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What 74 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Lincoln Continental

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (74)Crash / fire / injury (2)Body & structure (20)Latches & locks (15)Electrical system (14)Backup camera & sensors (11)Seats (4)Engine (3)Steering (3)Transmission & drivetrain (3)Airbags (2)Brakes (2)

3 of 74 complaints match · Engine · clear filters

Mar 17, 2026Engine

My car has had 1 or all 4 of the outside door latches fail for 3-4 times now over its lifetime. Only under warranty for 10 years or 100k miles. Very expensive repair, at 1500 for 1 latch, or 5500 for all 4. This is almost the value of the whole car now. This happens to ALL Lincoln Continentals and is very infamous & common for them & should be a lifetime recall warranty item for safety. Also, both Catalytic convertor show to be failing within 150k-165k miles which is way too soon. And another very expensive fix.

NHTSA ODI 11724828

Sep 30, 2025Engine

antifreeze mix with oil , now my motor is bad only had care for 8 months , coolant system ran hot all of a sudden , warning light of overheating stopped asap and had car towed, first appearence on 09/28

NHTSA ODI 11690470

May 30, 2017Transmission & drivetrainBody & structureSeatsEngine

TL* 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. IN ADDITION, THE MATERIAL FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT RIPPED AND EXPOSED METAL PARTS THAT MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER WHILE SEATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,700.

NHTSA ODI 10992286

Working with the data? Download all 74 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 21, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2017 Lincoln Continental verdict →