Lincoln Town Car Complaints (1997)

314 consumer complaints on file.

#10066778April 7, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER HEARD A BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT A RECALL WAS NOT ISSUED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064946March 26, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LTR FM W.O. ROSENDAHL (TX) RE DEFECTIVE MANIFOLD FOR A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR, WANTS FORD TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD EVEN THOUGH HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF FORD'S VOLUNTARY REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, REPLY ATTN. JAMES ALDREDGE@THE AUSTIN, TX OFC. *PH WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE LOST COOLANT, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063183March 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TEMPERATURE GAUGE REGISTERED HOT ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL, AND STEAM WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. DRIVER WAS ABLE PULL OVER, AND FILLED THE VEHICLE UP WITH WATER. THEN, DROVE IT TO A GAS STATION FOR REPAIR. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD VALVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060582March 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
INTAKE MANIFOLD BLEW ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, ENDANGERING ME AND PICKUP TRUCK BEHIND ME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059414February 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE VEHICLE'S UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. *PH *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058228February 16, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT, SUSPENSION:FRONT
1. THE ABS LAMP REMAINED ON AND MY COST WAS NEARLY 1000.00 TO DIAGNOSE A FAULTY MODULE,AND HAVE IT REPLACED. THE LINCOLN TOWNCAR IS A 97 WITH ONLY 73K MILES. 2. THERE IS A SUSPENSION NOISE IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHICH I WAS TOLD WOULD COST NEARLY 600 DOLLARS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BREAK THE SEAL TO ACCESS THE AREA AND THAT IT IS NOT A SIMPLE LUBRICATIION JOB. 3. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABS AND FRONT SUSPENSIONS YET I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY BY MAIL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057227February 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LTR FR WILLIAM ROSENDAHL (TX) OWNER OF A 1997 LINCOLN TOW CAR OPPOSE FORD MOTOR COMPANY USING DEFECTIVE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS ON VEHICLE SUGGEST NHTSA INVESTIGATE REPLY TO THE DALLAS TX DISTRICT OFC. *PH *MR *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057526February 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING INTAKE MANIFOLD WOULD FAILED. THIS CAUSED ANTI FREEZE TO LEAK, AND SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056204January 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
DEFECTIVE PLASTIC PART IN THE MANIFOLD THAT BLEW OUT CAUSING CAR TO LOSE POWER. CAR WAS JUST SUCKING IN AIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071188January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING
EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS LED TO VAGUE STEERING AND A WANDERING CAR PATH. THE CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS THAT WERE REPLACED WERE RUBBER ON METAL WITHOUT ZERK LUBE FITTINGS. THEY WERE DESIGNED TO FAIL. THE REPLACEMENT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS ARE METAL-ON-METAL WITH ZERK LUBE FITTINGS. IN 1999 THERE WAS A RECALL ON LINCOLN TOWN CARS FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS. THE RECALL NUMBERS ARE NHTSA RECALL NO. 98V322/FORD RECALL NO. 98S37. HOWEVER, WE HAD TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE REPAIR. DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD COOLANT CROSSOVER PIPE AND LOST ALL ENGINE COOLANT. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 80 MILES FOR REPAIR. SEVERAL FORD RECALLS WERE ISSUED ON THE 4.6L V8 ENGINE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART; BUT THEY WERE FOR POLICE CARS, LIMO FLEETS, ETC. I WAS TOLD I AM NOT COVERED. THE LITTLE GUY IS LEFT PAYING A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR FORD'S ENGINEERING DEFECT. WITHIN A TIME PERIOD OF 4 MONTHS, WE HAVE HAD TO SPEND ALMOST TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS TO CORRECT FORD'S DESIGN DEFECTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069786January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE THEFT ALARM SYSTEM ACTIVATES ON A RANDOM BASIS. BY FOLLOWING THE OWNWERS MANUAL, THE SYSTEM MAY BE DEACTIVATED BY ENTERING THE CODE AT THE DRIVERS DOOR,HOWEVER ON SOMETIMES THE ALARM WILL IMMEDIATELY REACTIVATE. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THIS SYSTEM CANNOT BE DISABLED MANUALLY TO PREVENT FOLLOW ON ALARMS. WAS SUGGESTED THAT I HAVE A NEW IGNITION SWITHCH INSTALLED HOWEVER NO GUARANTEE AS TO THIS SOLVING THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069018January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED. THE PART IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND SPLIT RIGHT ALONG THE SEAM, LEAKING COOLANT ALL OVER THE ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049978January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
WHILE TURNING/BRAKING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST LOSE POWER. *AK THE CONSUMER VARIOUS PARTS WERE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. FINALLY THE PCM WAS REPROGRAMMED AND THE DPFE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054038January 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING STEAM CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND BLOCKED THE DRIVER'S VIEW. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKING, AND ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TSB 95M71 BULLETIN WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048131January 12, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, THE HOOD POPPED UP WHILE DRIVING . UPON REPLACEMENT OF THE HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY, THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE CORRECTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD ITS SECOND LATCH REPLACEMENT.*AK THE CONSUMER FEELS IT A BAD LATCH DESIGN BECAUSE OF THE CONSISTENT PROBLEMS. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044576January 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL A TOWING TRUCK TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. *AK THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050014December 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD FAILED. PLEASE ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049102December 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
FAILURE OF INTAKE MANIFOLD - CRACK IN UPPER FRONT OF MANIFOLD. LOSE OF COOLANT FLUIDS. I CONTACTED LINCOLN CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 800/392-3673 AND WAS TOLD THAT LINCOLN IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THEIR RECALL IS FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY - THEY WILL NOT ADDRESS PRIVATE VEHICLES. I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE A STANDARD ANSWER FOR THIS COMMON PROBLEM AND NO ONE IN MANAGEMENT WILL TALK WITH ME CONCERNING IT. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOWN CARS FROM 1995 THROUGH 2001, AS WELL AS CROWN VOCTORIAS AND MERCURY MARQUIS. REPAIR RUNS ABOUT $900.00. LINCOLN HAS REDESIGNED THIS PLASTIC MANIFOLD TO A COMBINATION PLASTIC/METAL ONE WITH THE METAL BEING AT THE POINT OF MOST STRESS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048984December 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 1997 LINCOLN TOWNCAR CRACKED LEAVING MY WIFE AND CHILDREN STRANDED OVER 40 MILES FROM HOME*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046797November 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
LINCOLN TOWN CAR 1997 MODEL 4.6L HAS DEFECTIVE AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT IS COVERED IN 1998-2000 MODELS BY WAY OF RECALL. THE 1997 MODEL HAS THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART BUT IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. NOT FAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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