Lincoln Continental 1998–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 5107 · NHTSA communication 615324 · issued Dec 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1998–1999
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 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. The pats will not recognize a programmed pats key until the system resets. *tt
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.