Steering Related Problems of the 2008 Lincoln Town Car

Table 1 shows one common steering related problems of the 2008 Lincoln Town Car.

Table 1. Steering related problems of Lincoln Town Car

Problem Category Number of Problems
Steering problems
3

Steering problem #1

The contact owns a 2008 Lincoln Town Car. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, without warning, the vehicle independently swayed to the right. The contact regained control of the steering wheel. The vehicle was not repaired nor diagnosed. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 13v385000 (steering) as a possible solution to the failure however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 157,000.

Steering problem #2

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Lincoln Town Car. The contact stated that while driving 40mph, the contact was making a right hand turn the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle was taken to a independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the steering shaft had fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 63,478. Ec.

Steering problem #3

The contact owns a 2008 Lincoln Town Car. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number: 13v385000 (steering) and stated that the part was unavailable to perform the repair on the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The contact had not experienced a failure.


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