Trunk Lid problems of the 2005 Lincoln Town Car

Two problems related to trunk lid have been reported for the 2005 Lincoln Town Car. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Lincoln Town Car based on all problems reported for the 2005 Town Car.

1 Trunk Lid problem

Failure Date: 05/06/2006

The contact owns a 2005 Lincoln Town Car. Intermittently, the vehicle surged while driving at low speeds. The vehicle has been to the dealer approximately 9 times, and 6 for the surging problem. But the failure still persists. The current mileage was 8,500 and failure mileage was 3,440. Updated 09/24/08. The dealer informed the consumer there was a major defect with the transmission. The transmission would not shift into gear. The trunk lid would not stay up. The horn was not working. Updated 10/01/08.

2 Trunk Lid problem

Failure Date: 10/07/2005

When opening trunk it would slam shut. The vehicle is equipped with an automatic trunk closer. When the trunk was opened fully it would suddenly slam very rapidly and with great force. The consumer's wife finger sustained minor injury from the trunk lid motion. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be repaired. They indicated that the problem was caused by the torque rod in the closure assembly becoming dislodged. The consumer feels that the bracket for the rod should be redesigned.


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