2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Problems & Recalls

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The contact owns a 2005 Lincoln Town Car. The contact stated that the windshield wipers became inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 92...

Mileage: 92,000

While accelerating approximate @ 30 mph, vehicle speed increased without assistance nearly plummeting into a body of water at a curve... exit 77 on I-95S MD. The car could not handled the curve at that rate of speed. Town Car had to be thrown into neutral and hard press brake pedal in order to sto...

While accelerating approximate @ 30 mph, vehicle speed increased without assistance nearly plummeting into a body of water at a curve... exit 77 on I-95S MD. The car could not handled the curve at that rate of speed. Town Car had to be thrown into neutral and hard press brake pedal in order to sto...

While accelerating approximate @ 30 mph, vehicle speed increased without assistance nearly plummeting into a body of water at a curve... exit 77 on I-95S MD. The car could not handled the curve at that rate of speed. Town Car had to be thrown into neutral and hard press brake pedal in order to sto...

2005 LINCOLN TOWNCAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAULTY ACCELERATOR WHICH RESULTED IN A AUTO ACCIDENT. *LD *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT CALLED IN REGARDS TO HAVING A BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A TRUCK AND THE CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP AFTER DEPRE...

Mileage: 126,000

AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES 3 TIMES 5 TIMES AND THEN STAYS ON. NO ACCIDENTS 28000 ACTUAL MILES.

AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON FOR A YEAR BUT NOW ITS OFF BUT HAVE 25 BEEPS EVERYTIME I START CAR AND EVERY 20 MINUTES AFTER. FOUND IT WAS AB N AIRBAG ISSUE

Mileage: 248,000

"TAKATA RECALL." I NOTICED A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE 28000 ACTUAL MILES ON THE 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED. I HAVE NOT HAD A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO CHECK IT OUT AND LET ME KNOW OF ANY RECALLS ON THE AIRBAGS.

Mileage: 28,000

BECAME HARD TO STEER WHILE DRIVING. LIKE LOSS OF POWER STEERING TO IT INTO BE CHECKED IT IS THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING. ALMOST LOST CONTROL. I WAS TOLD IT WAS RECALLED FOR SAME REASON. I CHECKED IT WAS RECALLED BUT SAYS 0 UNREPAIRED . BUT SAYS SOME WAS NOT REPAIRED CORRECTLY I HAVE LESS THAN 95,000 M...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AT AN EXTENDED DISTANCE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE CONTACT STRUCK A GUARDRAIL IN OR...

Mileage: 93,000

AIR BAG LIGHT ON, GIVING CODE 34 THEN REMAINS ILLUMINATED. DEALER SAID SEAT BELT TENSIONERS ON BOTH SIDE NEED TO BE CHANGED @ A COST OF $1,500 . THEY ALSO ADVISE SERIOUS INJURY CAN OCCUR IN AN EVENT OF AN IMPACT .

AIR BAG LIGHT ON, GIVING CODE 34 THEN REMAINS ILLUMINATED. DEALER SAID SEAT BELT TENSIONERS ON BOTH SIDE NEED TO BE CHANGED @ A COST OF $1,500 . THEY ALSO ADVISE SERIOUS INJURY CAN OCCUR IN AN EVENT OF AN IMPACT .

LOW BEAMS HEAD LIGHTS CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ALL THE TIME

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. IT BECAME DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...

Mileage: 125,000

TIGHT STEERING/REPAIRED BY DEALER 7/31/2017( RECALL # 13S08)...TIGHT STEERING AGAIN 8/1/2018 WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC( NON-DEALER) WAS STEERING PUMP, TURNED OUT TO BE UPPER INTERMITTENT STEERING SHAFT, I BELIEVE WHEN THE LOWER WAS REPLACED IT WOULD HAVE MADE SENSE TO REPLACE THE UPPER AS WELL, LOOKING ...

Mileage: 133,283

THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN IN A PARKING LOT AT 5-10 MILES/HOUR. IT RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AND WAS STOPPED ONLY AFTER BOTH FEET ON BRAKE AND EMERGENCY BRAKE USED. THE SKID MARKS ARE 32' LONG. THERE WERE MANY WITNESSES BECAUSE IT WAS IN A CHURCH PARKING LOT AT THE END OF SUNDAY SERVICE.

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY MANUFACTURER RECALLS OR TSBS FOR THE AIR BAGS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT HAD NOT DETERMIN...

