Cruise Control Problems of Lincoln Town Car - part 2

: the contact stated the vehicle caught fire while parked. The fire department extinguished the flames, and a police report was taken. The speed control was the source of the fire due to overheat even though the ignition was off. There was a recall #05v017000. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN.

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I have experienced sudden unexpected acceleration on my 2005 Lincoln Town Car. This has happened many times. The car's computer was examined by 2 Lincoln dealers and no errors ware found. Just yesterday, I was driving and had my foot off both the accelerator pedal and the brake as I was coasting in traffic when the car suddenly accelerated and I had to press on the brake to stop this. I then took the car immediately to my Lincoln dealer who could find nothing wrong again. Do you have any information on problems with the electronic throttle control or any other part such as cruise control, etc. , that could cause this problem and has this problem been reported to you by others? I met another 2005 Lincoln Town Car owner who said he had the same problem and I also found an article on the internet by a 3rd 2005 Lincoln Town Car owner with the same exact problem who also said the his dealer told him that the car's computer showed no errors so there was nothing that they could do about the problem.

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The contact owns a 1996 Lincoln Town Car. The contact stated that the rear shocks were being replaced by a local mechanic. The dealer informed the contact that the repair was completed and the vehicle was ready. However, that same evening he informed the contact that the vehicle caught on fire and was totaled. The front of the vehicle was nothing but dust, and the rest has fire and smoke damage. The mechanic stated that a faulty cruise control switch caused the fire. The contact filed a civil law suit, and did not have access to a police or fire report. The current and failure mileages were 150,000.

The contact stated the cruise control caused vehicle to accelerate while he was depressing the brake pedal. The brake was depressed to disengage the cruise. However, the vehicle sped up. He had to depress the brake pedal several times to get the cruise control to shut off. He took the vehicle to dealer ,they offered to fix the problem at contact's expense. Therefore, repairs were not done. Updated 12/27/05.

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The contact stated three times the vehicle accelerated while the contact's foot on the brakes. This happened with or without the cruise control activating. The vehicle was taken to the dealership, but they were unable to diagnose the cause of the problem.

07/24/217 driving on hwy. 55 north. Selected cruise control on nothing increased speed to 70 mph reselected speed control(cruise control) nothing again. Repeated several times, nothing. When I got home checked fuses #25 under dash. And fuse f13 in engine compartment neither was burnt replaced with new fuses. Checked recall 3 recalls open on 2005 Town Cars. 1 on speed control disconnect deactivation sw. Could cause to short out, seems likely. 07v336000.

Reported on tv show, 60 minutes on 19 June 2005 that there is a defective switch on the cruise control of certain vehicles, including my 1997 Lincoln Town Car that causes spontaneous combustion to ignite a vehicle fire even when the vehicle is not in operation. The next day I reported this to my local dealer, williamsburg Ford-Lincoln-Mercury, and was told that they could replace the switch only with the same kind in spite of the fact that the tv show stated that a subsitute switch is avaialble, because there is no recall. I offered to pay for a different switch.

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The brake light switch failed in the consumer's 1999 Lincoln Town Car. The brake pedal felt spongy. The shifter could not be moved into drive or reverse. The cruise control would not deactivate when the consumer pressed the brake, it had to be turned off manually.

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The consumer states that 2004 Lincoln Town Car was having a problem with the cruise control not holding speed when descending a hill. The cruise control will hold the speed when on flat ground and when going up a hill. This has been a problem for the consumer for about seven months. The consumer had not noticed the problem before this due to the fact that he lived on flat ground. The consumer took the car to the dealer for inspection ,and they told him to stay out of the mountains. The consumer also contacted Ford about the matter. The person that the consumer spoke with told him that was the way it was suppose to be with the cruise control. The cruise control was set every time that this happened to the consumer.

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Failure of cruise control to kick down after reaching desired speed and to kick back in when going below desired speed. Also if cruise control is not turned off before turning engine off it will continue to draw current and run battery down. This has not caused any accidents yet but has caused two close calls. I stopped using the cruise control until it is fixed.

The consumer's vehicle has required multiple repairs to include ball joint replacement, turned rotors and idler arm replacement. The vehicle only has 70000 miles. The cruise would not shut off without a near skid amount of braking, this would also occur because the shifter would not come out of the park position.

Parked car evening of 30 may 2004 at about 7:00 p. M. Car bust into flames at approx. 11:10 31 may 2004. Investigators said it was the cruise control module.

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The vehicle caught on fire while parked in the garage and burnt down the consumer home. The fire department indicated that the fire originated from the front underhood wiring. The fire may have been caused by a failure in the cruise control module. A fire report was filed.

While driving at 5 mph and turning to the left vehicle accelerated on its own. Consumer tapped the brakes and engine speed increased even more. As a result, driver loss control and vehicle went airborne, landing on the building wall.

The consumer had the cruise control engaged at 70 mph. The cruise control failed to disengage when the consumer attempted to resume regular driving.

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While traveling approximately 70 mph vehicle jumped out of cruise control and accelerated uncontrollably. Consumer was able to stop vehicle without incident. Dealership has examined vehicle, but unable to find cause through a diagnostic and driven examination.

Consumer was going 75mph set on cruise control, when approaching a curve conusmer applied brakes to slow down,and as brake pedal was pressed it speeded up vehicle. Consumer was coached from limousine service on a 2- way radio how to control vehicle. Consumer turned cruise control switch off, and vehicle returned to normal drive. Pressing brakes, it sent wrong signal and engaged cruise control.

Engine idled at a high rpm which has caused vehicle to lunge when it was taken out of park and put into drive/reverse. Consumer felt that this could be a safety issue. Consumer was told by dealer that they could not duplicate the problem.

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Cruise control failed. Yh.

Sudden acceleration due to failure of the idle speed control unit/motor.

Idle air control and mass air flow sensor causing vehicle to stall when making turns in front of oncoming traffic. Nlm.

1996 Lincoln Town Car with recall on speed control. Consumer states that they disconnected the cruise control but have not repaired the problem. He would like the problem repaired with the replacement part.

1997 Lincoln Town Car with multiple safety issues. Speed control switch was deactivated and brake lights failed due to bad brake switch. Incidentally, when the brake switch went bad, the consumer was unable to put the vehicle in gear. All interior lights failed to work properly. The consumer stated she has not been able to use the cruise control since it was disconnected by the dealership in September 2007. The dealer informed the consumer, they may never get the parts for the cruise control. The consumer stated she has not been able to use the high beams for over 4 years. If she used them for a couple minutes, all of the lights on the dash and in the vehicle would go out.