Lincoln Town Car Complaints

3,302 consumer complaints on file.

#722381May 7, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN CAR GOES THROUGH A BODY OF WATER ON THE ROAD (DURING AND AFTER A RAIN) THE STEERING WHEEL IS JERKED OUT OF THE OPERATOR'S HAND DUE TO FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING WHEN THE MECHANISM GETS WET. I CONSIDER THIS A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552114May 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED LEAKAGE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861413May 4, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER JUST SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE TOTALLED. DEALER CONTACTED, BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722141May 1, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT REALIZED I HAD NO ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND I HAD BRAKES, I PULLED THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND IT STARTED TO SMOKE, THEN FLAMES. MY WONDERFUL LINCOLN WAS TOTALED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM. NO LIGHTS WENT ON THE CAR NEVER STALLED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY FELT THE LINE WAS BURNING, AND I LOST THE ACCELERATOR BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY ON FIRE AND BURNED THROUGH. I CHECKED THE RECALLS FOR 1991 LINCOLNS AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR FUEL LINES, BUT NOT FOR MY VIN NUMBER. THEREFORE WE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722159May 1, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ANTI THEFT - SYSTEM WOULD GO OFF ON ITS OWN; LOCKED GARAGE, ETC. AFTER 3 TRIES, DEALER REPLACED STERRING COLUMN TAMPER SWITCH. (3/15/00). NO PROBLEM SINCE THEN. SOON ROOF ROCKER SWITCH HAS BROKEN TWICE. YOU STILL MUST BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE SUN ROOF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551986April 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IN RESIDENTIAL GARAGE AND WAS DAMAGED DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT AT THE ENGINE AREA. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860961April 26, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
RECALL 98V322000/ FRONT CONTROL ARM: BALL JOINT. VEHICLE EXPERIENCING A CRACKED FRONT CONTROL ARM: BALL JOINT. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860902April 25, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PART OF INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL LIGHT UP ONLY WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, AND THE OTHER PART WILL LIGHT UP ONLY WHEN TURNING ON IGINTION, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE GAUGES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860923April 25, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE/ PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT FULLY INFLATE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551940April 19, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER BELIEVES RECALLED SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUSED VEHICLE FIRE WHICH TOTALED THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-124. NLM REFERENCED IN EA02-025
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860579April 19, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBELM.*AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721622April 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CAUSES BRAKE FAILURE AT ALL SPEEDS AND BURNING SMELL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711128April 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE CRUISING AT SPEED, USUALLY ON INTERSTATE - VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS SLIGHT HILL. TRANSMISSION ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT AND TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES, OR TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS VIOLENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY CHALLENGING THE DRIVER FOR CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TWICE AT L/M DEALERS, ONCE AT AAMCO - DIAGNOSTICS/TESTS SHOW NO DEFECT. LINCOLN MERCURY WILL DO MAINTENANCE CYCLES BUT REFUSES TO ADMIT/ENGAGE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859818April 6, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
INTERMITTENTLY AFTER DRIVING ABOUT TWO HOURS HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. SOMETIMES LIGHTS COME BACK ON RIGHT AWAY, AND SOMETIMES DRIVER HAS TO TURN VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. ON MARCH 21ST OF THIS YEAR, THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721117April 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER WE HIT A DEER, WE NOTICED THAT THE CAR VIBRATED WHEN SHIFTING, WHEN EXPLAINING THIS TO REPAIR SERVICE, THEY STATED THAT THEY DOUBT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEY HAD HEARD OF A LOT OF PROBLEM WITH A PLATE OR DISC THAT IS INTHE TRANSMISSION OF THE TOWN CARS THAT CRACKS. WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP IT WILL VIBRATE WHEN IT TRIES TO SHIFT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551748April 5, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE DIGITAL DASH ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES DUE TO DIFFICULTY IN READING IN THE DAYTIME. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721074April 5, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THIS PART 3 TIMES AND TAKE IT OFF TO GET MOISTURE OUT OFF IT , HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY CAR IS THE ONLY ONE THAT DOES THIS BUT I DON' T THINK SO. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551715April 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN ENGINE FIRE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721009April 4, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721025April 4, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MOISTURE IN SUSPENSION PUMP HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT 5 TIMES, HAS THERE BEEN ANY COMPLAINTS OTHER THAN MINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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