1994 Lincoln Town Car complaints

PAINT FADED IN SPOTS ON ROOF AND TRUNK LID. *JB

THERE IS A PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVER ON SEVERAL MODELS OF FORD PRODUCTS. THE PLASTIC COVER DISCOLORS WITH AGE AND CUTS DOWN ON THE LIGHT THAT IS EMITTED. IT APPEARS THAT THE DISCOLORATION GETS WORSE WITH AGE AND WILL ONE DAY BLOCK MOST OF THE LIGHT. LATER MODELS NOW HAVE A GLASS COVER THAT DOES NOT DISCOLOR. *JB

WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. *JB REFERENCED IN EA02-025

REAR SUSPENSION DROP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DROP LOWER TO THE GROUND. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL. PH

CONSUMER ADVISED THAT LEFT SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT CONNECTED TO WHEEL SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. DEALER ADVISED JOINT SEPARATED DUE TO LACK OF GREASE AT ASSEMBLY. *PH BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AND ALIGNED THE FRONT END. NEEDED FRONT BRAKES REPLACED. CONSUMER DECLINED BRAKE REPAIRS. *TT

THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING A 1994 LINCOLN TOWNCAR WITH 122000 MILES. THE DRIVERS SEAT LEFT FRONT SEAT BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TO THE ANGLE IRON FRAME PULLED OUT OF OR THROUGH THE METAL OF THE SEAT. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED SO THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY EXTREME FORCE ON THE SEAT OTHER THAN DRIVING. I WEIGH 200 LBS. AND DO NOT BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE EXCESSIVE. I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A POSSIBLE DANGER FOR DRIVING AND IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVERS AND/OR PASSENGERS SEAT COULD TEAR ITSELF LOOSE CAUSING ADDITIONAL INJURIES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE CAME DETACHED CAUSING THE SEAT TO BE MOBILE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS WHEN VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. NLM REFERENCED IN EA02-025

WHEN DRIVING AT 20/25MPH AND UPON APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, CONSUMER HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE WHEN FRONT LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE END DROPPED DOWN. THIS WAS AS A RESULT OF LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT SEPARATING.THERE IS A RECALL 98V322000; BUT, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION, ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TIRE SIZE 215715, NOT ORGINAL TIRE. DOT #P21570R15. *AK *SCC

LEFT FRONT FENDER STARTED ON FIRE AND IT STAYED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IDLE SPEED CONTROL UNIT DEACTIVATION SWITCH FAILED, AND THATS HOW VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025

WHEN DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THERE IS A WASHBOARD SHUDDER EFFECT WITH TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION WAS DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION ELECTRONIC MODULE. CONSUMER STATES THAT 2 MICHELIN TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATIONS FROM THE STEELBELTS, 2 OF THE OTHER TIRES HAD STEEL WIRES THAT CAME THROUGH THE SIDES OF THE CROWN AREAS, THE OTHER TIRE DEVELOPED HOLES WHICH ALLOWED THE TIRE TO LEAK AIR, MICHELIN STEELBELT RADIALS, XW4 M AND S 97S, P215/70R15, DOT NUMBER HTC7585X044. CONSUMER STATES THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE FIRESTONE, P215/70R15, 97S DOT NUMBER HYM3MIA338, OF THESE TIRES 2 OF THEM EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATIONS FROM THE STEELBELTS AND BLEWOUT. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THE HEAD LIGHT LENSES ARE DISCOLORED CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *JB CONSUMER ADDS AT ANY SPEED, A 2-CAR LENGTH DISTANCE OF ILLUMINATION IS WAY TOO SHORT FOR PERSONAL SAFETY AND DRIVER RESPONSE TIME. *TT

DRIVERS SEAT IS HELD ON BY THREE BOLTS TO THE FLOOR, ONE HAS BROKEN DUE TO METAL FATIGUE.

DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT SYSTEM WOULD NOT UNLOCK. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REPLACED WHOLE UNIT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, AND WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE STALLED OUT. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

VEHICLE PARKED FOR 2 HOURS. OWNER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD AFTER RETURNING. HOOD WAS RAISED AND FLAMES SHOT OUT. FLAMES EXTINGUISHED. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED CAUSE WAS ABS PRESSURE SENSOR SWITCH.*AK * REFERENCED IN EA02-025

NOTICED A WET SPOT, FUEL LINE COMING OUT FROM THE TANK WAS CORRODED SO BAD THAT IT CRUMBLED, CAUSING THE FUEL WHICH IS UNDER PRESSURE AT ALL TIMES TO BE RUNNING OUT LIKE A BADLY LEAKING FAUCET,

COOPER, FUTURA PLUS, P215/70R16, DOT UNKNOWN, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 24000 MILES ON A 1994, LINCOLN TOWN CAR, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. NO INJURIES.*AK *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH, THERE IS A VIBRATION AND NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS THE COMPONENT CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN CAMPAIGN 98V322000 DUE TO VIN. *AK CONSUMER STATED DEALER TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH IN A 1994, LINCOLN, TOWN CAR LEFT-REAR FIRESTONE TIRE, SIZE: P215/70R15, DOT: UNKNOWN EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES ON THE TIRES, AND THEY WERE NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK DOT NUMBER HYM3F28018. *JB

THIS IS THE SECOND FAILUR ON THIS PART. THE FIRST OCCURED IN JANUARY 1999. THE FRONT LOCKING BOLTS BROKE FROM METAL FATIGUE THE FIRST TIME AND THE LEFT FRONT BROKE THIS TIME. I HAD A FRIEND THAT HAD THIS SAME THING OCCUR IN 1999 AND THAT DID RESULT JURIES. THE DEALERSHIP WAS SUED AT THAT TIME. THIS IS CLEARLY A POOR DESIGN AS THE METTAL FATIGUE IS SIMULAR IN BOTH CASES ON MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP WON'T DO ANYTHING ON THE REPAIRS AND SUGGESTED I CONTACT THE UPHOLSTRY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. I ASKED IF THEY COULD GIVE ME A PART NUMBER AND THEY SAID NO CALL THE UPHOLSTERY SHOP. THEY DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS BROKEN SEAT.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT SUDDENLY BURST INTO FLAMES AND BURNED UP. ALSO,IT INGNITED VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO IT. FIREMAN SAID THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025

FRONT AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM IS NOT HOLDING UP PROPERLY. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET.*AK

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN WIRING HARNESS CAUSED AIR BAG LIGHT TO BE ILLUMINATED ON DASH. ALSO, FRONT ABS BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE ENGINE HAD A NOTICEABLE AMOUNT OF OIL EXHAUST SMOKE, THIS IS AN INDICATION OF INTERNAL ENGINE WEAR. NLM

TRANSMISSION IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETE FAILURE WITH NO INDICATION OF IMPENDING ACTION , AND YOU ARE LEFT WITH NO WAY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. *AK

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.

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AND STARTED TO FEEL VIBRATION, RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE FTZ0C EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AN MAKING A LEFT TURN VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN OR IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 TO 65 MPH TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM OD TO NEUTRAL, COASTS, THEN SHIFTS BACK CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH. HAVE HAD FOUR DEALERSHIPS LOOK AT IT, NO RESULTS.*AK

DRIVERS SEAT FRAME PULLED LOOSE FROM FLOOR. THE BOLT ASSEMBLY PULLED THROUGH THE FRAME. I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRENTY AND HAD TO REPLACE THE PART (#F1VY-5463101-B). CAR SEATRS AREN'T SUPPOSED TO COME LOOSE FROM THE FLOOR. I'M GLAD I WASN'T IN AN ACCIDENT. DOES LINCOLN ONLY COVER FAILURES IF THERE IS AN INJURY? *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON COMING TO A STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN VEHICLE GOING STRAIGHT THROUGH A RED LIGHT WHICH CAUSED A NEAR ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS PROBLEM STILL OCCUR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BOLT THAT HOLDS SEATBACK IN PLACE BUSTED STRAIGHT THROUGH THE SEAT ITSELF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

PASSENGER'S DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE/OUTSIDE OR THROUGH THE REMOTE. PASSENGER/OCCUPANT MAY NOT ENTER OR EXIT THROUGH PASSENGER'S DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. WHEN CONSUMER APPROACHED VEHICLE WINDOWS WERE FOGGED UP, AND CONSUMER COULDN'T SEE THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. FIREMEN TOLD CONSUMER THAT FIRE STARTED FROM DOME LIGHT FAULTY WIRING. LOCKED DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN, SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN TRAPPED INSIDE. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH WHEN A LOUD NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS . CONSUMER TALKED TO DEALER ABOUT NOISE, AND WAS TOLD THAT NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. NO CAUSE FOUND FOR VIBRATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE CRUISING AT SPEED, USUALLY ON INTERSTATE - VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS SLIGHT HILL. TRANSMISSION ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT AND TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES, OR TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS VIOLENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY CHALLENGING THE DRIVER FOR CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TWICE AT L/M DEALERS, ONCE AT AAMCO - DIAGNOSTICS/TESTS SHOW NO DEFECT. LINCOLN MERCURY WILL DO MAINTENANCE CYCLES BUT REFUSES TO ADMIT/ENGAGE PROBLEM. *AK

AFTER WE HIT A DEER, WE NOTICED THAT THE CAR VIBRATED WHEN SHIFTING, WHEN EXPLAINING THIS TO REPAIR SERVICE, THEY STATED THAT THEY DOUBT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEY HAD HEARD OF A LOT OF PROBLEM WITH A PLATE OR DISC THAT IS INTHE TRANSMISSION OF THE TOWN CARS THAT CRACKS. WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP IT WILL VIBRATE WHEN IT TRIES TO SHIFT. *AK

I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO BE REPORTED. ALTHOUGH I WAS NOT KILLED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *AK

THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE FROM FIREWALL WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. TWO BOLTS WERE CORRODED AND THE OTHER BROKE. *AK *YC

RIGHT SIDE BALL JOINT, WHICH CONNECTS THE TIE ROD END TO THE A-FRAME SHEARED OFF CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL CAUSING VEHICLE TO END UP IN THE FRONT YARD OF A PRIVATE RESIDENCE. MJS

WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK

NO HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING. NOTICED HIGH BEAM ONLY WORKS AS LONG AS LEVEL IS HELD IN PLACE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOED TO CONSUMER. *AK

HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS FAULTY. WHEN ACTIVATED, HEAD LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. FOR HIGH BEAMS TO BE ACTIVATED, CONSUMER HAD TO HOLD THE SWITCH WITH HER HAND. ALSO,WINDSHIELD WASHER SWITCH DID NOT WORK DUE TO A FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHIN THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER WOULD BE DRIVING 40 MPH WHIEN A LOUD NOISE CAN BE HEARD COMMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE BADLY WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. BEEN TO DEALER ABOUT NOISE AND TOLD COMING FROM THE MANIFOLD INTAKE. NO CAUSE FOUND FOR VIBRATION.

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS IN 3-4 AND 4-3 SHIFTS UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION

THE BAFFLES IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE SHOT AND CAUSING THE VEHIICLE TO RATTLE. YH