2017 Lincoln Continental Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 4%of 75 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 20miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the steering of the 2017 Lincoln Continental, 4% of the 75 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 20 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“I'm writing from lithuania, several month ago I bought Lincoln Continental 2017 after small accident. I ship it to lithuania, repaired it and find out why accident happened.. After all body repair (yes, only body was damaged), all DTC codes clear I take car for test drive, and after ~20ml of drive in city on one of sharp turn my Continental steering wheel locked by itself! I almost hit incoming traffic car, then I understand why accident happens for this car in USA. I'm electronic specialist, so I have knowledge and all equipment for such diagnosis work like this. …”
NHTSA complaint #11164821, filed 2019-01, 20 miles“2017 Lincoln Continental. Consumer writes in regards to steering wheel malfunction. The consumer stated the vehicle had a water leak damaging the computer system. This caused the vehicle to fail while driving.”
NHTSA complaint #11361820, filed 2020-10Related service bulletins
- 10156575Mar 12, 2019Some 2017-2019 F-Super Duty, 2017-2019 Continental, 2016-2019 Edge, 2016-2018 MKX, 2019 Nautilus vehicles may exhibit a U3000:49 diagnostic trouble code (DTC) setting in the…
- 10156571Mar 7, 20192017-2019 F-Super Duty, 2017-2019 Continental, 2015-2019 Edge, 2016-2018 MKX and 2019 Nautilus vehicles may exhibit an inoperative heated steering wheel. For vehicles equipped…
- 10152466Nov 1, 20182013-2019 vehicles equipped with a LKS system with customer complaints of steering wheel vibration, steering pull or vehicle drift may be due to an alert and/or steering aid…
- 10144947Aug 24, 2018When connecting the Vehicle Communication Module (VCM) and Integrated Diagnostic System (IDS) or Ford Diagnosis and Repair System (FDRS) to the DLC located on the driver side…
- 10136613Feb 22, 2018Some 2017-2018 Continental/F-Super Duty vehicles may exhibit a DTC B13BD in the steering effort control module (SECM). This DTC sets when the Ford Integrated Diagnostic System…
- 10127422Nov 29, 2017Some 2017 Continental vehicles built on or before 31-May-2017 may exhibit a steering wheel that does not move far enough when entering or exiting the vehicle. Reprogram the body…
- 10090662Oct 10, 2016When hooking up the vehicle communication module (vcm) and integrated diagnostic system (ids) to the dlc located on the driver side under the steering column at the gwm, make…
Steering: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 9% |
| 2017 | 3 | 4% |
| 2002 | 1 | 3% |
| 2001 | 3 | 9% |
| 2000 | 4 | 6% |
| 1999 | 2 | 5% |
| 1998 | 3 | 4% |
| 1997 | 12 | 13% |
| 1996 | 6 | 13% |
| 1995 | 4 | 6% |
| 1994 | 9 | 5% |
| 1993 | 12 | 10% |
| 1992 | 5 | 4% |
| 1991 | 20 | 10% |
| 1990 | 20 | 13% |
| 1989 | 20 | 13% |
| 1988 | 9 | 11% |
Other parts of the 2017 Lincoln Continental
20 complaintsOther or unknown
16 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
15 complaintsElectrical system
14 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
11 complaintsSeats
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsEngine
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 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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