Lincoln Continental owners have reported 10 seats related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 5 most common seats problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's seats (3 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's front seat power adjust (3 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Seats problems | |
| Front Seat Power Adjust problems | |
| Front Seat Heater/cooler problems | |
| Seat Broken problems | |
| Front Seat Recliner problems |
I turned on my heated seats and felt my back burning. I turned it off and called the dealer immediately and noted my brand new winter arctic coat had a hole in it, the seat had a hole in the air bladder of the seat and the entire car was smelling of burning. I have owned the car without problems. Read details...
The driver side power seat will not retract back. The seat height adjustment and seat back work fine. The motor clicks to engage, but the seat will not move back. Read details...
The heated seat caught on fire. Scc Read details...
Driver side seat bracket broke off when getting into car. Dealer took car and repaired seat. Side airbag case was also split and airbag was visible to the eye. This was in June 2017. Same exact thing happened last week. Driver side seat (left side again) broke off as I entered the vahicle. Read details...
Intermittently when hitting the brake pedal, brakes failed and vehicle went out of control, causing a rear end crash. On July 14th after backing out of driveway, driver put the vehicle in drive and the vehicle went into reverse and hit a tree. Read details...