCHASE RADIATOR, TIMING CHAIN AND ALL OIL SEALS,DOOR HANDLES MECHINAM. I CAN NOW FEEL A RATTLE BENEATH MY FEET AS I DRIVE. HAS THERE EVER BEEN A RECALL ON THIS CAR? MY MOTHER HAS ONE LIKE IT AND HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WHICH HAS EXTENDED TO THE TRANSMISSION.

VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING DOWN A HILL AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND STALLED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK *YH

WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING, CAUSING IT TO SHAKE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE DOES NOT OVERHEAT, BUT ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND RESTARTS AFTER 30 MINUTES. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS WHO CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC

THIS CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A (B) RECALL (00M09)ON JULY OF 2000 WITH APPROX. 50000 MI. ON IT FOR A POTENTIAL HEAD GASKET FAILURE. MR. MACDONALD WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO NEED FOR SERVICING AT THAT TIME. APPROX. 3000 MI. LATER,THE CAR DEVELOPED OVER-HEATING AND HARD STARTING. IT WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED.I FEEL THE DEALER/MFR. FAILED IN THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES TO CORRECT THE SITUATION WHEN THEY COULD HAVE ON JULY 2000,THUS LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE.*AK

THIS CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A (B) RECALL (00M09)ON JULY OF 2000 WITH APPROX. 50000 MI. ON IT FOR A POTENTIAL HEAD GASKET FAILURE. MR. MACDONALD WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO NEED FOR SERVICING AT THAT TIME. APPROX. 3000 MI. LATER,THE CAR DEVELOPED OVER-HEATING AND HARD STARTING. IT WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED.I FEEL THE DEALER/MFR. FAILED IN THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES TO CORRECT THE SITUATION WHEN THEY COULD HAVE ON JULY 2000,THUS LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE.

ENGINE MOUNTS ARE FAILING. ALSO, THERE IS AN OIL LEAK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ENGINE MOUNTS ARE FAILING. ALSO, THERE IS AN OIL LEAK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

EMPERATURE NEEDLE GOES TO HOT, AND CONSUMER CAN SMELL COOLANT/ WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM EXHAUST. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT MACHINE THE GASKETS. ANY KIND OF HEAT WILL WARP GASKETS. CONSUMER FELT DEALER SHOULD HAVE MACHINED THE GASKETS BEFORE, AND THEY WSOULD NOT HAVE NOT WARPED THAT SOON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.*AK

PERSISTANT OVERHEATING LAST TWO YEARS. JUST OVER ONE YEAR AGO HEAD GASKET REPLACED AND COVER BY FORD UNDER SERVICE PROGRAM NUMBER 00M09. OVERHEATING HAS RETURNED AND WORSENED TO POINT CAR OVERHEATS AFTER SHORT DRIVES. IN AN EFFORT TO FIND AND SOLVE PROBLEM I HAVE HAD THE WATER PUMP/ RADIATOR/ THERMOSTAT AND COOLING FAN REPLACED. THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE HEAD GASKET OR HEAD ITSELF THAT IS THE PROBLEM. I TALKED TO FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO OTHER PROGRAM UNDER WHICH FORD OFFERED ASSISTED OTHER THAN THE ONE MENTIONED EARLIER. I TOLD THEM THE PROGRAM THEY OFFERED DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY INFORMATION AS TO PROBLEMS WITH THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD AND THEY WOULD NOT COMMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT HE CONSISTENTLY WORKS ON CARS WITH THIS ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR OVERHEATING. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN OFFER. *AK

PERSISTANT OVERHEATING LAST TWO YEARS. JUST OVER ONE YEAR AGO HEAD GASKET REPLACED AND COVER BY FORD UNDER SERVICE PROGRAM NUMBER 00M09. OVERHEATING HAS RETURNED AND WORSENED TO POINT CAR OVERHEATS AFTER SHORT DRIVES. IN AN EFFORT TO FIND AND SOLVE PROBLEM I HAVE HAD THE WATER PUMP/ RADIATOR/ THERMOSTAT AND COOLING FAN REPLACED. THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE HEAD GASKET OR HEAD ITSELF THAT IS THE PROBLEM. I TALKED TO FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO OTHER PROGRAM UNDER WHICH FORD OFFERED ASSISTED OTHER THAN THE ONE MENTIONED EARLIER. I TOLD THEM THE PROGRAM THEY OFFERED DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY INFORMATION AS TO PROBLEMS WITH THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD AND THEY WOULD NOT COMMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT HE CONSISTENTLY WORKS ON CARS WITH THIS ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR OVERHEATING. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN OFFER. *AK

