Lincoln Town Car Complaints

3,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10075994July 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, STEAM EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED WATER TO SPRAY OVER THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER CLAIMED THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WOULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK THREE OF THE LOCAL DEALERS WERE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074397July 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO A BODY SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A BLOW OUT. *NM *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075656July 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
VEHICLE WOULD STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK AND FLOOD THE ALTERNATOR. *NM *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079155July 1, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTAKE ON MOTOR WAS MADE OF PLASTIC AND IT CRACKED. THE REPLACEMENT WAS REDESIGNED WITH ALUMINUM FRONT IN PLACE OF PLASTIC. IF PART WAS DESIGNED RIGHT WHY WAS REPLACEMENT MADE WITH ALUMINUM. THE COST OF THE PART WAS OVER 550.00 PLUS LABOR AND OTHER PARTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078955June 28, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DRIVING FROM A SURFACE STREET ONTO A MAJOR ARTERIAL, A 1997 LINCOLN TOWNCAR ORIGINAL PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, SPEWING COOLANT AND ENGINE OIL FROM MOTOR, WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO AND ATTAINED 55 MPH. MOTOR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. IF FORD HAS A BETTER IDEA, I SURE WISH THEY'D SHARE IT WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS. I FEEL LUCKY TO HAVE STEERED FROM THE MAJOR ARTERIAL UPON WHICH I WAS DRIVING, WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCE TO MYSELF OR ANOTHER PERSON OR VEHICLE. IT IS NOT A FUN EXPERIENCE TO HAVE YOUR ENGINE BLOW AT 55 MILES AN HOUR! FOMOCO SHOULD HAVE A MAJOR RECALL TO REPAIR THIS ITEM BEFORE MORE PERSONS AND PROPERTY ARE IMPERILED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078723June 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I HAVE A CRACKED PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT NEARLY CAUSED TO TO RECK MY CAR AND OR DESTROY THE ENGINE *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079868June 23, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.*MR THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO OCCURRED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS IN REVERSE. THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING IS THE CONSTANT PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL OR SHIFTING THE SELECTOR INTO NEUTRAL. THE LOCAL DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078343June 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
DRIVING CAR CAR OVER HEATING DUE TO A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD ( MADE OF PLASTIC ?) IN SHOP NOW FOR REPAIRS APPROXMATE COST $ 1000.00 OR MORE PLUS $200.00 TOWING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076243June 15, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND BURNT DOWN THE CONSUMER HOME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE FRONT UNDERHOOD WIRING. THE FIRE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076195June 14, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL COLLAPSED . CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073568June 14, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY AND WITH NO IMPACT. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059349June 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND AS A RESULT THE BRAKES FAILED. *NM *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075981June 9, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE FRONT DOOR HINGES WERE SAGGING. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AFTERMARKET REPAIR SHOP, WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR HINGES WERRE DEFECTIVE, AND CAUSED THE DOOR TO BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075760June 7, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED TAIL LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074789June 4, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
2000 LINCOLN TOWN CAR SIGNATURE SERIES...AIR CONDITIONER HAS A MUSKY, WET ODOR COMING FROM THE INTERIOR VENTS. THE ODOR IS VERY BAD AT TIMES INSIDE THE CAR. DEALER SPRAYED ODOR KILLER IN THE INTAKE VENTS UNDER THE HOOD--THINGS SEEM TO GET BETTER BUT CAME RIGHT BACK IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. CARPET HAS NEVER BEEN WET .. I HAVE BAD ALLERGIES AND NEED TO GET THIS MATTER CORRECTED.. CAR HAS 31000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071405June 4, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE HEIGHT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS ADJUSTABLE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS LOW, THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN BE DEPRESSED AT THE SAME TIME. THE HAS HAPPENED TWICE. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER GRAZED A TREE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CALLED THE CONSUMER TO RAISE THE BRAKE PEDAL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071583June 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. AND COOLANT SPILLED INSIDE THE ENGINE. *AK THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT REFUSED TO PROVIDE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (INTAKE MANIFOLD #1L2Z9439AA). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075545June 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. AS A RESULT, COOLANT LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074519May 31, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD/LINCOLN/MERCURY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE LAST BEING MAY 17TH BY EMAIL. EVA WALKER BOUGHT A NEW LINCOLN TOWN CAR (CARTIER), SHE PAID CASH FOR THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS NOT HER FIRST LINCOLN. SINCE PURCHASE, MRS. WALKER HAS HAD HER VEHICLE IN TO SOUTHWEST LINCOLN-MERCURY, WEST POINT LINCOLN MERCURY, JACK ROACH FORD, AND CENTRAL FORD. EACH TIME THEY SAY THEY DO A REPAIR, BUT NO PAPER WORK IS EVER GIVEN AND THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED. THE CARTIER HAS AN AUTOMATIC OPEN AND CLOSE DECK LID. WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTON THE DECK LID WOBBLES AND SHAKES BOTH GOING UP AND COMING DOWN, THIS HAS CAUSED THE PAINT IN THE UPPER RT PART OF THE BUMPER TO COME OFF DUE TO THE DECK LID HITTING AGAINST IT. MRS. WALKER HAS REQUESTED NUMEROUS TIMES AT DIFFERENT DEALERS TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE IN THE DISTRICT OFFICE WITH F/L/M, BUT AS YET NO ONE HAS SHOWN THE COURTESY TO CALL HER. SHE HAS BEEN TOLD BY MORE THAN ONE DEALER THAT THERE IN NOT A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AND JUST TO "LIVE WITH IT". MRS. WALKER BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN GOOD FAITH THAT ALL COMPONENTS ON THIS VEHICLE WERE WORKING AS DESCRIBED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND BEING TOLD TO "LIVE WITH IT" IS UNACCEPTABLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS COMPLAINT DOES NOT RANK UP THERE WITH SOME THAT ARE GIVEN, BUT TO AN 80+ YEAR OLD WOMAN, WHO HAS ONLY DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE 12,100 SINCE PURCHASE THIS IS A MAJOR DEAL. WE NEED SOME KIND OF HELP TO GET F/L/M TO STAND BEHIND WHAT THEY MAKE AND CONTACT US WITH A POSSIBLE SOLUTION. AS WE HAVE TRIED SEVERAL DEALERS IN OUR AREA, WE HAVE TRIED GOING THROUGH THE CHANNELS THEY REQUESTED FIRST. NOW WE WANT HELP GETTING ANSWERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074500May 30, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE INSUFFICIENT DUE TO THE DULLING OF INTERNAL COMPONENTS AS THE RESULT OF AN APPARENT DESIGN DEFECT. THE MFG. USED A 9005 BULB WITH A DIFFUSER. THE BULB AND DIFFUSER GENERATE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HAVE DULLED THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL INSIDE THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. THE 9005 BULB IS A HIGH BEAM BULB USED, IN THIS CASE, IN A LOW BEAM ASSEMBLY. I URGE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AS IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT COUPLED WITH A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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