Lincoln Town Car Complaints

3,302 consumer complaints on file.

#541952October 29, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, RECALL ON OTHER MODEL'S HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524507October 27, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON STEEP HILL, VEHICLE LOS TCONTROL, DRIVER GOT OUT OF WAY, LOST HIS BALANCE AND WENT DOWN A STEEP HILL, HURTING HIS BACK AND PULLING KNEE OUT OF JOINT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#829532October 27, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN BUTTON IS 1/2 INCH BY 1 INCH, AND IS TOO SMALL TO BE LOCATED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO FIND IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829407October 23, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT A DRUNK DRIVER HIT THE VEHICLE FROM BEHIND IN A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829420October 23, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
REAR DOOR LOCK KEEPS GETTING STUCK, AND THEY COULD'NT GET THE VEHICLE DOOR OPEN. DEALER COUND'NT GET THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP EITHER, AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE SHOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829269October 21, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SPEEDOMOTER GAUGE/THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND THE GAS GAUGE DO NOT LIGHT UP UNLESS HIGH BEAMS ARE BEING USED. CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO READ THESE GAUGES IN THE DAYLIGHT. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND 2 DEALERSHIPS. THE MANUFACTURER OR DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542190October 20, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
OIL PAN GASKET LEAKING DUE TO RUSTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829226October 20, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
IE98018; THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543300October 19, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL PUMP FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542107October 19, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE FAILED DUE TO METAL AND CONTAMINATES IN OIL PUMP AND FILTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542017October 15, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ORIGINAL ALTERNATOR REPLACED ON 11-23-96, NEW ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT RESULTING IN FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541991October 15, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD LATCH PLATE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828961October 15, 1998
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELLERATING THE SEAT FLEW UP AND BACKWARDS, OFF OF THE FLOOR. DRIVER COULD NOT REACH THE BRAKES OR SEE OVER THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER . DEALER STATED THAT THE BRACKET ON THE SEAT WAS CRACKED, WILL REPAIR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#828978October 15, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND A MINUTE AFTER PARKING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 8 INCH FLAMES BURNING EVERYTHING IN SIGHT. DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781103October 10, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OIL PUMP, PISTONS, RINGS FAILED CAUSING EXCESSIVE SLUDGE TO BE FOUND IN CRANKCASE ALONG WITH METAL SHAVINGS, OIL WAS CHANGED AT REQUIRED INTERVALS AS PER OWNER'S MANUAL. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781101October 10, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE PISTONS/RINGS AND OIL PUMP FAILED/REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828592October 6, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
STARTED TO SMELL RUBBER BURNING WHILE DRIVING 30MPH. NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. PULLED INTO SHOPPING AREA & GOT OUT. SOON FLAMES SHOT OUT OF STEERING COLUMN. FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED & ARRIVED TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES. WAS INFORMED IT WAS ELECTRICAL WIRING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828648October 6, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
MANUFACTURER'S RECALL # 91S-40/NHTSA RECALL 91V -147 & MANUFACTURER'S RECALL # 95S -14/NHTSA RECALL 95V- 091; VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE ABOVE RECALLS CONCERNING HOOD LATCHES. REPAIRS WERE DONE SOMETIMES IN THE YEAR 1992 AND AGAIN IN 1996. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN HOOD CAME UNLATCHED AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING A CRACK. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS WAS A RECALL REPAIR FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST IS PICKED UP BY THE CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828484October 2, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
BRAKE POWER BOOSTER IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PEDAL DOES NOT COME BACK UP. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828486October 2, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
CAR WILL DRIVE NORMALLY ON A SMOOTH ROAD AND THEN WILL SEEM LIKE A ROUGH ROAD, TORQUE CONVERTER IS DEFECTIVE, AND DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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