Lincoln Town Car Complaints

3,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10151045February 23, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR AND I AM EXPERIENCING A SURGE PERIODICALLY WHEN I COME TO A STOP. IT HAS HAPPENED (5) TIMES IN ABOUT A 3 MONTH PERIOD. TODAY FOR AN EXAMPLE I WENT TO PARK MY CAR AT MY BANK AND WHEN I STOPPED AND WENT TO PUT IT IN PARK IT SURGED OVER A CONCRETE PIECE THAT WAS LOCATED IN FRONT OF MY CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150925February 22, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE HOOD WAS RAISED. SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE SPOTTED COMING FROM THE PLUG ON THE ALTERNATOR. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE PLUG REMOVED. THE FIRE SMOTHERED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDER GOING INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150671February 20, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES
THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED--THE BALL SEPARATED FROM THE SOCKET. THERE ARE RECALLS FOR SIMILAR VEHICLES NHTSA:98V322000 AND NHTSA:96V135000 SINCE THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME BALL JOINTS IT OUGHT TO INCLUDED WITHIN THESE RECALLS--BUT IT IS NOT--WHY? OR CAN IT BE INCLUDED WITHIN THESE RECALLS? FORD COMPANY DENIES ANY LIABILITY FOR THE PROBLEM, AS OF THIS DATE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150453February 16, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD-MY CAR OVERHEATED AND DIED. IT NEEDS REPAIR THAT IS ESTIMATED TO COST A LOT OF MONEY THAT I DO NOT HAVE!!! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150357February 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED, THERE WAS WATER LEAKING FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 03/09/06
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150201February 14, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
I OWN A 1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ON JANUARY 30, 2006 I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT, DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, USING CRUISE CONTROL. AS TRAFFIC CHANGED LANES, I TAPPED MY BRAKES TO MANEUVER, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT SHUT OFF. I USED MY BRAKES FULLY THEN, BUT STILL NO RESPONSE. I MANAGED TO MANEUVER THE CAR THROUGH TRAFFIC INTO THE BREAK DOWN LANE AND FORCE THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW. IT WAS ONLY AFTER THE CAR'S SPEED DROPPED TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED. AS SOON AS I COULD MANEUVER OFF THE HIGHWAY, I PARKED THE CAR AND WALKED AROUND CALMING MYSELF. WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR, IT WOULD START, BUT NOT GO OUT PARK. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY GARAGE, WHERE THEY DISCOVERED A MELTED CRUISE CONTROL SENSOR. NOW I AM TOO AFRAID OF A REPEATED INCIDENT TO USE MY CRUISE CONTROL. THIS GREATLY LIMITS MY FUNCTIONING, SINCE I HAVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, AND IT IS PAINFUL FOR ME TO USE MY RIGHT FOOT CONSTANTLY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150140February 13, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FAILED ON THREE OCCASIONS. ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT GO TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES FADED; THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ON THE THIRD OCCASION, TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT RAN UP ON A CURB AND DESTROYED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM FORD INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149655February 7, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS, THE VEHICLE WILL START, BUT NOT GO ANYWHERE WHEN PUT IN GEAR. THE VEHICLE WILL THEN STALL; IT WILL RESTART AND GO AFTER WAITING 20 MINUTES. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149516February 6, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IT SHOT OFF THE ROUND SILVER LINCOLN EMBLEM WHICH SEVERELY LACERATED MY NOSE. THANK GOD IT DID NOT TAKE OUT AN EYE. I HAVE NOTICED ON THE NEWER MODELS THAT THE EMBLEM IS NOW EMBEDDED IN THE MATERIAL SO IT CANNOT FLY OFF AND CAUSE INJURY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10149512February 6, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT, AT 45 MPH, AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT TEMPORARILY FIXED THE VEHICLE WITH ADHESIVE, BUT IT IS LEAKING AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149108January 31, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES IN DRIVE OR PARK. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED. THIS CAUSES THE TIRES TO SQUEAL AND THE IGNITION MUST BE TURNED OFF. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM; NO CODES HAVE BEEN STORED ON THE COMPUTER OR BLACK BOX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149060January 30, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WITHIN LESS THAN 500 MILES 3 OF THE COOPER LIFELINER STE TOURING EDITION TIRES 225/60R16 WENT BAD. ALL THESE TIRES HAD THE MAJORITY OF THEIR TREAD REMAI NING. THE FIRST TIRE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS CAUSING A THUMP AND SHIMMY. THE SECOND TIRE WAS SIMILAR. THE LAST TIRE LOST THE TREAD AT 60 MILES AN HOUR AND CAUSED THE CAR TO GO SIDEWAYS AND OUT OF CONTROL. THE TIRES CAME WITH THE CAR ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. THE CAR, A LINCOLN TOWN CAR, HAD ABOUT 38000 MILES BUT THESE TIRES DID NOT COME STANDARD WITH THE VEHICLE, SO IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THEY WERE NEW. