1993 Lincoln Continental engine and engine cooling problems
73 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1993 Lincoln Continental — 60% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The car was purchased from family on november 5, 2004, and the failure occured less than two months later on december 22, 2004. The car has been driven by us less than 1,000 miles and current mileage is only 29,900 as the car was owned by my husband's grandmother. The car is in pristine condition…”
filed Dec 26, 2004
“Engine (3.8l v6) blew head gasket first time at ~60,000 miles. Dealer repaired. Thirteen months later, ~72,000 miles, head gasket blew again. Different dealer repaired, (another $1,600 with no help from manufacturer or previous repairing dealer). Now with ~126,000 miles on vehicle, head gasket may…”
filed Apr 22, 2004
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Some engine assemblies with aluminum cylinder heads repaired in-vehile have been found to leak coolant and/or oil from the cylinder head gasket area. *tt
0214 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 21, 2002
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Continental years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 Continental | 1 | 1% |
| 2002 Continental | 4 | 12% |
| 2001 Continental | 4 | 13% |
| 2000 Continental | 4 | 6% |
| 1999 Continental | 4 | 10% |
| 1998 Continental | 14 | 19% |
| 1997 Continental | 6 | 6% |
| 1996 Continental | 4 | 8% |
| 1995 Continental | 11 | 16% |
| 1994 Continental | 85 | 45% |
| 1992 Continental | 44 | 35% |
| 1991 Continental | 56 | 28% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1993 Lincoln Continental
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.