Mileage: 115,000

AIR BAG LIGHT ON. DEALER COMPUTER INDICATES DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT NEEDS REPLACING. PLEASE ADVISE.

Mileage: 82,200

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. BROKEN WIRE BETWEEN AIR BAG AND COMPUTER.

Mileage: 178,000

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...

Mileage: 39,590

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. TH...

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS PARKING AT APPLEBEES WHEN THE CAR BOLTED AND SLAMMED IN THE WALL. I TRIED TO PUT IT IN PARK BUT WENT IN REVERSE ALSO AT HGH SPEED. FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND GO TO PARK. I'M CONCERNED. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELEATOR. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO CHECK MY CAR OUT.

Mileage: 230,000

I WAS PARKING AT APPLEBEES WHEN THE CAR BOLTED AND SLAMMED IN THE WALL. I TRIED TO PUT IT IN PARK BUT WENT IN REVERSE ALSO AT HGH SPEED. FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND GO TO PARK. I'M CONCERNED. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELEATOR. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO CHECK MY CAR OUT.

Mileage: 230,000

I WAS PARKING AT APPLEBEES WHEN THE CAR BOLTED AND SLAMMED IN THE WALL. I TRIED TO PUT IT IN PARK BUT WENT IN REVERSE ALSO AT HGH SPEED. FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND GO TO PARK. I'M CONCERNED. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELEATOR. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO CHECK MY CAR OUT.

Mileage: 230,000

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON.

WHILE IN MOTION VEHICLE ENGINE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. NOT A DRIVER ERROR PROBLEM. THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ENGINE REVVING HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN DRIVING IN THE CITY AND SLOWING DOWN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. CAN CONTROL THE ENGINE REVVING UP BY PLACING TRANSMISSION ON NEUTRAL, STOPPING...

Mileage: 90,000

TAKATA RECALL; AGAIN WHY IS MY CAR DELETED FROM THE LIST OF CARS WITH THE SAME YEAR? IS THERE SAFETY MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY FAMILY? FORD INTENTIONALLY INSTALLED A CHEAPER VERSION OF AIRBAG INFLATOR, KNOWING THERE WAS A PROBLEM. WHEN IS THIS DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT GOING TO GO AFTER THESE COMPANIES WH...

TAKATA RECALL; AGAIN WHY IS MY CAR DELETED FROM THE LIST OF CARS WITH THE SAME YEAR? IS THERE SAFETY MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY FAMILY? FORD INTENTIONALLY INSTALLED A CHEAPER VERSION OF AIRBAG INFLATOR, KNOWING THERE WAS A PROBLEM. WHEN IS THIS DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT GOING TO GO AFTER THESE COMPANIES WH...

TAKATA RECALL; AGAIN WHY IS MY CAR DELETED FROM THE LIST OF CARS WITH THE SAME YEAR? IS THERE SAFETY MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY FAMILY? FORD INTENTIONALLY INSTALLED A CHEAPER VERSION OF AIRBAG INFLATOR, KNOWING THERE WAS A PROBLEM. WHEN IS THIS DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT GOING TO GO AFTER THESE COMPANIES WH...

OUR CAR HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY FORD OR NHTSA. NUMEROUS REQUESTS OVER THE LAST (2) YEARS HAVE NOT RETURNED A RESPONSE. WHY IS CARS FROM THE SAME YEAR BEING CONSIDERED AND NOT OURS? IS THEIR SAFETY MORE IMPORTANT THAN OURS? WHY ARE WE BEING IGNORED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT? THIS IS OUTRIGHT DISCRIMIN...

OUR CAR HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY FORD OR NHTSA. NUMEROUS REQUESTS OVER THE LAST (2) YEARS HAVE NOT RETURNED A RESPONSE. WHY IS CARS FROM THE SAME YEAR BEING CONSIDERED AND NOT OURS? IS THEIR SAFETY MORE IMPORTANT THAN OURS? WHY ARE WE BEING IGNORED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT? THIS IS OUTRIGHT DISCRIMIN...

OUR CAR HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY FORD OR NHTSA. NUMEROUS REQUESTS OVER THE LAST (2) YEARS HAVE NOT RETURNED A RESPONSE. WHY IS CARS FROM THE SAME YEAR BEING CONSIDERED AND NOT OURS? IS THEIR SAFETY MORE IMPORTANT THAN OURS? WHY ARE WE BEING IGNORED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT? THIS IS OUTRIGHT DISCRIMIN...

