8.0
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $1,200
- Average Mileage:
- 136,350 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 3 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (1 reports)
- replace hydraulic fan & pump (1 reports)
- replace overflow bottle and other plastic parts (1 reports)
Can not drive it anymore. Runs hot every time you crank it.
- Terry F., Toney, AL, US
Lincoln really messed up with this design. Every American car on this planet that is worth the rubber is sits on uses a belt driven cooling fan. Why on earth did they use hydraulics is beyond me. Wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't near impossible to replace. What a piece of crap.
- Robert K., Overland Park, KS, US
My car started to overhear but only when stuck in traffic. The city I live in has a cronic traffic problem and there is no way around it. Upon my inspection of the car when I was testing it on the weekends, I discovered a leak on the bottom of the coolant overflow bottle. This part sells for about $60 but when you drain the cooling system, you will find other major components of the cooling system are also plastic and the become brittle at about 110,000 miles.
I ended up spending about $300 for the major cooling components as they are dealer-only parts. The biggest hassle is having to order the parts and wait about a week for them to arrive along with the high cost of PLASTIC PARTS! Once you have all the major parts, the job can be done in two afternoons.
I did discover after the fact that you can find metal/aluminum parts for SOME of the components from aftermarket vendors.
- Alex G., San Antonio, TX, US