Lincoln Town Car Complaints

3,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10234939July 19, 2008
STRUCTURE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. IT HAS A DRIVER ADJUSTMENT ON THE HEIGHT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. EVEN WITH IT AT THE TOP, WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES, THE ACCELERATOR IS SO CLOSE THAT YOU CAN PUSH IT ALSO. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. SEVERAL TIMES NOW, I HAVE AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT ONLY BECAUSE AN ONCOMING DRIVER MISSED ME. COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN, I'VE APPLIED THE BRAKES ONLY TO HAVE THE CAR JUMP FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233036July 2, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT'S MOTHER ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS, ALTHOUGH HER FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED AFTER CRASHING INTO A GUARDRAIL AND THREE PEOPLE. THE POLICE IMPOUNDED AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT FOUND NO FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. A STATE FARM REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND GAVE THE CONTACT'S MOTHER A TICKET FOR CARELESS DRIVING. HER MOTHER CONTINUED TO STRESS THAT HER FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ENTIRE TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 127,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10231811June 20, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2004 LINCOLN TOWN CAR HAD BRAKE FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING A REAR-END COLLISION. *NJ THE STATE POLICE TOLD THE CONSUMER THE ABS FAILED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231573June 19, 2008
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, TIRES:VALVE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN WEATHERWISE II TIRES, SIZE P215/70R15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND CALLED AAA. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED AND THE CONTACT DROVE TO A TIRE SHOP TO GET NEW VALVE STEMS. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS FAILURE. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN APRIL OF 2007. THE VIN, FAILURE MILEAGE, AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231428June 18, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD HUMMING NOISES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY STATED THAT A TIRE WAS OUT OF ROUND. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MAKE THE HUMMING NOISES AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS POTENTIALLY THE REAR AXLE BEARING. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V328000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,706 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231481June 18, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT DROVE A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR, WHICH WAS A COMPANY VEHICLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED FOUR FEET AND THEN ACCELERATED. HE ATTEMPTED TO STEER AND APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE ONLY ACCELERATED MORE. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED AFTER STRIKING TWO POLES AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE THEN STRUCK THREE ADDITIONAL VEHICLES. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND WAS FACING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THAT HE STRUCK. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND A CRUSHING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND TWO OTHER VEHICLES WERE DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS NECK, RIGHT SHOULDER, LOWER BACK, BOTH WRISTS, LEFT HAND, RIGHT PELVIS, BOTH KNEES, AND RIGHT ANKLE. HE ALSO SUFFERED FROM DIZZY SPELLS, WAS ON MEDICATION, LOST 40 LBS., AND IS SEEING A PSYCHIATRIST. THE PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT SUSTAINED A BUMP TO HER HEAD. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALER TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. UPDATED 07/22/08 *BF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER THE CRASH AND WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. UPDATED 07/22/08
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10229893June 4, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN HIS VEHICLE THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN TOO FAR AND HITS THE ACCELERATOR CAUSING THE CAR TO JUMP FORWARD. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE CAR INTO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER HOWEVER A TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 11,350. UPDATED 06/25/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD GO DOWN AS WELL. UPDATED 06/29/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229917June 4, 2008
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE VEHICLE HAS PEP BOYS FUTURA SCRAMBLER A/P TIRES, SIZE 215/75/R15. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE IS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06T023000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT). PEP BOYS WILL NOT REPLACE THE TIRE AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THEY STATED THAT ALL DEFECTIVE TIRES HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,024.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229334May 30, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007 FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED IN MARCH OF 2008. ONCE THE SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED, HE BEGAN HEARING A BUZZING SOUND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BUZZING SOUND THAT THE BRAKES WERE MAKING. HE FILED COMPLAINT NUMBER 0377821518 WITH FORD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,167 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229182May 29, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE CONTACT TURNED THE WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STOPPED MOVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP TO HAVE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM REPAIRED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V322000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT), WHICH WAS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE HE EXPERIENCED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 6/16/08 *CN UPDATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229083May 28, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM HER VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT FAILED. REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. SHE BEGAN LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE WITH HAVING HER VEHICLE REPAIRED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DEALER WAS ALSO UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE ASSISTANCE SHE NEEDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. UPDATED 07/03/08.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228546May 21, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION:REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED GREASE ON THE WHEELS AND TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT BEARINGS, AXLES, AND REAR BRAKES WERE NEEDED. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME IN FOUR YEARS THAT THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V328000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,745. UPDATED 06/09/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR BRAKES WERE SOAKED WITH OIL. UPDATED 06/09/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228144May 19, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES IN 4000 MILES. TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL ONE TIME, NEXT TIME DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG,HOWEVER IT HAPPENED TWO DAYS LATER AND I WILL BRING IT BACK TO DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. WHOEVER EXPERIENCES THIS DIFFICULTY DON'T ACCEPT ANYONE TELLING YOU THE ACCELERATOR WAS BEING PUSHED OR THE CARPET WAS STICKING. I HAVE DRIVEN PROBABLY MORE THAN A MILLION MILES I KNOW UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. PERIOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227878May 15, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AT HIS HOME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILED COMPONENT. HIS INSURANCE COMPANY WILL NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 123,000. UPDATED 07/22/08 *BF UPDATED 07/22/08 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227751May 14, 2008
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
NOISY REAR END ON MY LINCOLN TOWNCAR (2003). THERE WAS A RECALL BY THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE REAR AXELS & BEARINGS ON 2003 TOWNCARS WITH CERTAIN VIN #S (RECALL # 04V328000) MY CAR HAD EXACTLY THE SAME FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL AND I FEEL THAT THE COMPANY SHOULD PAY OR THE REPAIR. I ONLY HAVE 39,840 MILES PON THE CAR. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BY THE DEALER AND I HAD TO PAY A PORTION OF THE CHARGE. I FEEL THE REPAIR WORK SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE NC UNDER THE RECALL, WHETHER THE VIN WAS ON IT OR NOT, THE FAILURE IS THE SAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227642May 13, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, SHE ATTEMPTED TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT IT DID NOT WORK. THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH INSPECTED AND WAS INFORMED THAT A CHARGE WOULD APPLY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226954May 7, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC FROM INTAKE WENT INTO THE CYLINDER #4 AND RAPPED AROUND ONE OF THE VALUES CAUSING THIS VALUE TO STAY OPEN SO CYLINDER #4 HAS NO COMPRESSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226840May 6, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CLAMP FAILURE FOR CONNECTING FUEL HOSES TO INLINE FUEL FILTER. CLAMPS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC AND DETERIORATE WITH TIME AND MILEAGE. RESULT IS PRESSURED FUEL LINE SEPARATING FROM FUEL FILTER AND SPRAYING GASOLINE OVER UNDERSIDE OF CAR, INCLUDING CATALYTIC CONVERTER. VEHICLE WAS 2004 LINCOLN TOWN CAR FUEL LINES WERE REPLACED, BUT REPLACEMENTS ALSO HAVE PLASTIC CLAMPS TO SECURE HOSES TO FILTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227311May 5, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH RECALL ON SPEED CONTROL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. HE WOULD LIKE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED WITH THE REPLACEMENT PART. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226629May 5, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN JULY OF 2007. THE VEHICLE HAS STILL NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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