JUST CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY SAY THAT NHTSA, ISSUES THE RECALLS ,NOT FORD MOTOR COMPANY, WHY HAVEN;T YOU ISSUED ONE FOR THIS MODEL CAR? YOU WOULD THINK FORD WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY, THEY DON;T CARE AND NEITHER DOES NHTSA.....HOW MANY PEOPLE , INCLUDING CHILDREN MUST DIE B...

Mileage: 62,000

JUST CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY SAY THAT NHTSA, ISSUES THE RECALLS ,NOT FORD MOTOR COMPANY, WHY HAVEN;T YOU ISSUED ONE FOR THIS MODEL CAR? YOU WOULD THINK FORD WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY, THEY DON;T CARE AND NEITHER DOES NHTSA.....HOW MANY PEOPLE , INCLUDING CHILDREN MUST DIE B...

Mileage: 62,000

JUST CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY SAY THAT NHTSA, ISSUES THE RECALLS ,NOT FORD MOTOR COMPANY, WHY HAVEN;T YOU ISSUED ONE FOR THIS MODEL CAR? YOU WOULD THINK FORD WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY, THEY DON;T CARE AND NEITHER DOES NHTSA.....HOW MANY PEOPLE , INCLUDING CHILDREN MUST DIE B...

Mileage: 62,000

WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY STILL REFUSE TO DO A RECALL ON OUR 2005-LINCOLN TOWN CAR.,WHY IS THIS NOT BEING FIXED? WE HAVE SPENT $1200 DOLLARS TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND HAVE ONE SEAT BELT REPLACED,AND AIRBAG INFLATOR. AFTER REPLACING ONE SIDE, THE OTHER SIDE NOW NEEDS REPLACING,W...

Mileage: 62,000

WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY STILL REFUSE TO DO A RECALL ON OUR 2005-LINCOLN TOWN CAR.,WHY IS THIS NOT BEING FIXED? WE HAVE SPENT $1200 DOLLARS TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND HAVE ONE SEAT BELT REPLACED,AND AIRBAG INFLATOR. AFTER REPLACING ONE SIDE, THE OTHER SIDE NOW NEEDS REPLACING,W...

Mileage: 62,000

WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY STILL REFUSE TO DO A RECALL ON OUR 2005-LINCOLN TOWN CAR.,WHY IS THIS NOT BEING FIXED? WE HAVE SPENT $1200 DOLLARS TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND HAVE ONE SEAT BELT REPLACED,AND AIRBAG INFLATOR. AFTER REPLACING ONE SIDE, THE OTHER SIDE NOW NEEDS REPLACING,W...

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 85 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON, AND THE VEHICLE OPE...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 85 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON, AND THE VEHICLE OPE...

Mileage: 90,000

AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. SHOP ESTIMATE IS APPROXIMATELY $1300 TO REPLACE BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT TENSIONERS. CAR HAS ONLY 77,000 MILES ON IT AND GARAGE KEPT SINCE HAVE HAD IT IN THE FAMILY FOR THE PAST 50,000 MILES.

Mileage: 77,000

I JUST PURCHASED A USED 2005 LINCOLN. THE 1ST DAY OF/DURING DRIVING IT, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN MOVING MY RIGHT FOOT ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. DOING SO, 3 DIFFERENT TIMES, THE VEHICLE LEAPT FORWARD. (I'VE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING IN THE PAST TO OLDER FOLKS DRIVING INTO BUILDINGS.) I HAVE ...

Mileage: 73,616

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED NUMEROUS TIMES, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES WITHIN TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MAN...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BEFORE THE BRAKES BECAME OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BEFORE THE BRAKES BECAME OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BEFORE THE BRAKES BECAME OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THROUGH BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE UNDER BOTH FLOORMATS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

AT LEST 14 TIMES, ALL OUR LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE GO OFF AND STAY OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. SO FAR THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE DAYTIME AND WE, PURPOSELY, DO NOT DRIVE IT AT NIGHT AS CANNOT TRUST IT TO NOT OCCUR AGAIN. WE LIVE ON A RESTRICTIVBE BUDGET SO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT REPA...

Mileage: 53,000

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FORD/LINCOLN DEALER REPORTS DRIVER'S SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER IS FAULTY. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. ......UPDATED 11/18/15 *BF

Mileage: 59,125

IMMEDIATE UNINITIATED TREMENDOUS ENGINE ACCELERATION AFTER SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I HAD TO JAM THE BRAKE ON AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL UNTIL THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. THIS HAS OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY APPROXIMATELY FIVE OTHER TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF EIGHT YEARS.

