Lincoln Continental overheating problems

Filed Sep 30, 2025 · Engine · TN

antifreeze mix with oil , now my motor is bad only had care for 8 months , coolant system ran hot all of a sudden , warning light of overheating stopped asap and had car towed, first appearence on 09/28

Filed Dec 26, 2012 · Engine, Steering · 143,000 miles · MA · crash

The car always beeps overheats and loses steering.

Filed Jan 13, 2005 · Engine · FL

Complaint against motor craft replacement parts. This is the second time I have received defective parts from motor craft. I presently have a 97 lincoln cont. And recently had my A/C condenser replaced along with a tune-up. In the process, the thermostat was replaced. It was a genuine motor craft part. After installation, the car overheated because the new thermostat was defective. My mechanic replaced it with another new thermostat and the car over heated again. The second thermostat was faulty. The mechanic was not upset because he stated ford/lincoln pays mechanics for labor whenever a replacement part is defective. So, mechanics don't care, only the consumer suffers. One mechanic admitted this happens quite often, the supply people will simply place a defective part back on the shelf. The result is dealers want to discourage people from repairing fords/lincolns by making consumers go back for repeated service calls (motor craft thermostat).

Filed Dec 22, 2004 · Engine · CA

Coolant leaked into the passenger compartment which caused fumes to fill up the interior of the vehicle. This caused the consumer to have visibility problems. The windshield was severely fogged up.

Filed Jan 20, 2004 · Engine · 24,000 miles · CA

Engine compartment emits loud noise and 'steam' when in slow traffic or when idling. Trouble traced to faulty air conditioning compressor which has been replaced twice. This was the third occurance in 1 month. This time the engine overheated and left us stuck in traffic.

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Brakes, Engine · NY

Here is the list of problems I've had with this car. 1.purchased from bob mullen auto batavia ny milage: 58702 ,june 3rd 1999 2.returned car 10 days later , AC didn't work, dealer repired at his cost of $500. 3.jan 2000 repair exhaust system. My share of bill $514.00 4. 4/28/2000 monroe muffler, work on front end air suspension, $370 5. 7/28/2000 electric door locks failed, cost $152 for new switches 6. 9/15/2000 took car back to dealer ABS wasn't working estimate to repair..$826, had dealer disarm ABS 7. Dgl engine light stays on. Had to take car to lincoln dealer,,estimated cost to fix all the things discovered to be bad, $3480. Told them I'd take my chances 8. 4/9/2001 took car again to monroe muffler for right air suspension replacement, cost $638.... 9. 4/23/2001 car returned to cole muffler mufflers rotted out already were replaced with new ones plus pipes. 10. 5/01/01 took car to air conditioning center said it had cracked housing repair would cost $575. Made sure windows worked!!! 11. 7/16/2002 took car to transmission center for service. Replaced switch for car would go into 2nd gear cost $121. Still not working right. 12. 4/15/2003 oil pan started to leak, have had to weld busted seam $125 13. Not sure but it shows signs of overheating problems, which may lead to head gasket failure and the car still only has about 80,000 miles!! The car is a continental but has been renamed town car because I don't dare take it out of town.. Thanks for your interest in this matter. This car has got to be the reason for the nys lemon law

Filed Jan 13, 2004 · Engine · CA

Request for database info with history resolution attempts. *mr there was a design flaw in the 3.8 liter v6 engines. The consumer found that the original aluminum heads for the engine had an additional flaw which was a sharply machined transition line running the full length of the heads, which caused the heads to crack along that line when overheated. *sc

Filed Apr 21, 2003 · Engine · 65,000 miles · CT

The vehicle overheated, and smoke emitted from the tailpipe, coolant leaked due to blown head gasket. The dealer was notified. Mr *ph

Filed Mar 13, 2003 · Engine · 92,046 miles · TX

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.

Filed Oct 15, 2002 · Engine · TX

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