PERSISTANT OVERHEATING LAST TWO YEARS. JUST OVER ONE YEAR AGO HEAD GASKET REPLACED AND COVER BY FORD UNDER SERVICE PROGRAM NUMBER 00M09. OVERHEATING HAS RETURNED AND WORSENED TO POINT CAR OVERHEATS AFTER SHORT DRIVES. IN AN EFFORT TO FIND AND SOLVE PROBLEM I HAVE HAD THE WATER PUMP/ RADIATOR/ THERMOSTAT AND COOLING FAN REPLACED. THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE HEAD GASKET OR HEAD ITSELF THAT IS THE PROBLEM. I TALKED TO FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO OTHER PROGRAM UNDER WHICH FORD OFFERED ASSISTED OTHER THAN THE ONE MENTIONED EARLIER. I TOLD THEM THE PROGRAM THEY OFFERED DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY INFORMATION AS TO PROBLEMS WITH THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD AND THEY WOULD NOT COMMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT HE CONSISTENTLY WORKS ON CARS WITH THIS ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR OVERHEATING. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN OFFER. *AK

PERSISTANT OVERHEATING LAST TWO YEARS. JUST OVER ONE YEAR AGO HEAD GASKET REPLACED AND COVER BY FORD UNDER SERVICE PROGRAM NUMBER 00M09. OVERHEATING HAS RETURNED AND WORSENED TO POINT CAR OVERHEATS AFTER SHORT DRIVES. IN AN EFFORT TO FIND AND SOLVE PROBLEM I HAVE HAD THE WATER PUMP/ RADIATOR/ THERMOSTAT AND COOLING FAN REPLACED. THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE HEAD GASKET OR HEAD ITSELF THAT IS THE PROBLEM. I TALKED TO FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO OTHER PROGRAM UNDER WHICH FORD OFFERED ASSISTED OTHER THAN THE ONE MENTIONED EARLIER. I TOLD THEM THE PROGRAM THEY OFFERED DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY INFORMATION AS TO PROBLEMS WITH THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD AND THEY WOULD NOT COMMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT HE CONSISTENTLY WORKS ON CARS WITH THIS ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR OVERHEATING. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN OFFER. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT HEAD GASKET AND FRONT TIMING CASE WERE LEAKING. ALSO, BRAKE /PADS AND SHOES/ MACHINE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING SERVICE PROGRAM 98M01, PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. ONLY EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM AFTER THIS PROGRAM'S EXPIRATION DATE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILE HEAD GASKET FAILURE, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF TROUBLE, HOWEVER ON A SEPARATE OCCASSION, CONSUMER WAS ON HER WAY TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY, JUST AS SHE WAS TURNING INTO DEALERSHIP THE OVERHEATING WARNING BEGAN TO SOUND, UPON INSPECTION THERE WAS A HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSING COOLANT BEING IN THE CYLINDERS AND THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. *JB

VEHICLE OVERHEATED, AND STALLED. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ANTIFREEZE SMELL. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS HEAD GASKET. THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATED, AND STALLED. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ANTIFREEZE SMELL. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS HEAD GASKET. THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

VEHIOCLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED DUE TO IGNITION MODULE AND STARTER FAILURE. A SOLNOID FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE VERHICE TO STALL. *YH

HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWNOUT. FORD HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY ON VEHICLE; HOWEVER, VEHICLE EXCEEDS 7 YEAR LIMIT. *AK *SLC

A PISTON CRACKED WITHIN TRANSMISSION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK COMPUTER FAILED WHILE REPAIRING TRANSMISSION. ALSO, THE HEAD GASKET BLEW UP AT 50000 MILES. *YH

LEFT AND RIGHT MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HAD RECENT HEADGASKET FAILURE, REPORTED TO LINCOLN, AFTER REPEAT CONVERSATIONS CORRECTED PROBLEM. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. WHEN I HAD IT TOWED I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A WARRANTY EXTENSION ON IT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THE WARRANTY EXTENTION HAD EXPIRED ON 10/01/00. I DID NOT GET A NOTICE OF THE WARRANTY EXTENTION. I HAD TO PAY $1800 TO GET THE CAR REPAIRED. I TALKED TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER AND BOTH SAID THAT I COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS.

