1992 Lincoln Town Car complaints

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE PARKED. DEALER HAD VEHICLE A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE FIRE. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025

CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED WHEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND THE FIREWALL AREA. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ANTI- LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO GO ON/OFF, VEHICLE COLLISION DUR TO FAILURE OF THE BRAKES. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *YC

WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR PEDAL ANDVEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE DID NOT DIE OUT. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD & TURNED OFF VEHICLE. THEN WOULD RESTART. IT'S AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (99S15) ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. PRIOR TO FIRE FAILURE OF SEVERAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INCLUDING SPEED CONTROL. MJS

CAR WAS PARKED UNATTENDED AND CAUGHT FIRE; STEERING WHEEL HAD BEEN REPLACED BY AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER AND I DON'T BELIEVE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS INSTALLED BACK IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL NEVER WORKED AFTER THEY REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL. I NEED INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE CONCEALMENT OF THE DEFECT BY FORD IN REGARDS TO THE IGNITION SWITCH OR ANY OTHER DEFECT. A NEIGHBOR'S 1995 TOWN CAR ALSO CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED REFERENCED IN EA02-025

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 3 MONTHS AGO. CONTACTED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN CONSUMER PUT IT INTO REVERSE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. NLM

POSSIBLE CRUISE CONTROL/ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED FIRE. MJS REFERENCED IN EA02-025

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK WHEN PUTTING THEM ON. BUT WHEN TURNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OFF, THEY WILL STAY UP. *AK

ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WHEELS LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR IN THE GARAGE WHEN A FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. *YC REFERENCED IN EA02-025

VEHICLE GOES INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO FAILURE WITHIN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON& GOING OFF. WOULD NOT STAY ON/OFF. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE BACK & FORTH TO DEALER TO B ECHECKED & MECHANICS COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V124000. CONTACTED DEALER. WAS INFORMED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL MID TO LATE JULY. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #99V124000 IN MAIL & CONTACTED DEALER. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE SPEED CONTROL. WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN PARTS CAME IN. SO FAR HAS NOT HEARD ANYTHING & HAS BEEN CHECKING OFF & ON. *AK

THE LISTED VECHILE (1992 LINCOLN TOWN CAR) AND OTHER VECHILE YEARS AND MAKES MANUFACTURED BY THE FORD MOTOR CO. SUCH AS 1993 LINCOLN TOWN CAR, 1992-1993 MERCURY MARQUIE, AND THE 1992-1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA TO NAME A FEW (THERE COULD BE OTHER MODLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. BUT THESE MODLES ARE THE ONES I KNOW OF FOR SURE) IMPOSE A SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFTY PROBLEM BEING THAT THE OIL PANS ON SAME ROT OUT WITH RUST. IN DOING SO OIL IS CONSTANTLY WEEPING FROM OIL PAN AREA. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT MYSELF AND PEOPLE IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY ARE WELL AWARE OF. I PERSONALLY KNOW 6 PEOPLE THAT ARE OR HAVE EXPIERENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I KNOW THIS MAY NOT BE #1 ON THE SAFETY CONCERN LIST BUT IT CERTAINLY IMPOSES SOME ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT CONCERNS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS CARS OF THIS TYPE OF YEAR ,MAKES AND MODLES IN SERVICE AT THIS TIME. I PERSONALLY ADD AT LEAST 1 QUART OF OIL PER/WEEK IN FEAR THAT MY WIFE WOULD RUN THE ENGINE OUT OF OIL AND BLOW THE ENGINE WHILE ON THE HIWAY WHICH COULD HAVE ADVERSE EFFECTS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. I AM SURE OWNERS HAVE BLOWN THERE MOTORS AND BEEN INVOLVED IN NEAR MISSES OR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.

THIS IS ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF FAULTED SWITCHES. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT JOHN A. REUTTER AT SUPERIOR INVESTIGATIONS 727-848-3923. THIS LOSS DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RESIDENCE IT WAS PARKED IN

DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE AND CONSUMER'S HOUSE WERE COMPLETELY BURNED. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITHOUT ENGINE RUNNING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. FIRE WAS VERY HOT AND SEEMED TO FEED ON BRAKE FLUID. MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER HAD EXPLODED AND WAS BLOWN 20 FEET AWAY. THE BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL WIRING WERE CONSUMED INCLUDING INSULATION. PLASTIC AIR DUCTS AND ALUMINUM FAN BLADES WERE BURNED. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025

A POSSIBLE RESISTIVE SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FAILED, RESULTING IN FIRE, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99V-124). *YC

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99S15 CONCERNING SPEED CONTROL FAILURE. MANUFACTURER WILL BEE NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE PARKED VEHICLE SUDDENLY HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT CAUSED AN UNDER HOOD FIRE. DEALER CONTACTED, WIRES REPLACED, OWNER'S INSURANCE COVERED COSTS. LATER FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WERE LEFT THAT WERE CAUSED BY THE FIRE AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED--TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE FLUID CONTAINER HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *ML

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, TRYING TO HAVE THE AIR CONDITIIONER REPAIRED, THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TWICE EACH YEAR, AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS THIS YEAR.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A SHORT IN THE WIRING. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. THEN THE VEHICLE JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WILL NOT BRIGHTEN MAKING IT HARD TO DETERMINE SPEED, FUEL, ETC. NLM

WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED AND CONSUMER APPLIES THE BRAKES, CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT RELEASE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO IDLE WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WAS STANDING NEXT TO VEHICLE WHICH HAD BEEN TURNED OFF, WHEN SUDDENLY THE MOTOR FOR THE AIR BAG PUMP STARTED UP. IT RAN FOR A COUPLE MINUTES BEFORE SHUTTING ITSELF OFF. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. FACTORY AUTHORIZED REPAIR COMPLETED BY DEALER AT NO CHARGE. *AK

VEHICLE PARKED. WITNESSES NOTICED SMOKE & NOTIFIED OWNER, WHO CHECKED. VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED & PUT FLAMES OUT. THERE WAS FLAMMABLE LIQUID DROPPING ON DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. FIRE MARSHALL COULD NOT DETERMINE EXACT CAUSED OF FIRE. REFERENCED IN EA02-025

THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH BROKE, CAUSING DOOR NOT TO BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, WHICH MAY TRAP AN OCCUPANT IN CASE OF A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED SPEED CONTROL WILL NOT SHUT OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *SB

DURING HOT WEATHER VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE REASON WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. *AK

WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE THE SHIFT LEVER BROKE INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED BY CONSUMER'S MECHANIC. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNDER THE HOOD FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. BELIEVED THIS CONDITION WAS PART OF RECENT MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, CONSUMER WANTS THIS TO GO ON RECORD. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A SHORT IN ELECTRICAL WIRES. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME OUT AND PUT FIRE OUT. *AK

1992 LINCOLN TOWNCAR IGNITED WHILE PARKED INSIDE GARAGE. FIRE SO INTENSE THAT IT DESTROYED VEHICLE, HOME AND ALL CONTENTS. ALSO, THREE RESIDENTS OF THE HOME HAVE SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR AN HOUR A FIRE STARTED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. OWNERS SON SMELLED SMOKE, OWNER SAW FIRE COMING FROM AROUND DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE. MJS

MOON ROOF SWITCH FAILED. MJS

AUTOMATIC LOAD LEVELER SYSTEM AIR BOOTS BLEW OUT AND RUBBER BURNT ON THE TAILPIPE THE AIR COMPRESSOR CONTINUED TO CYCLE BURNING WIRES AND CAUSING FIRE. MJS

UNDER HOOD FIRE CAR NOT STARTED IN OVER 12 HOURS BURNT DOWN HOUSE....

FIRE UNDER HOOD INVESTIGATED BY STATE FIRE MARSHALL. CAUSE DETERMINED TO BE SHORT IN IGNITION WIRING. CAR WAS PARKED FOR FIVE AND A HALF HOURS AFTER 13 MILE COMMUTE TO WORK. (FIRE AND POLICE CASE #'S AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.) ADDITIONALLY, ANOTHER CAR OF SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR BURNED UNDER VERY SIMILAR CONDITIONS JANUARY, 1999, IN PAKRING GARAGE IN DOWNTOWN ORLANDO. REFERENCED IN EA02-025

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SUDDENLY BURST INTO FLAMES DUE TO A BRAKE LINE LEAK THAT WAS LEAKING FLUID ONTO EXHAUST. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025

WHILE PARKED FOR AN HOUR FIRE STARTED ON LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE, OWNER SAW FIRE COMING FROM AROUND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025

CONSUMER WAS CHANGING THE TIRE WHEN THE JACK COLLAPSED. THE JACK IS THE ORIGINAL LINCOLN JACK. THE THREAD BROKE AND CAUSED THE COLLAPSE. *AK

15 AMP FUSE UNDERDASH WAS REPLACED DUE TO GEAR SHIFT FAILING TO RELEASE FROM PARK GEAR, NEXT DAY VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE.( TOOK 2 FATALITIES OUT PER MS. CROW) REFERENCED IN EA02-025

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN FIRE.

FRONT LEFT POWER SEAT HAS CAM BARS FOR THE VARIOUS POSITIONS TILTS TO THE SEAT. WHEN I WENT TO REACH BACK FOR THE SEAT BELT ONE OF THESE CAMS BROKE. NOW THERE IS NOT ANY "TILTING" TO THE SEAT ANYMORE AND THE WHOLE SEAT CAN ROCK BACK AND FORTH 2-3 INCHES. I REALIZE THAT THIS PART OF THE POWER SEAT MECHANISM IS NOT IN REGARDS TO ANCHORING THE SEAT TO THE BODY. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THIS BREAKAGE, IT CAN NOT BE VERY SAFE TO BE DRIVING IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. ON THE SEAT THERE ARE ONLY 3 MORE "ANCHOR POINTS" TO SECURE THE SEAT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. PLUS THE SEAT "ROCKS" AS YOU ARE DRIVING(BRAKING,ACCELERATING). IS THIS AN ISSUE OR AM I OFF BASE IN MY THINKING? I REALIZE THAT THE CAR HAS MANY MILES BUT THIS SHOULD BE A PQS REGULATED ITEM. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR OVER 60,000 MILES AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.YOUR TIME IN THIS MATTER IS GREATLY APPRECIATED! THANK YOU!

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, ON DRIVER'S LEFT SIDE. FIRE DEPT CLAIMED WAS LEAKING FUEL INJECTORS. *AK.ET.