Lincoln Town Car Complaints (2006)

143 consumer complaints on file.

#10592665May 20, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT ALARM STARTED GOING OFF. FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY KNEW OF THE CONDITION. THE SEAT BELT IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG/S WILL NOT ENGAGE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT THE FORD COMPANY HAS KNOWN ABOUT AND REFUSES TO FIX AT THEIR COST. IT IS ABOUT $1,000.00 AND I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY.. THIS TO ME DOESN'T SEEM ANY DIFFERENT THEN GM KNOWING THERE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO DO A RECALL. FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS THERE HASN'T BEEN ENOUGH REPORTS OF THE PROBLEM TO DO A RECALL. SO NOT HAVING THE MONEY TO FIX THIS, I'M RISKING MY LIFE AND ANYONE RIDING IN THE FRONT SEAT WITH ME EACH AND EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY AND ALL HELP ON THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592313May 18, 2014
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
SEAT BELT/AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED, AND STARTED REGULAR CHIMING, 5 AT A TIME. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588985May 16, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVER WAS PARKING LINCOLN TOWN CAR. STEPPED ON BRAKE WHILE PUTTING CAR INTO PARK POSITION. CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OVER CONCRETE PARKING STOP AND SLAMMED INTO AN ENTRANCE TO SHOPPING CENTER SIGN THAT WAS IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE CAR ENDED UP WITH THE FRONT OF THE CAR AGAINST THE SIGN AND THE REAR WHEELS OF THE CAR UP AGAINST THE PARKING STOP. ALSO, THE REAR DOOR LOCKS FAILED, AND PASSENGERS WERE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 06/10/14
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574782March 25, 2014
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE TAKING A LEFT TURN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROLLED INTERSECTION. WAS ABLE TO STOP CAR WITH BRAKE BEFORE COLLIDING WITH GAS STATION CURB/SIGNPOST. OF CONCERN IS THAT THIS CAR IS PART OF RECALL 13S08, I WAS NOTIFIED LAST FALL. WENT TO A DEALER PROMPTLY FOR A SAFETY INSPECTION ON 11/18/13. WAS TOLD VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. WAITED FOR DEALER TO CONTACT ME WHEN PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. NEVER GOT A CALL, BUT GOT A FOLLOW-UP LETTER FROM LINCOLN. WHILE DRIVING TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIR, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE DEALER. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE SAFETY INSPECTION PROCESS. I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER WOULD HAVE CRASHED THE CAR. AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THERE IS NO WAY ANY DRIVER COULD HAVE PREVENTED A SERIOUS CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574372March 24, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT DID NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD RECTIFY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT KIT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,019 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563954February 12, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWNCAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V385000 (STEERING) AND ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THE PARTS WERE ORDERED. THE CONTACT WAS STILL AWAITING REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT DID EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563076February 6, 2014
STEERING
2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CONTACTED DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE RECALL COMPLETED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAS BEEN OVER 2 MONTHS, AND THE PARTS IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. RECALL# 13V385000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559836January 14, 2014
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON....AND THE SEATBELT ALARM WOULD SOUND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. SO I TOOK THE CAR INTO ALLAN VIGIL FORD TO BE CHECKED. THEY TOLD ME MY SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH THEY SAID THEY HAD TO PULL THE DASH OUT TO GET TO THE PROPER PARTS. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR WAS $594.27......THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 9, 2013...AT WHICH TIME I CARRIED IT BACK TO ALLAN VIGIL AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT WITH THE SAME ISSUE..... THEY REPAIRED IT AT THE COST OF $630.88......I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED BY FORD, AT NO COST TO ME...BECAUSE UPON MY FURTHER INTERNET SEARCHES FOUND THIS WAS AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON SEVERAL YEARS WITH THE SEATBELTS...OF THE 2006 LINCOLN TOWNCARS. ALSO I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN MORE CONSIDERATION DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY HUSBAND RETIRED FROM FORD WITH 35 YEARS SERVICE. PLEASE RESPOND . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551122November 6, 2013
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE SEAT BELT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550571November 1, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR I WAS APPROACHING A STOPPED VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT AHEAD OF ME. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THERE WAS WHAT SEEMED LIKE A SURGE OF POWER AND I PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WAS NOT GOING TO STOP. I BUMPED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME QUITE HARD BUT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE BUT THE DRIVER WAS QUITE UPSET AND I DO NOT BLAME THEM. ON THE SECOND OCCASION MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN SHE WENT TO STOP AN INTERSECTION SHE SAID THE BRAKES DID NOT DO ANYTHING AND SHE FELT THAT THE ENGINE WAS GETTING GAS CAUSING IT TO ACCELERATE AND SHE WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. SHE SAID THAT IT WAS A GOOD THING THERE WERE NO VEHICLES COMING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OR SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE THIRD INCIDENT HAPPENED LAST MONTH WHEN I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND I WAS PULLING UP TO THE CURB WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. AGAIN THERE WAS A SURGE OF POWER. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REAPPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEN THEY ENGAGED BUT BY THEN I HAD JUMPED OVER THE CURB. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS INCIDENT WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LINCOLN DEALERSHIP IN DADE CITY FLORIDA AND WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LINCOLN DEALERSHIP IN GREENVILLE MICHIGAN WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TODAY FOR A RECALL THAT I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM AND RUST. I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON BRAKE ISSUES AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES AT THIS TIME. THIS IS OUR MICHIGAN CAR NOW AND WE ARE IN MICHIGAN FROM MAY TO NOVEMBER. WE WILL BE GOING TO FLORIDA ON NOVEMBER 18, 2013. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544285September 18, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE TURNING LEFT, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED THROUGH TRAFFIC AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TURNING RIGHT BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND PROCEEDED TO TRAVEL OVER A SIDE WALK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING ANY FURTHER. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE MANUFACTURER AS A TRADE-IN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 4/4/14*CN *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10536448August 21, 2013