Mileage: 98,000

AFTER STARTING THE CAR WHILE PARKED, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, AS SOON AS I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE THE ENGINE ACCELERATED WITHOUT ME PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND I HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD, I JAMMED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE STILL CONTI...

Mileage: 196,250

AFTER STARTING THE CAR WHILE PARKED, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, AS SOON AS I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE THE ENGINE ACCELERATED WITHOUT ME PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND I HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD, I JAMMED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE STILL CONTI...

Mileage: 196,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE ...

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A POWER ADJUSTABLE FOOT PEDAL SWITCH. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STAT...

Mileage: 6,000

WE HAVE A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH 87000 MILES WHEN IT RAINS THE REAR R FLOOR GETS A LOT OF WATER. THE WATER COMES FROM A DEFECTIVE SEAL IN THE AC/HEAT SYSTEM ? PROBABLY AROUND THE FAN MOUNT FOR THE HEATING /COOLING. AND ? MORE TROUBLE ? WHEN WE BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY IN WET WEATHER ? THE...

Mileage: 87,000

WE HAVE A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH 87000 MILES WHEN IT RAINS THE REAR R FLOOR GETS A LOT OF WATER. THE WATER COMES FROM A DEFECTIVE SEAL IN THE AC/HEAT SYSTEM ? PROBABLY AROUND THE FAN MOUNT FOR THE HEATING /COOLING. AND ? MORE TROUBLE ? WHEN WE BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY IN WET WEATHER ? THE...

Mileage: 87,000

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND LIGHTLY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS SOON AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR ACCELERATED TO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPEED IN A PARKING LOT AND I STOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING ACROS...

Mileage: 192,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. ...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. ...

Mileage: 80,000

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. DJR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO D...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V385000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED SIX MONTHS PRIOR AT ANOTHER D...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY MODULES FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BACK UP SENSORS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY MODULES FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BACK UP SENSORS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY MODULES FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BACK UP SENSORS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 65,000

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN STARTING CAR. BOTH OUTBOARD FRONT SEAT BELTS MUST BE REPLACED DUE TO DEFECTIVE CONNECTORS. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN STARTING CAR. BOTH OUTBOARD FRONT SEAT BELTS MUST BE REPLACED DUE TO DEFECTIVE CONNECTORS. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

THE DRIVERS INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BECAME UNSECURED FROM DOOR PANEL. UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING AND WAS INFORMED THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO OPTIONS GIVEN, EXCEPT THAT THE PART WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM A SALVAGE YARD. I EXPRESSED ...

Mileage: 118,735

FOR NO REASON, THE FRONT DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. YOU HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN IT WITH THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. *TR

I HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND WAS DRIVING IT HOME FROM THE CAR DEALERSHIP. WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH MY RIGHT FOOT TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN SO FAR THAT MY RIGHT FOOT BEGAN TO ALSO PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE THAT SAME FOOT WAS STILL ON THE B...

Mileage: 73,065

I HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND WAS DRIVING IT HOME FROM THE CAR DEALERSHIP. WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH MY RIGHT FOOT TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN SO FAR THAT MY RIGHT FOOT BEGAN TO ALSO PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE THAT SAME FOOT WAS STILL ON THE B...

Mileage: 73,065

AFTER I START THE VEHICLE AND FASTEN THE DRIVER SEAT BELT, THE VEHICLE GENERATES A SERIES TO 5 CHIME SOUNDS AND THEN PAUSES FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN IT REPEATS THE 5 CHIME SOUNDS. THE SET OF 5 CHIME SOUNDS ARE REPEATED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES TOTALING 25 CHIME SOUNDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHIME PATTERN SOUND...

Mileage: 74,045

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A SECOND VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF T...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO INCOMING TRAFFIC AS A RESULT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES. THE CONTACT...

Mileage: 190,000

TL ' THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVEN TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND PRODUCE A...

Mileage: 27,000

VEHICLE DASHBOARD "AIR BAG" LIGHT CAME ON! TOOK TO LINCOLN DEALER WHO STATED IT LOOKED LIKED THE PASSENGER SEAT PRETENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. STATED THAT MOST LIKELY THE DRIVER SIDE WOULD ALSO ULTIMATELY NEED REPLACEMENT AS WELL, AS IT IS A CONTINUAL AND ON-GOING PROBLEM! COST TO REPAIR ONE ...

