1998 Lincoln Town Car complaints

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED LEAKAGE. YH

IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS TRACTION CONTROL DOES NOT FUNCTION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE WHEELS STARTED SPINNING AND THE ENGINE DIED DUE TO TRACTION CONTROL MALFUNCTIONING. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAID IT WAS NORMAL. *AK *ML

HORN REQUIRES EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO ACTUATE, AND MUST BE ACTUATED AT A TINY HORN SIGN EMBOSSED IN COMPONENT. IN A PANIC SITUATION IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SOUND WARNING.

THE ALUMINUM WHEELS WERE CHROME PLATED, THE CHROME PLATES CORRODE AND ALLOW AIR TO ESCAPE WHICH COULD CAUSE A TIRE TO GO FLAT AT ANY TIME, THREE OF THE FOUR WHEELS ON THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAVE CORROSION. *SLC

SUDDEN UNCONTROLLABLE SURGE IN POWER UPON STARTING PROPELLED THE CAR RESULTING IN COLLISION AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. YH

DOOR HINGES ARE LOOSE, CAUSING DOOR NOT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. IF A DOOR IS OPENED ON AN INCLINE, IT WILL CLOSE BACK ON THE DRIVER. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE AND COULD NOT REPAIR THE DOORS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO BE SEEN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHT IS VERY DIM, IT SHINES TO THE SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND MADE ADJUSTMENTS, BUT IT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. ALSO, MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND THEY ARE SAYING THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF DESIGN. *AK

THE POWER ASSIST PROBLEM EXISTED WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN IT IS RAINING. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT IN THE POWER STEERING.

CAR REFUSED TO START ON 7 OCCASIONS. WILL TURN OVER BUT WILL NOT START. HAD TO BE TOWED ONCE. HAD TO LEAVE OVERNIGHT TWICE AND RETURN NEXT DAY WHEN IT STARTED. ON THE OTHER OCCASIONS IT STARTED AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. HAVE HAD IN DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. HAVE REQUESTED REFUND FROM FORD.

BECAUSE OF THE HEADLIGHT DESIGN HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHTING OF ROAD FROM THE SIDE. WHEN USED ON LOW/HIGH BEAM. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN WHEN GOING AROUND A SHARP CURVE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SIDE MIRROR OBSTRUCTS VISION.

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL STAY ON FOR ANOTHER 5 MILES OR SO AND START BLINKING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ALL FOUR DOORS WILL CLOSE IN A WIND, A BREEZE WILL SHUT THE DOOR. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CANNOT MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS EXPERIENCED FAILURE ON TWO OCCASIONS DUE TO VIBRATION. ON ONE OCCASIONS AT 10,000 MILES ROTORS WERE ROTATED, ROTORS FAILED AGAIN AT 20000 MILES. *YC

WHILE TEST DRIVING VEHICLE AT 25 MPH AN DWITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD DUE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED THE 10MPH MARK, EVEN IN OPEN ROAD SITUATIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE PULLS FORCEFULLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. NLM

CONSUMER HAS A BAD WHEEL BEARING THAT CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL, A LOUD GROWLING NOISE, AND SHAKING OF THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, CAR PULLS TO LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

1. THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM BLOWS OUT 150+ DEGREE HOT AIR AT ALL TIMES. THIS HOT AIR BOUNCES OFF THE SIDE GLASS AND INTO THE DRIVER'S FACE. THE RESULT IS BLURRED VISION, DROUSINESS, AND FATIGUE. THE PROBLEM IS ESPECIALLY ONEROUS IN THE SOUTH AND GULF COAST STATES. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. FORD REFERS THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER; THE DEALER SAYS THE PROBLEM IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT FOR WHICH THER IS NO CURE. THE DEALER SAID THE CHIEF OF CLIMATE CONTROL FOR THE LINCOLN-MERCURY DIVISION SAYS NO "FIX" WILL BE FORTH COMING UNTIL THE COMPLAINT LEVEL BEGINS TO AFFECT SALES. THE FOMOCO/DEALER PASS-THE-BUCK SCAM IS WELL REHEARSED AND BEAUTIFULLY EXECUTED. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THERE ARE DEATHS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? 2. THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO UPSHIFT UNDER FULL-THROTTLE ACCELERATION. THE PROBLEM IS LIFE- THREATENING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE FREEWAY AND UP THE ON-RAMP. I HAVE BEEN NEARLY HIT BY ON-COMING TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION'S FAILURE TO UPSHIFT TO ALLOW ME TO GAIN SUFFICIENT SPEED TO SAFELY ENTER THE FREEWAY. THE TRANSMISSION GIVES NO FOREWARNING THAT IT IS NOT GOING TO SHIFT. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO FORD. THEY REFER TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAYS THE COMPUTER SHOWS ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL. THE RUNAROUND, AGAIN. PLEASE HELP ME CORRECT THIS BEFORE IT COSTS A LIFE. I CAN SEND YOU COPIES OF THE CORRESPONDENCE TO FORD, IF YOU NEED THEM. *AK

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION BEGINS AT 47 MPH. FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY VARY WITH SPEED. AT SOME SPEEDS IT IS BARELY NOTICABLE. AT OTHER SPEEDS THE SOUND CAN LULL YOU TO SLEEP. PARTICURALLY AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. VIBRATION WILL STRESS U-JOINTS AND CAUSE FATIGUE AND FAILURE. FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN ACCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD REFLECTS DEFROSTER VENT, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S VIEW TO BE OBSTRUCTED. DEALER CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

ALTERNATOR FAILED. *YC

REAR DOOR PANEL DEFECTIVE.

