90 of the 4,329 complaints filed about the Lincoln Town CAR are about the other systems — 2% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1990.
90
Complaints
2%
Share of all complaints
6
Crashes
6
Fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
When the foot was on the brake in stopped position, the accelator kept revving at high level. The only way to correct it the problem was to turn off the vehicle.
NHTSA complaint #11503172 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I believe I have problem with the ,safety recall ,the vehicle experience a loss of steering, and I was almost crash my vehicle on the highway ,and also believe car was recalled but not fixed .
NHTSA complaint #11487568 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My 07 Lincoln only has around 80,000 miles on it and has water leaks causing water to pool in the floor boards thereby causing the potential for rust, electrical issues and the hazards that could result therefrom. A quick online search will reveal to you that these leaks are incredibly common and very well known among Lincoln owners and dealers alike (very, very common problem due to manufacturer defects) but Ford refuses to do anything about it. Given how widespread this problem is it seems that the right thing to do would be for Ford to issue a recall and repair these things. Problem appears to affect 99'-11 models. Thank You
NHTSA complaint #11449040 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
When braking to stop there was sudden acceleration that braking could not control resulting in hitting the rear of a stopped car in front of me. This has happened in the past with no warning. It usually happens when braking, but not always. I have had the car to a Ford dealership twice with this problem. They claim they can find nothing wrong with the car. I took it into them today after this incident. They would not even look at the car. Said that Ford had no bulletins on this and said that I was on mu own. I see online that there has been a class action lawsuit against Ford about this. This could be a life-threatening problem. What do I do?
NHTSA complaint #11420566 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
" TAKATA RECALL " WHEN I DRIVE OVER A POT HOLE MY CAR WANTS 2 GO ALL OVER THE ROAD THE STEERING IS LOOSECAN'T HARTLEY HOLE IT STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD I CANNT. AND ALSO MY WINDSHIELD FLUID DOESN'T COME OUT WHEN PUSH.STEERING COULD IS LOOSE.ALL IN MOTION EVEN.ON THE HWY I CANNOT GO ON. I CANNOT TAKE PIC IT IS UNDER THE CAR
NHTSA complaint #11217016 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A PUBLIC STREET NOT EVEN GOING THE SPEED LIMIT AND I CAME TO THE STOP LIGHT MY CAR ACTED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANNA GO I GOT IT TO A PARKING SPOT AND IT BURST TO A BALL OF FLAMES I HAD NO PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS AND THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE IT HAD JUST GOTTEN TO HALFWAY MARK ON MY HEAT GAUGE. I THINK IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED MAYBE? ANY WAYS THOUGHT I WOULD REPORT THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY A VERY DANGEROUS THING IT ALMOST BURNT ME ALIVE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN ALMOST BURNT A BUSINESS DOWN AND I'M HOPING TO GET SOME SORT OF COMPENSATION BECAUSE NO ONE TOLD ME TILL JUST NOW. IF I COULD GET SOME INFO ON WHO TO CALL AT FORD THAT'D BE GREAT
NHTSA complaint #11196539 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES, PUT IT IN REVERSE, AND IT JUST TOOK OFF, ACROSS THE STREET, WHERE I RAN INTO 2 BUILDINGS.
NHTSA complaint #11180359 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UNEXPECTED ENGINE RUN AWAY. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE ENGINE HAS GONE TO MAX RPM AS THE CAR IS BEING SHIFTED INTO GEAR. ONLY THE FACT THAT I HAD MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL KEPT THE CAR FROM MOVING. THE BRAKES KEPT THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED BUT THE REAR WHEEL OR WHEELS WERE ABLE TO SPIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STATIONARY EVERY TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. THE DATE BELOW IS JUST FOR ONE TIME. THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ON JULY 17, 2018.
NHTSA complaint #11143905 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT AND IS KEPT IN A GARAGE. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS WITH MY FAMILY ON VACATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE GAS PEDAL STUCK DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING BY ITSELF. WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE SPEED REACHED 85 MPH. THE SECOND TIME LESS THAN A YEAR LATER MY HUSBAND WAS PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AND IT DID THE SAME THING HE TURNED OFF INTO THE GRASS TO AVOID HITTING OUR CHILDREN AND GARAGE. BOTH TIMES HE HAD TO REACH DOWN AND MANUALLY PULL UP THE GAS PEDAL. EVEN HITTING THE BRAKES WOULDN'T STOP IT.