Mileage: 32,500

VEHICLE DASHBOARD "AIR BAG" LIGHT CAME ON! TOOK TO LINCOLN DEALER WHO STATED IT LOOKED LIKED THE PASSENGER SEAT PRETENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. STATED THAT MOST LIKELY THE DRIVER SIDE WOULD ALSO ULTIMATELY NEED REPLACEMENT AS WELL, AS IT IS A CONTINUAL AND ON-GOING PROBLEM! COST TO REPAIR ONE ...

Mileage: 32,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND CASUED THE WHEEL TO BECOME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED THE REPAIRS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V385000 (STEERING) BUT THE FAILURE RECUR...

Mileage: 98,500

APPLIED BRAKES AND CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6-7 OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS. THE LAST TIME THE CAR WAS AT A DEAD STOP AT A TRAFFIC AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

APPLIED BRAKES AND CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6-7 OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS. THE LAST TIME THE CAR WAS AT A DEAD STOP AT A TRAFFIC AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STUCK WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE...

Mileage: 128,000

I WAS NEARLY STOPPED AT A 4-WAY INTERSECTION, FOOT LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE, WHEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND I HEARD A NOISE AS IF I WERE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND GIVING THE CAR GAS. I PRESSED THE BRAKES HARD AND THE CAR SLOWED BUT DID NOT STOP PROMPTLY (AS IF BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING WELL). THIS WAS...

Mileage: 95,900

I WAS NEARLY STOPPED AT A 4-WAY INTERSECTION, FOOT LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE, WHEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND I HEARD A NOISE AS IF I WERE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND GIVING THE CAR GAS. I PRESSED THE BRAKES HARD AND THE CAR SLOWED BUT DID NOT STOP PROMPTLY (AS IF BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING WELL). THIS WAS...

Mileage: 95,900

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR SIGNATURE SERIES APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FIVE MILES PER HOUR. WHEN I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN THAT ANOTHER DRIVER WAS ALREADY STOPPED AT, MY BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED, WITH THE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING ME TO HIT THE BACK OF THE OTHER PERSON'S VEH...

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE SPEED REDUCED TO 12 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FROM DIAGNOSIS AND THEY STATED THE MAL...

Mileage: 79,000

FEBRUARY 2013 AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON TOOK TO DEALER AND DIAGNOSED PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER NEEDED REPLACED , REPAIR WAS MADE AT COST OVER 600.00, THEN AGAIN IN MAY 2013 AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER DIAGNOSED DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER NEEDED REPLACED AT ANOTHER COST OF OVER 600....

Mileage: 47,504

FEBRUARY 2013 AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON TOOK TO DEALER AND DIAGNOSED PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER NEEDED REPLACED , REPAIR WAS MADE AT COST OVER 600.00, THEN AGAIN IN MAY 2013 AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER DIAGNOSED DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER NEEDED REPLACED AT ANOTHER COST OF OVER 600....

Mileage: 47,504

OUR CONCRETE DRIVE IS AT A SMALL INCLINE-I WENT TO PUT CAR IN OUR GARAGE -I HAD OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR OPEN-I STARTED CAR AND THE WHEELS SQUEALED LEAVING TIRE MARKS ON CONCRETE AS IT JUMPED FORWARD-WHEN I HIT BRAKE PEDAL IT ACCELERATED MORE. THIS WAS ONE OF ABOUT 7 CASES WHERE CAR FOR NO REASON ACCELE...

Mileage: 1,500

OUR CONCRETE DRIVE IS AT A SMALL INCLINE-I WENT TO PUT CAR IN OUR GARAGE -I HAD OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR OPEN-I STARTED CAR AND THE WHEELS SQUEALED LEAVING TIRE MARKS ON CONCRETE AS IT JUMPED FORWARD-WHEN I HIT BRAKE PEDAL IT ACCELERATED MORE. THIS WAS ONE OF ABOUT 7 CASES WHERE CAR FOR NO REASON ACCELE...

Mileage: 1,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE ENGAGED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THEY BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION ERRATICALLY. THE CONTACT TURNED THE WIPERS SWITCH OFF BUT THEY CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WH...

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND FAILED TO STOP. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF TH...

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND FAILED TO STOP. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF TH...

