Shuddering vibrating and or hesitating 2019 Lincoln Continental Reserve at around 45-55 MPH

[BostonContinentalReserve]

Hopefully my experience with this issue helps other Continental owners that were as confused as I was about what was causing this issue. I brought my car to my local Lincoln dealership in Massachusetts and described this problem exactly as the title of this post indicates: for some reason the car would shudder, vibrate and or seem to hesitate slightly but only really around 45-55 or 60 MPH. The first time I brought it in they thought the cause was the front driver side wheel which apparently was bent. No surprise there as I hit a massive pothole on the Southeast Expressway that I didn't see in time because of heavy traffic. So I went through with buying a new wheel at a price of $1800.00 with installation, etc. By the way I researched getting a rim through a Ford dealer and cheapest I could get an actual new Lincoln rim was around $1300.00 I'm not putting anything but a matching Lincoln rim on the car for obvious reasons. So anyway, that didn't solve the problem. I brought the vehicle back to my Lincoln dealership and decided to wait as I was anxious to find out if they could solve the problem. About an hour or so later the service rep told me that the problem was the foam inside one of the tires had rolled up in a ball and was causing the issue. The foam is used to reduce road noise. So I was both relieved and surprised to find out this news. There was no charge for the service and I'm very happy it wasn't a more serious issue such as a problem with the all wheel drive or transmission. I hope this helps any of you dealing with this issue. For more information and a visual definitely check out this helpful video.

 

[Mrob1]

Hopefully my experience with this issue helps other Continental owners that were as confused as I was about what was causing this issue. I brought my car to my local Lincoln dealership in Massachusetts and described this problem exactly as the title of this post indicates: for some reason the car would shudder, vibrate and or seem to hesitate slightly but only really around 45-55 or 60 MPH. The first time I brought it in they thought the cause was the front driver side wheel which apparently was bent. No surprise there as I hit a massive pothole on the Southeast Expressway that I didn't see in time because of heavy traffic. So I went through with buying a new wheel at a price of $1800.00 with installation, etc. By the way I researched getting a rim through a Ford dealer and cheapest I could get an actual new Lincoln rim was around $1300.00 I'm not putting anything but a matching Lincoln rim on the car for obvious reasons. So anyway, that didn't solve the problem. I brought the vehicle back to my Lincoln dealership and decided to wait as I was anxious to find out if they could solve the problem. About an hour or so later the service rep told me that the problem was the foam inside one of the tires had rolled up in a ball and was causing the issue. The foam is used to reduce road noise. So I was both relieved and surprised to find out this news. There was no charge for the service and I'm very happy it wasn't a more serious issue such as a problem with the all wheel drive or transmission. I hope this helps any of you dealing with this issue. For more information and a visual definitely check out this helpful video.

Thank you for sharing this, I had no idea that tires could have a foam lining!

 

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Me neither

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[BostonContinentalReserve]

Thank you for sharing this, I had no idea that tires could have a foam lining!

It was the first I ever heard of it so I wanted people to know. I don't think most people are aware of it and unless you have dealt with it before you are going to assume the problem is much more serious.

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[MarkX]

BCR, you did not mention the tire brand; was it a Goodyear as mentioned in the YouTube video? Is this a "feature" of any other brands besides Goodyear?

 

[BostonContinentalReserve]

Yes, I have Goodyear tires but there are many brands that utilize this technology. Here are some examples:

Bridgestone - B-Silent.
Continental - ContiSilent.
Dunlop - Noise Shield Technology.
Goodyear - SoundComfort Technology.
Hankook - sound absorber.
Michelin - Acoustic Technology.
Pirelli - Pirelli Noise Cancelling System (PNCS)