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103 messages, Last post on Jun 27, 2007 at 8:39 AM
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I'm new to this board but wanted to give some insight on the build quality and NHTSB real-life results. The car did NOT have stability control. It spun out on ice and hit both front end and rear corner. The rear passenger wheel absorbed full energy and the axle broke. Damage included front bumper and grill work up to the hood and rear bumper and the wheel. All windows, doors and trunk worked but hood, no. The interior held together and air bag did NOT deploy! This was a really strong build design. Still, insurance company totalled it. |
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I have a beautiful 1995 Lincoln Continental (beige). The other morning, it wouldn't start. Up to then it ran perfectly. My mechanic suspects it's the Timing Chain. I want to sell it. I recently replaced the air suspension system with the coil suspension system, guaranteed for life of the car. The body is in beautiful condition. (some paint peeled off the rubber front bumper). Inside, there is a ripe in driver's seat upholstery, and the headliner is coming down in the back above the rear window. The passenger window works intermittently (tho it is up, it has never stuck when down) I have done all scheduled maintenance, and kept records of that. Emissions passed easily. What i want to find is a Lincoln Enthusiast, who would love to own and work on the car, and restore it to its day-before-yesterday top-running condition. If anyone knows such a person, Please let me know! Thanks so much, You all ! |
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Replying to: mkovalsk (Jan 29, 2001 5:08 pm) The transmission is shifting roughly and sometimes the check transmission message flashes with an "E" displayed in the drive indicator area. You then have to turn the car off and restart to get this to go away. Some say to change the solonoids in the transmission, which will cost about 1,000 Anyone have any views on this as several people report a long expensive process of back and forth to the Lincoln garage to figure out the problem and try to solve it |
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Replying to: rmcmahon (Apr 21, 2007 10:16 am) Six years is a long time, in the LS world. The team that put it together & got it to market in '99 most assuredly no longer exists. I'm going to go out on a limb here & assume that you bought the thing for a song. The car no longer exists, in terms of what you can buy/lease at a dealer. The LS auto transmission has always given me lots of fodder for my discussions, the points of which are that: 1) the only way to achieve reliability is to have a manual (the LS did that for a few years) & 2) the LS auto appears to offer a number of "opportunities for improvement," some of which were executed. The LS automatic has been problematic since day one. Many work well for a long time. Enough don't that I've become even more convinced that a manual is the only way to go. Automatic transmissions demand expensive service when they fail. Get several opinions from several shops (dealers & independents), then bring your wallet.
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Replying to: cdnpinhead (Apr 21, 2007 12:34 pm)
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Replying to: akirby (Apr 21, 2007 1:06 pm) Good to know. Thanks. My LS will hit 110K in the next few weeks, & I'm planning a journey way north in July which should add another 6-7K. |
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Replying to: akirby (Apr 21, 2007 1:06 pm) A prime example of what is happening at Ford. THe good people who can get good work elsewhere have taken the buyouts. 70% of the rest dont have a good thing to say about the company. Any wonder pessimism rules? |
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Replying to: rmcmahon (Apr 21, 2007 10:16 am) |
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