VEHICLE STARTED AND HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. VEHICLE WAS RECALLED #98M01KITBB, AND MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. ALSO, VEHICLE HAD PROBLEM WITH GOING INTO GEAR. GEAR SHIFT GOT STUCK, IT WAS HARD, AND IT PULLED. THERE WAS NO SPEED. FLUIDS WON'T STAY IN VEHICLE. *AK

AFTER A TUNE UP AND COMPLETE CHECK CONSUMER DROVE ABOUT 250 MILES AND ANTI-FREEZE STARTED BOILING IN THE OVERFLOW CONTAINER, AND A WARNING BELL STARTED TO RING. CONSUMER PULLED INTO A GAS STATION, AND ALL THE ANTI-FREEZE RAN OUT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR BECAUSE CONSUMER COULD NOT MAKE IT BACK WITH OUT IT. *AK

AFTER A TUNE UP AND COMPLETE CHECK CONSUMER DROVE ABOUT 250 MILES AND ANTI-FREEZE STARTED BOILING IN THE OVERFLOW CONTAINER, AND A WARNING BELL STARTED TO RING. CONSUMER PULLED INTO A GAS STATION, AND ALL THE ANTI-FREEZE RAN OUT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR BECAUSE CONSUMER COULD NOT MAKE IT BACK WITH OUT IT. *AK

IN APRIL 2000 AT POULSON, NJ ENGINE DEVELOPED A NOISE LIKE TAPPETS OR LIFTER CLANING. WE HAD THE CAR DROVE TO PAGE, AZ (100 MILES) TO THE FORD LINCOLN DEALERSHIP, THEIR INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE CONFIRMED THE ROD WAS LOOSE. THE ENGINE WAS RUNINED, NO ENGINE WERE AVAILABLE TO REPLACE OUR ENGINE. THE REASON GIVE WAS BECAUSE OF THE "HEAD GASKET FAILURES".

IN APRIL 2000 AT POULSON, NJ ENGINE DEVELOPED A NOISE LIKE TAPPETS OR LIFTER CLANING. WE HAD THE CAR DROVE TO PAGE, AZ (100 MILES) TO THE FORD LINCOLN DEALERSHIP, THEIR INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE CONFIRMED THE ROD WAS LOOSE. THE ENGINE WAS RUNINED, NO ENGINE WERE AVAILABLE TO REPLACE OUR ENGINE. THE REASON GIVE WAS BECAUSE OF THE "HEAD GASKET FAILURES".

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING AND TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO A ROD WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH BROKE DESTROYING THE ENTIRE ENGINE. ENGINE WAS RUINED BECAUSE OF HEAD GASKET FAILURE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATES THE ENGINE NEED REPLACING. *AK *ML

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE..*AK

CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO 6 10 2000 ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT EVEN THOUGH THEY SAY THAT A RECALL WAS NOT SENT OUT TO ALL OWNERS OF THIS CAR. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND HE WAS NOT CONTACTED EITHER. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE SAME RECOURSE THAT ALL OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAD! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN RECAL.

HEAD GASKETS BLOWN, TOWED TO LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND TOLD NEEDS NEW ENGINE WOULD NOT JUST REPLACE HEADGASKER, CALLED DULANEY MOTORS AND THEY SAID ONLY HEADGASKET NEEDS REPAIR SO I AUTHORIZED. IN MAY 2000 TEMPERATURE/OIL GAUGE WOULD BECOME VERY ERRATIC AND ENGINE WARNING BUZZER WOULD SOUND. RETURNED CAR TO DULANEY WHICH THEY KEPT FOR ALMOST A WEEK AND REPORTED NOTHING WRONG, TOOK CAR TO FOX LINC/MERC DEALERAND THEY DIAGNOSED EXCESSIVE ENGINE BEARING WEAR AND ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. AM WITHOUT A CAR WAITING FOR DULANEY TO ASSESS THE ENGINE PROBLEM.THEY HAVE STATED THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE ENGINE UNLESS I PAY FOR IT. SO BEWARE, VERIFY THE ENGINE DOES NOT NEED REPLACING WHEN THE HEADGASKET BLOWS. *AK

CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOW OIL PRESSURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE BEARING WEAR. NLM

HEAD GASKET WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 75000 MILES AND LATER TO 100000 MILES. IT SHOULD BE EXTENDED FURTHER. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO ENGINES, TWO TRANSMISSIONS, TWO SETS OF MOTOR MOUNTS, BEEN IN NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPAIRS TO THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. WE SPENT OVER $20,000.00 IN 1999 FOR REPAIRS. WE PAID FOR A RADIATOR THAT WAS NOT DEFECTIVE AT ALL, (JUST FOUND THIS OUT LAST WEEK), A WATER PUMP AND A VALVE BODY AFTER A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE 1994 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL WAS A "REAL LEMON" AND MORE SHOULD BE DONE TO PROTECT CONSUMERS AGAINST HAVING TO PAY FOR THESE VEHICELS AND THEN HAVING TO PAY TO REBUILD THEM.

I JUST RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT MY ENGINE MAY BE COVERED UNDER SOME RECALL BY FORD. I HAVE PAID TO HAVE MY HEAD GASKETS REPLACED ON MY CAR TWICE AND CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY FORD IS DRAGGING THEIR FEET GIVEN ALL THE DATA THEY ARE AWARE OF. I HOPE MY DATA WILL SOLIDIFY SOME TYPE OF ACTION AGAINST FORD. I'VE LAID OUT OVER $4,000 TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED BECAUSE I LIKE THE CAR AND NOW I FIND OUT THAT FORD KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER DATA ABOUT THIS CONDITION, PLEASE CONTACT ME. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

MY ENGINE DIED! CHECKED THE INTERNET. MANY OTHERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM. NO WARNING. TAKE CARE OF VEHICLE AND ITS DIES FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN FAULTY HEADGASKETS. LISTED AS A NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS, NOT A RECALL. DUH!! MY FAMILY IS SUFFERING DUE TO A FORD ERROR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THE COOLANT SEEPED THRU THE HEADGASKETS INTO THE OIL AND TOTALLY RUINED MY ENGINE AND I CANT EVEN HAVE THE BREAKDOWN I DESERVE TO HAVE. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL THESE INNOCENT BUYERS WHO TRUSTED THE NAME LINCOLN. PLEASE...DO SOMETHING TO HELP MY FAMILY. I HAVE CHILDREN AND FOSTER CHILD AND DAY CARE KIDS...I NEEDED MY CAR. I TOOK CARE OF IT, BUT IT DIDNT TAKE CARE OF ME. IT WAS SERVICED RELIGOUSLY. IT WAS BABIED. MY CAR IS AT GORDIE BOUCHE LINCOLN MERCURY WAITING FOR ME TO FIND $3,500.00 TO PUT A NEW ENGINE IN IT. ANYONE WANT TO TAKE OUT A LOAN ON A 94. MESS. AND NOT MY FAULT. AND NOT AN ACT OF GOD EITHER. AN ACT OF HUMAN NEGLIGENCE AT WIXOM PLANT, JOB 1, SO THE RECALL NOTIFICATION 98M01 READS. I FEEL LIKE A VICTIM AND I DONT LIKE THAT FEELING. PLEASE ADVISE. I PLAN TO CALL DATELINE AFTER YOU SEND ME MORE INFO AND MORE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ONE!! D. OGDEN, MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER, WHO BELIEVES IN INTEGRITY AND HONORABILITY, EVEN FOR FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED ON 11/5/94 TOWED TO BLOUNT STRANGE LINCOLN MERCURY. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE CHUCK CUNNINGHAM ADVISED WAS UNUSUAL INCIDENT AND RARELY SEE THESE FAILURES. ADVISED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1500.00 DOLLARS OR MORE TO GET THIS FIXED. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED ALSO STEAM AND WATER ENTERED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER NOTED THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. PARTS WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER NOTE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS CRACKED, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.

