general problems of the 2001 Lincoln Town Car

Five problems related to steering have been reported for the 2001 Lincoln Town Car. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Lincoln Town Car based on all problems reported for the 2001 Town Car.

1 Steering problem

Failure Date: 05/04/2016

I have replaced all steering components. And the steering still wonders to bad to drive.

2 Steering problem

Failure Date: 10/16/2015

When vehicle is in motion steering wonders back and forth. Center steering only obtain with constant correcting.

3 Steering problem

Failure Date: 01/23/2015

On wipers the intermediate dont work and when washer fluid sprayed cant shut wipers off 2 now on wheels constantly loosing air due to rims peeling and the inside rims are peeling causing tire not to hold air and 3 front end wobbles and raddles had new tierods and ball joints wondering if any recalls were due to be done and previous owner neglected to get done please help.

4 Steering problem

Failure Date: 12/12/2013

In curve on highway lost control of vehicle and went into adjacent lane before regaining control. If there had been another car in that lane would have collided with it. Took to Lincoln dealer. They told me steering corroded but was told that the vehicle is not part of recall. Also called Ford motor and they told me same thing. The repairs cost $2000 . Lincoln dealership said vehicle not safe to drive.

5 Steering problem

Failure Date: 05/08/2008

Vehicle: 2001 Lincoln Town Car cartier with 45,000 original miles. Date problem revealed: 05/08/2008 at 38,000 miles. Component: powertrain: driveline; suspension: (rear); suspension: (front); steering. Defect summary: certain police, commercial, and passenger vehicles sold input higher loads into the vehicle chassis overloading the wheel bearings and axles. Four wheel alignment check was performed. Rear wheels was not aligned to manufacture specifications, for which, this vehicle has a non-adjustable rear end. Front-end alignment was not in manufacture specifications and could not be corrected due to faulty rear end components. Consequence summary: this could lead to early bearing failure and ultimately to axle shaft fracture. In the event of axle shaft fracture, the vehicle would lose drive function and would coast to a stop. Loss of drive function could lead to a crash. Severely unstable steering at speed above 40 mph and will lead to a crash at highway speeds.




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