Lincoln Town Car Complaints

3,302 consumer complaints on file.

#859202March 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER PARKING VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, 15 MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. ALSO,THE DRIVEWAY AND THE HOUSE WERE DAMAGED DUE TO THE FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT FIRE OUT. MAMUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE CONSUMER FOUND WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL (99V124) REGARDING THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, THE RECALL STATES THAT THE SWITCH COULD SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND RESULT IN A FIRE. *SLC REFERENCED IN RQ01-002
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859260March 27, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS GO OUT FREQUENTLY AT NIGHT, NOT ALLOWING CONSUMER TO SEE. DEALER LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551436March 20, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SUNLIGHT CAUSES A REFLECTION OF THE DEFROST VENTS ONTO THE WINDSHIELD, THE IMAGES ARE AT EYE LEVEL AND BECOME VERY DISTRACTING AS THE VEHICLE MOVES AND CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858812March 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TRAVELLING AT 65MPH ALL OF SUDDEN & WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SHUT OFF. HAD TO WAIT FOR FIVE TO TEN MINUTES IN ORDER FOR VEHICLE TO START BACK UP. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858707March 17, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF. A WITNESS STATED THAT FIRE HAD STARTED IN FRONT LEFT SIDE ABOVE LEFT FRONT TIRE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. CONSUMER STATED THAT RECALL 99V124000/ SPEED CONTROL SWITCH REPAIRS WERE DONE IN MAY 1999, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK *ML REFERENCED IN EA02-025
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858408March 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE OIL PAN CAUSED IT TO RUST THROUGH, RESULTING IN AN OIL LEAK WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720039March 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE IN GARAGE FOR 10-15 MINUTES. CAR ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNT CAR AND HOUSE (TOTAL LOSS). AAA INSURANCE TO INVESTIGATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719945March 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER TOWN CAR OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM..WHEN PURCHASED BRAKE WORK HAD TO BE DONE BECAUSE OF PULSATION THAT WAS AT 24,000 MILES, AGAIN 5/30/97 MACHINED FRONT AND REAR ROTORS, REPL REAR CALIPERS AND PADS,6/11/97 REPLACE FRONT ROTORS, LAST YEAR MORE BRAKE WORK, NOW THE BRAKES ARE SHUDDERING AGAIN. LOCAL FORD DEALER ADMITS PROBLEM; BUT FORD COMPANY SAYS NO PROBLEM EXISTS...CAR NOW HAS 41,000 MILES; HAVE HAD OTHER FORD PRODUCTS BRAKES LASTED 65,000 MILES NO PROBEM..ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED..THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858193March 8, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN PARKED IN GARAGE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE, TOTALLY DESTROYING THE HOUSE AND CAR. FIRE IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY AAA. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858028March 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ALONG 70MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE LOST POWER. THEN, IT PICKED UP AGAIN. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH, AND ALL OF SUDDEN LOST POWER. DIDN'T CONTACT DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719745March 6, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
PLEASE REFERENCE IDENTICAL ODI CASE# 815394. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857874March 3, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
IN COLD TEMPERATURE HORN PAD WILL BECOME VERY STIFF AND HARD, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR DRIVER TO SOUND HORN. PROBLEM REPORTED TO DEALER, BUT NOT ABLE TO BE FIXED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857611February 28, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN TURNING OFF THE SPEED CONTROL, IT WILL NOT TURN OFF, AND ENGINE STAYED AT THE SPEED IT WAS GOING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857311February 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TEMPERATURE SENSOR VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857332February 22, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS TRACTION CONTROL DOES NOT FUNCTION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719052February 21, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE STALLED AFTER LEAVING HOME DRIVEWAY, AND ON FREEWAY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. FORD COULD NOT FIND A SOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857116February 17, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT INDICATION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857135February 17, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE NEAR STEERING WHEEL, UNDER THE DASH DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER HAS VEHICLE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857151February 17, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
PARKED VEHICLE & TURNED IT OFF. LATER, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING. FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED & PUT FLAMES OUT. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ELECTRICAL. INSURANCE TOTALED VEHICLE. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550965February 16, 2000
SEATS
THE FRONT SEAT IS DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE CONSUMER WAS NOT FACING DIRECTLY FORWARD IN THE SEAT, THIS CAUSES PAIN AND CIRCULATION PROBLEMS FOR THE CONSUMER. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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