Mileage: 64,000

THERE WASNT AN ACCCIDENT BUT MY STEERING COLUMN HAS A PROBLEN. IT IS BINDING, LOOSE, AND MAKES NOISE. *TR

Mileage: 162,244

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DOWN SHIFTING AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE F...

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TE...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE RPMS RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WE...

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR, SIGNATURE SERIES, THAT ON THE SAME DAY ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE GOING SLOW AND LIGHTLY BRAKING THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. MY FOOT WAS NOT ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND NOT IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. I WENT UP ON THE NET AND FOUND MAN...

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR, SIGNATURE SERIES, THAT ON THE SAME DAY ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE GOING SLOW AND LIGHTLY BRAKING THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. MY FOOT WAS NOT ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND NOT IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. I WENT UP ON THE NET AND FOUND MAN...

Mileage: 65,000

DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER ELECTRICAL FAILURE, SHORTED CAUSED FIRE, 2"X4" BURN HOLE. *TR

Mileage: 144,880

AFTER BEING PARKED IN PARKING LOT - ENGINE TURNED OFF, NO RADIO PLAYING, ETC. WE STARTED THE VEHICLE UP, BACKED UP, BRAKED, PUT IN DRIVE AND ACCELERATED AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FASTER AND FASTE...

Mileage: 52,500

AFTER BEING PARKED IN PARKING LOT - ENGINE TURNED OFF, NO RADIO PLAYING, ETC. WE STARTED THE VEHICLE UP, BACKED UP, BRAKED, PUT IN DRIVE AND ACCELERATED AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FASTER AND FASTE...

Mileage: 52,500

AFTER BEING PARKED IN PARKING LOT - ENGINE TURNED OFF, NO RADIO PLAYING, ETC. WE STARTED THE VEHICLE UP, BACKED UP, BRAKED, PUT IN DRIVE AND ACCELERATED AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FASTER AND FASTE...

Mileage: 52,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED FROM EITHER PARTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE ...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE TIRES WERE SQUEALING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER...

Mileage: 25,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 34,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWNCAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES SINCE 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAI...

Mileage: 31,849

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ROARING NOISE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AXLE, BEARING AND SEAL WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN T...

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWNCAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILLIGHTS TURNED OFF AND WERE REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER HAD REPLACED FUSES AND BULBS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 01/31...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED FOLLOWED BY A DELAYED RESPONSE. ADDITIONALLY, ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL...

Mileage: 44,000

MY 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED @ 100,000 MILES AND AT ABOUT 110,000 MILES THE A/C FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED IT CITING THAT THE EVAPORATOR FAILED AT A COST OF APPROX. $2,400. I CALLED FORD MOTOR AND THEY SAID THAT THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP ME. ABOUT A MONTH AGO,...

Mileage: 113,000

2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AT NEARLY 51000 MILES. MECHANIC REPLACED CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING COLUMN ($250)--DID NOT FIX PROBLEM!! THEN INFORMED AN ADDITIONAL PROBLEM IN COLUMN. NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT AND MAINTAINED PROPERLY. HAVE WRITTEN FORD MOTOR TWICE SUGGESTING THEY SHOULD FIX THE...

Mileage: 51,000

MY MOTHER N LAW HAS HAD TO REPLACE (6) SIX MICHELIN 225/60R/17 98T (LXR?) TIRES IN THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS AT GREAT COST EVEN THOUGH SHE HAS PURCHASED A ROAD HAZARD ADDITIONAL WARRANTY. THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE NOT EVEN OUT OF WARRANTY. 1 TIRE IS UNDERSTANDABLE, 2 IS QUESTIONABLE AND 6 IS A PROBLEM. ...

ON JUNE 5, 2008 I WAS IN LINE ON A HILL TO GET INTO A CAR WASH & ACCELERATED INTO THE CAR ON LINE IN FRONT OF ME. I DID FILE A POLICE REPORT AT THAT TIME. I THOUGHT MY FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE & THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN MY FAULT. HOWEVER,ON APRIL 8, 2010 I WAS WAITING IN LINE AT THE SAME CAR WASH I...

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...

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK THAT SHOWED UP IN THE CARPET AND WOULD STAND 1.5 INCHES DEEP IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE FELT THAT IT WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL SEAT CONNECTIONS THAT WERE EXPOSED TO THE WATER. HE WAS NOT SU...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 LINCOLN TOWN-CAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT INTENTION. EVEN AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSEQUENTLY SHE CRASHED INTO A GRASS EMBANKMENT. SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED BECAUSE HER BACK HAD BROKEN. THE VEH...