STEERING JOINTS MAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING WHEEL.

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WHEN VEHICLE IS NEAR CURBS, DOOR DESIGNED TOO LOW TO GROUND. *YC

SHOCK ABSORBERS FAILED. NLM

IGNITION COIL FAILED CAUSING NO START CONDITIONS. MJS

STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY OUT OF ORDER. YH

IGNITION FAILED. YH

THE TRACTION CONTROL UNIT COMES ON AND NEVER CUTS OFF. VEHICLE HAS TO BE CUT OFF IN ORDER TO MAKE IT STOP. *AK

APPLYING BRAKES WHILE RAINING CAR WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT DOES NOT GO FAR ENOUGHT BACK, AND IT MAY BE A VIOLATION OF THE AIR BAG BECAUSE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT GOES ONE INCH MORE, AND THERE SHOULDN'T BE A DIFFERENCE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED NOT A PROBLEM, THE DIFFERENCE IS VISIBLE. *AK

REAR DOOR LOCK KEEPS GETTING STUCK, AND THEY COULD'NT GET THE VEHICLE DOOR OPEN. DEALER COUND'NT GET THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP EITHER, AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE SHOP. *AK

THE SPEEDOMOTER GAUGE/THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND THE GAS GAUGE DO NOT LIGHT UP UNLESS HIGH BEAMS ARE BEING USED. CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO READ THESE GAUGES IN THE DAYLIGHT. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND 2 DEALERSHIPS. THE MANUFACTURER OR DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE RAINING THE RIGHT WIPER DEPOSITS RAIN IN LINE OF SIGHT AND WITH WIPERS ON FAST SPEED UNDER HEAVY RAIN IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE.

WHENEVER PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT OR DIE. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED ANTI-SLIP WOULD DETHROTTLE ENGINE. WOULD HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER & INFORMED THE SAME THING. ANTI-SLIP KEEPS WHEEL FROM SPINNING ON WET PAVEMENT. *AK

BEEN SMELLING FUMES IN VEHICLE. NOTICED FUEL LEAKED WHENEVER VEHICLE IS PARKED OR GOING UP SLIGHT INCLINES. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC NOTICED THE LEAK & THE FUMES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMPY SURFACE IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE LOSES ITS STEERING. VEHICLE VEERS OUT OF ITS LANE. *AK

VEHICLE DESIGN FLAW, THE BOTTOM OF THE DASH IS ONLY 9 1/2 INCHES FROM THE FLOOR, WHEN MOVING TO APPLY BRAKES IT IS EASY TO HIT DASH.

FUEL FILLER NECK MALFUNCTIONS. TANK FILLS SLOWLY AND FUEL SPLASHES OUT OF NECK.

CAR WAS DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THE VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF. IT WAS EASILY STARTED RIGHT BACK UP, AND THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED TWO TIMES AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

DESIGN OF THE FUSE PANEL LOCATION INTERFERES WITH APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL.

WHEN COMING FROM A SECONDARY HIGHWAY TO A MAIN HIGHWAY, IF THERE IS A LITTLE GRAVEL AND THE TRACTION ENGAGES THE ENGINE DIES. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 50 MPH IN THE RAIN, VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT SIDE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *AK

PARKED VEHICLE AT SHOPPING MALL, ABOT 30 MINUTES LATER VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START DRIVER DECIDED TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES TO ALLOW POSSIBLE CAREBURETOR FLOODINH TO RETURN TO NORMAL. WAITED FIVE MINUTES BEFORE ATTEMPRING TO START. THIS TIME VEHICLE STARTED. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING INTO PARKING AREA DISCOVERED STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RESPOND TO TURNING. PUT GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. VEHICLE RESTARTED. *AK

THE DESIGN OF FUEL TANK DOES NOT ALLOW THE FUEL TO FLOW INTO THE TANK AT A NORMAL SPEED. THE FUEL HAS TO BE TRICKLED INTO THE TANK. AT NORMAL FUELING SPEED THE FUEL COMES OUT OF THE TANK. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

ABS TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES WHILE ACCELERATING AT HIGH SPEEDS, CAUSING INTERMITTENT LOSS OF CONTROL.