Table 1 shows one common equipment related problems of the 2005 Lincoln Town Car.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Equipment problems |
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.
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.
The drivers inside door handle became unsecured from door panel. Unable to open door from inside vehicle. I took the vehicle to the dealer this morning and was informed the part is not available. There were no options given, except that the part would have to come from a salvage yard. I expressed my concern over the safety of this vehicle, should a collision or fire occur, the occupant would not be able to get out. I took the vehicle to my mechanic, and he is going to secure the handle tomorrow, so I can open the door from the inside.
We have a 2005 Lincoln Town Car with 87000 miles when it rains the rear r floor gets a lot of water. The water comes from a defective seal in the ac/heat system ? probably around the fan mount for the heating /cooling. And ? more trouble ? when we backed out of the driveway in wet weather ? the car froze in place ? as if we had hit a wall. It would still go forward. Happened half a dozen times ? always raining. Except one rainy Sunday, just out of the driveway leaving for church, it froze driving forward. We took the car to bob davidson Ford paid them 'diagnostic fees' - $250 for the [2] separate problems. La verne gave us the report: the leak repair would cost $600 ? and, more of a challenge, the tranny, which showed: ?transmission internal fault 150? needs replacement [about $4000 parts plus labor] the local aamco owner said this model Lincoln ? for 2005 [and the 5 other years of the same design ? is notable for considerable water problems. He had not heard of water causing the tranny problems and he asked me to get the diagnostic codes from bob davidson. Here it gets interesting. ?fault 150? is generic for transmission. The shop testing ? well, there was no code. There was no report of a defect from the car's on-board computer. No fault codes at all. Just an indication, told us ?the accumulator was leaking or there is a binding concern? when they took the car out for a test drive connected to a diagnostic tool. And from this bob davidson is able to tell us we need to replace a $4000 transmission. Plus labor, of course. We paid $120 to a leak doctor repair tech to fix the water leak on the engine side of the firewall. The water leak seems to be resolved and the tranny locking up problem has not happened again. Even when it rains. Any help you can give on this will be greatly appreciated.
For no reason, the front door on the driver's side will not open from the inside. You have to roll down the window and open it with the outside door handle.
After I start the vehicle and fasten the driver seat belt, the vehicle generates a series to 5 chime sounds and then pauses for a few seconds, then it repeats the 5 chime sounds. The set of 5 chime sounds are repeated a total of 5 times totaling 25 chime sounds. Additionally, the chime pattern sounds again exactly as before after the vehicle is in use for about 30 minutes, then the chime sequence repeats itself approximately every 30 minutes thereafter. There are no warning indicator lights shown in the dashboard, and neither are there any airbag indicator lights on before or after the chimes begin to sound.
Applied brakes and car unexpectedly accelerated. This has happened 6-7 over the last 3 months. The last time the car was at a dead stop at a traffic and unexpectedly accelerated.
My 2005 Lincoln Town Car extended warranty expired @ 100,000 miles and at about 110,000 miles the a/c failed. The dealership repaired it citing that the evaporator failed at a cost of approx. $2,400. I called Ford motor and they said that theres nothing they can do to help me. About a month ago, 3 months after having the evaporator replaced, the a/c failed again, not blowing cold air. I took it back to the dealership that did the original work, and this time they said that the accumulator is leaking and has to be replaced at a cost of approx. $700. 00. Again I called Ford motor and they said that they cannot help. Can you intervene? the dealership is safford Lincoln-Mercury, silver spring, maryland, phone #: 888-848-5997, and the service manager is chris austin.