NHTSA complaint #11122753 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LOSS OF AM RECEPTION. OUR LOCAL FORD / LINCOLN DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THERE IS A TSB ON MY VEHICLE. TSB 03-23-07 PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 18/03. IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A REVISED HIDDEN ANTENNA MODULE WITH A BUILT-IN SIGNAL BOOSTER AND DIFFERENT WIRING HOOKUP TO THE REAR GLASS. THE KIT PART NUMBER IS 4W1Z-19G323-AA. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER SINCE IT IS A TSB AND NOT A RECALLS...I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PART (APPROX. $170) AND 2.9HRS OF LABOR. SINCE IT IS A DEFECT I THINK THE REPAIRS SHOULD BE FREE.
NHTSA complaint #11048771 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WATER ACCUMULATES ON FLOOR FRONT AND REAR. PASSENGER SIDETHE CAR CAN BE IN MOTION OR STATIONARY DURING RAIN OR GOING THROUGH CAR WASH. WE HAD A 2001 TOWNCAR WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. AFTER GOOGLING THIS ISSUE I FIND THERE ARE MANY AUTOS WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHAT WE SPEND FOR THESE AUTOS THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED BY MANUFACTURER YEARS AGO!
NHTSA complaint #10970379 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS PARKING AT APPLEBEES WHEN THE CAR BOLTED AND SLAMMED IN THE WALL. I TRIED TO PUT IT IN PARK BUT WENT IN REVERSE ALSO AT HGH SPEED. FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND GO TO PARK. I'M CONCERNED. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELEATOR. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO CHECK MY CAR OUT.
NHTSA complaint #10949857 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2001 LINCOLN TOWNCAR SIGNATURE ,. GAS IN FUEL AND DROVE 3 MILES IN PARK. THE CAR LITTLE EXHAUST, I PROCEEDED TO THE LIGHT AND THERMOSTATS HEATING NEEDLE TO HOT. I MOVE TO NEXT, LIGHT, AIR CONDITION ON TO COOL DOWN. IMMEDIATELY LEFT TURN INTO CYPRESS RESTAURANT. PARKING, TURN OFF, COOL DOWN, AND NEXT OPEN BY FRIEND WHO NEEDED GO THE DOCTOR. CALLED AAA PULL TO THE SHOP. ESTIMATED , CAN NOT REPAIRED THIS...DAY. SO, IF IT WAS MANUFACTURED DEFECEITS. I LOOK UP ...
NHTSA complaint #10938689 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SEATBELT / AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR IS WARNING ABOUT EITHER FAULTY SENSOR OR FAULTY BELT TENSIONER. BEGAN WHILE IN PARKED POISON AND CONTINUES PERIODICALLY WHEN IN MOTION, REGARDLESS OF SPEED. COST TO REPAIR IS EXORBITANT, NEARLY HALF THE VALUE OF THE CAR AND IS NOT GUARANTEED TO WORK IS LAST. THE AIRBAGS WILL LIKELY NOT WORTH IN THE EVENT OF ACCIDENT BUT NO WAY TO TELL UNLESS THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. SERIOUS FAULT REGARDING REQUIRED SAFETY EQUIPMENT WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL YEAR. MILEAGE IS 170,100. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD, ESPECIAL IN BACKSEAT BECOME SATURATED WHEN IT RAINS. FLOOR PLUGS ARE INTACT, THE WATER IS ENTERING FROM POOR DESIGN FEATURE WHERE THE WINDSHIELD/ENGINE MEET AND SUPPOSEDLY SLOW FOR WATER TO BE CHANNELED AWAY FROM ENGINE TO GROUND BUT IS ACTUALLY CHANNELLING ALONG THE SIDE INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN FOOTWELL. AGAIN, THIS DESIGN FLAW IS A KNOWN ISSUE FROM MANUFACTURER. THIS IS A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IN WARM CLIMATES DUE TO MOLD GROWING AS A RESULT OF WATER POOLING IN CABIN. AS THIS CAR WAS GARAGED KEPT AND NOT USED OFTEN UNTIL THE PAST 6 MONTHS, THE WATER ISSUE WASNT KNOWN UNTIL FIRST RAIN THIS SPRING, 2016. CAR WAS IN OPEN AIR, UNCOVERED DRIVEWAY AND NOT IN USE FOR 2 WEEKS AFTER SAID RAIN. WHEN OWNER OPENED CAR DOOR, SHE WAS HIT WITH OVERWHELMING STENCH OF MOLD. SHE LOCATED THE SOURCE AND WATER HAD VISIBLY SATURATED FLOOR, RUG AND PADDING UNDERNEATH. BLACK AND GREEN MOLD HAD GROWN EXTENSIVELY IN BACKSEAT PASSENGER FLOORBOARD AND UNDER FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.
NHTSA complaint #10903533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FORD/LINCOLN DEALER REPORTS DRIVER'S SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER IS FAULTY. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. ......UPDATED 11/18/15
NHTSA complaint #10807040 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3 OF 4 INTERIOR DOOR LATCHES BROKE IN NORMAL USE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND THE PART IS INTEGRAL TO THE DOOR PANEL. FORD DEALER SAYS THE PARTS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND FORD HAS PROVIDED NO OTHER MEANS OF REPAIR. EXITING THE VEHICLE MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE IN AN EMERGENCY AND MAY POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE & SAFETY.
