Four problems related to cruise control have been reported for the 2000 Lincoln Town Car. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Lincoln Town Car based on all problems reported for the 2000 Town Car.
The contact owns a 2000 Lincoln towncar. While driving 55 mph with the cruise control activated he attempted to engage the brake pedal while making a turn and the cruise control would not deactivate. The contact was forced to shift gear into neutral to stop the vehicle and deactivate the cruise control. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer and there were no prior warnings. The VIN was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were 49,000.
Parked car evening of 30 may 2004 at about 7:00 p. M. Car bust into flames at approx. 11:10 31 may 2004. Investigators said it was the cruise control module.
The vehicle caught on fire while parked in the garage and burnt down the consumer home. The fire department indicated that the fire originated from the front underhood wiring. The fire may have been caused by a failure in the cruise control module. A fire report was filed.
Consumer was going 75mph set on cruise control, when approaching a curve conusmer applied brakes to slow down,and as brake pedal was pressed it speeded up vehicle. Consumer was coached from limousine service on a 2- way radio how to control vehicle. Consumer turned cruise control switch off, and vehicle returned to normal drive. Pressing brakes, it sent wrong signal and engaged cruise control.