Lincoln Town Car Complaints

3,302 consumer complaints on file.

#877830January 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH, PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#877832January 10, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN STEERING COLUMN EXPLODED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER ,AND POURED SNOW ON IT TO TAKE FIRE OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#877921January 10, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
KEYLESS PAD ON DRIVER DOOR IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. LAST 2 BUTTONS LOCK VEHICLE, BUT HEAD AND TAILLIGHTS COME ON. SOMETIMES THEY STAY ON FOR 30 SECONDS, OTHER TIMES THEY STAY ON ALL NIGHT, AND DRAIN BATTERY. LINCOLN HAS TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 5-6 TIMES FOR REPAIR, BUT UNABLE TO REMEDY.*AK THE FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER STATED THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE MANUFACTURER REDESIGNS A NEW MODULAR. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739034January 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETE FAILURE WITH NO INDICATION OF IMPENDING ACTION , AND YOU ARE LEFT WITH NO WAY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877532January 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY AND MAKES NOISE WHEN APPLIED, BRAKES GRAB WHEN APPLIED, AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT DUE TO FAULTY BRAKES. LEFT FRONT HEADREST WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN, RIGHT FROTN HEADREST TILTS WHEN IT'S MOVED UP. LEFT OUTER MIRROR GLASS IS LOOSE, THE MIRROR RETAINING CLIP WAS BROKEN, DEALER REPLACED GLASS. VEHICLE AVERAGES LESS THAN 10 MILES PER GALLON IN THE CITY AND 15 MILES PER GALLON FOR HIGHWAY, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE IDLES TOO FAST, DEALER STATED THAT TIMING COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED LOCALLY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD NO DISTRIBUTOR CAP ON THIS MODEL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738787January 4, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
I OWN A VEHICLE REPAIR SHOP THAT A CUSTOMER CAR BURNED TO THE GROUND INSIDE THE SHOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT MATCHED THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 99V124000.THE CAR FIRE HAS SHUT DOWN MY BUSINESS FOR A MONTH AS OF NOW.DO I HAVE ANY RECORSE FROM FORD MOTOR CO.FOR DAMAGES DUE TO THERE DEFECT? *AK REFERENCED IN RQ01-002
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558413December 28, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
ARMS THAT HOLD MAIN FRAME BROKE WHILE DRIVING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877161December 28, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD AND WON'T STOP. ENGINE REVS UP REALLY HIGH RIGHT BEFORE THIS HAPPENS. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT FIRST, THE BRAKES FAIL, THEN VEHICLE STOPS AND ENGINE REVS UP, THIRD THE WHEELS SPIN WITH NO MOVEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876741December 19, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WAS WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, WITH FOOT ON BRAKES, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO RACE/RPMS WENT UP. VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THE SAME DAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED. WAS INFORMED VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE LEFT FOR A FEW DAYS TO BE TEST DRIVEN. OWNER WAS PROVIDED A RENTAL. ONCE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN, MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE ANY PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558133December 14, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHES THE LAST TWO BUTTONS ON THE PAD TO LOCK CAR THE HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS COME ON, SOMETIMES THEY STAY ON CAUSING THE BATTERY TO GO DEAD, FORD EXCHANGED THE VEHICLE FOR THE 2000 MODEL AND THE NEW VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT, FORD DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876478December 13, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED OUT AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES A WEEK. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC PLACED VEHICLE ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. NO CODE CAME UP. MECHANIC DID REPLACE FUEL FILTER/ IDLER/ NECK IN FUEL TANK & A CANISTER. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558008December 12, 2000
POWER TRAIN
THE ODOMETER MILES ARE NOT ACCURATE, IT IS READING MORE MILEAGE THAN WHAT THE CONSUMER IS PUTTING ON THE VEHICLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737316December 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
HAVE NO CONTROL BRAKING ON WET OR ICED ROADS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875976December 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
GOING UP HILL IN 2 INCHES OF SNOW, VEHICLE STARTED SLIPPING, TRACTION CONTROL MOTOR MADE NOISE. CONSUMER APPLIED GAS PEDAL AND ENGINE WOULD NOT REV UP. AS STATED IN OWNERS MANUAL. ENGINE STALLED. *AK WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON, THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY GO 32 MPH, AND WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS LET OFF, THE ENGINE CUT OFF. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737139December 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES LOCK UP OR SOME WHEELS LOCK UP ON LOOSE SURFACE. YESTERDAY WITH ONE WHEEL ON GRAVEL AND ONE ON LEAVES, WHEEL ON LEAVED LOCKED UP AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT LARGE TREE.THIS IS NOT FIRST TIME BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP, FIRST TIME I SLED OFF DRIVEWAY INTO DITCH, REPORTED THAT TO DEALER AND THEY JUST LAUGHED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557561November 27, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
GOODYEAR AQUATRED TIRES EXPERIENCE RUMBLING, ONE DEALER STATED THE TIRES ARE EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736946November 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE CUTS OFF A LOW SPEED WILL NOT START UNTIL IT SITS FOR A WHILE, THIS HAS HAPPEN MULT. TIMES, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP A NUMBER OF TIMES , CAN NOT FIND THE CAUSE SEVERAL NEW PARTS HAVE BEEN PUT ON, TO NO AVAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557747November 20, 2000
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V-270 ON THE AIR BAGS, THE CONSUMER HAS NOT YET HAD RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557769November 20, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TEMPERAMENTAL AND THE VEHICLE IS STALLING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736486November 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
PART IS PLASTIC. SIMILAR VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED. FAILURE OF THIS PART IN TURN CAUSED THE HEADS TO WARP. WE HAVE LOST APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS OF REVENUE FROM THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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