1988 Lincoln Continental defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1988 Lincoln Continental. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• REAR LOWER SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY
  Recall Query RQ97009 · opened Aug 29, 1997 · closed Feb 16, 1999 · led to recall 98V323000

  To determine whether the cars that were not included in the safety recall 93v-106 should be recalled due to the same failure phenomenon, and to determine if there is remedy failure issue

• ALLEGED DEFECTIVE TIE RODS
  Defect Petition DP95004 · opened Aug 8, 1995 · closed Aug 30, 1995

  Alleged defective tie rods

• BROKEN TIE RODS
  Engineering Analysis EA94008 · opened Feb 16, 1994 · closed Feb 27, 1995

  There is no summary currently available

• BROKEN TIE RODS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE93058 · opened Jun 15, 1993 · closed Feb 16, 1994

  There is no summary currently available

• SUB-FRM/UNIBODY ABSOR.FAIL
  Engineering Analysis EA92040 · opened Nov 30, 1992 · closed Jun 30, 1993 · led to recall 93V106002

  There is no summary currently available

• SUB-FRM/UNIBODY ABSOR.FAIL
  Preliminary Evaluation PE92056 · opened Jul 1, 1992 · closed Nov 30, 1992

  There is no summary currently available

• ENGINE MOUNT FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE92014 · opened Feb 4, 1992 · closed Jun 25, 1992

  There is no summary currently available

• BRAKE DISC HUB SEPARATIONS
  Engineering Analysis EA90045 · opened Sep 28, 1990 · closed Sep 12, 1991 · led to recall 91V134002

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• PS PUMP PULLEY BREAKS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE89157 · opened Aug 23, 1989 · closed Sep 15, 1989

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• AIR SUSPENSION FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE89026 · opened Dec 20, 1988 · closed Apr 12, 1989

  There is no summary currently available

• ABS FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE88100 · opened Sep 6, 1988 · closed Apr 17, 1989

  There is no summary currently available