Lincoln Town Car Complaints

3,302 consumer complaints on file.

#521787July 29, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT FAILURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE PRIMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814744July 21, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE HIGHWAY SMELT A BURNING ODOR. CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND TRIED TO TAKE OUT THE METAL WHEEL COVER, AND COULDN'T BECAUSE IT WAS VERY HOT. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER. CONSUMER HAD THE BOOSTER REPLACED, AND HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814361July 18, 1997
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING. VEHICLE WILL BE SEEN BY DEALER NEXT WEEK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814271July 16, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING. DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MONITOR NEEDS REPLACING. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814197July 15, 1997
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
VISUAL, REARVIEW MIRROR: THE MIRROR IS PLACED IN SUCH A POSITION THAT IT CAN OBSCURE VISION AND HIDE VEHICLES APPROACHING FROM THE RIGHT. CAN'T SEE THE VEHICLES WHEN THEY APPROACH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814077July 11, 1997
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER IS UNCONFORTABLE WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE WHEN TURNING A CURVE OR WHEN DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ACROSS UNEVEN PAVEMENT IT WILL BOUNCE EVERY TIME, THIS IS ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT ONLY NOT ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814012July 10, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN SWERVING ACROSS THE ROAD. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING BOX. THEN VEHICLE STARTED DOING IT AGAIN, AND THEY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, ENGINEER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT IT WAS HIS DRIVING HABITS THAT WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT SINCE THEN IT HAS STARTED AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814054July 10, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE PARKED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE HOOD CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. CAUSE NOT DETERMINED BY FIRE MARSHALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813733July 2, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE HIT A DEER AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BURNING BOT IN THE FRONT SEAT, DRIVER & PASSENGER. ONCE VEHICLE HIT THE DEER THE VEHICLE KEPT ON GOING AND THE AIR BAG WAS STILL DEPLOYED IN THE DRIVER'S FACE WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE THE ABILIT TO STEER CORRECTLY. THE AIR BAG CAME OUT WITH HEAVY PRESSURE AND IT KNOCKED ONE SIDE OF THE SUNROOF OFF. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#603485July 1, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ELECTRICAL WIRING/FUSES FAILED, CAUSING POWER MIRRORS/ WARNING LIGHT, DOOR ALARM/TAIL LIGHTS/DASH LIGHTS/RADIO TO MALFUNCTION. IN ADDITION, TRANSMISSION JUMPED IN/OUT OF GEARS, AND CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT, AT TIMES, RELEASE WITH THE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. ALSO, PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. FINALLY, WHEN VEHICLE REACHES A CERTAIN SPEED, USUALLY BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, THERE IS A STRONG WHISTLING SOUND THAT PERMEATES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813628June 30, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING SMOKE WAS COMING FROM LEFT FRONT OF ENGINE .THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FIRE IN THE FRONT END. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813588June 27, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE: AFTER BEING ON HIGHWAY ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, DROVE VEHICLE INTO DRIVEWAY, OPENED THE DOOR AND NOTICED A SMELL.SHUT OFF THE ENGINE THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD ,OPENED THE HOOD LATCH FRIEND SAID GET OUT OF CAR IT IS ON FIRE . THE ENTIRE ENGINE WENT UP IN FLAMES. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#517895June 27, 1997
SUSPENSION:REAR
REARWAYBAR BRACE FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#519061June 20, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#813241June 18, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK AND OFF POSITION FOR OVER 24 HOURS WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON OR ABOUT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL DRIVER'S SIDE, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS YET TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518596June 16, 1997
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
VARIABLE ASSIST STEERING FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813088June 13, 1997
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
THE STEERING GEAR BOX HAS GONE OUT 3 TIMES. CANNOT STEER THE VEHICLE AND IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812807June 5, 1997
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 15 MPH COMING FROM PARKING LO PITMAN ARM BROKE. DEALER SAID THAT PITMAN SECTOR SHAFT COME LOOSE FROM SHAFT HOUSING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#517740June 2, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#519036May 28, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WIRES THAT CONTROL THE CRUISE CONTROL ARE CRIMPED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AND DISABLE THE CRUSIE CONTROL AT 75 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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