Lincoln Town Car Complaints

3,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10379539January 29, 2011
STEERING
LOWER STEERING SHAFT IS BINDING AT 25,000 MILES I FIND THIS TO BE A DEFECT FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR. THIS DEFECT MAKES STEERING VERY HARD, LIKE HAVING LIMITED POWER STEERING, AND IT GRABS AND BINDS AS YOU TURN THE WHEEL. I REPLACED THE PART AT MY OWN EXPENSE, PART #5W1Z-3B676-AA AND INSTALLED IT MYSELF. IT COST 168.00 USD, WITH A DISCOUNT. THIS IS THE SECOND TOWN CAR I HAVE HAD TO DO THIS REPAIR TO. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377897January 19, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FORD RECALLS ON INTAKE MANIFOLD, I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT MY MANIFOLD HAD CRACKED AND THAT PRIOR TO IT BRAKING FORD HAD SETTLE A LAWSUIT REGARDING SAID PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER NOR HAS MY GODFATHER BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL ITEM. KNOWN FORD RECALLS: 97M91, 99M01, 01M02 DID NOT APPLY TO PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLES WHY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377041January 18, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I RECENTLY WENT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT MY INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 2000 LINCOLN TOWNCAR WAS LEAKING. HE ALSO ADVISED ME ABOUT A RECALL ABOUT THE LEAKING MANIFOLDS BUT WHEN I CONTACTED LINCOLN THEY DENIED ANY RECALLS ABOUT IT. I HAVE YET NOT REPAIRED MY INTAKE MANIFOLD AND AM STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM FORD OR LINCOLN FROM MY LETTERS THAT I HAVE WRITTEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376957January 17, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
A PUDDLE APPEARED UNDER PASS.SIDE OF VEHICLE,TOOK IT TO DEALER ,THEY FOUND THE PLASTIC INTAKE HAD CRACKED WHERE THE HEATER HOSE CONNECTS TO THE INTAKE,WAS TOLD :"NO WARRANTY ON PLASTIC INTAKES ", VEHICLE IS 10 YRS OLD,2000 LINCOLN TOWN CAR,NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT,REPLACEMENT COST IS $1100.00 FROM THE DEALER ,THEY TOLD ME THERE IS A 1 YR WARRANTY ON REPLACEMENT PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376979January 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TOOK MY 1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR IN FOR RECALL AND IT WAS NOT PERFORMED AS STATED IN THE RECALL... A FUSED WIRING HARNESS WAS NOT INSTALLED BY THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376028January 9, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FAILURE OF THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD SYSTEM. LOSS OF COOLANT, ENGINE OVERHEATED, LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC PRESENTED A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD SYSTEM IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SUBJECT OF AN EARLIER RECALL BY MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372787December 23, 2010
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING MOLD SPORES IN LINCOLN VEHICLES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE UNLOADING THE VEHICLE, THE RIGHT REAR FLOOR BOARD HAD STANDING DIRTY WATER. THEN CONSUMER THEN NOTICED THE CARPET WAS WET. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS THE AC UNIT. THE DEALER CLEANED THE AC DRAIN AND SAID A GALLON OF WATER CAME OUT OF THE FLOOR PAN. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY FOUND THE FRONT FLOOR PAD WAS SOAKED AND WATER WAS RUNNING FROM THE AC UNDER THE PAD AND POOLING IN THE RIGHT REAR FLOOR. THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULD HAVE TO PULL THE DASH IN ORDER TO GET TO THE AC UNIT AND IT WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY 10 HOURS AT A COST OF $99 PER HOUR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372262December 23, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH 92000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL HE HEARD A CLANKING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL 98V322000, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT WAS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY RECORD OF THE VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED OR INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371238December 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A USED 1993 LINCOLN TOWN CAR ON DEC 17. ON DECEMBER 19 THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE GARAGE. IT HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE PURCHASE OR STARED. FIRE CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO GARAGE. COMPLETELY BURNED THE CAR. