Lincoln Town Car Complaints

3,302 consumer complaints on file.

#895275August 28, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AND SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF FRONT LEFT BALL JOINT FOR LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE. DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL 98V322000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004333August 27, 2001
TIRES
THE TIRE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895232August 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WOULD STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP ONLY DURING HOT WEATHER CONDITION OF 100 DEGREE OR MORE. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER SHOP, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751112August 25, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894994August 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN APPLIYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 10-15 TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895038August 23, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON TWO OCCASIONS SPEED CONTROL CABLE WOULD STICK WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCLERATE. DEALER WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894919August 22, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
WHILE TRAVELING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK WIPERS STOPPED WHEN CONSUMER SELECTED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, DEALER REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894805August 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT AT SLOW TO MODERATE SPEEDS OF 25-30MPH, AND WHEN MAKING TURNS. DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894811August 21, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF PROBLEM.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562602August 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH CONNECTOR BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON RIGHT AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE. THE CONSUMER STATES THE DIAGNOSIS BY THE DEALER WAS WRONG AND SHOULD BE REPEATED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894757August 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE WAS PARKED. HEARD A SOUND LIKE ELECTRIC MOTOR RUNNING. WAS GOING TO CHECK WHEN HORN STARTED BLOWING. OPENED DOOR WITH KEY. SMOKE WAS HEAVY INSIDE VEHICLE. WHEN AIR HIT INSIDE, FLAMES SHOT OUT. ALONG RIGHT HAND SIDE NOTICED FLAMES ON DASHBOARD. NEIGHBOR CONTACTED FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY PUT FLAMES OUT. FIREMAN INDICATED POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL WIRING WAS THE CAUSE OF FIRE.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894509August 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, STRUCTURE:BODY, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT AND MAKING A TURN, VEHICLE MADE A "CLUNKING" NOISE, AND ABS SYSTEM LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND GO OFF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND STATED THAT ABS SYSTEM HAD NO PROBLEMS, AND THIS WAS CONSIDERED TO BE NORMAL OPERATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK THE WINDSHIELD GASKET IS SPLITTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GLASS, THE FRONT DOOR WONT OPEN AT TIMES WITH THE REMOTE, THE FRONT EDGE OF THE VINYL TOP IS COMING LOOSE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894565August 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLS. CONSUMER HAS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO START AGAIN. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.*AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION VIBRATES AFTER DRIVING AND IS ALSO NOISY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894425August 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT ANY SPEED 5 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. TAKEN TO DEALER TWO TIMES UNDER WARRANTY, WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. NOW THAT WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED DEALER FOUND VACUUM CONTROL VALVE TO BE THE PROBLEM, AT A COST OF ALMOST $ 600.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750296August 13, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
PURCHASED CREAM PUFF TOWNCAR IN 1996. MID 1997, VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING AFTER THE ENGINE REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE. INDEPENDANT MECHANIC-NO HELP. FORD DEALER, SPENT ALMOST $1,000.00 TO REPLACE SEVERAL ITEMS. EACH TIME, I TOLD THEM TO CHECK THE IGNITION MODULE/COIL PICKUP. FORD DEALER SAID THAT WOULDN'T BE THE PROBLEM. ENROUTE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR EITHER THE 3D OR 4TH TIME AND TOTALLED THE AUTOMOBILE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING. MY FAULT BUT I SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN FIGHTING THE CAR AND GOING TO THE DEALER IN THE FIRST PLACE. MY FATHER HAS A 1985 CONTINENTAL WITH ONLY 30K MILES. SAME PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION MODULE WHICH HE JUST REPLACED. JUST HEARD THAT FORD KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THE WHOLE TIME. OF COURSE I CAN'T PROVE NOW THE MODULE WAS BAD SINCE THE CAR WAS TOTALLED GOING BACK TO THE DEALER. I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY 2 CENTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893709August 7, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE GROUND WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR MOVING. DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT FUEL PUMP HAD RUSTED THROUGH, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK DEALER FOUND THE FITTINGS AT THE FUEL PUMP RUSTED TO THE POINT OF LEAKING, DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749821August 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
STEEL BRAKE / FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY FAILURE. HEAVILY ROTTED DUE TO POSITIONING ON FRAME RAIL, TRAPPS DIRT/ MOISTURE OR COULD JUST BE INFIRIOR QUALITY MATTERIALS. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY HAD NOT DOCUMENTED ANY PROBLEMS. THE DEALER SAID IT WASN'T COMMON BUT KNEW THE REPAIR LABOR AND PARTS PRICE OFF TOP OF HEAD. OTHER LINES IN OTHER LOCATIONS ON VEHICLE APPEARED OK. I HAVE OTHER VEHICLE MUCH OLDER THAN THIS ONE AND ORIGINAL LINES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. IV'E NEVER SEEN BRAKE LINE FAILURE, WHICH OCCOURS SUDDENLY RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE, IN A VEHILE ONLY 8 YEARS OLD. DETERIORATION IS EXTENSIVE. WOULD IT REALLY DRIVE THE COST OF A NEW VEHICLE UP THAT MUCH NOT TO MANDATE STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES AS MANY MANUFACTURERS ARE PROVIDING STAINLESS EXHAUST SYSTEMS? THANK YOU FOR THIS WEB SITE FRANK MARKUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893352August 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKE PEDAL WILL FADE OUT AND NOT HOLD, CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP BRAKE TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE SAME DAY PROBLEM REOCCURRED, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP BRAKES AGAIN.*AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKES NEEDS TO BE PUMPED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A FORD SPECIALIST THAT THE FADE WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE,ALSO THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS/WASHERS WERE REPLACED,THE WINDSHIELD WAS ALSO REPLACED, AND THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562670August 2, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
A VEHICLE PULLED DIRECTLY IN FORNT OF CONSUMERS VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND COLLIDED WITH VEHICLE, IN WHICH THE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HIM, BUT THE LAP BELT DID, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#893288August 2, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHENEVER IT WAS RAINING AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE TURNED OFF, THEY WOULD REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. WHEN TURNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS BACK ON, THEY WOULD GO DOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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