Unknown Or Other Problems of Lincoln Town Car - part 1

The vehicle was parked when we were informed that there was smoke coming from our vehicle, I went to investigate and found that the vehicle was smoking terribly, I raised the hood and there was fire, the fire department was called, we got a fire extinguisher and proceed to put the fire out. The fire dept. Arrived and finished up and wrote up some information. I had the vehicle towed home where it now sits.

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Ford motor company, p. O. Box 1904, dearborn, michigan 48121, chose to not warn a segment of their full-size car owners who are "civilian" that their cars were produced with a plastic intake manifold that was failing and causing enormous coolant problems for their 4. 6l v-8 engines and other component engine parts. Because Ford did not notify me of their known problems with the intake manifold the defected part caused my car to repeatedly loose coolant and cause my car to overheat and finally blow my intake manifold gasket causing me to replace defective intake manifold (copy of shop bill attached) and causing unknown damages to my engine. I am requesting a refund for these repairs.

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I've owned a 96 Lincoln Town Car for about 2 years now and the intake manifold cracked recently what can I do about that cause I've just recently heard about the recall and I don't want to have to worry about that constantly happening, is there any thing I can do.

I recently went to a mechanic and was told that my intake manifold on my 2000 Lincoln towncar was leaking. He also advised me about a recall about the leaking manifolds but when I contacted Lincoln they denied any recalls about it. I have yet not repaired my intake manifold and am still waiting for a response from Ford or Lincoln from my letters that I have written.

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The front interior door handles, on the driver and passenger sides, became dislodged from the internal door opening mechanism, cannot be returned to the original position, and do not work. The door can only be opened by rolling down the electric window and pulling the outer latch. Ford service centers can no longer procure the part (the door trim panel) to do the repair as Ford has discontinued manufacturing them and has no more in stock. Another report of the same problem exists in the NHTSA database, and it appears similar to the problem that lead Ford to recall the 2008 expedition and navigator. I have contacted Ford, and there is no recall on the 2004 Lincoln. I have been unsuccessful finding the part in the aftermarket. It is the entire trim panel sold as one piece. Since the Ford service center cannot repair the door without the part, I have resorted to removing the door panel, resetting the handle, and drilling screws through the panel to help hold the door handle in place so that it will open the door and not become dislodged from the mechanism. But this has failed repeatedly, the entire plastic holding the handle in place has broken loose, and only works now when I treat the handle in a very delicate and awkward manner. I fear that during a fire or crash I or a passenger will not be able to open the door to escape. Since the parts are not available, the Ford service center cannot perform the repair. Having seen how the mechanism works, I am not completely confident that the original design was sufficient to hold the door handle in place over time, and that a replacement part may not be sufficient.

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2005 Lincoln tonw car accelerator sticks, with cruise control not engaged. It will accelerate while braking, at a stop, in reverse, and almost anytime at anytime. I brought the car into the shop, first time they billed me to clean things out. This didn't work so they said they would drive it to see what it was. Less than 1/8th tank of gas and a week later they found nothing. Gave it back with a computor in it and a button to push when it did it again. 3 days later I had 4 examples pushed on there computor. Now they said they can't retrive the information.

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The contact owned a 2001 Lincoln Town Car. While driving 5 mph, the vehicle automatically accelerated while entering the contact's parking garage. She depressed the brake pedal, but nothing happened. The consumer crashed into her den. The investigator from her insurance company was unable to identify the cause of failure. The contact sustained an injury to her knee. The vehicle was destroyed. The mileage on the vehicle was 68,000. Updated 05/23/07.

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False claim of government 5-star crash test rating for rear crashes. . Read more...

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: the contact stated while turning on the air conditioner, the heater came on instead and would not turn off and there was a clicking noise heard. Although the dealership and manufacturer were alerted no repairs have been made.

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My 2006 Lincoln Town Car brake pedal depresses below the level of the accelerator a significant amount. The Ford/Lincoln dealer reports that it is operating normally, with no fix available. Foot pressure must be applied with no accelerator overlap, otherwise the car surges, the engine revs & tires spin resulting in a longer, stopping distance. This is ongoing since new. No accidents yet.