Mileage: 82,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHENEVER THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DECOMPRESS AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,500 AND FAIL...

Mileage: 39,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 12-15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHEN BRAKING AND HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES SINCE DECEMBER OF 2008. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT IF FOR FIVE DAYS, BUT TH...

Mileage: 35,000

ON THE 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDDLE ARE TO CLOSE. WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE IT IS VERY EASY TO PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDDLE AT THE SAME TIME. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 12

ON THE 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDDLE ARE TO CLOSE. WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE IT IS VERY EASY TO PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDDLE AT THE SAME TIME. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 12

ON THE 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDDLE ARE TO CLOSE. WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE IT IS VERY EASY TO PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDDLE AT THE SAME TIME. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 12

I WAS DRIVING A 05 LINCOLN TOWNCAR WHEN THE RIGHT REAR SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. IT TOTALED THE CAR, MY HUSBAND BROKE HIS ARM AND HAS TWO PLATES, 12 SCREWS AND A BONE GRAFT. HE IS STILL UNDER A DR.'S CARE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN BUT WITH NO DAMAGE OR ANYONE BE...

Mileage: 55,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN ENERGY LX4 TIRES, SIZE P225/60R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE BEGAN DETERIORATING. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, SHE NOTICED THAT THE EXTERIOR SIDEWALL BEGAN DETERIORATING AG...

Mileage: 1,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE LATCH AND INTERIOR LIGHTING IN THE TRUNK MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THE VEH...

Mileage: 53,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE SURGED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 9 TIMES, AND 6 FOR THE SURGING PROBLEM. BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,440. UPDAT...

Mileage: 3,440

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE SURGED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 9 TIMES, AND 6 FOR THE SURGING PROBLEM. BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,440. UPDAT...

Mileage: 3,440

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE SURGED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 9 TIMES, AND 6 FOR THE SURGING PROBLEM. BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,440. UPDAT...

Mileage: 3,440

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE SURGED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 9 TIMES, AND 6 FOR THE SURGING PROBLEM. BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,440. UPDAT...

Mileage: 3,440

ON 3/29/08 THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION WHICH TOTALED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH SIDE AIRBAGS WHICH DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIMS WERE DEFECTIVE. HE WENT AWAY FOR A WEEK, CAME BACK, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A NAIL IN HIS TIRE. THE OTHER THREE TIRES BEGAN TO FAIL, AND AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, ONE OF THE TIRES ...

Mileage: 10,000

AFTER A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY, THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WAS DISCONNECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP, ARROW FORD OF ABILENE, TEXAS, BECAUSE OF A FIRE HAZARD. SIX MONTHS LATER I AM STILL WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS TO BE DELIVERED. *TR

Mileage: 33,710

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 3-40 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE ENGINE REVVED. THE VACUUM WAS SUSPECTED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. WITHIN THE PAST 5-6 WEEKS, THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLIC...

Mileage: 27,500

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HIS 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR DOWN A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY OF OUR COUNTRY RESIDENCE. HIS VEHICLE BECAME STUCK BY THE SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE HIS VEHICLE FROM THE SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID IN HIS VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE OVERHEAT...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE RPM AND THEN STOPPED. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 1-15 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS POSSIBLE AND S...

Mileage: 23,934

2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR CUSTOMER HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS IN THE REAR DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO TAKE THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK OFF THE REAR DOOR**CC UPDATE *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE LOST AIR PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE RIM WAS FOUND TO BE WELDED ON THE INSIDE. THE SPOT WELD APPEARED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. THE LOCAL DEALER RECOMMENDED MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER ...

Mileage: 4,536

CONSUMER CAN NOT READ DASH WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE DIMMER SWITCH WAS IN THE HIGH POSITION, AND HE STILL COULD NOT READ THE PANEL. *JB

I TOOK DELIVERY OF MY NEW TOWN CAR AND ON THE SHORT DRIVE HOME, I REAR ENDED A CAR STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I SAW THE LIGHT WAS RED AND BEGAN BY STOP NORMALLY AND THEN REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING. I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE REVVED FASTER, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD...

