22 of the 194 complaints about the 1998 Lincoln Town CAR are about the braking system — 11% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 30,920 miles.
22
Complaints
3
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN WET WEATHER ABOVE 40 MPH THE TOWN CAR WEAVES ERRATICALLY LEFT AND RIGHT UPON TOUCHING BRAKES.
NHTSA complaint #10122452 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ACCIDENT 7/11/04 WIFE REAR ENDED A DODGE DORANGO AND TOTALED HER LINCOLN TOWN CAR. SHE DIDN'T SEE THR CAR STOP IN FRONT OF HER QUICK ENOUGH WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CAR WENT IN A NICE STRAIGHT LINE BUT DID NOT HAVE GOOD BRAKING . I FOUND THIS TO BE TRUE WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR MYSELF . NOW WE HAVE TO PAY THE PRICE OF INCREASED INS. AND A BAD MARK . MY WIFE HAS NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT BUT THERE IS NO ROOM FOR THIS IN THE INS. WORLD EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAD A ENGINEERING PROBLEM AS SO RECORDED BY MYCARSTATS.COM AND OTHERS.THIS CAR AND FORD PRODUCTS WERE ===IMPROVED=== IN 1999 OR 2000 BUT OF COURSE THERE IS NO PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10086683 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE HAD A BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT BRAKES THEY KEPT LOCKING-UP AND SMOKING 1 FIRST ROUND THEY CHANGED A FRONT RIGHT HUB AND SENSOR, THAT LASTED ABOUT 1 MILE THAT WAS AROUND $425.00 DOLLARS. PICKED UP THE CAR DROVE IT HOME 1/4 MILE THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THIS TIME IT HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. CAR SAT FOR ONE WEEK BECAUSE A TECH WAS ON VACATION! THEN I GOT A CALL FROM MY SERVICE REP AND GAVE ME PRICE AROUND $3200.00 FOR THE REPAIR. AFTER THINKING HOW MUCH MONEY I PUT IN THE CAR OVER THE YEARS I GAVE HER THE GO AHEAD TO DO THE WORK. ANOTHER 3/4 WEEK WENT BY THE JOB WAS KNOW COMPLETED SO I PICKED UP THE CAR DROVE IT TO WORK. AGAIN IT DID THE SAME PROBLEM THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED-UP BUT THIS TIME I DROVE & MADE IT TO THE DEALER. I CALLED AHEAD OF TIME SO SHE WAS WAITING FOR ME TO PULL INTO THEIR YARD. SHE SAW THE SMOKING PADS SO I ASKED HER TO DRIVE THE CAR AND IT JUST BEARLY MOVED BECAUSE THE FRONT WHEELS WERE LOCKED-UP. THIS TIME A DAY WENT BY AND I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED ANOTHER PART BUT THEY WOULD DO IT FOR COST. I ASKED FOR THE SERVICE MANAGER CORTNEY TO LOOK AT MY BILLS AND DO THE RIGHT THING ON MY INVOICES. THERE WAS NO CHARGE FOR THE LAST JOB . 1ST BILL = FRONT HUB AND SENSOR $ 420.00 2ND BILL = ABS PUMPASY /HOSES ASSY-FRT AND REAR BRK/CALIPER HOSES/KIT-BRK ANTI/LK V/BLK ABS MODULE/BRAKE FLUID/470 CPM/LABOR $ 3463.14 3RD BILL = $ 400.00 AFTER CONVERSATION WITH SERVICE THIS WAS WAIVED. I SPENT ALMOST $ 4000.00 ON PARTS AND LABOR ON MY CAR AND IT DID THE SAME THING UNTIL THEY CHANGED THE BOOSTER PUMP BEHING THE MASTER CLINDER COULD THIS HAVE BEEN THE WHOLE PROBLEM? I HAVE SAVED THE PARTS DO I NEED TO HAVE THEM TESTED FOR PROPER OPERATION? I FEEL A REFUND FOR THE TRIAL AND ERROR SHOULD BE GIVEN BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT MY RO'S THE LIST IS ABOUT 6 FEET TALL. I AM A GOOD CUSTOMER AND I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY AT THE DEALER OVER THE YEARS BUT THIS TIME I AM UPSET
NHTSA complaint #10070609 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, AND DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL PULL TO RIGHT. DEALER NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #10042351 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN BRAKING , THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT. THIS MADE IT HARD FOR THE DRIVER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED. *PH ALSO THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER FOUND THE EVAP CANISTER SOLENOID VALVE LEAKING.
