general problems of the 2019 Lincoln Continental

The contact owns a 2019 Lincoln Continental. The contact stated that upon attempting to close the front driver’s side door, the door latch failed to lock the door properly. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed, and the contact was advised that the door latch was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Lincoln Continental. The contact stated that upon gently closing the driver's side door, the door cinch system failed to activate as expected. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the door latch pawl motor. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 19v077000 (latches/locks/linkages), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 27,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2019 Lincoln Continental. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the driver's side front door latch did not latch as intended. The contact stated that the latch did not lock as needed, and the door ajar message was displayed. In addition, the contact stated that several times the door latched and unlatched independently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The dealer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 19v077000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 38,250.

The contact owns a 2019 Lincoln Continental. The contact stated that while the vehicle parked and occupied, while attempting to close the driver’s side door, the door failed to latch as intended. The contact stated that the failure had occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer nor an independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 19v077000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered to assist with the cost for the repair. The approximate failure mileage was 29,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Lincoln Continental. The contact stated that the front driver's side door latch failed to engage as needed. The failure rendered the vehicle inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 19v077000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 34,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Lincoln Continental. The contact stated that the front driver side door would fail to open upon exit the vehicle. The contact would be forced to use a lever located on the door to exit the vehicle the dealer was notified of the failure and informed him that his vehicle was not covered under NHTSA campaign number: 19v077000 (latches/locks/linkages). The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and was given the same information. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.