general problems of the 2004 Lincoln Town Car

Operator experienced stuck speed control button and accelerated couldn�t stop the speed acceleration with steering wheel so operator hit breaks. Loud bang sound followed by drastic reduced speeds. Could cause loss of control. Resulted in speeding ticket during failure speeds almost up to 100mph during emergency event mode.

Operator experienced stuck speed control button and accelerated couldn't stop the speed acceleration with steering wheel so operator hit breaks. Loud bang sound followed by drastic reduced speeds. Could cause loss of control.

The contact owns a 2004 Lincoln Town Car. The contact stated he was driving at 40 mph when he attempted to apply the brakes. The contact's foot became lodged between the accelerator and brake pedal. He was able to dislodge his foot but when doing so, the brake pedal cover detached from the pedal itself. The dealer would not provide any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed for the failure. The contact stated the design of the accelerator and brake pedals were faulty. The contact stated the vehicle was traded because he did not feel safe in the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 30,000. Updated 10/01/10. Updated 10/04/10.

The contact owns a 2004 Lincoln Town Car. While driving approximately 2 mph into a garage, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle stopped. He attempted to shift into reverse and the vehicle automatically surged forward, crashing into the foundation. There were no warnings prior to the failure. The vehicle sustained minor damages. The contact was waiting on a response from the insurance company regarding the damages. The failure and current mileages were 28,000. Updated 11-25-08 updated 11/25/08.

2004 Lincoln Town Car's brakes failed. The vehicle would not stop which resulted in an accident. Not only did the vehicle not stop but it also accelerated while the consumer's foot was on the brake. The consumer's vehicle hit the vehicle directly in front of hers pushing that vehicle off the road. The consumer continued trying to get he vehicle to stop. She put the gear shift in park and turned off the ignition but the vehicle would not stop. The consumer attempted to maneuver the vehicle away from other vehicles but eventually had no other choice but to run into a parked vehicle. The vehicle rolled over three times before coming to rest upright on all four wheels. The vehicle was still accelerating and hit the wall of a building then stopped.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Lincoln Town Car. The contact stated that while driving at 15 mph the brakes where depressed but failed to completely stop the vehicle without warning. The contact also stated that he felt that the brakes and gas pedal where to close in proximity. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Ec.

The vehicle was in bumper to bumper traffic when all of a sudden it surged forward on its own when the brake was applied. The consumer rear ended another vehicle. The dealer concluded that the brake and accelerator pedal were too close together, so they raised the pedal.

When gas pedal was tapped to pull up into a parking space vehicle accelerated at a high speed. When this occurred brake pedal was depressed to slow and stop the vehicle, but it locked up and failed. This resulted in vehicle going over an embankment, down a 5 foot hill, and crashing into a tree. Prior to this incident, twice when making a right turn the brakes locked up. Dealership claimed they couldn't find anything wrong withthe vehicle.

While turning into a parking space consumer was depressing the brakes and the vehicle surged forward. Consumer lost total control of the vehicle and collided into a wall. A bicycle rack was destroyed in the process. The seat belts were worn and the air bags did deploy. The police did arrive and cited the consumer for the collision.

While applying the brake pedal vehicle accelerated. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle and drove it home. Consumer will contact the dealer in the near future.

The vehicle accelerates when the brake pedal is depressed. This problem has also occurred while the consumer was in reverse. The only thing that keeps the vehicle from moving is the constant pressure applied to the brake pedal or shifting the selector into neutral. The local dealer has not been able to locate the cause of the acceleration problem.

The vehicle surged and bucked when the brakes were applied. The consumer had to put the vehicle in neutral for it to idle normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times but they were unable to duplicate the problem. When the consumer attempted to apply the brakes the vehicle continued to accelerate. After the vehicle was repaired, the same problem occurred two more times but more violently.