Suspension
Filed Dec 23, 1997OH
VEHICLE DOES NOT HANDLE PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING, UNSTABLE AND POOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
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1997 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 1997 record →
Suspension › Rear › Shock Absorber
Filed Dec 16, 1997CA
REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY.
Steering
Filed Dec 15, 1997MI
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AT ABOUT 60MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WONDER ALL OVER THE ROAD, IT ALSO DOES THIS IN WINDY CONDITIONS. ON TWO OCCASIONS LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE WENT INTO OTHER LANE. *AK
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, and Connections
Filed Dec 15, 1997VA
VEHICLE SHAKES AND SHIMMIES. DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR SHOCK ABSORBERS AND CONTROL ARMS/POWER STEERING HOSES AND FRONT BRAKE ROTORS.
Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Dec 1, 1997WI
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT POPS ON AND STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HAS TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES TO HAVE PROBLEM CORRECTED, BUT THEY STILL CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Dec 1, 1997TX
WHEN TAKING OFF, ENGINE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OUT, HAS TO RESTART. DEALER RESETTING COMPUTER. *AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE NOW LUNGES FORWARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP. BAD ODOR COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONER, HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IN HOT WEATHER. *SLC
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 10, 1997FL
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING UNEVEN BRAKING WITH VIBRATION.
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Oct 14, 1997NY
REAR SIDE WINDOWS ARE SMALL IN DESIGN CREATING A VISIBILITY PROBLEM. MJS
Suspension
Filed Oct 2, 1997MS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES .DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. DEALERS HAVE REPLACED SHOCKS, THAT DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. OWNER NOTES OF POSSIBLE STEERING SHAFT & BUSHING REPLACEMENT. *AK
Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Aug 15, 1997NC
WELDING BROKE LOOSE FROM AROUND LOWER CONTROL ARM, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SEVERELY PULL TO RIGHT/LEFT, DRIVER LOST CONTROL, NEARLY CAUSED CRASH, VEHICLE AT DEALER'S FOR REPAIR. *AK
Suspension
Filed Jul 11, 1997KY
CONSUMER IS UNCONFORTABLE WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE WHEN TURNING A CURVE OR WHEN DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ACROSS UNEVEN PAVEMENT IT WILL BOUNCE EVERY TIME, THIS IS ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT ONLY NOT ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS. *AK
Suspension › Front
Filed Jul 10, 1997CT
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN SWERVING ACROSS THE ROAD. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING BOX. THEN VEHICLE STARTED DOING IT AGAIN, AND THEY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, ENGINEER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT IT WAS HIS DRIVING HABITS THAT WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT SINCE THEN IT HAS STARTED AGAIN. *AK
Suspension › Front
Filed Apr 21, 1997IL
VEHICLE IS UNSTABLE ON THE HIGHWAY.
Tires
Filed Dec 30, 1996WA
MICHELIN TIRES CAUSE VEHICLE TO RIDE BUMPY.
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