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.
1994 Lincoln Continental engine complaints
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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.
Windshield wiper motor failed, when using tilt wheel they have failed also. Mjs
Air sensor, idle sensor and engine computer replaced. 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.
Engine head gasket prematurely blew, causing the engine to malfunction. Also, transmission has experienced problems. Cause unknown, please give further details.
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.
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.
Replaced air suspension system twice.
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