Lincoln Town Car Complaints

3,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10022543June 4, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE. *MR THE CONSUMER FOUND BRAKING FLUID ALL OVER THE REAR HOUSING AS A RESULT OF PIN HOLES THAT WERE IN THE CROSSOVER LINE FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT WHEEL CYLINDERS. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR VERY SUDDENLY. REFER TO #02V1001000. *SCC *JB REFERENCED IN RQ03-004
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022273May 27, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER INFORMATION FORM INVOLVING INCIDENT WITH 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. *MR PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019277May 25, 2003
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY ON DRIVERS SIDE DURING A SIDE COLLISION. MY CAR IS A LINCOLN TOWN CAR 2000 MODEL CARTIER. I WAS TRAVELING LESS THAN 5 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I WAS BROADSIDED BY A PICKUP TRUCK TRAVELING MORE THAN 40 MILES PER HOUR. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALED. I SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED HAD THE SIDE AIR DEPLOYED PROPERLY. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10019222May 24, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE FUEL PUMP ON MY 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: FUEL PUMP, DIGITAL DISPLAY (SPEEDOMETER, MILEAGE, COMPASS, TEMPERATURE), PASSENGER WINDOW POWER MECHANISM (WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP COMPLETELY IF LOWERED) AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. CURRENT ISSUE REGARDS FUEL PUMP. TOTAL COST TO REPAIR INCLUDE $403.00 LABOR, $257.49 PARTS (FUEL PUMP), $25.00 MISC FEES, $16.72 TAX, $215.00 TOWING. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019186May 23, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON MAY 9TH MY CAR ENGINE BURST IN TO FLAMES WHILE PARKED AND OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019093May 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
THE ENGINE IN THE 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I HAD 80,000 MILES ON MY ENGINE WHEN THE ENGINE THREW A ROD. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE IS THE SAME AS THE ENGINE PLACED INSIDE OF 1995 THROUGH PRESENT FORD CROWN VICTORIA'S. ON PERSON TOLD ME NO MATTER HOW WELL I TOOK CARE OF MY VEHICLE THE ENGINE WAS MADE TO FAIL. I CHANGED THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE EVERY 3,000 MILES AND WITHOUT FAIL. WHAT EVER MY MAINTENANCE BOOK RECOMMENDED, I DID. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UNTIL 75,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE ENGINE FAILED AT EXACTLY 80,000 MILES. I CONTACTED LINCOLN MERCURY DIVISION AND WAS TOLD, "OH WELL, YOUR VEHICLE HAS 80,000 MILES. THIS MAY SEEM LIKE A LOT OF MILES, BUT I SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER 80,000 WITHOUT THE ENGINE FAILING. I SPOKE TO A MECHANIC THAT INSTALLS ENGINES FOR YELLOW CAB IN SAN FRANCISCO. HE ADVISED ME THAT THEY HAVE CRATES OF ENGINE BLOCKS FOR THE FORD CROWN VICTORIA'S, BECAUSE THE ENGINE FAILS BETWEEN 75,000 AND 80,000 MILES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020398May 22, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FUSE BOX WAS POSITIONED UNDER THE HOOD DIRECTLY ABOVE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WELL. THE FUSE BOX STARTED TO MELT DUE TO WATER FROM THE ROAD CONTACTING IT, WHICH CAUSED THE AIR SHOCKS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO FAIL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019612May 12, 2003
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING, THE TIRE BLEW OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018443May 9, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE CAR MOST NOTICEABLE WITH A WINDOW DOWN, HAVE CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND CAN'T FIND IT, SEEMS LIKE IT MAY BE COMING FROM BEHIND THE DASH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017847May 6, 2003
TIRES
TIRES EXPERIENCED PREMATURE WEAR PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V35600. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017159May 1, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT TOP SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT DID NOT CONTROL IT AND DAMAGED AN EMPTY VEHICLE. MR SCC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017786April 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND LEAKED COOLANT ONTO THE ENGINE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017652April 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. *JB REFERENCED IN EA02-025
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016660April 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING ON SUNDAY, WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR - ALSO NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED THE FLUID AND FOUND IT ALMOST GONE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED REPLACING. WAS ALSO TOLD MY FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS CAUSED BY RUST/CORROSION. *NLM REFERENCED IN RQ03-004
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017531April 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE, AND THERE WAS STILL A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM NOT WORKING EFFECTIVELY. *JB ON THE SECOND OCCASION THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED ON COVERING THE REPAIRS. *SCC REFERENCED IN RQ03-004
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017457April 23, 2003
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
TWO BOLTS IN THE STEERING BOX HAD BECOME COMPLETELY BROKEN. THEY APPEARED TO HAVE NOT BEEN TIGHTENED PROPERLY BY THE FACTORY, THE LOCK TIGHTS WERE VISIBLE ON THE THREAD, AND PORTIONS OF THE BROKEN BOLTS WERE EXTRACTED FROM THE GEAR BOX. *NLM *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017347April 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017212April 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015968April 21, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED A DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A 5 THOUSAND MILE CHECK UP. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. REFER TO ODI #8020090 MR SCC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015844April 15, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 5 OCCASIONS, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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