Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Lincoln Continental

The contact owns a 1993 Lincoln Continental. While driving approximately 15 to 20 mph, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The failure recurred approximately six or seven times. The vehicle was purchased in March of 2015 from a private owner. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 164,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2002 Lincoln Continental. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently and without warning. The contact attempted to decelerate however, the vehicle would not respond. The contact then crashed into a wall and sustained injuries to her knee and back. There was a police report filed for the incident. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for inspection where they stated that they could not determine the cause of failure. The vehicle was not destroyed but the air bag warning light illuminated a few days after the crash. The manufacturer was notified and stated that there were no recalls for the vehicle. The failure mileage was 110,000. Kmj.

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Vehicle accelerates by itself. I have had the car in the shop approx. Every year for this since 2005 and as recent as June of 08. The dealership usually replaces the idle air control valve but this problem will again service after about one year. I have paid for a complete fuel induction cleaning (10-05-07). The only thing that works is replacing the idle control valve but like I said the problem resurfaces. The car will idle at 500 rpm for normal but idle at 1000 rpm in drive when the problem occurs, if I put the car in neutral it will take off at a high rate of speed and I have to turn it off in order for it to reset itself. During normal operation the car will want to take off by itself at a stoplight and jerk when I release the brake. I particularly notice this to occur when I come off the freeway but it also occurs during normal operation. I took my car in June of this month for this problem but they could not get it to accelerate on it's own. It is now oct. 2008 and the problem is getting worse meaning this happens now about 4 to 6 times a day. The dealership is aware of my situation and they have the history on my car but I'm the one stuck with the bill of getting it fixed. The dealership has the last couple of times worked out a discount because this is a recurring problem but I still have to pay because the warranty has usually run out. They do show me taking it in before the warranty runs out but they can never seem to find the problem until it is so bad to the point of dangerous and the car is doing it all the time, usually after the warranty.

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My car caught on fire under the hood and had to be junked.

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While driving on GS parkway the car accelerated from 65 miles per hr to 100 miles per hr. And would not slow down even when stepping on the brake. The car was speeding out of control while in the middle lane. We then tried to get over to side of parkway onto a grassy hill so we would not hit any other cars. The car slowed down enough for me and my son to jump out on drivers side before the car went full speed ahead toward the parkway but hit a guard rail and flipped over. By some miracle my son and I were not hurt. I called Ford to recall car and they sent letter which said we regret any inconvenience that you have experienced in this matter. Contact your insurance company. I only had liability so insurance company not involved. There could have been many injuries or even deaths including me and my son due to this defect. Car was damaged beyond repair.

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The contact was pulling into a parking space. The foot was on the brakes, the engine revved, and vehicle lurched forward, crashing into a parked vehicle. The vehicle sustained minor damage. There were no injuries. A police report was taken. She took the car to a certified dealer for inspection, and they could not duplicate the problem. No repairs were made.

During bright day light hours speedometer needle is almost impossible to see due to the color of the needle and the dial's background. The needle is dull red, and the background is black. The brightness of the sun makes the needle fade away. The panel and needles function properly on days it's not so bright. The consumer had the dealer paint the dial needle white but that did not fix the problem due to the tinted plastic cover. The manufacturer was notified.

Auto accelerates when attempting to stop, or when in drive and standing still. I have reported this defect to for service and I was informed that no defect was found. Problem has occurred on many occasions. I was also informed by the service department that no technical support memos were issued on this problem.

Auto accelerates when attempting to stop or when in drive and standing still. I have reported this defect for service and was informed that no defect was found. Problem has occurred on many occasions. I was also informed by the service department that no technical support memos were issued on this problem.

Vehicle was left in idle while it was parked, but then it started to rev up until it reached 1200 rpms, and then it got stuck on 3000 rpms contacted dealer.

Driver shifted from park to drive after coming to a stop, it accelerated to 20 mph. After about 100 yards, driver was able to stop vehicle through braking and downshifting. Consumer also stated cigarette lighter was inoperative.

Throttle air bypass failed. Nlm.

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While in reverse or drive gear, vehicle's motor races and lunges unexpectedly on several occasions. Mjs.

When accelerating vehicle pulls extremely to the left. The dealer is not able to correct the problem with the vehicle. Please provide any further details.

Vehicle intermittently experiencing unusual acceleration at a stop position with brakes applied. Vehicle would jump into motion; consumer would have to change gear to neutral in order to get vehicle to stop. Dealer notified, and infomed consumer that problem cannot be duplicated.

Intermittently when coming stop vehicle surged, causing it to continue traveling. Vehicle was taken to the dealership. Dealer was not able to determine what was causing this problem.

Vehicle acceleration while applying brakes on several occasions.