ENGINE BECAME NOISY AND FAILED AFTER RECALL REPAIR OF A FAULTY HEAD GASKET WAS REPAIRED. NLM

WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY MANFACTURER OF GASKET PROBLEM; HAD TO REPLACE; 3500 MI LATER ENGINE HAS FAILED-VALVES/BEARING(?) *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING. FAILURE WAS IMMEDIATE IN NATURE AND GAVE NO PRIOR WARNING OF EXISTING PROBLEM. WE HAVE LEARNED THROUGH RESEARCH FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE 3.8L ENGINES. *AK

CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF A HEAD GASKET RECALL WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE FAILURE. NLM

THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND ENGINE FORD HAS ISSUED A NOTICE TO OWNERS THAT THEY WILL FIX ALL CARS THAT FAIL WITHIN SIX YEARS OR 75000 MILES THIS CAR IS OVER THE SIX YEAR PROID BY THREE MONTH AND FORD WILL NOT HELP IN THE REPAIRS WHICH I WAS QUOTED A PRICE $1200.00 FOR REPAIR THE ENGINE I BET THIS CONDOCTION HAS COST THOUSAND ON LINCOLN OWNERS A LOT OF MONEY ,IT A SHAME THAT THE COMSUMER HAS TO PAY FOR FORDS MISTAKE OF USING FALTY HEAD GASKETS. *AK

HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR REPAIRS, TO NO AVAIL. MOTOR KNOCKS DRASTICALLY, ENGINE LEAKS WHEN PARKED ON SLIGHT DOWNHILL SLOPE, NEW SHOCKS/STRUTS SQUEAK TERRIBLY, LOUD THUNKING NOISE IN REAR END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. GAS MILEAGE VERY ERATIC, REAR HIGH MOUNT BRAKE ASSEMBLY MELTED. HELP!

IT IS PROOF THAT THE 3.8L ENGINE HAS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT TO HEAD GASKETS AT THE TIME THE HEAD GASKET LET GO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC VISABILITY WAS ZERO THE OUTCOME COULD BE LOSS OF LIFE IF CAR CRASHED INTO A POLE THE STEAM THAT CAME OUT OF THE EXAHUST WAS SO GREAT.ALSO CAR CAN STALL AND LOSS OF CONTROL IS ALSO A FACTOR. IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND RECALL OF THERE PRODUCT WHOULD BE IN THE BEST INTREST OF SAFTY

IT IS PROOF THAT THE 3.8L ENGINE HAS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT TO HEAD GASKETS AT THE TIME THE HEAD GASKET LET GO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC VISABILITY WAS ZERO THE OUTCOME COULD BE LOSS OF LIFE IF CAR CRASHED INTO A POLE THE STEAM THAT CAME OUT OF THE EXAHUST WAS SO GREAT.ALSO CAR CAN STALL AND LOSS OF CONTROL IS ALSO A FACTOR. IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND RECALL OF THERE PRODUCT WHOULD BE IN THE BEST INTREST OF SAFTY

LEFT WHEEL SEAL TO THE TRANSMISSION HAS A LEAKAGE. ALSO, ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WHICH CAUSED OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE, AND RADIATOR TO LEAK ANTI-FREEZE. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S SIDE LEFT WINDOW FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME THAT CINSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *AK

LEFT WHEEL SEAL TO THE TRANSMISSION HAS A LEAKAGE. ALSO, ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WHICH CAUSED OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE, AND RADIATOR TO LEAK ANTI-FREEZE. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S SIDE LEFT WINDOW FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME THAT CINSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *AK

ENGINE GASKET BLEW. FORD SAYS IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM, MBP INSURANCE SAYS IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM. LINCOLN DEALER SAYS THEY WON'T LOOK AT IT UNTIL WE AGREE TO PAY FOR THEM TO TEAR THE ENGINE DOWN. MINIMUM OF $700.00.