NHTSA complaint #10038255 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR (APPROX 35,000 MILES) DRAMATICALLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT DURING BRAKING WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE WET AND THE CAR IS TRAVELLING IN EXCESS OF 40 MILES PER HOUR. THIS PROBLEM IS ADDRESSED IN FORDMOTOR COMPANY'S REPAIR BULLITEN 98-13-4 DTD 07/06/98. NOTWITHSTANDING HAVING THE CAR REPAIRED BY AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC (NAPA APPROVED) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SERVICE BULLITEN THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURED AFTER 3,000 MILES. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION WHICH COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, PARTICULARLY SINCE THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF WET CONDITIONS.
NHTSA complaint #10005269 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN VEHICLE HITTING CURVE TO STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #10004744 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN IT'S RAINING BRAKES ON VEHICLE DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, VEHICLE WILL START TO PULL TO LEFT OR RIGHT.
NHTSA complaint #8007479 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
HAVE NO CONTROL BRAKING ON WET OR ICED ROADS.
NHTSA complaint #737316 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WARPING OF ROTORS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE AT THIS TIME. VIBRATION STILL PRESENT AFTER REPLACING THE ROTORS. *AK
NHTSA complaint #865619 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WARPING OF ROTORS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE AT THIS TIME. VIBRATION STILL PRESENT AFTER REPLACING THE ROTORS. *AK
NHTSA complaint #865619 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET SURFACES VEHICLE WILL PULL OR JERK TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #864740 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT IN BAD WET WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHEN THE PADS WERE REPLACED VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT AT ANYTIME. DEALER RESOLVED THE PROBLEM . VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 8 DIFFERENT TIMES. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEEL AND WHEN AKING TURNS THERE WOULD BE A NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. ALSO WHEN PRESSING BRAKES RADIO MAKES A STATIC SOUND, AND WHEN PLAYING TAPES THERE IS ALSO A SQUEALING NOISE POWRE MIRROR SWITCH STICKS IN THE DOWN POSITION.
NHTSA complaint #862563 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT IN BAD WET WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHEN THE PADS WERE REPLACED VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT AT ANYTIME. DEALER RESOLVED THE PROBLEM . VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 8 DIFFERENT TIMES. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEEL AND WHEN AKING TURNS THERE WOULD BE A NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. ALSO WHEN PRESSING BRAKES RADIO MAKES A STATIC SOUND, AND WHEN PLAYING TAPES THERE IS ALSO A SQUEALING NOISE POWRE MIRROR SWITCH STICKS IN THE DOWN POSITION.
NHTSA complaint #862563 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
DEFECTIVE BRAKES SQUEALING AND PULLYING TO THE LEFT. YH
NHTSA complaint #552114 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
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.
NHTSA complaint #711944 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
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.
NHTSA complaint #547349 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, CAR PULLS TO LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING.
NHTSA complaint #705478 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE PAD MATERIAL CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL WHILE APPLYING BRAKES.
NHTSA complaint #531209 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
APPLYING BRAKES WHILE RAINING CAR WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT
NHTSA complaint #702047 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 50 MPH IN THE RAIN, VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT SIDE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED.
NHTSA complaint #822507 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES WHILE ACCELERATING AT HIGH SPEEDS, CAUSING INTERMITTENT LOSS OF CONTROL.
NHTSA complaint #533006 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.