Front Suspension Problems of Lincoln Town Car

Lincoln Town Car owners have reported 23 problems related to front suspension (under the suspension category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Lincoln Town Car based on all problems reported for the Town Car.

1 Front Suspension problem of the 1999 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 07/01/2004

Upon putting the gear into reverse vehicle made a loud noise as if something was rubbing together. The tire rod broke, leaving the wheels turned outward. Vehicle never left the garage.

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2 Front Suspension problem of the 2001 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 06/23/2001

While driving passenger's side airbag deployed and injured passenger. Consumer stated that if it had been on driver's side, and consumer was on highway, consumer would have been knocked from steering wheel. That may have been a life threatening situation. Consumer took vehicle to dealer, and dealer stated that consumer ran over something on the road that triggered sensors for side airbag. Vehicle hit nothing. This was second Town Car that that consumer has experienced a life threatening situation. Vehicle pulls to the left. Trunk would not close properly due to it being out of adjustment.

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3 Front Suspension problem of the 1996 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 02/01/2001

Vehicle drifts to the right when driving 65 mph or faster. Wheel alignment was done and tires were replaced, did not remedy the problem.

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4 Front Suspension problem of the 2000 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 06/20/2000

When driving left side of vehicle wonders off to the left. Dealership is aware of problem.

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5 Front Suspension problem of the 1998 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 05/22/2000

Vehicle would pull to the right in bad wet weather conditions. When the pads were replaced vehicle would pull to the left at anytime. Dealer resolved the problem . Vehicle has been to the dealer 8 different times. Consumer also states very difficult to steer wheel and when aking turns there would be a noise from the front end. Also when pressing brakes radio makes a static sound, and when playing tapes there is also a squealing noise powre mirror switch sticks in the down position.

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6 Front Suspension problem of the 2000 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 03/07/2000

When driving vehicle pulled to both left and right sides. Problem was noted more when driving at 65 mph. Sway side to side at 65 mph.

7 Front Suspension problem of the 1997 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 02/28/2000

Please reference identical odi case# 815394. No safety defect listed in summary.

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8 Front Suspension problem of the 1997 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 06/11/1999

Front right and left tires wore out due to alignment problems. Yh.

9 Front Suspension problem of the 1997 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 02/28/1999

The water leak is coming in from the windshield wiper motor assembly. I have talked with other 1997 Lincoln towncar owners and they all have the same problem. The water enters the car under the windshield wiper motor and runs down the firewall underneth the carpet and forms a pool of water underneth the carpet in the rear passenger compartment. The dealer tries to sell you an undercoating and does not guaratnee this will fix the problem.

10 Front Suspension problem of the 1998 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 02/18/1999

While braking vehicle pulls forcefully to the left or right. Nlm.

11 Front Suspension problem of the 1998 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 09/30/1998

Ongoing problem with vehicle wandering across road, and it became more severe at 70 mph or more. Vehicle been in dealer shop on two occasions, and informed consumer that nothing was wrong. The lights aimed too high die to head lamps misalignment.

12 Front Suspension problem of the 1997 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 08/01/1997

At 1500 miles front end of vehicle felt like it was going to collapse or fall apart whenever hitting bumps or pot holes, it was very hard to keep control of vehicle when this happened. Consumer has contacted dealer. Dealer has made several attempts to correct problem, however problem still occurs, consumer is afraid to drive this vehicle.

13 Front Suspension problem of the 1997 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 04/06/1997

Vehicle is unstable on the highway.

14 Front Suspension problem of the 1997 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 03/04/1997

While driving vehicle experiences front end shimmy. Took to dealer 4 different times. Had tires/brakes changed.

15 Front Suspension problem of the 1997 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 01/12/1997

While driving the vehicle began swerving across the road. Took the vehicle back to the dealer and they replaced the steering box. Then vehicle started doing it again, and they took it to the dealer, engineer told the consumer that it was his driving habits that was causing the vehicle to swerve. Dealer fixed the problem, but since then it has started again.

16 Front Suspension problem of the 1996 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 11/27/1996

Vehicle veered out of control.

17 Front Suspension problem of the 1996 Lincoln Town Car

After 66 mph the car vibrates, took to dealer, couldn't find problem .

18 Front Suspension problem of the 1997 Lincoln Town Car

When driving at high speeds and hitting a small bump vehicle wanders over to next lane. Dealer has seen vehicle 4 or 5 times. But, problem still exists.

19 Front Suspension problem of the 1998 Lincoln Town Car

Front end out of alignment causing damage to all 4 tires.

20 Front Suspension problem of the 1997 Lincoln Town Car

Front end shimmied, making it difficult to steer and handle vehicle when driving at highway speeds, and on rough roads. Dealer has replaced idler arm . Also, consumer replaced tires and shocks, but defect still occurs. Cause is still unknown.

21 Front Suspension problem of the 2000 Lincoln Town Car

Intermittently while driving on slight incline or braking on any road condition vehicle will pull hard to left or right. Cause is unknown. Please provide further information.

22 Front Suspension problem of the 1997 Lincoln Town Car

The car will drift to the right or left. When the driver tries to steer straight, the vehicle goes to the extreme in that direction. Dealer cannot fix vehicle.

23 Front Suspension problem of the 2000 Lincoln Town Car

Would be driving at various speeds when vehicle would have a tendency to drift to left all the time. First vehicle was replaced with this new one. The vehicle continuously pull to left and the dealer could not correct it. The dealer replaced another vehicle for the customer.



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