Service bulletins for the 1998 Lincoln Continental
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
140 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 13355 | 2000-11-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION REGARDING A/C PEANUT O-RING COLOR. *TT |
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| 13126 | 2000-11-16. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO WHITE SPOTS ON WINDOW RUNS AND BELT. *TT |
| 13057 | 2000-11-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. CONCERNS WITH CELLULAR PHONES NOT RINGING WHEN RECEIVING CALLS. *TT |
| 12704 | 2000-11-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SUBJECT REGARDING ALL VEHICLES REQUIRES A PARAMETER RESET TO BE PERFORMED ON THE PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM MODULE (PATS / VIC / HEC) WHEN THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) IS REPLACED. *TT |
| 6035 | 2000-11-07. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TEVES FOUR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (4WABS) MAY EXHIBIT A YELLOW ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES IN MEMORY. *TT |
| 12743 | 2000-11-03. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. EXHIBITING MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC(S) PO351 AND / OR P0356 (COIL PRIMARY CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION). *TT |
| 99-6193 | 2000-11-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. INFORMATION ON RESETTING THE PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS). *TT |
| 11530 | 2000-08-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. WHEN DIAGNOSING CRANK / NO START ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT (PATS) CHECK THE CUSTOMERS KEY RING FOR ANY MAGNETIC OBJECTS LIKE THE MOBILE SPEEDPASS KEY WHICH MAY AFFECT THE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION BETWEEN THE PATS KEY AND THE VEHICLE TRANSCEIVER. *TT |
| 11497 | 2000-08-01. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SLOW FUEL FILL DURING THE LAST ONE OR TWO GALLONS; FUEL GAUGE MAY NOT READ FULL; FUEL GAUGE DROPS RAPIDLY FROM F. *TT |
| 5985164 | 2000-06-20. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. SOME VEHICLES BUILT IN JUNE, 1998 MAY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE WINDNOISE FROM THE FRONT WINDOWS OR B-PILLAR AREA DUE TO A TORN / RIPPED / SPLIT CONDITION INSIDE THE FRONT DOOR GLASS RUN. *TT |
| 985107 | 2000-06-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. CERTAIN VEHICLES WILL NOT START WITH A PROGRAMMED PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT (PATS) KEY FOR 20 SECONDS AFTER AN ATTEMPT TO START WITH A NON-PROGRAMMED PATS KEY. *TT |
| 985106 | 2000-06-20. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A LIGHT SCRAPING / GRINDING / TICKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. *TT |
| 12189 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. INFORMATION ON INSTALLATION A NEW FUEL PUMP , ENSURE THAT THE PUMP HAS PLASTIC SHEATHING OVER THE WIRES. *MJS |
| 12178 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. INFORMATION REGARDING TSB 98-5A-12 (TRANSAXLE/TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASE-VEHICLES TOWED BEHIND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES-RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES) DOES NOT LIST TOWING INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN MODEL VEHICLES. *MJS |
| 12154 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PATS (SECURILOCK) EXCEPT CERTAIN MODELS NOW HAVE AVAILABILITY OF FLEET KEYS THROUGH ROTUNDA. *MJS |
| 12109 | 2000-06-16. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE FROM THE FRONT THE FRONT WINDOWS OR B-PILLAR AREA. * MJS |
| 985036 | 2000-06-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. EXPERIENCING A SLIGHT WHINE / WHIRRING NOISE, MOST OFTEN NOTED UNDER LIGHT TIP-IN ACCELERATION AT 25-40 MPH. *TT |
| 12078 | 2000-06-16. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A LIGHT SCRAPING/GRINDING/TICKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. *MJS |
| 12068 | 2000-06-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLES WILL NOT START WITH A PROGRAMMED PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT (PATS) KEY FOR 20 SECONDS AFTER AN ATTEMPT TO START WITH A NON-PROGRAMMED PATS KEY. *MJS |
| 976011 | 2000-06-12. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. TECHNICIANS EXPERIENCING YELLOW POP-UPS ON SERVICE BAY DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (SBDS)." *TT |
| 8199 | 2000-06-08. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A RATTLING OR CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END (FRONT STABILIZER LINK) UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. |
| 0015 | 2000-06-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER- SERVICE TIP. *MJS |
| 13472 | 2000-05-16. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. FOR VEHICLES THAT REQUIRE CONFIGURATION OF THE ELECTRONIC CRASH SENSOR MOUDLE TO SETTINGS OTHER THAN THE PRESET SETTINGS, THE CONFIGURATION INSTRUCTIONS WERE OMITTED FROM THE SHOP MANUAL. *TT |
| 6558 | 2000-05-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SUBJECT REGARDING THE FORD QUALITY RENEWAL (FQR) LAUNCH. *TT |
| 98165 | 2000-04-07. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT BRAKEW WHEN BRAKING. YD |
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