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Complaints Reported By The Department Of Transportation For
1992 LINCOLN Vehicles

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LINCOLN: CONTINENTAL

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ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS Read Details...
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Read Details...
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Read Details...
STEERING Read Details...
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER Read Details...
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER Read Details...
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Read Details...
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Read Details...
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION Read Details...
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK Read Details...
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER Read Details...
AIR BAGS Read Details...
AIR BAGS Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
SUSPENSION:REAR Read Details...
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK Read Details...
TIRES:TREAD/BELT Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Read Details...
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Read Details...
POWER TRAIN Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Read Details...
SUSPENSION Read Details...
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Read Details...
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Read Details...
SUSPENSION:FRONT Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Read Details...
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM Read Details...
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Read Details...
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Read Details...
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM Read Details...
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM Read Details...
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM Read Details...
OTHER Read Details...
WHEELS:CENTER SECTION Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
SUSPENSION:REAR Read Details...
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY Read Details...
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM Read Details...
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM Read Details...
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER Read Details...
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER Read Details...
SUSPENSION:FRONT Read Details...
POWER TRAIN Read Details...
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Read Details...
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM Read Details...
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR Read Details...
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT Read Details...
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Read Details...
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER Read Details...
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM Read Details...
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY Read Details...
SUSPENSION Read Details...
EXTERIOR LIGHTING Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION Read Details...
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK Read Details...
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Read Details...
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM Read Details...
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM Read Details...
SUSPENSION:REAR Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Read Details...
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Read Details...
AIR BAGS Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH Read Details...
OTHER Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH Read Details...
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER Read Details...
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM Read Details...
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM Read Details...
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER Read Details...
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE Read Details...
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM Read Details...
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER Read Details...
OTHER Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Read Details...
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
OTHER Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Read Details...
OTHER Read Details...
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Read Details...
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Read Details...
OTHER Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER Read Details...
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER Read Details...
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR Read Details...
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH Read Details...
SUSPENSION:REAR Read Details...
SUSPENSION:REAR Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...


Fuel Efficiency Ratings for
1992 LINCOLN: CONTINENTAL Vehicles

Data provided by U.S. Department of Energy and the EPA
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Recall Information for
1992 LINCOLN: CONTINENTAL Vehicles

Data provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Recalled ComponentVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Description of DefectVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.8L ENGINES AND ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: ALASKA, COLORADO, IOWA, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KANSAS, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NORTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING. WATER CAN ACCUMULATE WITHIN THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE CONDUIT. IF ENOUGH WATER ACCUMULATES, IT COULD FREEZE WITHIN A LOW AREA OF THE CABLE ROUTING WHEN EXPOSED TO A LONG TERM COLD SOAK AT TEMPERATURES AT LEAST SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW FREEZING.
Consequences of DefectDRIVER CONTROL OF VEHICLE SPEED USING THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM OR THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEM WOULD BE DIMINISHED INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Corrective ActionDEALERS WILL ADD A BOOT TO THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE.
NotesOWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN APRIL 7, 1997.NOTE:OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.ALSO CONTRACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Recalled ComponentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
Description of DefectTHESE VEHICLES ARE ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: ALASKA, IOWA, MINNESOTA, NEBRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA, AND SOUTH DAKOTA. THE VEHICLES INVOLVED ARE 1992-1994 TEMPO/TOPAZ VEHICLES WITH 3.0L ENGINES; 1994 TEMPO/TOPAZ WITH 2.3L ENGINES; 1992-1995 TAURUS/SABLE WITH 3.8L ENGINES; 1994-1995 TAURUS/SABLE WITH 3.0L ENGINES AND 1992-1994 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL VEHICLES WITH 3.8L ENGINES. DURING HIGH WINDS, HEAVY, BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW, AND LOW TEMPERATURES, THE ENGINE COOLING FAN CAN BECOME BLOCKED OR FROZEN WITH SNOW. THE FAN MOTOR MAY NOT ROTATE AND COULD OVERHEAT.
Consequences of DefectTHIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE SMOKE OR FLAMES FROM THE FAN AND/OR SHROUD, THE FAN ELECTRICAL WIRING, OR THE FAN MOTOR RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
Corrective ActionDEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ELECTRICAL JUMPER HARNESS CONTAINING AN AUTOMATIC RESETTING CIRCUIT BREAKER TO PROTECT THE FAN MOTOR LOW SPEED CIRCUITRY FROM OVERHEATING.
NotesOWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN APRIL 15, 1997.NOTES:OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Recalled ComponentSTRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Description of DefectVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGNIA, AND WISCONSIN. THE REAR LOWER SUBFRAME MOUNT PLATE NUT CAN EXPERIENCE STRESS CORROSION CRACKING IF SUBJECTED TO LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO ROAD SALTS. THIS CAN RESULT IN FRACTURE AND LOSS OF THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE SUBFRAME MOUNT ATTACHMENT. DETACHMENT OF THE BODY MOUNTS AT THE REAR CORNERS OF THE SUBFRAME, WHICH SUPPORTS THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, ALLOWS THE REAR CORNERS OF THE SUBFRAME TO DROP.
Consequences of DefectIF BOTH REAR CORNERS DROP, STEERING WOULD BECOME SUDDENLY VERY DIFFICULT, AFFECTING VEHICLE CONTROL AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Corrective ActionDEALERS WILL INSTALL SUBFRAME REAR MOUNT BOLTS, REINFORCEMENT PLATES, AND PLATE NUTS.
NotesNOTE:THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN SUPERCEDES RECALL CAMPAIGN 93V-106.OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN JANUARY 18, 1999.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).










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