Lincoln Town Car Complaints

3,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10631140September 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT. I WAS MAKING A SLIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT AT THE TIME OF DEPLOYMENT. THE CAR DID NOT HIT OR COME IN CONTACT WITH ANYTHING AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT PRIOR. NO ONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AT THE TIME OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630311September 3, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWNCAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN HAD CAUSED THE CONTROL BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME NON ADHESIVE CAUSING THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURES TO MALFUNCTION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630422September 3, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STRUCTURE
BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND TOO OFTEN, WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED AS WELL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ADVANCE (EITHER FORWARD OR IN REVERSE). I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER (MALOUF) AND WAS TOLD THEY FOUND NO DEFECT AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SAFETY BULLETINS AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO. I SEE, FROM READING THE N.H.T.S.A. REPORTS THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON COMPLAINTS AND THE SAFETY BOARD SHOULD FORCE FORD/LINCOLN TO INSTALL SOME DEVISE THAT PREVENTS ENGAGING BOTH THE BRAKE AND THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630232September 2, 2014
SUSPENSION
NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V328000 FORD RECALL NUMBER IS 04S16 MY CAR STARTED MAKING NOISE IN THE REAR AND WHEN CHECKED THERE WAS SOME OIL LEAKAGE ON THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM IN 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH A RECALL AND WAS ASKED TO CHECK THE MANUFACTURER OR DEALER IF MY CAR IS PART OF SAFETY RECALL. FORD REPRESENTATIVE KEPT SAYING THAT MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAS EXACT ISSUE AS REPORTED VIA NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V328000 / FORD RECALL NUMBER IS 04S16. ALSO, MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN 10/02, IN THE SAME TIME FRAME MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. FOR KNOWN ISSUES DURING MANUFACTURING, I AM EXPOSED TO LIFE THREATENING RISK. WHY IS FORD NOT RECALLING ALL CARS DURING THE TIME FRAME AND ALSO NHTSA IS NOT MAKING FORD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ITS MISTAKE ? I KINDLY REQUEST NHTSA TO REVIEW THIS RECALL AND INCLUDE PERSONAL OWNED VEHICLES TOO IN IT - TO MAKE IT A JUSTIFIED RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627981August 25, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY A SHERIFF NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN CASE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627561August 22, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE
WHEN IT RAINS THE WATER RUNS OFF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, THE WATER GOES DOWN TO THE GROUND BETWEEN THE KICK BOARD AND THE FENDERS AND PROPERLY DRAINS TO THE GROUND. THE PROBLEM IS: ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE WATER FROM THE WINDSHIELD COMES IN THROUGH THE KICKBOARD AREA FLOODING THE FLOORBOARD. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM. WATER COMES IN AND DAMAGES THE CARPET. LEAVES A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627140August 21, 2014
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN HEAVY RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED AND THEN SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627150August 21, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
THIS WELL-MAINTAINED CAR IS KEPT IN A PRIVATE GARAGE. I CRANKED CAR IN THE MORNING AND AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE TO DEALER WITHOUT PROTECTION OF AN OPERATIONAL AIR BAG SYSTEM. DEALER IDENTIFIED PROBLEM AS PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT SEATBELT PRETENSIONER BUT THERE HAD BEEN NO PASSENGER IN CAR EITHER THE LAST TIME IT WAS DRIVEN OR AS THE CAR WAS CRANKED AND AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A PROBLEM EXISTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626547August 20, 2014
SUSPENSION
BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM CONTROL ARM CAUSING CONTROL ARM TO DROP TO THE GROUND. THE SAME AS YOUR RECALL98V322000 BUT CALLING LINCOLN THEY SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. EVEN THOUGH IT DID EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL SAID. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622474August 15, 2014
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD BEEPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622344August 14, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V385000 (STEERING). THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, SHORTLY AFTER THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,301.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622012August 13, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
MY CAR IS MAKING A BEEPING NOISE AND THE AIR BAG SIGN IS SHOWING ON THE DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620937August 8, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THERE WAS SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT ANTI-FREEZE WAS COVERING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND WOULD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 10/24/2014*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEFECTIVE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS COVERED IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT EVEN THOUGH THE DATE OF THE COVERAGE EXPIRED THE VEHICLE SHOULD STILL BE COVERED. UPDATED 04/16/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620965August 8, 2014
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE HAD COLLAPSED ON THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V322000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619361August 6, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT 10 MPH, THEY TRIED TO STEER OUT OF THE WAY OF AN ONCOMING VEHICLE THAT HAD VEERED OUT OF IT'S LANE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STEER AWAY, THE VEHICLE STEERED THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION INTO A DITCH. THE PROBLEM HAD RECURRED TWO TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619253August 6, 2014
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT IN ORDER TO FIT SNUGLY ACROSS THE OCCUPANT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,896. JCC UPDATED 8/22/14*CN THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. UPDATED 09/11/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617520July 31, 2014
AIR BAGS
2000 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE AND HIS WIFE WERE TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT, DRY SMOOTH, PAVED ROAD, WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617755July 30, 2014
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,224.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617214July 29, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V385000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616781July 28, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A SECOND VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 9/18/14*CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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