Lincoln Town Car Complaints

3,302 consumer complaints on file.

#889865June 6, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V124000 ON THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP IINFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002719June 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING 58 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE MY VEHICLE ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. UPON IMPACT SIDE DOOR SEAT AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS KNOCKED SIDEWAYS TOWARDS DOOR AND WINDOW IN VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#561470June 5, 2001
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON AND STAYS ON, THE DEALER ORDERED THE FAULTY PART AND REPAIRED IT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889472May 31, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
SEVERE REFLECTION FROM DASHBOARD ON WINDSHIELD. PROBLEM HAS ALMOST CAUSED A VEHICLE CRASH DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY AND BLIND SPOT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS SITUATION.*AKCONSUMER STATES AUTOMOBILE IS DANGEROUS WHILE OPERATING DURING DAY LIGHT DUE TO GLARE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889260May 29, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND HITTING A SMALL BUMP VEHICLE WANDERS OVER TO NEXT LANE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 4 OR 5 TIMES. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746042May 29, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED-LOCKED THROTTLE AT HALF WAY-WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT ACCIDENT-SPEED CONTROL CABLE WAS HOLDING THROTTLE OPEN-HAD TO DISCONNECT SPEED CONTROL CABLE FROM LINKAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745988May 27, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
ON APRIL 23, 2001 OUR LINCOLN TOWN CAR HAD BEEN PARKED FRO ABOUT TEN MINUTES IN AN ENCLOSED PARKING STRUCTURE AT SUPERMARKET WHEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SELF-IGNITED. A MAJOR FIRE ENSUED BUT A PASSERBY HAD CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE TOTAL LOSS OF OUR CAR. I HAVE EMAILED LINCOLN HQ REPEATEDLY SINCE THEN TO ASK IF THEY HAD ANY RECORD OF THIS UNUSUAL AND POTENTIALLY LETHAL PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY REPLIED SAYING THAT THEY COULD NOT ANSWER TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. THEY REFERRED ME TO THE LOCAL DEALER, WHOSE SERVICE MANAGER I HAD ALREADY SPOKEN TO, AND WHO HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THERE MAY BE MORE TO THIS?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889077May 24, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
ENGINE IDLED AT A HIGH RPM WHICH HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO LUNGE WHEN IT WAS TAKEN OUT OF PARK AND PUT INTO DRIVE/REVERSE. CONSUMER FELT THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745396May 16, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE JAMMED FULL OPEN ON START. CAR JUMPED WALK AND ALMOST HIT 3 PEDESTRIANS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887943May 10, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS GOING 75MPH SET ON CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN APPROACHING A CURVE CONUSMER APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN,AND AS BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED IT SPEEDED UP VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS COACHED FROM LIMOUSINE SERVICE ON A 2- WAY RADIO HOW TO CONTROL VEHICLE. CONSUMER TURNED CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH OFF, AND VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL DRIVE. PRESSING BRAKES, IT SENT WRONG SIGNAL AND ENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887952May 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING 58MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, SIDE DOOR AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS KNOCKED SIDEWAYS TOWARDS DOOR IN VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#887860May 9, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP LIGHT AND WAS WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN IN A LEFT HAND LANE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO LEFT LANE AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD- ON. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER WAS HURT. DEALERSHIP AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#744941May 4, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
ENGINE SHUTS DOWN TO IDLE WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND IN URBAN DRIVING. THROTTLE INPUT HAS NO EFFECT. AFTER A MATTER OF SECONDS TO AS LONG AS 2 MINUTES IT RUNS PROPERLY AGAIN. THIS IS MY MOTHERS CAR AND SHE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE MANY PLACES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. NO WRECK HAS HAPPENED YET, BUT SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS HAVE. THANK YOU , STEVEN LOUCKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887351May 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
AFTER BRAKES WERE SERVICED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC VEHICLE EXPERIENCED MILD VIBRATION WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS ON A RANDOM BASIS. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. *AK MECHANICE INSPECTED BRAKES AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS, CONSUMER IS GOING TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887251May 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561005May 1, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
DRIVER WAS TRAVELING IN RAINY WEATHER WITH HIGH BEAM DIMMERS ON, WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPED TO SWITCH TO LOW BEAM DIMMERS, LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY, LEAVING DRIVER TRAVELING IN DARK FOR AT LEAST 3 TO 4 SECONDS UNTIL THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887146April 30, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN TURNING VEHICLE AT LESS THAN FIVE MILES AN HOUR, VEHICLE WENT INTO HIGH THROTTLE MODE, AND ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP CURB. BOTH FRONT TIRES WENT FLAT, KNOCKING DOWN 20 FEET WOODED FENCE, AND HIT HOUSE.*AK CONSUMER STATED PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744717April 29, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886515April 23, 2001
TIRES
WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT THE SPARE TIRE T125/80R16, DOT FNTA2XHX150 LOCATED IN TRUNK OF 1990, LINCOLN, TOWN CAR EXPLODED. THIS EXPLOSION OF SPARE TIRE RESULTED IN TRUNK OF VEHICLE, RAISING 1 1/2 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL LEVEL AND A CHUNK OF GLASS AND REAR VIEW MIRROR, TO FALL FROM FRONT WINDSHIELD. *AK CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A MICHELIN REPRESENTATIVE THAT AGE AND TEMPERATURE WOULD CAUSE A SPARE TIRE TO FAIL, THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED PERIODICALLY, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED DUE TO FAILURE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#744312April 20, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING THE CAR ACTS AS IF THE ACCELERATOR HAS BEEN RELEASED. THE ENGINE IDLES AND WILL NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT. AFTER A SHORT TIME THE CAR RETURNS TO NORMAL AND RUNS FINE. IF AT HYWAY SPEED IT SLOWS TO ABOUT 20 MPH, AT STOP LIGHTS IT WILL IDLE OFF AND AFTER A MATTER OF SECONDS IT WILL DRIVE OFF ACCORDING TO THROTTLE SETING. THIS IS A INTERMITANT PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS. DEALERS HAVE BEEN NO HELP. THIS IS MY ELDERLY MOTHERS CAR AND SHE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT IN TRAFFIC. ANY HELP ON THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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