- VIN: 1LNLM97V2VY69****
- MPG: /
- Year: 1997
Ownership Cost for 1997 Lincoln Continental Base
Estimated: $35294 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 |
$1857 |
$1913 |
$1980 |
$2059 |
$2152 |
$9961 |
Maintenance |
$2763 |
$1973 |
$854 |
$295 |
$2291 |
$8176 |
Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
Taxes & Fees |
$230 |
$230 |
$230 |
$230 |
$230 |
$340 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$8262 |
$7025 |
$6132 |
$5775 |
$8099 |
$35294 |
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Body Class: Sedan/Saloon Displacement CC: 4604.764984 Displacement CI: 281 Displacement L: 4.6 Doors: 4 Engine Configuration: V-Shaped Engine Cylinders: 8 Engine HP: 260 Engine H P_to: 305 Engine KW: 193.8820 Engine Manufacturer: Ford Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline Make: LINCOLN Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA Manufacturer Id: 976 Model: Continental Model Year: 1997 Note: Body Code: FC Other Engine Info: EFI: Electronic Fuel Injection Other Restraint System Info: Seat Belts: 3-point belts in all outboard positions. Plant City: Wixom Plant Country: United States (USA) Plant State: Michigan Seat Belts All: Manual Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC) Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
1998 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
SECURITY FLASHES RAPIDLY WHICH PREVENTS THE IGNITION FROM STARTING. IT ROLLS OK BUT WILL NOT CRANK UP TO RUN. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ALMOST A YEAR AGO, BUT AFTER A LITTLE WAIT IT WOULD FINALLY CRANK. IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS WE HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR ABOUT 4 TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. ON MAR , 2008 WE WERE LEFT STRANDED IN BILOXI, MS REQUIRING A TOW TO THE EASTERBROOK DEALERSHIP FROM WHERE THE AUTOMOBILE WAS PURCHASED IN 2004. AT TIMES THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD FLASH NORMALLY, AND ON THOSE TIMES WE COULD DRIVE ANYWHERE WE LIKED WITHOUT WORRY. FROM OUR PROGRESSIVE DRIVE INSURANCE WEBPAGE I RAN ACROSS A NHTA ITEM # 619266 COVERING THIS COMPLAINT IN 1998 LINCOLN CONTINENTALS WHICH WAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN. WE HAD NEVER EVEN HEARD OF OR RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THIS. I FEEL THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $369.00 REPAIR OF THIS VEHICLE NOT EVEN SPEAKING OF THE PAIN AND WORRY IT HAS CAUSED AND MISSED DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS AND SUCH. OUR FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN 2006 WHEN, AT OUR EXPENSE, WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, WHEN IT FAILED ON INTERSTATE 63, LEAVING US STRANDED, HAVING TO BE TOWED, AND WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR OVER A WEEK. *TR |
1997 |
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR |
A PART IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR RUPTURED, CAUSING A SUBSTANCE TO LEAK . REAR VIEW MIRROR BECAME FOGGY WITH IMMEDIATE FAILURE OF VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO COULD NOT SPECIFY ORIGIN OF PROBLEM. *AK |
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