Lincoln Town Car Complaints (1997)

314 consumer complaints on file.

#10097624October 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND LEAKED COOLANT FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. *BF THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FRO THE EXPENSES HE INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094755September 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE RADIATOR LEAKED. DEALER STATED THAT MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED BECAUSE IT WAS MODIFIED WITH METAL INSTEAD OF PLASTIC MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091675September 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
PROBLEMS WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 1997 LINCOLN TOWNCARS.*MR *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088302August 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR - INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED OPEN LOOSING COOLANT AND OVER HEATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089570August 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COMPLAINT CONCERNING PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR.*MR THE VEHICLE'S MANIFOLD CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUME REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS REFUSED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087947August 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE MANIFOLD CRACK WHILE DRIVING, THE CONDITION CAUSED A COOLANT LEAK AND OVER HEATING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083301August 12, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE NOISE LEVEL HAS INCREASED ENORMOUSLY LOUDER UPON ACCELERATION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT BOTH DRIVER, AND PASSENGER SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *LA THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL 98V322000. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083060July 31, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAD BEEN DRIVING SOME 20 MILES @ 50MPH ON A RURAL HIGHWAY WHEN THE OVERHEAT WARNING SOUNDED. STOPPING AND RAISING THE HOOD REVEALED THAT COOLANT WAS SPRAYING FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE PLACE OF A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN WHO ADVISED ME THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND THAT IT WAS A COMMON OCCURENCE ON MY TYPE VEHICLE AND THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WOULD COVER THE REPAIRS. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER DENIED THE COVERAGE AND A CALL TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE CONFIRMED THEIR DECISION. I LEARNED FROM OTHER SOURCES THAT THEY WOULD WARRANT THIS REPAIR ON VEHICLES IN POLICE OR TAXI SERVICE BUT NO OTHERS. THIS IS A CLEAR ADMISSION THAT THE PRODUCE IS DEFECTIVE AND BLATANT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST A VAST GROUP OF OWNERS. I WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE GENUINE PARTS AND GET THE REPAIRS MADE AT ONE HALF THE COST QUOTED BY MY LOCAL FORD AGENCY. I AM AWARE THAT THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPIRENCED THE SAME TREATMENT AS I HAVE. IT WOULD BE VERY POSSIBLE FOR THIS FAILURE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS AND PERSONAL INJURY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080265July 26, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT WARNING . THE CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE SPINE AND SEVERAL LIMBS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CLAIMS THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *NM *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10074397July 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO A BODY SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A BLOW OUT. *NM *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075656July 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
VEHICLE WOULD STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK AND FLOOD THE ALTERNATOR. *NM *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078955June 28, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DRIVING FROM A SURFACE STREET ONTO A MAJOR ARTERIAL, A 1997 LINCOLN TOWNCAR ORIGINAL PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, SPEWING COOLANT AND ENGINE OIL FROM MOTOR, WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO AND ATTAINED 55 MPH. MOTOR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. IF FORD HAS A BETTER IDEA, I SURE WISH THEY'D SHARE IT WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS. I FEEL LUCKY TO HAVE STEERED FROM THE MAJOR ARTERIAL UPON WHICH I WAS DRIVING, WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCE TO MYSELF OR ANOTHER PERSON OR VEHICLE. IT IS NOT A FUN EXPERIENCE TO HAVE YOUR ENGINE BLOW AT 55 MILES AN HOUR! FOMOCO SHOULD HAVE A MAJOR RECALL TO REPAIR THIS ITEM BEFORE MORE PERSONS AND PROPERTY ARE IMPERILED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078343June 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
DRIVING CAR CAR OVER HEATING DUE TO A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD ( MADE OF PLASTIC ?) IN SHOP NOW FOR REPAIRS APPROXMATE COST $ 1000.00 OR MORE PLUS $200.00 TOWING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071583June 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. AND COOLANT SPILLED INSIDE THE ENGINE. *AK THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT REFUSED TO PROVIDE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (INTAKE MANIFOLD #1L2Z9439AA). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073278May 28, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE ON A TRIP FROM FLORIDA TO ILLINOIS IN MID MAY 2004, IN A RURAL AREA ABOUT 50 MILES WEST OF CHATTANOOGA,TN, THE OVER TEMP. WARNING SOUNDED. I INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THE WHOLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COVERED WITH COOLANT. BY ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO COOL AND ADDING WATER SEVERAL TIMES, I WAS ABLE TO "LIMP" TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY FOUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CROSSOVER HAD FAILED AND THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED FROM OUT OF STATE. THIS WAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND THE EXPENSIVE LINCOLN TOWN CAR COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONDAY (IF THE PART ARRIVED BY THEN) MONDAY EVENING WE WERE ON OUR WAY AGAIN - BACK TO FLORIDA. WE HAD MISSED OUR COMMITMENTS IN ILLINOIS DUE TO THE DELAY AND HAD TO CANCEL OUR TRIP. AS A COUPLE IN THEIR LATE 70'S, I FEEL WE WERE EXPOSED TO A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND UNNECESSARY EXPENSE BECAUSE OF A KNOWN DEFECT AND POOR DESIGN ON THE PART OF THE FORD MOTOR CO. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068652May 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED, AND REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD, *AK *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071816April 29, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. CONSUMER USED THE HAZARD LIGHTS WHILE STOPPING ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO WORK NORMALLY AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN TWICE WITH THIS VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057683April 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE, RAISED THE HOOD, AND SAW WATER COMING FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. AT THE DEALER MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BUSTED AND WATER WAS LEAKING. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066025April 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
1997 LINCOL TOWNCAR-INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND SPEWED OUT ANTIFREEZE CAUSING A BLANKET OF WHIT SMOKE ENDAGERING THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME. THE MANUFACTURER KNEW IN ADVANCE THAT THIS PLASTIC MANIFOLD WAS DEFECTIVE. I HAD TO GET A WRTECKER AND THE REPAIR COST ME $1,100.00. FORD SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067111April 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, CAUSING THE WATER TO RUN OUT. CONSUMER HAD IT REPAIRED. THE PLASTIC PIECE WAS REPLACED WITH A METAL PIECE. HE SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET, BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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