1990 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

ON THE INTERNET IT STATED FORD HAD CALLBACKS FOR ALL3.8 ENGINES FOR HEADGASKET PROBLEMS BUT ONLY RECALLED A FEW VIN NUMBERS. HOW COULD THEY GET AWAY WITH THAT? YOU AND I AND EVERY MECCHANIC KNOWS THE PROBLEM WITH THE 3.8 ENGINE BY FORD WHY CANT SOME THING BE DONE. I WASNT TOLD OF ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. LUCKY I WAS DRIVING NOT MY DAUGHTER. SHE WOULD HAVE DIVEN TILL IT BURNED THE MOTOR UP. AND THE AIR SHOCKS AT $ 4,000 FOR THE 4 OF THEM THATS ANOTHER FARCE. CANT YOU MAKE THEM AT LEAST INSTALL AT COST ? MY ENGINE OVERHEATED AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE PA. TURNPIKE LUCKY I PULLED OVER AND GOT TOWED WITH A $350 BILL.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING HEATER WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, NOTICE WHITE SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE. TECHNICIAN STATED HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE BLOWN UP GASKET CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAILE AND THE MANUFACTURER IS UNWILLING TO ISSUE RECALL. *YH

WHEN DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY CONSUMER NOTICED STEAM COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MANAGED TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. 8AK

THE FORD 3.8L V6 HAS KNOWN HIGH INCIDENCE OF PREMATURE FAILURE WITH THIS COMPONENT -- THE HEAD GASKET. MY EXPENSES TO REPAIR THIS COMPONENT WERE 1371.77 SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR 9000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THEY HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE AND/OR SALES INCENTIVES TO 1994/1995 OWNERS, BUT WILL NOT EXTEND THE SAME CONSIDERATION OR COMPENSATION TO OWNERS OF OLDER VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THE SAME CONDITION. I AM SEEKING THE SAME INCLUSION OF MY MODEL YEAR UNDER THE SAME SETTLEMENT. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT FORD DENIES THE EXISTENCE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT RATHER FEELS THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS CMPENSATION IS TO INFLUENCE FUTURE PURCHASES, AND THAT CONSIDERATION MADE ON ANY VEHICLE PURCHASED BEFORE 1994 NO LONGER REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT OWNER RETENSION / MARKETING OPPORTUNITY. *AK

ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW. THEY WERE REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND THEN IN1 995 AGAIN UNDER THE RECALL 92M77, NHTSA# SBO30958. IT SEEMS AS IF THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY DECIDED TO KEEP REPLACING THE SYMPTON(BROKEN MOUNTS) UNTIL ALL THE WARRANTIES RAN OUT RATHER THAN FIX THE INITIAL CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED. NLM

VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN & NEEDED REPLACING. MOUNTS WERE BROKEN TWO YEARS AGO & WERE REPAIRED THEN. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL BECAUSE OF A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. DEALER SAID HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS WILL NOT HOLD THE MOTOR TO THE FRAME. WHEN ACCELERATING QUICKLY THE MOTOR WILL JUMP UP AND HIT THE HOOD. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING SMOKE TO COME FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE AND THE HEATER TO BLOW ONLY COLD AIR.

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

RECALL ON THE SUB-FRAME MOUNTS WHICH HOLD TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE DOES NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS WHICH VEHICLE EXPERIENCES.

WHEN DRIVING AIR GETS OUT OF THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. ALSO, THE MOTOR ENGINE MOUNTS WERE REPLACED TWICE DUE TO FAILURE. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS CRACKED, CAUSING A VIBRATION , WHICH MADE A HOLE IN THE POWER STEERING HOSE , RESULTING IN FLUID LEAKAGE ONTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS.

HEAD GASKET DEFECTIVE.

MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED.

MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED.

ENGINE HEAD CRACKED DUE TO OVERHEATING.

ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS DETERIORATED, CAUSING ENGINE TO SHIFT. (RECALL 93V-106.002)*SD

HAD MOTOR MOUNTS RECALL DONE, MOUNTS ARE CRACKED AGAIN. TT CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT MTOR MOUNTS FAILED AGAIN BECAUSE DEALER FAILED TO PROVIDE REINFORCEMENT AS DESCRIBED INT HE RECALL NOTIFICATION NO REINFORCEMENT PLATES WERE INSTALLED ON THE FIRST RECALL WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.*JB

THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 60,000 MILES. *AK

THE FRONT AND REAR STRUT/SHOCK WENT OUT, THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING AND THE BALL JOINT , THE ALTERNATOR. TT

REPLACED BOTH MOTOR MOUNTS DUE TO PLAY IN DRIVE TRAIN/CLUNKING NOISE.