1992 Lincoln Town Car complaints

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE AIR REAR LEVELER SHOCKS FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SIT 4' OFF THE GROUND.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. HEARD A SOUND LIKE ELECTRIC MOTOR RUNNING. WAS GOING TO CHECK WHEN HORN STARTED BLOWING. OPENED DOOR WITH KEY. SMOKE WAS HEAVY INSIDE VEHICLE. WHEN AIR HIT INSIDE, FLAMES SHOT OUT. ALONG RIGHT HAND SIDE NOTICED FLAMES ON DASHBOARD. NEIGHBOR CONTACTED FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY PUT FLAMES OUT. FIREMAN INDICATED POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL WIRING WAS THE CAUSE OF FIRE.*AK *SLC

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

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

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

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

TLY AND FORD CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE CONTACTED LINCOLN AND THEY DO NOT SEEM TO CARE. THEY BASICALLY SAID IT IS OUR PROBLEM. IT HAS STALLED ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AS WELL AS IN TRAFFIC. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE.*AK

ENGINE WOULD STALL IN SUMMER. NO MATTER WHERE CONSUMER WAS ENGINE WOULD STILL STALL. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.*AK ON VERY HOT DAYS, AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, VEHICLE STALLS, IT WILL ONLY RESTART AFTER IT HAS COOLED DOWN, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE MAF SENSOR, VEHICLE STILL CONTINUES TO STALL, FOR 2 YEARS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. *SLC

THE BOLTS THAT HOLD FRONT OF DRIVERS SEAT TO THE TRACKS OF THE ADJUSTING ELEMENTS HAVE PULLED RIGHT OUT OF THE SEAT ITSELF - THEREFORE THE FRONT OF THE SEAT IS ROCKING WHICH CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN ACCELERATING. ANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS TYPE? SURE SEEMS ODD TO ME.*AK

I OWN A VEHICLE REPAIR SHOP THAT A CUSTOMER CAR BURNED TO THE GROUND INSIDE THE SHOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT MATCHED THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 99V124000.THE CAR FIRE HAS SHUT DOWN MY BUSINESS FOR A MONTH AS OF NOW.DO I HAVE ANY RECORSE FROM FORD MOTOR CO.FOR DAMAGES DUE TO THERE DEFECT? *AK REFERENCED IN RQ01-002

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.

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

CAR STALLS ON HIGHWAY. DEALERS TRIES TO FIX BUT CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM. SOUNDS LIKE SAME PROBLEM AS IN CALIFORNIA.

SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAS SHORTED OUT. I AM AFRAID OF AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. NOTIFIED FORD AND NHTSA AND LINCOLN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY ALL THE CANT HELP ME. NHTSA CAMPAIGN #99V124000 / MFG.CAMPAIGN # 99S15 SPEED CONTROL DOES NOT WORK.*AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025

CAR WAS PARKED AT SHOPPING CENTER. WHILE SHOPPING THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE. THE CAR WAS LOCKED AND NOT RUNNING. THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE DASHBOARD, DRIVER' S SIDE. CAR WAS COMPLETELY TOTALLED. WE HAD TO PAY LARGE DEDUCTABLE AND LOST CAR PHONE AND OTHER VALUABLES. CONTACTED FORD BY CERTIFIED LETTER AND THEY TOLD US IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND TO FILE WITH OUR INSURANCE. WE HAVE BEEN HEARING OTHER STORIES OF THIS MODEL CATCHING FIRE WHILE PARKED AND NOT RUNNING. WANT TO KNOW IF FORD IS TAKING A PRO-ACTIVE POSITION ON THIS OR IF YOUR AGENCY IS PURSUING FURTHER. RC. *AK REFERENCED IN RQ01-002

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ENGINE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

FRONT BOLTS IN THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED & THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO CALL THE DEALER.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH SHUTTING OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEED EVERY 400 MILES. VARIOUS WORK WAS PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT PROBLEM WAS REOCCURRING. DEALER CONTACTED, CANNOT FIND SOURCE OF PROBLEM. *AK *ML

I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. THE NAME AND ADDRESS ON THE TITLE IS NO LONGER MY LAST NAME OR MY ADDRESS. HOW CAN I GET T HE RECALL REPAIRS MADE, HOW CAN I FIND THE RECALLS, AND HOW CAN I GET NOTICES OF RECALLS IN THE FUTURE? NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS PARK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, IN THE LINE OF VISION OF DRIVER. DEALER SAID THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH WIPER MOTORS,SO MOTOR DESIGN WAS CHANGED.NEW MOTOR REQUIRES A RETRO-FIT WIRE HARNESS TO INSTALL NEW MOTOR. I HAVE PERSONALLY SEEN IN BROOKHAVEN,MS DOZENS OF FORD MTR CO VEHICLES (TOWN CARS, CONTINENTALS, TAURUSES, GRAND MARQUIS,CROWN VICTORIAS, AND MERCURY SABLES) WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.THESE VEHICLES RANGE IN THE 1991-1997 RANGE. IT IS HARD FOR ME TO IMMAGINE THAT A WIPER MOTOR PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED, PRIOR TO MY COMPLAINT. I AM AT A LOSS BECAUSE I HAVE JUST RECENTLY BECOME FAMILLIAR WITH A ACTUAL PLACE THAT DEFECTS LIKE THESE CAN BE REPORTED BY JOE CONSUMER. *AK