Driver noticed flames at the right rear corner of the vehicle while driving along the ohio turnpike.

Car has a problen in the steering box. Took it to a specialist and Ford discounted it. They sent a Lincoln rep down and he just lied to me about the problem said it was a factory flaw and could not fix , then I took the car into the dealer for a pinging and they said they couldn't hear it (nothing was done)then later on a trip it went haywire sounded like a big diesel truck on the highway and ran like crap , sucking gas also, then changed dealers and they said they coulden't find a ping . I grabed me a mechanic and we took a little ride and before I could get it back it was pinging (took them 3 weeks to fix with me coming up almost daily to test it, and nobody can adjust the head lights on the car that is bad its idiot proof.

Chrome trim around front and rear window is turning ugly browm and can\\'t be cleaned. To replace front window is $292 and to replace rear is $562. Can\\'t find trim part alone. Also, chrome trim on side moulding is turning a dark yellow. Pretty ugly for an expensive auto.

Recall#98v322000 was not valid. The consumer stated that there were no recalls. Scc.

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Car stalls both when idling ready to move and turning corners where it loses power steering.

The theft alarm system activates on a random basis. By following the ownwers manual, the system may be deactivated by entering the code at the drivers door,however on sometimes the alarm will immediately reactivate. I have been advised that this system cannot be disabled manually to prevent follow on alarms. Was suggested that I have a new ignition swithch installed however no guarantee as to this solving the problem.

No summary. Dt.

The vehicle contained a severe malfunction flaw in the vehicle.

Consumer states when looking through the windshield at eye level, all you see is the defrost vent grill, its reflecting on windshield at eye level. Dealer stated it was normal. Consumer feels this is very dangerous. Nlm.

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Consumer states that they hit the gas pedal instead of brake pedal as a result of them being too close together. Mr.

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.

Keyless pad on driver door is not functioning properly. Last 2 buttons lock vehicle, but head and taillights come on. Sometimes they stay on for 30 seconds, other times they stay on all night, and drain battery. Lincoln has told consumer that it was a characteristic of vehicle. Vehicle has been to dealer 5-6 times for repair, but unable to remedy. The field service engineer stated that there is no remedy for the problem unless the manufacturer redesigns a new modular.

Consumer was driving and engine light came on.

Anti theft - system would go off on its own; locked garage, etc. After 3 tries, dealer replaced sterring column tamper switch. (3/15/00). No problem since then. Soon roof rocker switch has broken twice. You still must be extremely careful when opening and closing the sun roof.

Intermittently while driving in the cruise control mode,and when occupant pressed the brakes, vehicle jumped forward and speeded up which may have caused a crash. Been to dealer, cannot determine the cause. Common problem. Please provide further information.

The speedomoter gauge/the temperature gauge and the gas gauge do not light up unless high beams are being used. Consumer is not able to read these gauges in the daylight. The problem has been reported to the manufacturer and 2 dealerships. The manufacturer or dealership is not able to correct the problem.

Idle air control (bypass) valve failure causing vehicle makes loud horn like noise.

Consumer information form involving incident with 1994 Lincoln Town Car. Ph.

I'm in the limo business and my problem is with the dealers during warranty. They say the check engine light being on is a mystery and no problem during warranty. Then after warranty they tell you you need $3,000-$6,000 in repairs and parts to get it to go out. So like an idiote I go for it and the light is still on.

Various problems with 2003 Lincoln towncar. The radio had alot of static in it. The consumer has been having a difficult time getting the vehicle serviced. The dealer indicated that Lincoln sent them the wrong specification or were late in sending the specifications.

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No information reportrd.

Consumer accidently hit the gas pedal instead off the brake pedal as a result of them being to close together. Dealer contacted. Mr.

Requesting recall information on the aforesaid car.

When making a left hand turn while traveling 15 mph steering wheel locked up, causing vehicle to pull to the left. Consumer contacted the dealer, dealer replaced the rack and pinion. Please provide any further details.

If the lights are turned on during the day, the instrument panel cannot be read.