1999 Lincoln Town Car complaints

THE REAR SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

NO SUMMARY. DT

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO VIEW THE INFORMATION ON MY AIRBAG AND CAN'T FIND IT FEB. 2002 SENT TO YOU. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING FOR A FEW HOURS, THEN STOPPED. FOLLOWING DAY WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DEALER STATED COMPUTER SHOWED VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. *AK

DRIVERS AIR BAG AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOYED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE SEAT.*AK *MJ

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE REAR VIEW DRIVER SIDE MIRROR KEEPS POPPING OUT, AS A RESULT OF A FAULTY MOUNT BRACKET. HAD PART REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, PROBLEM REOCCURED.*JB

WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S REAR VIEW MIRROR POPPED OUT OF THE MOUNT.*AK

SQUEAK IN FRONT SUSPENSION WHILE TURNING AT LOW OR HIGH SPEEDS. AT TIMES NEEDS EXTRA TURNING OF STEERING WHEEL TO MAINTAIN LANE THROUGH TURNS OR CURVES.STABILIZER BAR ALSO SHOWS SIGNS OF EXCESS MOVEMENT IN MOUNTS.DEALER STATES THE PROBLEM IS THE TIE ROD BUSHINGS FLEXING UNDER PRESSURE. NLM

WIND ROAR AT SUNROOF WHEN OPEN OR CLOSED. DEALER HAS KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEM BUT STATES THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL AND SO CANNOT REPAIR . THIS NOISE IS VERY DISTRACTING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ,AND HAS CONTRIBUTED TO SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING 40-45 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION ON, THE VEHICLES SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, RELEASING POWDER AND CHEMICALS, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER.*AK *JG

ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 19, 1999, WE PURCHASED A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR FROM THE DEALER WHICH IS REALLY DAN PFEIFFER. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE CAR HAD NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. WE WERE TOLD A LOT OF THINGS WHICH WERE NOT TRUE. IN ANY CASE, WE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THE CAR AND FINALLY WE RESEARCHED THE HISTORY OF THE CAR OURSELVES WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS JUST STRINGING US ALONG. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE LINCOLN HAD BEEN TOTALED IN AN ACCIDENT ABOUT 5 MONTHS BEFORE WE PURCHASED IT. STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE CAR BUT THEN DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CAUSED IT TO BE COSMETICALLY REPAIRED AND WE ENDED UP PAYING $46,000 FINANCED FOR A CAR WHICH HAD BEEN TOTALED ABOUT FIVE MONTHS BEFORE WE PURCHASED IT. SINCE I AM SURE THAT THE DEALERSHIP KNEW ABOUT THE ACCIDENT PRIOR TO OUR PURCHASING THE CAR, DO THEY HAVE SOURCES OF INFORMATION WHICH WOULD SHOW THE HISTORY TO THEM BUT NOT THE CONSUMER? IT DOES NOT SHOW UP ON CARFAX OR VHR AND THE LIKE. HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL TITLE SUITABLE FOR FRAMING IF NOTHING ELSE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLS. CONSUMER HAS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO START AGAIN. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.*AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION VIBRATES AFTER DRIVING AND IS ALSO NOISY. *SLC

WINDSHIELD IS LOOSE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. HE SAID THAT CONSUMER PUT FINGER AGAINST WINDOW AND PUSH IT THROUGH.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE UNDER DASH WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND UNBLE TO FIX PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 58 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE MY VEHICLE ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. UPON IMPACT SIDE DOOR SEAT AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS KNOCKED SIDEWAYS TOWARDS DOOR AND WINDOW IN VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.

BACK ROTOR ON, RIGHT REAR BRAKE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEAELR CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT PROBLEM.*AK

DISTANCE BETWEEN GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL ALLOWS FOOT TO FALL BETWEEN BOTH, WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES, AN ADDITION/MODIFICATION TO THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM. CJ

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A METAL FENCE AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. NLM

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LEFT REAR VIEW MIRROR SHAKES SO BADLY THAT YOU CAN SEE THERE IS SOMETHING OUT THERE BUT YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE CENTER MIRROR TO SEE WHAT IT IS. LINCOLN CHANGED IT ONCE WITH NO IMPROVEMENT BUT I CONSIDER IT DANGEROUS. WAS TOLD BY OLATHE LINCOLN TO GET USED TO IT. AFTER 24,000 MILES I STILL AM NOT USED TO IT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL LOSE ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS DUE TO A SHORT. DEALER HAD VEHICLE 3-4 MONTHS, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE .*AK VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. OUT SIDE DOOR PANEL CAME OFF. BRAKES ARE SPONGY. WINDSHIELD FAILED. SEAT MALFUNCTIONS. DASH LITHTS AND STEREO FAILED AT DIFFEERENT TIMES. *YH