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IN RESIDENTIAL GARAGE AND WAS DAMAGED DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT AT THE ENGINE AREA. YH

CONSUMER BELIEVES RECALLED SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUSED VEHICLE FIRE WHICH TOTALED THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-124. NLM REFERENCED IN EA02-025

CAUSES BRAKE FAILURE AT ALL SPEEDS AND BURNING SMELL

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THIS PART 3 TIMES AND TAKE IT OFF TO GET MOISTURE OUT OFF IT , HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY CAR IS THE ONLY ONE THAT DOES THIS BUT I DON' T THINK SO. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MOISTURE IN SUSPENSION PUMP HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT 5 TIMES, HAS THERE BEEN ANY COMPLAINTS OTHER THAN MINE. *AK

AFTER PARKING VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, 15 MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. ALSO,THE DRIVEWAY AND THE HOUSE WERE DAMAGED DUE TO THE FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT FIRE OUT. MAMUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE CONSUMER FOUND WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL (99V124) REGARDING THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, THE RECALL STATES THAT THE SWITCH COULD SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND RESULT IN A FIRE. *SLC REFERENCED IN RQ01-002

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TRAVELLING AT 65MPH ALL OF SUDDEN & WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SHUT OFF. HAD TO WAIT FOR FIVE TO TEN MINUTES IN ORDER FOR VEHICLE TO START BACK UP. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE OIL PAN CAUSED IT TO RUST THROUGH, RESULTING IN AN OIL LEAK WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN TURNING OFF THE SPEED CONTROL, IT WILL NOT TURN OFF, AND ENGINE STAYED AT THE SPEED IT WAS GOING. *AK

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TEMPERATURE SENSOR VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PARKED VEHICLE & TURNED IT OFF. LATER, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING. FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED & PUT FLAMES OUT. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ELECTRICAL. INSURANCE TOTALED VEHICLE. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025

BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE. NLM

ELECTRICAL SHORT OCCURED WITHIN THE DASH AIR BAG SENSOR. YH

SOMETIMES WHEN STARTING CAR WILL NOT START, CONSUMER SAYS IT'S NOT THE STARTER. BUT, FEELS THAT IT MAY BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD TO BE TOWED ON ONE OCASION BECAUSE CAR WOULD NOT START. *AK

ENGINE EXPLODED AND RESULTED IN FIRE. *MJS

PLASTIC KNOB USED FOR TURNING THE NUT FOR SPARE TIRE TURNED OFF. YH

CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A UNDERHOOD FIRE WHICH TOTALLY DESTOYED VEHICLE AND CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO HOME ALSO. THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS RECALL FOR POSSIBLE SHORT THAT COULD RESULT IN FIRE, HOWEVER CONSUMER DIDN'T RECIEVE NOTICE. NLM REFERENCED IN EA02-025

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING FUEL LEAKAGES FROM FILLER NECK AREA, THIS ONLY ALLOWS CONSUMER TO FILL TANK AT 3/4 CAPACITY TO PREVENT FUEL SPILLAGES. SPILLAGE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION. *AK

EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ALL POWER WINDOWS FAILING TO OPERATE ONE AFTER ANOTHER. FIRST, REPAIR WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY. THERE AFTER, EACH WINDOW STARTED TO FAIL ONE BY ONE, AND DEALER WAS REPAIRING THEM AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL NOTICE 99V124000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99S15 IN MAY, 1999. DEALER HAS NOT GOTTEN THE REPAIR PARTS AT THIS PRESENT TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND QUIT WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED, AND SPORADIC MISS IN ENGINE DUE TO WIRES SHORTING OUT/ REPLACED WIRES. *AK

TEN MINUTES AFTERING PARKING VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY IT EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE IGNITION WAS IN THE OFF POSITION WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLES ELECTRIC HARNESS FAILED CAUSING VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE AFTER THE ACTUATOR SHORTED OUT. NLM

VEHICLE RECALL NOT ABLE TO BE COMPLETED DUE TO DEALERSHIP PROBLEM (99V-124). MJS

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK WITH THE EXCEPTION WHEN TURNED OFF. THEY STAND STRAIGHT UP INSTEAD TO RETURNING TO BAY. WHEN TURNED OFF THEY PARK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH A MOTOR VEHICLE MADE A QUICK STOP. CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. *AK

VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. (99V-124) (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER). MJS

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