Ownership Cost for 1994 Lincoln Continental (Executive)
Estimated: $36079 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$984
$472
$413
$374
$335
$2578
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1773
$1826
$1890
$1965
$2054
$9508
Maintenance
$2763
$2398
$1076
$751
$2291
$9279
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$321
$321
$321
$321
$321
$477
Total Ownership Costs
$8269
$7373
$6278
$6145
$8013
$36079
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 3801.798848
Displacement CI: 232
Displacement L: 3.8
Doors: 4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 140
Engine H P_to: 160
Engine KW: 104.3980
Engine Manufacturer: Ford
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: LINCOLN
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: Continental
Model Year: 1994
Other Engine Info: EFI: Electronic Fuel Injection
Plant City: Wixom
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Seat Belts All: Manual
Trim: Executive
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1990
STEERING
STEERING SYSTEM DESIGN RESULTING IN LOCK UP AND ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS, THE TIRES WEAR EXCESSIVELY DUE TO STEERING SYSTEM.
1994
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
PERSISTANT OVERHEATING LAST TWO YEARS. JUST OVER ONE YEAR AGO HEAD GASKET REPLACED AND COVER BY FORD UNDER SERVICE PROGRAM NUMBER 00M09. OVERHEATING HAS RETURNED AND WORSENED TO POINT CAR OVERHEATS AFTER SHORT DRIVES. IN AN EFFORT TO FIND AND SOLVE PROBLEM I HAVE HAD THE WATER PUMP/ RADIATOR/ THERMOSTAT AND COOLING FAN REPLACED. THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE HEAD GASKET OR HEAD ITSELF THAT IS THE PROBLEM. I TALKED TO FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO OTHER PROGRAM UNDER WHICH FORD OFFERED ASSISTED OTHER THAN THE ONE MENTIONED EARLIER. I TOLD THEM THE PROGRAM THEY OFFERED DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY INFORMATION AS TO PROBLEMS WITH THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD AND THEY WOULD NOT COMMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT HE CONSISTENTLY WORKS ON CARS WITH THIS ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR OVERHEATING. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN OFFER. *AK