Mileage: 97

I TOOK DELIVERY OF MY NEW TOWN CAR AND ON THE SHORT DRIVE HOME, I REAR ENDED A CAR STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I SAW THE LIGHT WAS RED AND BEGAN BY STOP NORMALLY AND THEN REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING. I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE REVVED FASTER, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD...

Mileage: 97

I TOOK DELIVERY OF MY NEW TOWN CAR AND ON THE SHORT DRIVE HOME, I REAR ENDED A CAR STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I SAW THE LIGHT WAS RED AND BEGAN BY STOP NORMALLY AND THEN REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING. I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE REVVED FASTER, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD...

Mileage: 97

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED 150 FEET FORWARD. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONT SEATS FELL BACKWARDS INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE ON ...

Mileage: 8,900

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...

Mileage: 1,450

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FAILED ON THREE OCCASIONS. ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT GO TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES FADED; THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ON THE THIRD OCCASION, TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT RAN UP ON A CURB AND DESTROYED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE...

Mileage: 5,300

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES IN DRIVE OR PARK. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED. THIS CAUSES THE TIRES TO SQUEAL AND THE IGNITION MUST BE TURNED OFF. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM; NO CODES HAVE BEEN STORED ON ...

Mileage: 4,000

2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR SIGNATURE. BRAND NEW, ONLY 200 MILES ON CAR. INTERMITTENTLY, THE ENGINE ACCELERATES WHEN I PLACE MY FOOT AND DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. INSTEAD OF STOPPING, IT LURCHES FORWARD. IT HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES AND LUCKILY NO OTHER CAR WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR...

Mileage: 250

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED BRAKES FAILED AND VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR THE MOTOR REVVED, AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP BUT IT KEPT LURCHING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUP...

Mileage: 18,200

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED BRAKES FAILED AND VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR THE MOTOR REVVED, AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP BUT IT KEPT LURCHING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUP...

Mileage: 18,200

WHEN PRESSING HARD ON BRAKES 2005 TOWN CAR ENGINE WENT TO FULL THROTTLE. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT HAPPENED 3 TIMES. *JB

DT: 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. *AK

WHEN OPENING TRUNK IT WOULD SLAM SHUT. *TS THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRUNK CLOSER. WHEN THE TRUNK WAS OPENED FULLY IT WOULD SUDDENLY SLAM VERY RAPIDLY AND WITH GREAT FORCE. THE CONSUMER'S WIFE FINGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY FROM THE TRUNK LID MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE ...

Mileage: 1,016

DT: 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONSUMER WROTE A LETTER TO THE DEALER REGARDING POTENTIAL GAS TANK SAFETY AND/OR EXPLOSION PROBLEMS THAT MAY EXIST IN LINCOLN TOWN CAR. HAVE NOT ANY GOTTEN ANY KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON SAYING THAT CAR WAS SAFE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN DRIVING THE CAR. CONTAC...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS RAPID ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER FOR SERVICE ONE DAY, AND DEALER STATED THEY CORRECTED THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED TWICE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY...

ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM, MY ASSIGNED CAR, A 2005 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL, CRASHED INTO A HERTZ FORD TAURUS AND A HERTZ VOLVO. WAS THE ACCIDENT MY FAULT OR WAS IT CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE CAR? I WAS AMONG TRANSPORTERS DROPPED OFF AT THE CHERRY HILL, NEW JERSEY HILTON HOTEL. OUR AS...

Mileage: 7,000

I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 LINCOLN TOWNCAR. WHEN I START TO PASS A CAR AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR TO GO INTO PASSING GEAR THERE IS A PERIOD OF A FEW SECONDS WHEN THE CAR APPEARS TO LOSE POWER THEN IT SHIFTS DOWN AND ACCELERATES. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME "THAT IS THE WAY IT WORKS AND THERE IS ...

Mileage: 1

AIR BAG SWITCH INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR.***TRANSFERRED TO TIS***. *MR

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. SHE STATES THAT THE WAY THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS LOCATED IN THE SEAT IT CAUSES HER RIGHT LEG TO GO NUMB. IN THE OTHER VEHICLES THAT SHE OWNED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS BESIDE THE SEAT NOT IN IT. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT T...

THE VEHICLE ENGINE ACCELERATES FOR NO REASON WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP AND TRIES TO MOVE FOWARD REQUIRING ME TO REAPPLY MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NUTRUAL TO STOP THE FORWARD OR REVERSE MOTION OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD TAKEN DELIVERY OF THIS VEHICLE ON DECEM...

Mileage: 250