1988 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Electrical System Problems

SEAT BELTS WON'T RETRACT. IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY AND SHORTING OUT RADIO AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. WANTING TO PREVENT FIRE FROM HAPPENING, BY TAKING CARE OF THIS NOW.

Mileage: 115,000

THE IGNITION SWITCH GIVES SPARKS AND COULD IGNITE THE CAR. FORD ADMITS OTHER 1988 LINCOLN TOWN CARS HAVE A IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM AND REPLACES THEM. THEY HAVE NOT INCLUDED MY VIN ON THE DEFECT AND REPLACEMENT LIST; HOWEVER, IT IS DEFECTIVE AND COULD IGNITE A FIRE AT ANY TIME. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE RELAY THAT HOOKS TO THE BATTERY STARTER] BROKE. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO ACCLELERATE IN FULL THROTTLE. CONSUMER CAME TO A COMPLETED STOP, BUT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO STOP THE ENGINE FROM RUNNING, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. RELAY # 1E9TZ-11450B.*AK

Mileage: 112,000

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE DASHBOARD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 160,000

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE DASHBOARD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 160,000

VEHICLE CUTS OFF A LOW SPEED WILL NOT START UNTIL IT SITS FOR A WHILE, THIS HAS HAPPEN MULT. TIMES, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP A NUMBER OF TIMES , CAN NOT FIND THE CAUSE SEVERAL NEW PARTS HAVE BEEN PUT ON, TO NO AVAIL. *AK

I WOULD BE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60WITH MY FAMILY AND MY CAR WOULD SHUT OFF. I WOULD THEN PULL TO THE SIDE AND LET IT SIT FOR 20 MINUTES AND THEN IT WOULD RESTART UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN ''VERY DANGEROUS''. *AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL SUDDENDLY WHEN THE ENGINE GETS HOT. VEHICLE WILL RESTART, BUT IT HAS STALLED LEAVING CONSUMER IN DANGEROUS SITUATION. *AK THE DISTRIBUTOR MOUNTED TFHV MODULE IS TOO CLOSE TO THE HOT ENGINE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *YH

I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. I JUST FOUND OUT YESTERDAY ABOUT IT. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED IN REFERENCE TO THE RECALL. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE SWITCH SHORTED OUT MY RADIO WHICH I CAN NOT REPLACE UNTIL THE SWITCH IS REPLACED. THE FORD COMPANY SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS COMPLETE. I DON'T KNOW HOW IT CAN BE COMPLETE WHEN MY CAR WAS NEVER DONE. I HAVE A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH THAT IS SUPPLYING SHORTS THROUGH MY WIRING HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO THE RADIO. I HAVE CHECKED IT BY TESTING THE POWER TO THE WIRING HARNESS (IGNITION/ACCESSORY) AND SOMETIMES IT HAS POWER AND THEN SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A RECALL THE IS COMPLETED WHEN MINE WAS NEVER DONE. WHAT CAN I DO SINCE IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT CAUSED THE BURNED OUT RADIO AND ALMOST A FIRE IN MY VEHICLE?*AK

ALTERNATOR FAILED REPLACED THREE TIMES. YH

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ELECTRICAL WIRING CAUGHT ON FIRE.HOOD/STEERING WHEEL/SEATS AND REAR TWO TIRES MELTED. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. *AK

ALTERNATOR CAUGHT FIRE TWICE.

STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT ON FIRE, REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AND CONNECTOR, REPLACED WIPER SWITCH.

DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT SPEED 40MPH, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, STEERING COLUMN FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

THE 'CHARGE SYSTEM' WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY.

THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED FOR THREE DAYS. PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION.

FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH BURNED MELTING WIRES. NO FIRE OCCURED.

IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL.

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL.

ELECTRICAL FIRE.

WHILE DRIVING CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE IN STEERING COLUMN. RECEIVED RECALL LETTER, DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET SWTICH REPLACED. 96V 071000. *AK

CAR WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL RECALL WORK WAS DONE AND NOW THE CAR NO LONGER WORKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE AUTO, CONSUMER BEGINS TO SMELL A BURNING SMELL-PULLED OVER IN THE GAS STATION AND LIFTED HOOD AND FLAMES WERE THERE-NO INJURIES. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE TURNING ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN BEFORE THEY HAD PULLED OVER, FORD HAS NOT BEEN VERY HELPFUL AS FAR AS GIVING ALLOWANCES FOR REPLACEMENT RENTAL OR TOWING. *SLC

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

SMOKE ERUPTED FROM STEERING COLUMN WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO START CAR, STEERING COLUMN/WIRES PARTIALLY MELTED DUE TO SHORT IN IGNITION SWITCH. *DSH

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD THEN THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WHEN OWNER CAME BACK IT WAS ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD THEN THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WHEN OWNER CAME BACK IT WAS ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF IGNITION; CONTINUED TO SMOKE FOR AWHILE; IGNITION SWITCH MELTED; NO FIRE. *AK

THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WENT UP INTO FLAMES FROM THE IGNITION SWITCE AREA. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

INTERIOR VEHICLE FIRE AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN. *AK

UPON PARKING, NOTICED SMOKE UNDER HOOD I/2 HOUR LATER HEARD EXPLOSION, FOUND VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, FIRE BURNT STEERING COLUMN. *AK

NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, FIRE BURNT STEERING COLUMN. *AK

NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, BLACK THICK SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IT WAS THEN DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

VEHICLE PARK AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED AROUND THE IGNITION. *AK

VEHICLE PARK AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED AROUND THE IGNITION. *AK

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TT CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND RAN IT FOR ABOUT 12 TO 15 MINUTES AT IDLE ABOUT AN HOUR LATER IT CAUGHT FIRE.*JB

ALTERNATOR SHORTS OUT, CAUSING WIRING HARNESS AND BATTERY TO BURN UP. *SKD

IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED OUT, CAUSING STEERING COLUMN FIRE. *SKD