2000 Lincoln Continental Suspension Problems

“While driving at approx. 10 MPH I heard a loud bang on the morning of 4-24-06. I came to a stop thinking I had hit something in the road. I looked around the back of the car and noticed part of the coil spring on the ground. I knew exactly what it was because the passenger side broke on 4-6-06. If at either time I would have been driving at any substantial speed it could have caused a major accident.”

“A neighbor pointed out that the automobile was sitting several inches lower than normal closer to ground while parked in driveway. I began to check on this every time I went to use the car. Sometimes vehicle was normal height, sometimes lower. I noticed that, sometimes, when I turned the ignition key there was sound heard like a fan operating. I asked questions of people who had owned similar models and was told that there was a problem in this model showing up 4 to 8 years after manufacture. This model has a ride control which involves three ride control settings. …”

“While driving on the highway the car started to accelerate on it,s own and when I applied the brakes they wouldn't work. I had to get off the next exit because I didn't want anyone to get in front of me because it went all the way up to 90 MPH.once I got off it still was accelerating so I drove up on the sidewalk to keep from hitting traffic at the light and got into the grass and it still was going fast and the brakes still not working I prayed and put it into neutral or I would have went right back into the traffic. …”

“The spring on the front driver's side broke, causing the broken end to catch the inside of the tire ripping the entire side and inhibiting steering. Had this happened at any speed while driving an terrible accident could have been caused. There was no prior incident which could have LED to the spring breaking and there is no obvious superficial defect in the spring.”

“Both rear windows have failed and now drivers side window has issues. Front brakes had be replaced and now grind when stopping at high speed. Rear view mirror had to be replaced due to electrical falure. Both outer tye rod ends had to be replaced after ruining both front tires and alinement was not covered by extended warrenty. The cars ride and handling is poor and the interiour noise level is high for a luxery car.”