RIGHT FRONT MOTOR MOUNT BUSTED. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING/ ENGINE RAISED UP 8 INCHES, AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD STICK. *AK HEAD GASKET BLOWN AND REPLACED. *YH

THE HEAD GASKET WENT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FAILURE IN FORD'S 3.8L ENGINE. THIS FAILURE IS KNOWN TO FORD AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING DUE ENGINE HEAD GASKET THAT BLOWING OUT. *AK

ENGINE BLEW,PROBABLY DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE. HEAD GASKET HAD BEEN REPLACED AT RECALL 8 MONTHS PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE. HAD CAR IN TO DEALER FOR COOLANT LEAK, JUST 300MI BEFORE ENGINE FAILURE.NEITHER DEALER OR FORD WOULD TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILY FOR ENGINE FAILURE

THIS FAILURE DETECTED SIMILAR WORK IN THIS AREA, PRIOR TO MY OWNERSHIP. IS THIS A LEMON RESOLD AFTER HEAD GASKET/TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AS A FORD PROGRAM CAR? THE MILEAGE OF BEARING REPLACEMENT IS VERY, VERY LOW. WE PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH 31K SO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WERE HIDDEN FROM US.

WE PURCHASED CAR AS A COMPANY PROGRAM AND FOUND THINGS WRONG AT THAT TIME WHICH INDICATED CAR HAD BEEN IN SOME SORT OF ACCIDENT WHICH WE WERE NOT INFORMED OF TILL WE DISCOVERED THINGS LATER, SUCH AS INSIDE OF BACK RIM BENT, PIECES OF GLASS INSIDE BACK PAKAGE TRAY, RUBBER BUMPER MISSING ON 2 LEFT DOORS, AND AIR BAG WARNING WIRES UNHOOKED INSIDE STEERING WHEEL. AT 35000 MILES THE HEAD GASKET BLEW ON MOTOR(COVERED BY WARRANTY) THEN RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 50000 MILES WE HAD 2 MASS AIR SENSORS FAIL, THEN THE IDLE CONTROL AND AT 56000 MILES FOUND LOW KNOCK IN ENGINE AND WHEN OPENED FOUND MANY WORN AND BAD PARTS IN ENGINE TO THE POINT WE HAD TO PUT NEW ENGINE IN CAR AT OUR OWN EXPENSE. DEALERS OR FORD MOTOR CO. WOULD NOT PAY ANY. CAR HAD ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT 2000 MILES SINCE WE'VE HAD IT AND DIDN'T USE ANY OIL. WE BELIEVE THIS FAILURE UNCALLED FOR AT THIS MILEAGE WITH THIS HIGH PRICED OF A CAR. THE LOCAL DEALER SHIP HAD 4 CARS IN THEIR SHOP AT THE SAME TIME WITH THIS 3.8 V6 ENGINE BEING REPLACED. ALSO FOUND A FORD VAN IN THE COMMUNITY AT A DIFERANT DEALER WITH SAME MOTOR OUT AT JUST UNDER 50000 MILE. SEEMS TO ME WITH THE CARE WE GAVE CAR AND THE DAMAGE FOUND TO THE CRANKSHAFT. PISTONS AND CAMSHAFT OF OUR ENGINE, THESE ENGINES MUST BE FAULTY FROM START.

VALVES REPLACED, VALVE COVER HEAD GASKET REPLACED. MJS

AIR SENSOR, IDLE SENSOR AND ENGINE COMPUTER REPLACED. MJS

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. MJS

ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. FORD HAS A EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 75,000 OR 6 YEARS. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET PREMATURELY BLEW, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MALFUNCTION. ALSO, TRANSMISSION HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS. CAUSE UNKNOWN, PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NOT INFORMED OF PRE-EXISTING DEFICIENCY WITH HEAD GASKETS WHICH RESULTED IN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF ENGINE

REVIEW OF YOUR HOTLINE INDICATES THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS OF WHICH I HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THERE WAS NO OVERHEATING. COST OF REPAIR $5300.00

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE LOSING TWO QUARTS OF ANTI-FREEZE A MONTH, AND NO SIGN OF LEAKING COULD BE FOUND. DEALER NOTIFIED & INSPECTED THE VEHCLE, AND INFORMED T COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK

ENGINE FAILED 3 TIMES. IN ADDITION, BRAKING SYSTEM/AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM/SHOCKS/WIRING HARNESSAND AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR MALFUNCTIONED.

ENGINE GASKET FAILURE.

HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE WITHIN 76000 MILES.

ENGINE GASKET FAILURE.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ENGINE.

THE ENGINE OVERHEATS BECAUSE OF THAT THE CAR HAS TO BE CUT OFF. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER BEFORE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. 2 HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

NOISY ENGINE.