The door latch grounds itself to chassis ground when closed. your problem involves a little corrosion in and around the latch. The simple fix is to spray a good amount of WD-40 on all door latches. It worked on my 10998 Lincoln
Yes , a 1997 Lincoln Continental is a front wheel drive vehicle
Vehicle Speed Sensor
A 1993 Lincoln Continental has a listed gross vehicle weight of 4130 pounds. The weight of the car is without any passengers or fluids in the car.
For a 1997 Lincoln Continental : firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 5-----6-----7-----8 front of vehicle
On a 1996 Lincoln Continental : firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 5-----6-----7-----8 front of vehicle > driver
On a 1997 Lincoln Continental : firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 5-----6-----7-----8 front of vehicle
On a 1997 Lincoln Continental : firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 5-----6-----7-----8 front of vehicle > driver
On a 1998 Lincoln Continental : firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 5-----6-----7-----8 front of vehicle > driver
On a 2001 Lincoln Continental : firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 5-----6-----7-----8 front of vehicle > driver
On a 1997 Lincoln Continental : firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 5-----6-----7-----8 front of vehicle > driver
On a 1998 Lincoln Continental : firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 5-----6-----7-----8 front of vehicle > driver
On a 2002 Lincoln Continental : firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 5-----6-----7-----8 front of vehicle > driver