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2017 Lincoln Continental Seats Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
5%of 75 total for the year
Median mileage
9,800miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the seats of the 2017 Lincoln Continental, 5% of the 75 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 9,800 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.

“Takata recall , on april 25, I was traveling to atlanta, ga from virginia to attend a conference and stopped to get gas and my driver's door locked me inside the car. I had to use the latch to release the lock. I have contacted dealership about the issue and I have not received any remedy to this issue. My vehicle will not let me set the cruise control on the highway, the wrench light stays lit and I'm worried about what else maybe wrong. I'm afraid to drive my car that I'm paying payments on. It has been almost 5 months and still no remedy.”

NHTSA complaint #11253095, filed 2019-09, 28,000 miles

“Driver side seat bracket broke off when getting into car. Dealer took car and repaired seat. Side airbag case was also split and airbag was visible to the eye. This was in june 2017. Same exact thing happened last week. Driver side seat (left side again) broke off as I entered the vahicle. Case of airbag did not break open. Dealer picked up and repaired again. Took car out today after getting it back. Now seat cooling fan is extremely loud in the seat itself. It must be hitting something inside as it rotates to cool the seats no have made a recording. …”

NHTSA complaint #11032135, filed 2017-10, 9,800 miles

“I turned on my heated seats and felt my back burning. I turned it off and called the dealer immediately and noted my brand new winter arctic coat had a hole in it, the seat had a hole in the air bladder of the seat and the entire car was smelling of burning. I have owned the car without problems. My back had a first degree burn”

NHTSA complaint #11443191, filed 2021-12

“The contact owns a 2017 Lincoln Continental. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the front passenger side door erroneously opened. After stopping and closing the door, the failure continued. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and repaired. In addition, while operating the vehicle, the check engine indicator illuminated and the vehicle shook and jerked while changing gears. The vehicle was taken to ganley Lincoln in middleburg heights, ohio where it was diagnosed that the engine was faulty and needed to be replaced. …”

NHTSA complaint #10992286, filed 2017-05, 2,700 miles

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Seats: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201745%
200023%
199823%
199711%
199624%
199523%
199121%
198921%
198822%
1986225%

Other parts of the 2017 Lincoln Continental

Body and structure
20 complaintsOther or unknown
16 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
15 complaintsElectrical system
14 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
11 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2017 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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