Lincoln Town Car Complaints

3,302 consumer complaints on file.

#557331November 15, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES
PITMAN ARM BALL JOINT FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING FOR THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736171November 12, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LEFT REAR VIEW MIRROR SHAKES SO BADLY THAT YOU CAN SEE THERE IS SOMETHING OUT THERE BUT YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE CENTER MIRROR TO SEE WHAT IT IS. LINCOLN CHANGED IT ONCE WITH NO IMPROVEMENT BUT I CONSIDER IT DANGEROUS. WAS TOLD BY OLATHE LINCOLN TO GET USED TO IT. AFTER 24,000 MILES I STILL AM NOT USED TO IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735927November 7, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557420November 6, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING ON HOT DAYS WHILE DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROL AS WELL AS IN THE CITY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, CONSUMER BELIEVES PROBLEM IS LINKED TO FAULTY TFI MODULE WHICH WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION IN CALIFORNIA. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874516November 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE RANGE SENSOR WHICH ISPART OF TRANSMISSION IS FAILING CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIFT IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE TRAVELING INTERMITTENLY. EVENTUALLY TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL OR CONSUMER WILL ENDED UP LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. MANUFACTURE SENT OUT A CAMPAIGN #95B64 FOR 1993 TOWNCAR BUT DID NOT INCLUDED THE 1994 TOWNCAR WHICH IS SAME EXACT PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874215October 31, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BRAKE PEDAL HAS WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE BRAKING, CONSUMER HAS HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, VEHICLE SHOOK AND A LOUD SUCKING NOISE WAS HEARD, DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER DUE TO FLUID LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874147October 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED UNDER NORMAL CONDITION PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE.*AK WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THE REAR WHEELS STARTED TO SPIN AND SMOKE. DEALER SAYS THER IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735444October 30, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I WOULD BE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60WITH MY FAMILY AND MY CAR WOULD SHUT OFF. I WOULD THEN PULL TO THE SIDE AND LET IT SIT FOR 20 MINUTES AND THEN IT WOULD RESTART UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN ''VERY DANGEROUS''. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874024October 27, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED ENGINE WILL LOSE POWER WHILE CONSUMER STEPS ON GAS PEDAL, BUT ENGINE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES WILL SHUTDOWN/ STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873917October 26, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT A BUILDING, CAUSING BOTH AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. NO BODY INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGES REPORTED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873787October 25, 2000
TIRES
MODEL POWER PRIMA ATERMARKET TIRE SIZE P21570R15 WITH 30,000 MILES WITH 80,000 MILE WARRANTY. DRIVER'SFRONT TIRE BELT BROKE INSIDE THE TIRE, CAUSING TIRE TO GO OUT OF ROUND. CONSUMER HAD TO BUY 2 BRAND NEW TIRES BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVEABLE.*AK DOT #H288YPE1513. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873714October 24, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED UNDER 30MPH CAR WILL SHUT OFF WHETHER IN DRIVE/ PARK/ SWITCHING GEARS, OR IDLING. CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873631October 23, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
AFTER DRIVING LEFT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THEN, APPLIED AIR AND IT WENT FLAT AGAIN. TAKEN TO TECHNICIAN WHERE COULD NOT BE FIX IT BECAUSE THE SIDE WALLS WORE OUT. NEXT DAY RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. LINCOLN, TOWN CAR, 1991, P215/70R15, DOT BEM3NX71239. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734862October 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MECHANIC SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHY THEY CRACKED...AND THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN ALL FOUR CRACK AT ONCE....
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734808October 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM HAS NEVER TOLD ME ANY OF THE RECALLS IN WHICH I HAVE PAID FOR MANY OF THE RECALL REPAIRS MY SELF. HOW CAN I GET REINBURSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556495October 17, 2000
WHEELS
CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH UPGRADED WIRE WHEELS, THE WIRES SPOKES WERE CONTINUALLY BREAKING AND BECOMING LOOSE, THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY WERE SAFE AND NOT TO WORRY, HOWEVER THE TIRES WERE FAILING DUE TO THE WHEEL SPOKES. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873224October 17, 2000
STEERING, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WOULD BE DRIVING & THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD HAVE TOO MUCH PLAY. FEELS LIKE LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. STEERING PRESSURE SENSOR HAS BEEN RPLACED OR CHANGED & AFFECTS THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. ROCKER ARM WAS CRACKED & NEEDED REPLACING. HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LACK OF CONTROL OF STEERING WHEEL. HIT A TELEPHONE POLE & THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. SUFFERED INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#873225October 17, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DRIVING 40MPH WHEN VEHICLE STALLED OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TOWED TO DEALER & NOTHING WAS FOUND BY MECHANIC. VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BY MECHANIC. STALLED A SECOND TIME & WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER 30 MINUTES. THIS WOULD HAPPENED AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES SINCE AT THE DEALER. STALLING PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. HAD REPAIRS DONE ON VEHICLE & HAS NOT STALLED SINCE THEN.*AK.*ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734411October 16, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE TRAVELLING S/B ON I89 IN VT ON 10/13/2000 AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES INTO MY TRIP, THE HOOD FLEW OPEN AND TOTALLY COVERED THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO SMASH AND THE ROOF TO BE DAMAGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007020October 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
STALLING ON INTERSTATE AND CITY DRIVING WHEN TEMPERATURE GETS VERY HOT. LOSING THE POWER IN BRAKES AND THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE'S STEERING. THE CAR CAN BE STARTED AGAIN WHEN IT HAS COOLED DOWN. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS. *AK *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734325
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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