Lincoln Town Car Complaints

3,302 consumer complaints on file.

#849921October 5, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHEN THIS VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE IT ACCELERATED UP TO 40 MPH ON ITS OWN, RESULTING IN AN CRASH. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849326September 29, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED FRONT END OF VEHICLE HAD STEAM COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PULLED VEHICLE OVER & CHECKED. FLAMES SHOT OUT FROM THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED & ARRIVED TO PUT FLAMES OUT. INDICATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE NEAR THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849340September 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A PROBLEM WITH ROLLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER'S FOUR YEAR OLD CHILD MOVED THE SHIFTER OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN THE STREET. CAN NHTSA HELP OR PROVIDE ADDITION INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548699September 28, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845618September 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS 98 DEGREES OR ABOVE AND WHILE TRAVELING 100 MILES OR MORE, VEHICLE DOES NOT TAKE GAS. IT STALLS, AND WILL NOT RUN UNTIL IT COOLS OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY A DEALERSHIP. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848886September 28, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF LINE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO DOWN THE ROAD SIDEWAYS. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848762September 27, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE PARKED. DEALER HAD VEHICLE A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE FIRE. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848618September 24, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER WOULD BE DRIVING 40 MPH WHIEN A LOUD NOISE CAN BE HEARD COMMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE BADLY WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. BEEN TO DEALER ABOUT NOISE AND TOLD COMING FROM THE MANIFOLD INTAKE. NO CAUSE FOUND FOR VIBRATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712042September 24, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS IN 3-4 AND 4-3 SHIFTS UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848495September 23, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO BE SEEN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHT IS VERY DIM, IT SHINES TO THE SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND MADE ADJUSTMENTS, BUT IT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. ALSO, MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND THEY ARE SAYING THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF DESIGN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848501September 23, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL MODE,AND WHEN OCCUPANT PRESSED THE BRAKES, VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD AND SPEEDED UP WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. BEEN TO DEALER, CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711944September 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
THE POWER ASSIST PROBLEM EXISTED WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN IT IS RAINING. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT IN THE POWER STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848214September 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED WHEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND THE FIREWALL AREA. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848205September 21, 1999
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO, THE ODOMETER MILEAGE IN INCORRECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848094September 20, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES
THE STEERING WHEEL LOSES TENSION WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE, NOT ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711572September 19, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CAR REFUSED TO START ON 7 OCCASIONS. WILL TURN OVER BUT WILL NOT START. HAD TO BE TOWED ONCE. HAD TO LEAVE OVERNIGHT TWICE AND RETURN NEXT DAY WHEN IT STARTED. ON THE OTHER OCCASIONS IT STARTED AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. HAVE HAD IN DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. HAVE REQUESTED REFUND FROM FORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845054September 15, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
WHENEVER THE HIGH BEAMS ARE IN USE, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WOULD SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER & CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC NOTHING COULD BE FOUND TO CAUSE THE ELECTRICAL SHUT DOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847819September 15, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
HEADLIGHT WIRE BURNED OUT DUE TO A SHORT. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED.ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. A/C UNIT BELT WASN'T WORKING, AND THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF LOUD NOISE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847562September 13, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
BECAUSE OF THE HEADLIGHT DESIGN HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHTING OF ROAD FROM THE SIDE. WHEN USED ON LOW/HIGH BEAM. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN WHEN GOING AROUND A SHARP CURVE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847501September 10, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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