1999 Lincoln Continental

Complaint history

When NHTSA received these reports. Changes in reporting alone do not establish a change in failure rates.

Problems owners report

Listed groups have at least 3 complaints. The page includes the 20 largest groups plus any additional flagged groups; some complaints are not assigned to a group.

AI groups complaints by meaning; the groups are approximate. Share ratio compares the problem’s share of this vehicle’s complaints with its share on other vehicles over the last 24 months (shown from 3 recent complaints). A 2× ratio means twice the complaint share, not twice the failure risk. Flags mark unusual shares or recent surges after an AI review of the complaint content. “First signal” does not mean the pattern has persisted continuously.How recall estimates are calculated.

Recalls

• NHTSA recall #03V144000April 9, 200343,459 vehicles affected

  air bags: frontal

  On certain passenger vehicles, the driver and/or passenger side air bag could deploy as a result of underbody impacts near the sensors, such as those occurring from pieces of gravel or debris thrown from the wheels while the vehicle is being operated at moderate to high speed or being accelerated.

  Remedy

  Dealers will recalibrate the air bag sensors. Owner notification began march 31, 2003. Owners may contact Lincoln at 1-800-521-4140.

• NHTSA recall #98V269000October 27, 19982,500 vehicles affected

  fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The fuel rail crossover hose was damaged during fuel rail assembly allowing fuel leakage.

  Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source Can result in fire.

  Remedy

  Dealers will replace the fuel rail with a revised fuel rail assembly.

Other model years

• 1988 84
• 1989 158
• 1990 158
• 1991 203
• 1992 126
• 1993 121
• 1994 190
• 1995 70
• 1996 48
• 1997 96
• 1998 72
• 1999
• 2000 63
• 2001 32
• 2002 33
• 2017 75
• 2019 33