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 1996 record →
WHEN USING THE RIGHT TURNING SIGNAL THE TURNING SIGNAL WON'T STAY LATCHED AT ALL UNTIL THE DRIVER TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL FIVE OR TEN DEGREES TO THE RIGHT/LEFT OR CENTER IN ORDER FOR TURNING SIGNAL TO WORK. *AK
CONSUMER TRIED TO RELEASE HIMSELF FROM DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT AND COULD NOT. CONSUMER HAD TO SLIDE UNDERNEATH BY USING A PAIR OF PIPE PLYERS AND SQUEEZED VERY TIGHTLY BEFORE THE BELTS RELEASED. CONSUMER FOUND A QUARTER IN THE MACHANISM THAT CAUSED THE JAM. *AK
ENGINE DIES AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN MAKING A TURN. DEALER CONTACTED AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. APPROXIMATELY THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS WERE INVOLVED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
NO INFORMATION REPORTRD.
WHEN TURNING ON HEADLIGHTS THE PANEL LIGHTS DIM DUE TO DESIGN, THIS RESULTS IN DIFFICULTY IN SEEING DASH COMPONENTS DURING DAYTIME.
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE STALLS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
AT ANY RATE OF SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH DOWN HILL AND CURVES WHEN THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING . CONSUMER CONTACTED LINCOLN DEARLERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD GET A LAWYER. MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT PROBLEM, SUPPOSE TO START A PROGRAM FOR REPAIRS. DEALER PUTMAN LINCOLN/MRCURY DEALERSHIP --- (501-646-8251).
VEHICLE SHOOK UPON PRESING GAS PEDAL, BUT NOT TO THE FLOOR.
BRAKES FAILED.
ENGINE FAILS INTERMITTENTLY.
VEHICLE FIRE.
IDLE AIR CONTROL (BYPASS) VALVE FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE MAKES LOUD HORN LIKE NOISE.
SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN BACKING UP CAUSING COLLISION.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTION AT LOW SPEEDS UNDER 15 PMH, CAUSING LEFT BRAKE/RIGHT BRAKE TO ALTERNATE.
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK POSITION,ENGINE ON, VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE BACK WARDS, RAN OVER CONSUMER. JUMPED OUT OF PARK POSITION. FRONT LEFT WHEEL RAN OVER CONSUMER'S BACK, CAUSING LARGE BRUISES ON BODY. *AK
EQUIPPED W/ABS BRAKES; WHEEL SENSORS CHANGED (6) TIMES AND ENTIRE BRAKE MODULE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAILURE AND REMEDY THE CONDITION. VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP WITH POTENTIAL TO PEDAL APPLICATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
SEAT BELT DESIGN CAUSES THEM TO TIGHTEN WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN PASSENGERS REMOVING SEAT BELTS.
AIR CONDITIONER SMELL WHEN TURNED ON.
ENGINE STALLS.
CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, SPEED CONTROL DEFECTIVE, REPLACE SERVO ASSEMBLY.
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN IN REVERSE GEAR, SPEED CONTROL FOUND INOPERATIVE, REPLACE SPEED CONTROL SERVO AND SERVO CABLE.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL CONTINUALLY.
THE TIRE/WHEEL FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH FREEWAY WALL.
WHILE DRIVING WITH VEHICLE IN DRIVE GEAR, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS BRAKES KICK IN, AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT COME TO A STOP. IT SEEMS LIKE THE HARDER DRIVER PRESSES ON THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL COMES BACK UP, PREVENTING THE VEIHCLE TO COME TO A STOP. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIMES. *AK
ABS BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, WHEN STOPPING BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR.
WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLS AT LEAST TWICE A DAY AND THE DEALER HAD REPLACED 15 DIFFERENT PARTS BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. *YH
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.
VARIABLE ASSIST STEERING FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWAY.
THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT.
THE BRAKES ARE VERY NOISY.
WIND NOISE COMES THROUGH WINDSHIELD.
DRIVER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS FAILED.
REAR BRAKES FAILED.
INITIALLY, WHEN PLACED MANUAL SHOULDER/LAP BELT AROUND PASSERNGER, FRONT AND BOTH REAR SEAT PASSENGER'S BELTS HAVE TENDENCY TO BECOME VERY TIGHT, FIT WON'T ALLOW MOVEMENT, REMAINING RIGID WHILE IN OPERATION. *AK
DOOR LATCHES FAILED.
REAR SEAT BELTS LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE RETRACTED OR EXTENDED.
VEHICLE VEERED OUT OF CONTROL.
MILEAGE IS POOR ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO FAULTY FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. *AK
HAVING A PROBLEM WITH PITMAN ARM, MANUFACTURER SAYS RECALL DOES NOT AFFECT HER VEHICLE BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS A RESULT. *AK
THE TRUNK WAS ICE COVERED AND THE AUTOMATIC OPENING MECHANISM OPENED THE TRUNK ONLY ONE HALF OF AN INCH. DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO RAISE LID BY PLACING FINGERS OF BOTH HANDS UNDER THE LIP OF LID AND LIFTING. LIFTING EFFORT CAUSED SELF CLOSING FEATURE TO FUNCTION AND LID CLOSED ON BOTH HANDS, CAUSING SEVERE PAIN AND THE INABILITY TO EXTRICATE HER HANDS. *AK *JB
AFTER 66 MPH THE CAR VIBRATES, TOOK TO DEALER, COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM . *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WILL START BACK UP BUT IT ALL WAYS STALLS WHEN IT IS ON THE ROAD. *AK
THE BRAKES DRAG/ PULL/ SQUEAK/STICK AND THEY ARE JUST LIKE RUBBER WHEN STEPPING ON THEM, THIS IS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDTIONS. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. CONSUMER STATESS THE ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING FREQUENTLY, DEALER STATES THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
OTHER: CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK FROM AIR BAG, CAUSING DRIVER TO PASS OUT/DRIVE OFF ROAD.
WHEN REARENDED, THE TWO FRONT SEATBACKS BROKE AND RECLINED ON THERE OWN, ALSO NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING REAREND ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
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