One problem related to ball joint has been reported for the 1999 Lincoln Continental. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1999 Lincoln Continental. The contact was driving at 45 mph when the front driver side tire failed. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who performed a diagnostic and located the failure at the front tie rod and ball joint, the mechanic advised that the components had failed, causing the tire to wear prematurely and split in half. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 135,000.