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEN MUCH AND THERE MAY BE ABOUT 20,000 DRIVING MILES ON THE TIRE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE VEHICLE SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148596January 25, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE FAILURE: ABNORMAL BELT SEPARATION. PHOTO AND TIRE IS AVAILABLE. SEARS GUARDSMAN, RESPONSE XL, P215/75R15. 78615, DOT#CHHF244. ALSO, THERE WERE LARGE CRACKS WITHIN THE TREAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148334January 23, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 TOWN CAR PARKED IN GARAGE. TURNED KEY AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. ALL I DID WAS TURN THE KEY. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO CAR, FIRE AND SMOKE DAMAGE TO HOME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148280January 21, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR SIGNATURE. BRAND NEW, ONLY 200 MILES ON CAR. INTERMITTENTLY, THE ENGINE ACCELERATES WHEN I PLACE MY FOOT AND DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. INSTEAD OF STOPPING, IT LURCHES FORWARD. IT HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES AND LUCKILY NO OTHER CAR WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS CAN BE ADJUSTED UP AND DOWN AND NO WAY IS BETTER, IT HAPPENS IN BOTH POSITIONS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO ANOTHER PERSON WITH THE IDENTICAL CAR AND HE ALSO HAS THIS PROBLEM. BOTH HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE EXPERIENCED IT. I ALSO SAW THE EXACT SAME COMMENT ON THIS WEB SITE FROM A 3RD INDIVIDUAL: HTTP://WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM/CONSOLE.ASP THIS PERSON SAID THAT THE AUTO DEALER TOLD HIM THAT THE CAR'S COMPUTER DID NOT LIST AN ERROR CODE FOR THIS SO THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. ALSO, I BELIEVE THAT THE 2 PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. MY PREVIOUS TOWN CAR'S PEDALS WERE FURTHER APART. I HAVE NOT BEEN BACK TO THE AUTO DEALER YET BUT WILL GO SHORTLYTO REPORT THIS DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I LOVE THE CAR BUT THINK IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148044January 18, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
MY WIPER MOTOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A LINCOLN DEALERSHIP IN N. PALM BEACH. THE SERVICE PERSON MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON A WIPER MOTOR COVER..THAT WAS LIKELY TO CAUSE COMPLETE LOSS OF WIPER FUNCTION. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT THIS AT THE REQUEST OF THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER MANY CALLS. 1. TO A PERSON CALLED MISSY 2. TO A PERSON CALLED ROBIN #7352 3. TO A PERSON CALLED RANDY IN MELBOURNE, FLA. AFTER TALKING TO THEM THEY MENTIONED THAT A PERSON ON THEIR "TECHLINE" NAMED DURSUM SENT A MESSAGE TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY WOULD NOT TAKE CARE OF THE WIPER MOTOR REPAIR. (NO EXPLANATION OF WHY NOT) UPON CALLING FORD MO CO , THE PERSON RANDY, TRIED TO GET A SUPERVISOR, AND MENTIONED THAT ALL THE SUPERVISORS WERE BUSY, AND WOULD CALL ME BACK IN 24 HR. UPON MENTIONING THAT 24 HRS WAS A LONG TIME. RANDY TRIED AGAIN. A SUPERVISOR AT THE MELBOURNE OFFICE OF FORD CALLED MARISHA SAID THAT NOTHING WOULD BE DONE. SHE ALSO MENTIONED THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET A COPY OF THE REASON FORD REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIR. I AM UPSET THAT FORD REFUSED TO FIX A PART THAT WAS EXPRESSLY STATED IN A RECALL. I AM GOING TO HAVE MY MOTOR REPAIRED AT ANOTHER SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT, DEFINITELY NOT FORDS. I WILL RETAIN THE RECEIPTS. I AM REQUESTING A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS REPAIR, AND WANT TO MAKE IT NOTED OF FORDS' RESPONSE TO THIS SITUATION. THE REFERENCE # OF THIS TO FORD IS 1363350186 MY CAR IS A 2000 TOWN CAR IT LOOKED AS THOUGH 1,083,00 UNITS WERE AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. THAT'S A LOT OF CARS THAT COULD CAUSE A LOT OF DAMAGE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147913January 17, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH THE HOOD LATCH BROKE CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY UP. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 95V151000, REGARDING THE HOOD LATCH. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147848January 16, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
UPPER PLASTIC MANIFOLD BROKE AND LEAKED OUT COOLANT WHILE TRAVELING. REPAIR WAS MADE BY REPLACING MANIFOLD AT A COST OF $812.89. REPORTED THIS TO FORD DEALER AFTER SETTLEMENT DATE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WAS MADE AFTER 7 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD HAD EXPIRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147733January 13, 2006
WHEELS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHROME ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEELS IS PEELING CAUSING AIR TO ESCAPE. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR RESULTED IN THREE OF THE TIRES BLOWING OUT OVER THE LAST TEN DAYS. THE TIRE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE AFFECTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147334January 10, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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