2017 Lincoln Continental

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

Defective E-Latch (press button activated door latch), rear passenger side door. The button is defective- subject to recall, however, my VIN not included. In addition to the defective button installed on our car; this car has a safety design defect in that the manufacturer has not provided the rear passengers a mechanical means of escape in the event of an accident and the button malfunctions or is defective (as is the case with our vehicle). The manufacturer provides such a latch for the front seat passengers. But apparently had no concern for the safety of the rear passengers. I called Lincoln and alerted them to my concerns- they refused to replace my defective button (car out of warranty and not subject to the VIN specific recall) and similarly were unconcerned regarding my concerns over the hazards presented by the negligent design. All of these cars should be recalled and those E-Latches replaced and the rear doors retrofitted with an emergency mechanical latch.

The contact owns a 2017 Lincoln Continental. The contact stated while driving into her garage, there was an abnormal sound heard. The neighbor arrived and inspected the vehicle and saw that the sound board had detached and was located underneath the rear passenger’s side tire. The neighbor placed the detached part into the trunk and took it to the dealer. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed that the passenger’s side rear inner shield was detached and was missing the required fasteners. The dealer replaced the passenger’s side rear inner wheel housing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 61,554.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT AND REAR DOORS FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED AT STEVENS FORD LINCOLN (717 BRIDGE AVE, MILFORD, CT 06460, (203)876-6464). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR HAD TO BE PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.*DT*JB*DT

TL* THE CONTACT'S GRANDMOTHER OWNS A 2017 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MILLER FORD LOCATED AT 1596 NJ-38, LUMBERTON, NJ 08048, (609) 261-7836, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V077000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V077000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) REPAIR WAS NOT COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER OF 2019. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,780. *DT*JB