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND THE INVESTIGATOR STATED IT WAS SPEED CONTROL , SINCE I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370385December 13, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWNCAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BEARINGS ON THE REAR AXLE HAD FAILED AS IT LEAKED OIL FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WILL BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000. UPDATED 03/31/11*LJ UPDATED 05/04/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370429December 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 LINCOLN TOWNCAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CLIP FROM THE THROTTLE BODY FRACTURED AND ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE TO 80 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY CLIP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR CABLE HAD TO REPLACED. UPDATED 04/25/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368524December 1, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT TRIED OPENING THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND THE LATCH ASSEMBLY BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED BY A TECHNICIAN THAT THE LATCH WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367159November 22, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGERS COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE UNLESS A DRIVER OR FRONT SEAT PASSENGER UNLOCKED THE DOOR. THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS WERE NOT ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE EXPLAINED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 04/12/11*LJ UPDATED 05/05/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366853November 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED AND THE MANIFOLD CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT HE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. HE REFERENCED AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2007. THE VEHICLE HAD CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT SINCE HE PURCHASED IT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366854November 19, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ROARING NOISE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AXLE, BEARING AND SEAL WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AXLE WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES WITHIN TWO YEARS, AT HIS EXPENSE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT OF A POTENTIAL RECALL ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V328000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE HIS YEAR, ONLY THE 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CARS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE AXLE SEAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 01/26/11*LJ UPDATED 02/07/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366525November 17, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWNCAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILLIGHTS TURNED OFF AND WERE REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER HAD REPLACED FUSES AND BULBS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF UPDATED 02/03/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366383November 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
VERY NOISY REAR AXLE BEARINGS, FORD HAS A SAFETY RECALL IF THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN SOLD AS A FLEET VEHICLE,SAFETY #04S16,THEY WOULD REPAIR IT FREE OF CHARGE AS A SAFETY ISSUE, I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 12-20-06 IN FL.IT HAD 52,343 MI. AT THAT TIME., THOUGHT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE TYPE OF ROAD SURFACE IN FL. AND THE SALESMAN SAID IT WAS THE ROAD ALSO, BROUGHT IT TO INDIANA AND IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE, IT NOW HAS OF THIS DATE 11-16-2010, 59,335 MILES, THIS VEHICLE SITS IN THE GARAGE BECAUSE I FELL IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT WAS TITLED IN MICH. AND ORIGINAL PURCHASER HAD A HOME IN FL. AND I BELIEVE THEY MADE TRIPS TO AND FROM THERE WITH VEHICLE OVERLOADED. FORD HAS THE RECALL FOR ANYONE THAT HAD A FLEET VEHICLE BUT NO ONE THAT HAS A PERSONAL VEHICLE, DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT TO FORD THAT A PERSONAL VEHICLE WOULD HAVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE HAD TWO OTHER TOWNCARS AND HAD NO ISSUES LIKE THIS. GUESS I SHOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THE THIRD ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365775November 15, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING EXCESSIVELY AND EXHIBITING LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISES FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE CYLINDERS MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN ON SEVEN CYLINDERS INSTEAD OF EIGHT. HE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO THEN REPLACED THE MANIFOLD AND THE PLUG WIRE FOR THE CYLINDER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, IT COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY LED TO A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365088November 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AT A SLOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE TOO CLOSE WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THE SAME FAILURE WITH THE 2004 LINCOLN TOWNCAR HE PREVIOUSLY OWNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ASSIGNED HIM A CASE NUMBER AND STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT HIM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,300. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,500. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM COULD BE CORRECTED BY USING AN AFTERMARKET PEDAL. UPDATED 03/25/11
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364637November 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
2008 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE GAS PEDAL IS ALSO DEPRESSED *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED INSTEAD OF STOPPING, HE HIT A STOP SIGN. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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