2001 Lincoln Continental Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 9%of 32 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 115,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2001 Lincoln Continental, 9% of the 32 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 115,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“2001 Lincoln Continental / 115,000 miles while driving on the 10 fwy in july 2008, and without activating cruise control, or pressing sharply on the gas pedal, my car began to suddenly accelerate at top speed. The engine roared with a loud sound and immediately went into full operating power. The sound of the engine at full throttle was unmistakable and as I looked at the dash board gauges, I saw my speedometer needle quickly reach 90 MPH and kept moving higher. …”
NHTSA complaint #10246012, filed 2008-10, 115,000 miles“My 2001 Lincoln Continental was purchased new, march of 2001. Several months later I passed through a warning radar detector on the interstate with my cruise control set at 60 MPH. The radar said I was traveling at 54 MPH. I turned around and repeated the pass-through with the same results. I took the car to my dealers service department and they wrote up the speedometer problem. …”
NHTSA complaint #760685, filed 2002-04“When using cruise control and driving down hill vehicle will not maintain speed, vehicle will increase speed depending on down grade, 20 MPH not uncommon, dealer told consumer Lincoln had changed design on cruise control in 1998, all Lincoln vehicles have this feature .”
NHTSA complaint #896653, filed 2001-09Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6 | 18% |
| 2001 | 3 | 9% |
| 2000 | 3 | 5% |
| 1999 | 5 | 12% |
| 1998 | 13 | 18% |
| 1997 | 8 | 8% |
| 1996 | 3 | 6% |
| 1994 | 11 | 6% |
| 1993 | 8 | 7% |
| 1992 | 10 | 8% |
| 1991 | 8 | 4% |
| 1990 | 14 | 9% |
| 1989 | 11 | 7% |
| 1988 | 4 | 5% |
| 1987 | 1 | 11% |
| 1984 | 1 | 17% |
Other parts of the 2001 Lincoln Continental
8 complaintsElectrical system
6 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Lincoln Continental
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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