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, AND BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR SEVERAL TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION/ AIR CONDITIONER,AND BRAKES. ROTOR WERE TURNED, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR . CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC STATED DEFECTIVE PADS AFFECTED ROTORS, AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

EXTREME AND EXCESSIVE HOT AIR IS DISPENSED FROM THE SIDE WINDOW DEMISTERS WHICH INCREASES THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE WINDSHIELD AND DASHBOARD BECOME EXTREMELY HOT, HIGH INTERNAL NOISE DUE TO THE PROBLEM. *MJS

REAR BRAKE FAILURE. *SLC

AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON, AND CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER SAID THAT AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

HEAD REST DOES NOT LOCK ONCE CONSUMER HAS ADJUSTED IT. DEALER HAS REPAIRED IT, AND STILL DOESN'T STAY IN POSITION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE OFF. WHEN STARTED, VEHICLE WENT APPROXIMATELY 10-14 FEET. ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A U-TURN, AND PUT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THERE WERE NO BRAKES. VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND IT CONTINUED TO TRAVEL AND HIT A PARKED CAR IN THE REAR, BUT CONTINUED TO TRAVEL. FINALLY VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND IT STOPPED. UPON IMPACT , AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVE RSUSTAINED INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON SLICK SURFACE, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AND PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED DURING NORMAL STOPPING. ALSO, PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED FURTHER DOWN. SINCE THEN BRAKES LOCKED UP SEVERAL TIMES ON SLICK ROADS/TWO-LANE ROADS. *AK

VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONTAL AND SIDE AIRBAGS, THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM WHICH WONT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH OR IT WILL DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUS EOF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE DOORS MALFUNCTIONS AND THE TRUNK LID FALLS IF NOT HELD UP MANUALEY. YH

VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITHOUT BOLTS HOLDING THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER TO THE VEHICLE. MJS

WHEN THIS VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE IT ACCELERATED UP TO 40 MPH ON ITS OWN, RESULTING IN AN CRASH. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF LINE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO DOWN THE ROAD SIDEWAYS. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL MODE,AND WHEN OCCUPANT PRESSED THE BRAKES, VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD AND SPEEDED UP WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. BEEN TO DEALER, CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH AND MAKIG A LEFT TURN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION OCCURRED THAT CALLED ON THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED. WHEN APPLIED, THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE THEN KEPT GOING AND STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

DRIVER CAN NOT SEE SPEEDOMETER WHEN ENTERING AREAS OF SHADE WHEN WEARING SUNGLASSES ON A SUNNY DAY. NLM

DOOR BROKE FROM INSIDE, AND CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS OPENING THE DOOR. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS ADJUSTED LOW THE READING OF THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT VISIBLE, DUE TO DESIGN. MJS

DEFROSTER SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION IN ADVERSE WEATHER PROPERLY. THE POSITIONING OF THE VENTS ARE NOT DIRECTED CORRECTLY. SO THE WINDOWS DO NOT GET CLEARED. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND SAYS ITS A FACTORY DEFECT. *AK

INTERMITTENT DIFFICULY IN STARTING CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER RIGHT AWAY. DEALER HAS CAR FOR THIRD TIME. SO FAR HAS BE UNABLE TO ISOLATE PROBLEM. AS HAD CAR SINCE 3/10/99

WHILE SITTING AND WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. CONSUMER HIT HER HEAD, AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE, DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

WINDSHIELD ANGLE PERMITS REFLECTIONS OF THE DASHBOARD COMPONENTS AND STREET LIGHTS, ALMOST RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY.

WINDSHIELD DESIGN CAUSING REFLECTIONS WHICH CREATE POOR VISIBILITY.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING BACK PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. BELIEVED THE DESIGN IN THE SEAT CAUSES BACK DISCOMFORT. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED. *AK

SUN ROOF HAS A GAP IN THE SEAL. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE SHE IS DIZZY AND NAUSEOUS WHEN INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, DEALER STATES IT IS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR, CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE PARKED FOR 2 DAYS WHEN SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM VEHICLE. ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE THAT BURNED 2 FT HOLE IN HOOD AND MELTED ALL WIRES UNDER HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS FUEL PUMP WAS RUNNING WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION.