TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
1995 Lincoln Town Car complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION . *AK
SMALL MOON LIKE DESIGN FOR HORN FAILS TO SOUND WHEN DEPRESSED EVEN W/EXTREME PRESSURE. PROBLEM MORE SO WHEN CONDITIONS ARE COLD. OWNER AWARE OF OTHER CASES. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. *SD
UNDERDASH PANEL HAS INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE, CAUSING THE TOE OF SHOE TO CATCH. *SD
OTHER: DRIVER'S AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
WATER IS COMING IN THE FRONT FLOOR BOARD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. TT
INSUFFICIENT ROOM BETWEEN BRAKE PEDAL AND UNDERDASH PANEL. *DSH
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING HEAD-ON COLLISION, RESULTING IN A FATALITY (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *AK
CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND RAN AWAY WITH THE OCCUPANTS INSIDE. TT
THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE, AND CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED TOTALLY. TT
RECALL RELATED 95V063000, IN FOR PARTS WHICH ARE NOT AVAILABLE FROM MFR. MAY 1,1995 IN DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. TT
EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST ON FRONT WHEEL EVEN WHEN DRIVING 20 MILES. TT
RIGHT FRONT DOOR WOULDN'T CLOSE. *TT
WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, HORN WILL NOT BLOW. TT
Reading these
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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