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER AND REPLACED AT A COST OF $628. THIRTY DAYS LATER, AUGUST 13, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALER AND THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER WAS FAULTY AND REPLACED AT A COST OF $764. IT WOULD SEEM THAT A SAFETY REQUIREMENT SUCH AS THESE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN A 100,000 MILES? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523222July 5, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,757.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490725January 2, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD SCRATCHING SOUND. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS HAD FAILED DUE TO CORROSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490516December 30, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WE HEARD A SCRAPING SOUND AND PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE,ANOTHER MOTORIST JUMPED OUT OF THEIR CAR AND SAID YOUR GAS TANK IS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND! THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483378November 5, 2012
SEAT BELTS:FRONT, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNS THE IGNITION ON THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT PRE TENSIONER AND BUCKLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THAT COMPONENT. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER THE LEFT SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE LEFT FRONT PRE TENSIONER AND BUCKLE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APROXIMATELY 31,500. UPDATED 1/3/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469449August 6, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON THE PREVIOUS DAY I HAD REPLACED THE LEFT SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB TWICE WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A SIMPLE FIX FOR A BURNT OUT BULB. TURNS OUT THE ORIGIONAL BULB WAS NOT BAD AT ALL. TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE A LIGHTING MODULE ($659.25 PART) NOT REPAIRABLE, THAT HAD TO BE PROGRAMED ($239.63 FEE) BY DEALER BEFORE BEING REINSTALLED. THIS MODULE ALSO AFFECTED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WHICH I WAS TOLD WERE NOT WORKING. IF I HAD BEEN OUT ON THE ROAD WHEN THIS OCCURED INSTEAD OF MY LOCAL TRAFFIC AREA I THINK IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE. I FEEL THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY SITUATION SINCE I NEVER KNEW MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AND ALSO NOT BEING ABLE TO GET MY HEADLIGHT TO WORK. WHAT IF BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAD GONE OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED BECAUSE OF THIS MODULE. THIS SITUATION ALSO PUT ME AS CAR OWNER INTO THE POSITION OF NOT BEING ABLE TO FIX A SIMPLE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM AND TURNING IT INTO A MAJOR CAR REPAIR ($905.61 BILL). I FEEL THE USE OF MODULES TO CONTROL HEADLIGHT LIGHTING IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IT SHOULD NOT COST NINE-HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX A HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. I FORESEE DOWN THE ROAD A WHOLE LOT VEHICLES WITH THESE MODULES HAVING NO LIGHTS. SO MUCH FOR THE MODERN ERA. GIVE ME THE OLD STYLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH JUST WIRE AND FUZES. PART NO: FMC 7W1Z 13C788 A PROCESSOR - LIGHTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462858June 23, 2012
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PASSIVE RESTRAINT INDICATOR LIGHT (SHOWS AN AIRBAG AND SEATBELT), ALSO CALLED SEATBELT RETRACTOR, CAME ON AND REMAINED ON WITH AN AUDIBLE ALARM (5 BEEPS, 5 TIMES) REPEATING EVERY 30 MINUTES. THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS WAS FOR THE LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER ( DRIVER'S SIDE). A LINCOLN DEALER SERVICE EMPLOYEE SAID THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK WITH THIS PROBLEM. AT ANOTHER LINCOLN DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD MANY 2006 TOWNCARS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT STARTED BEEPING AT 122,000 MILES AND I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH. A FORD EMPLOYEE TOLD ME LAST YEAR'S SUPPLIER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS, SO THEY HAD TO CHANGE THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE NEW PART. THE PRICE WENT FROM $150.00 FOR THE PRETENSIONER TO $360.00 FOR THE KIT (FROM THE NEW MANUFACTURER), WHICH IS THE ONLY THING YOU CAN GET TO FIX THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T NEED A NEW SEAT BELT, BUCKLE, ETC. BECAUSE OF THE ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION COSTS ($200.00 TO $330.00), MANY PEOPLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE FIX, PUTTING THEIR LIVES AT RISK AS WELL AS THEIR PASSENGER'S. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460489May 31, 2012
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
2006 LINCOLN TOWNCAR, PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS WAS LEFT FRONT SEAT TENSIONER *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT TENSIONER AND THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT WORK WITH THE SEAT BELT UPDATED 6/7/12 *SD UPDATED 07/13/12*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458939May 18, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR SIGNATURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND HIS FOOT ACCIDENTALLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS WELL. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST HIM SINCE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ALTER THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 6/7/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DID NOT STATED IF THERE WAS ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE. HE ALSO STATED THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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