Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||||
| 985106 | 11/01/1998 | 613256 | Some vehicles may exhibit a light scraping / grinding / ticking noise from the front end. *tt | 06/20/2000 | |
| 12078 | 11/01/1998 | 613056 | Vehicles may exhibit a light scraping/grinding/ticking noise from the front end. *mjs | 06/16/2000 | |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - STABILIZER BAR | |||||
| 8199 | 02/01/2000 | 612411 | Some vehicles may exhibit a rattling or clunking noise from the front end (front stabilizer link) under normal driving conditions. | 06/08/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 12/03/2011 | 135000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 1999 lincoln continental. the contact was driving at 45 mph when the front driver side tire failed. the vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who performed a diagnostic and located the failure at the front tie rod and ball joint, the mechanic advised that the components had failed, causing the tire to wear prematurely and split in half. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 135,000. | |||
| 12/03/2011 | 135000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1999 lincoln continental. the contact stated while driving at 45mph the driver front tire failed. the vehicle was towed to the local garage performed a diagnostic. the failure was located at the front tie rod, and ball joint, failed causing the tire to wear prematurely, and split in half. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 135,000. li | |||
| 04/12/2007 | 90000 | 1 | |
| Right spring coil came apart/broke/cracked/fractured and needed replaced. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 04/01/2000 | |||
| When driving suspension is very hard on the vehicle, especially when hitting a pothole. dealership is aware of problem. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - MACPHERSON STRUT | |||
| 01/05/2006 | 90000 | 1 | |
| Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was parked a loud noise was heard. the contact got out of the vehicle and checked to see where the loud noise was coming from. the tires were inspected, and the contact found the front passenger's side tire was cut completely around. the vehicle was towed to an independent garage where they found the front strut broke and punctured the tire.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | |||
| 04/03/2009 | 125000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1999 lincoln continental. the contact stated that the front coil spring corrosion caused the tie rods to corrode and puncture the tire which made it impossible to drive the vehicle. the dealer advised the contact that there were no related recalls. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 125,000. | |||
| 08/05/2007 | 43543 | 1 | 08/01/2004 |
| My 1999 lincoln continental has a broken front coil spring that snapped while the car was sitting in my car port with no one near it. the broken coil spring also broke some plastic linkage part that is hanging down and punctured a brand new tire and the air bag light is also showing on the dashboard now. i know there was a recall for this spring problem #04s17 but ford says that the recall does not include the lincoln. this car only has 43k on it, thank god no one was driving it when this happened, this is obviously a safety defect. i will have to have the vehicle towed and repaired at my own expense according to the lincoln dealer. *jb | |||
| 05/27/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving 55 mph, the consumer heard a popping noise coming from the rear. the consumer continued driving until he reached his home. when he placed the vehicle in reverse, the driver's side tire blew. the problem was due to the coil spring had failed and punctured the tire. please provide any additional information. *nm | |||
| 93000 | 1 | ||
| Front left spring broke and punctured the front left tire while vehicle was in motion moving about 3 mph. *ak | |||
| 12/22/2003 | 50000 | 1 | 06/01/1999 |
| While driving front left coil spring fractured. the end of the spring punctured the tire, causing the tire to deflate. *ak *mr | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| Vehicle is experiencing a toe alignment failure of the rear. tires had to be rotated due to excessive wear on inside treads. please describe details. *ak | |||