Alternator/generator/regulator Problems of Lincoln Town Car

The contact owns a 2003 Lincoln Town Car. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the vehicle experienced rough idling. Additionally, the headlights were flickering, and the alternator failed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the powertrain control module (pcm) was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 140,000.

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Engine died at stoplight. Battery jumped by another vehicle. Drove abt 4 miles, engine died again. Called for tow truck and had it towed to Ford dealership. Between 9/7/2013 and 2/14/2014 battery and alternator replaced. "check battery light" constantly appeared. Used fords testor connected to vehicles computer. After three actuation's, returned to dealership for solution. This occurred numerous time in the time period. Ford;s tech center recommended to dealership, at different times to replace: alternator - wires - computer - etc - after 5 months Ford could not fix the problem. Also, as of 12/15/2010 experienced sudden and violent surging during snowy days. Tachometer and speed needle would drop rapidly from 55 to zero, and return to 55mph. So severe, felt like car was rear-ended. Ford tech's could not advise dealership how to repair this. After 5 months of grief , traded auto. If Ford couldn't repair it , I didn"t want it !.

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The contact owns a 1998 Lincoln Town Car. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start and the battery warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to successfully jump start the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the alternator was replaced but the failure continued. The vehicle was taken back to the mechanic where the contact was then informed that the wiring harness was damaged and needed to be replaced. The contact also stated that rain would leak in through the windows during rainy weather. The manufacturer was not made aware of either failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.

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Headlights and dash panel cut of intermittantly while driving on smooth pavement for past 10 years. I have had dealership experience this but they could not find any problem. Also, the speedometer shows car speed at 100 or more mph when starting car but goes to normal when moving. I just replaced the motorcraft alternator with a rebuild version and the speedometer problem is gone. Can't be sure that the headlight issue is gone too, but this seems to be the magic fix. I'm wondering if a batch of intermittantly defective motorcraft alternators were oem since this seems to be a problem for others. It is very scary to be driving 55 mph and have the headlights cut off for a short time. Months go by and nothing happens; then there it is again. I was thinking that the car was haunted. I still have the old motorcraft alternator but I will return it to autozone to get my core back unless it can be used to determine it is defective. Over the years I have spent a lot at repair shops and the dealership trying to locate the cause of this. At the suggestion of the dealer service manager, I replaced the speed sensor twice over the years to "fix" the erratic speed at startup but without any change.

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The contact owns a 2003 Lincoln Town Car. The contact has had two alternators installed in her vehicle within the last six months. This does not include the one that came with the vehicle at the time of purchase. While driving 30 and 60 mph, the vehicle will lose power and the engine shuts off. In addition, the power steering and brakes fail. All of the instrument panel indicators flash on and off at the time of the failure. Occasionally, the vehicle will take a minute before restarting. The vehicle is currently at the dealer, but they could find no failures. The contact would have to pay $90 per hour for a diagnostic. The failure mileage was 29,000. Updated 03/09/09. The alternator was replaced due to it overcharging. The battery was replaced as well. The trunk would not close properly. Updated 03/10/09.

1996 Lincoln Town Car steering went out causing consumer to run into a fence. The steering wheel would turn left and right but the wheel did not respond. Rear air spring were replaced due to excessive cracking. The vehicle steering a suspension performed poorly. The dealer replaced the upper and lower ball joints and the inner and outer tie rods. The right front window regulator broke. The interior light on the left side of the vehicle did not work.

When driving under 10 miles per hour the vehicle will shut off. There is sometimes a warning that this is about to occur because the instrument panel will fail. I experienced this last year and upon replacing the battery (which was less than 1 year old) the problem went away until now. This battery is a 60 month battery and is only 10 months old.

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1) leak from manifold, involved replacing whole manifold. 2) paint peeling from bumpers. 3) air conditioner blower motor failure. 4) special switch device located under dashboard that controls cooling/heating for the vents in the dashboard failure. 5) generator warning lamp failure.

Alternator failed.