Cruise Control problems of the 1997 Lincoln Town Car

The contact owns a 1997 Lincoln Town Car. The contact stated that the horn and cruise control were inoperative. A local mechanic diagnosed that the horn would need to be replaced. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 58,000 and the current mileage was 60,000.

The contact owns a 1997 Lincoln Town Car. The contact had the vehicle repaired under the recall for the vehicle speed control. Upon leaving the dealer, she attempted to activate the cruise control, but was unsuccessful. She returned to the dealer and they stated that the cruise control motor burned out and a new one was needed at the cost of $300. Initially, the dealer stated that they would pay half; however, the manufacturer refused because the vehicle was out of warranty. The recall number was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 72,014.

The contact owns a 1997 Lincoln Town Car. The contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control. He had the cruise control disabled in August of 2007 and was informed that the parts would be available at the end of 2007. He was then informed that none of the repairs would be performed until all of the dealers receive the parts. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 120,000. Updated 02/14/08. The consumer stated the recall number for his vehicle is 05s28. Updated 02/14/08.

The contact owns a 1997 Lincoln Town Car. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). The deactivation switch was disconnected because the part was unavailable. The contact was displeased about not being able to use the cruise control for an extended period of time. There had been no failure to date. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 107,000. Updated 01/17/08. Updated.

The contact owns a 1997 Lincoln Town Car. The vehicle caught fire under the hood while parked. The fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. Both the inside and outside of the contact's home was damaged. He received a recall letter from the manufacturer approximately 2 months prior to the fire. At that time, he called the dealer and they stated that they did not have any parts available. The powertrain and recall number were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 119,000.

1997 Lincoln Town Car- cruise control defect causing engine fires. After first hearing of the recall I took my Lincoln to suburban Ford of waterford,mi. I was told they had not yet received the replacement parts yet, 2 weeks later I again went back and was told the very same thing. I waited another 2 weeks, went back to suburban Ford and was told this time that the replacement parts for the recall were being recalled and I would again have to come back. I feel "this Ford dealer just does not want to comply with the recall. It has now been about 9 months since the first visit and still my car has not been fixed. Can you help?.

The contact owns a 1997 Lincoln Town Car. The contact received a Ford recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control in August of 2007. The dealer stated that the parts were unavailable. The cruise control was not disconnected because he was not informed of that option. The manufacturer stated that the Ford recall parts would not be available until June of 2008. The contact filed a formal complaint with the manufacturer. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 114,791.

The contact owns a 1997 Lincoln Town Car. The contact received recall notice number 05s28 for the vehicle speed control: cruise control in August of 2007. The parts for the recall repair are still unavailable as of January 28, 2008. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 97,000. Updated 02-14-08 updated 02/14/08.

The contact owns a 1997 Lincoln Town Car. The contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control switch in August of 2007 and he immediately scheduled an appointment to have the vehicle repaired. The dealer disconnected the switch and informed him that the parts would be unavailable until December of 2007. He called back and the dealer stated that they did not know when the parts would be available. The contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 169,000. Updated 3/5/08 updated 03/05/08.

The contact owns a 1997 Lincoln Town Car. The contact received a Ford recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control in August of 2007. He immediately scheduled an appointment to have the vehicle repaired. The dealer stated that they did not know when the parts would be available and did not advise the contact to have the component disconnected. He received a second notice in February of 2008 stating that the parts were available. The notice stated that the vehicle could catch fire while idling. The parts were not available until March of 2008. He is currently in the process of having the recall repaired. There had been no failure to date. The powertrain and recall number were unknown. The current mileage was 70,000.

The contact owns a 1997 Lincoln Town Car. The contact stated that not having the cruise control feature is causing his gas mileage to reduce. The feature was disconnected as a result of the vehicle speed control recall. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unavailable. The current mileage was 140,000. Updated 03/26/08.

Failure to repair or replace cruise control as per recall. First it was to be done by the end of Dec 07, been back to Ford dealer three times and still no progress as to when it will be repaired. What is the problem??.

The contact owns a 1997 Lincoln Town Car. The contact stated that Ford has failed to provide a timely recall repair on his vehicle regarding the vehicle speed control: cruise control. The first recall notice was received in June of 2007. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 130,000.

Reported on tv show, 60 minutes on 19 June 2005 that there is a defective switch on the cruise control of certain vehicles, including my 1997 Lincoln Town Car that causes spontaneous combustion to ignite a vehicle fire even when the vehicle is not in operation. The next day I reported this to my local dealer, williamsburg Ford-Lincoln-Mercury, and was told that they could replace the switch only with the same kind in spite of the fact that the tv show stated that a subsitute switch is avaialble, because there is no recall. I offered to pay for a different switch.

Failure of cruise control to kick down after reaching desired speed and to kick back in when going below desired speed. Also if cruise control is not turned off before turning engine off it will continue to draw current and run battery down. This has not caused any accidents yet but has caused two close calls. I stopped using the cruise control until it is fixed.

Cruise control failed. Yh.

Sudden acceleration due to failure of the idle speed control unit/motor.

1997 Lincoln Town Car with multiple safety issues. Speed control switch was deactivated and brake lights failed due to bad brake switch. Incidentally, when the brake switch went bad, the consumer was unable to put the vehicle in gear. All interior lights failed to work properly. The consumer stated she has not been able to use the cruise control since it was disconnected by the dealership in September 2007. The dealer informed the consumer, they may never get the parts for the cruise control. The consumer stated she has not been able to use the high beams for over 4 years. If she used them for a couple minutes, all of the lights on the dash and in the vehicle would go out.