NHTSA complaint #10783336 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DOING 65 ON THE 60 FREEWAY IN CITY OF WALNUT CA. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FULL SPEED, I LOOKED AT MY DASH JUST TO SEE IF CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, "WHICH IT WAS NOT" SO I PRESSED THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR KEPT ON ACCELERATING SO I HAD TO HOLD THE BRAKE DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD BUT DESPITE DOING THAT I WAS DOING BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH, I COULD NOT EVEN GET THE CAR TO GO LESS THAN 60 MPH NO MATTER WHAT, MY EXIT CAME AND I COULD NOT EVEN GET OFF BY THIS TIME I HAD TO SWERVE AROUND CARS BECAUSE I COULD NOT SLOW DOWN I WAS ALREADY PANICKING I REALLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE FINALLY AFTER A FEW MORE SECONDS THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AND I WAS IN CONTROL I NEED HELP TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE PLEASE. THANK YOU
NHTSA complaint #10734740 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR WAS IDLING AS I WAS PREPARING TO LEAVE MY EMPLOYER'S PARKING LOT. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. AT THE MOMENT I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE RACED AND LUNGED FORWARD. WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, THE REAR TIRES SCREECHED, BUT THE BRAKES KEPT THE CAR FROM MOVING MORE THAN SEVERAL FEET.. WITHIN SEVERAL SECONDS, I WAS ABLE TURN OFF THE KEY AND RETURN THE SHIFT LEVER TO PARK. I TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM IN A SAFE AREA, BUT COULD NOT. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON BOTH PEDALS (BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR) SIMULTANEOUSLY AS THE ENGINE WAS AS IDLING WHEN I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THERE IS NO FLOOR MAT TO INTERFERE WITH NORMAL OPERATION. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS IN A "RAISED" POSITION- A FEATURE OF THE CAR. I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" PROBLEM OTHER DRIVERS HAD REPORTED PREVIOUSLY, BUT I DID READ ABOUT PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RAISED BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL (WITHIN THE PAST FEW DAYS). BEFORE RESEARCHING THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT, I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM MIGHT HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE LINKAGE OF THE TWO PEDALS. NOW, I'M CONVINCED THE ISSUE WILL NOT BE AN EASY FIX.
NHTSA complaint #10731803 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AS PART OF THE RECENT FORD STEERING RECALL, AN EMERGENCY INSPECTION WAS DONE ON 11/18/13 AT 69,104 AND DECLARED SAFE TO DRIVE. ON 3/18/14 DRIVING TO THE DEALER TO HAVE RECALL WORK PERFORMED, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED-UP SOLID AT THE TURN WAS MADE ENTERING THE DEALERS PROPERTY.A REPAIR WAS DONE REPLACING THE LOWER SHAFT ONLY AS SHOWN IN PICTURE #1. THEN LESS THAN 14 MONTHS LATER A REPEAT FAILURE OF THE UPPER SHAFT ASSEMBLY SHOWN IN PICTURE #2. THERE WAS NO SECONDARY RECALL ISSUED, SO A SEARCH BY VIN SHOWED NO OUTSTANDING RECALL, AND THE DEALERS INSISTENT ED THIS WAS NOT A RECALL ISSUE, BUT. IT WAS, AS THE COMPLETE UPPER AND LOWER SHAFT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED DURING THE REPAIR. THE UNPREDICTABLE LOCKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL POSES A SERIOUS INJURY/DEATH RISK. ALL VEHICLES PART OF THE INITIAL RECALL SHOULD BE INSPECTED TO INSURE THE REPAIR WAS DON COMPLETELY AND CORRECTLY. PICTURES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST (CAN'T SEEM TO ATTACH N THIS FORM) ALSO SEE PREVIOUS FOR FILED WHEN FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED DESPITE INSPECTION THAT DECLARED VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE.
NHTSA complaint #10730821 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ACTUAL TIME FIRST NOTICED IS DIFFICULT TO ESTABLISH. THE COMPLAINT IS FOR "FLICKERING LIGHTS" . I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL AND TO VISIT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR CORRECTION. WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, AND THOUSANDS OF 2003 LINCOLNS HAD BEEN RECALLED, BUT MINE WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEN AT NIGHT. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT IF ONE LINCOLN IS RECALLED FOR A PARTICULAR PROBLEM, ANY CAR OF THE YEAR AND SAME PROBLEM SHOULD BE COVERED. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $650.00. NO MATTER WHAT THE COST, THE COMPANY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE.
NHTSA complaint #10658860 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.