2001 Lincoln Town CAR

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2016· SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  MY 2001 LINCOLN TOWNCAR SIGNATURE ,. GAS IN FUEL AND DROVE 3 MILES IN PARK. THE CAR LITTLE EXHAUST, I PROCEEDED TO THE LIGHT AND THERMOSTATS HEATING NEEDLE TO HOT. I MOVE TO NEXT, LIGHT, AIR CONDITION ON TO COOL DOWN. IMMEDIATELY LEFT TURN INTO CYPRESS RESTAURANT. PARKING, TURN OFF, COOL DOWN, AND NEXT OPEN BY FRIEND WHO NEEDED GO THE DOCTOR. CALLED AAA PULL TO THE SHOP. ESTIMATED , CAN NOT REPAIRED THIS...DAY. SO, IF IT WAS MANUFACTURED DEFECEITS. I LOOK UP ...

• 12/30/2003· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING 15-18 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT OR CAUSE. BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

• 12/28/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD AND WON'T STOP. ENGINE REVS UP REALLY HIGH RIGHT BEFORE THIS HAPPENS. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT FIRST, THE BRAKES FAIL, THEN VEHICLE STOPS AND ENGINE REVS UP, THIRD THE WHEELS SPIN WITH NO MOVEMENT. *SLC

• 12/24/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN TOWNCAR. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATER HAVE FAILED. THE SPEEDOMETER SPORADICALLY FAILS. THE ABS LIGHT WAS CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

• 12/21/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING OFF AN EXIT RAMP BETWEEN 35-40 MPH WHEN THE SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG *AK *NM

• 12/19/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHICH RESULTS IN LOSS OF POWER. THE MOTOR SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. REPAIRS WHERE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK

• 12/19/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WAS WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, WITH FOOT ON BRAKES, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO RACE/RPMS WENT UP. VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THE SAME DAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED. WAS INFORMED VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE LEFT FOR A FEW DAYS TO BE TEST DRIVEN. OWNER WAS PROVIDED A RENTAL. ONCE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN, MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE ANY PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION. *AK

• 12/17/2002· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING 20MPH PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING INJURIES TO PASSENGER IN SEAT. TS...*AK

• 12/15/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 12/13/2013· STEERING

  IN CURVE ON HIGHWAY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WENT INTO ADJACENT LANE BEFORE REGAINING CONTROL. IF THERE HAD BEEN ANOTHER CAR IN THAT LANE WOULD HAVE COLLIDED WITH IT. TOOK TO LINCOLN DEALER. THEY TOLD ME STEERING CORRODED BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF RECALL. ALSO CALLED FORD MOTOR AND THEY TOLD ME SAME THING. THE REPAIRS COST $2000 . LINCOLN DEALERSHIP SAID VEHICLE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

• 12/08/2011· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO FUNCTION ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE MOTOR COULD POSSIBLY NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V258000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

• 12/04/2008· AIR BAGS

  I WAS DRIVING 1-16 WEST, GOING SPEED LIMIT (70) WITH CRUISE CONTROL WHEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION IN MY LEFT EAR (I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN SHOT), I WAS SO STUNNED FOR A MOMENT I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT HAD HAPPENED, BUT I TURNED MY HEAD SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT AND REALIZED THE AIR BAG IN MY BACK REST HAD BLOWN UP. SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF IT AND I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE AIR BAG SLAMMED INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF MY FACE, NECK & SHOULDER. I WAS TRAUMATIZED THE REST OF THE DAY. *TR

• 12/02/2005· AIR BAGS

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH HIGHWAY THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT TO CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALER COULD OFFER NO FREE REMEDY BECAUSE THE CAR HAD OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED WITH THE DEALER.*AK THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE EAR BAG CAUSED DAMAGE/HEARING LOSS TO THE CONSUMER EARS. *NM

• 11/29/2001· SUSPENSION

  HAVE THEY BEEN REPORTS OF BALL BEARING FAILURES IN OTHER 2001 LINCOLN LS MODELS? MINE WERE REPLACED LAST WEEK AND ALREADY IT SOUNDS LIKE THE NEW ONES ARE GOING BAD. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU. *AK

• 11/28/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. UPON STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. CONSUMER CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL, AND DISCOVERED THAT OIL LEVEL WAS VERY LOW. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE OIL CHECK VALVE FILLER. TSB 630515 WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/26/2001· SEATS

  DRIVER IS 363LBS, BUT HAS DRIVEN TOWN CARS AT THIS WEIGHT FOR 4 YEARS. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH DRIVERS SEATS IN EARLIER 2000,1999,1998, OR 1997 MODELS. *AK

• 11/20/2000· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V-270 ON THE AIR BAGS, THE CONSUMER HAS NOT YET HAD RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. *SLC

• 11/17/2004· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. *JB *SC

• 11/16/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  I STARTED THE CAR AND WHEN I PUT IT INTO REVERSE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT A NUMBER OF OBJECTS INCLUDING A SMALL TREE. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF. *JB

• 11/15/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/14/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  LAST WED., NOV. 8TH., 2006 MY LINCOLN TOWNCAR CARTIER DIED. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME, HE POPPED OPEN THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT A FUSE HAD POPPED UP. HE PUSHED IT DOWN AND THE CAR STRTED. THAT SAME AFTERNOON, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND I WAS ABLE TO FIX IT THE SAME WAY. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED FOR ELECTRICAL DEFECTS, AS WELL AS FUSE PROBLEMS AND THERE WERE NONE. LITHIA IN RENO SAID THAT THE TERMINALS WERE LOOSE UNDER THE FUSE BOX, REQUIRING A NEW ONE TOTAL COST: $1900.00 I AM VERY DISTRESSED ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A LUXURY CAR AND IT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. I AM AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I FEEL THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD PAY THE EXPENSE. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT OVER $100. OF MY OWN MONEY. *NM

• 11/14/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. UPON DEPLOYMENT, THE AIR BAG BUSTED DRIVER'S EYE GLASSES. AS A RESULT, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND ENDED UP ON THE SHOULDER ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS.

• 11/12/2015· STEERING

  WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION STEERING WONDERS BACK AND FORTH. CENTER STEERING ONLY OBTAIN WITH CONSTANT CORRECTING.

• 11/10/2015· STEERING,WHEELS,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  ON WIPERS THE INTERMEDIATE DONT WORK AND WHEN WASHER FLUID SPRAYED CANT SHUT WIPERS OFF 2 NOW ON WHEELS CONSTANTLY LOOSING AIR DUE TO RIMS PEELING AND THE INSIDE RIMS ARE PEELING CAUSING TIRE NOT TO HOLD AIR AND 3 FRONT END WOBBLES AND RADDLES HAD NEW TIERODS AND BALL JOINTS WONDERING IF ANY RECALLS WERE DUE TO BE DONE AND PREVIOUS OWNER NEGLECTED TO GET DONE PLEASE HELP

• 11/08/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, MILEAGE WAS 154. DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. *AK *JB

• 11/06/2008· STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE: 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR CARTIER WITH 45,000 ORIGINAL MILES. DATE PROBLEM REVEALED: 05/08/2008 AT 38,000 MILES. COMPONENT: POWERTRAIN: DRIVELINE; SUSPENSION: (REAR); SUSPENSION: (FRONT); STEERING. DEFECT SUMMARY: CERTAIN POLICE, COMMERCIAL, AND PASSENGER VEHICLES SOLD INPUT HIGHER LOADS INTO THE VEHICLE CHASSIS OVERLOADING THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND AXLES. FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT CHECK WAS PERFORMED. REAR WHEELS WAS NOT ALIGNED TO MANUFACTURE SPECIFICATIONS, FOR WHICH, THIS VEHICLE HAS A NON-ADJUSTABLE REAR END. FRONT-END ALIGNMENT WAS NOT IN MANUFACTURE SPECIFICATIONS AND COULD NOT BE CORRECTED DUE TO FAULTY REAR END COMPONENTS. CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: THIS COULD LEAD TO EARLY BEARING FAILURE AND ULTIMATELY TO AXLE SHAFT FRACTURE. IN THE EVENT OF AXLE SHAFT FRACTURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE DRIVE FUNCTION AND WOULD COAST TO A STOP. LOSS OF DRIVE FUNCTION COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. SEVERELY UNSTABLE STEERING AT SPEED ABOVE 40 MPH AND WILL LEAD TO A CRASH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

• 11/04/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 - 30 MPH VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND THE AIR BAGS DEPOLYED INADVERTANTLY.*AK

• 11/03/2011· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD FURTHER INSPECT THE FAILURE OF THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 11/02/2005· SEATS

  DT: THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A USED 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR THAT HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH THIS PROBLEM OR NOT BECAUSE NO ONE HAD SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL NOW. THERE IS A LOOSENESS THAT ALLOWS THE SEAT TO MOVE ABOUT FREELY WHILE BEING SEATED. THIS HAPPENS AT ITS OWN FREE WILL, NO POWER ASSIST OR MANUAL MOVEMENT NECESSARY. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED BECAUSE THERE IS A PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE SEAT, AND COULD NOT OFFER ANY EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE OCCURRED. NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK *NM

• 10/30/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED UNDER NORMAL CONDITION PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE.*AK WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THE REAR WHEELS STARTED TO SPIN AND SMOKE. DEALER SAYS THER IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *YH

• 10/27/2010· AIR BAGS

  MY SON AND I WERE DRIVING A 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR ON FLAT SMOOTH WET ROAD WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MY SON RECEIVED SLIGHT ABRASIONS TO HIS RIGHT CHEEK AND RIGHT ARM. *TR

• 10/27/2004· TIRES

  DODGE DAKOTA HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS AT LOW MILES, NOTICE SCRUNCH SOUND IN FRONT SUSPENSION. *BF THE CONSUMER NOTICED A SLIGHT WOBBLE AS HE DROVE THE VEHICLE. PLY SEPARATION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE WOBBLE IN THE TIRE FAILURE.

• 10/18/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE IS TO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATION PEDAL AND ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDAL IS TO HIGH. MR

• 10/17/2022· ENGINE

  My car has been making a weird whistling noise for a few months. My husband found it was coming from the rear intake manifold hose. He started my car and next the car started smoking and he looked under the hood the nipple where the hose connected had broke off and there is a crack all the way down the intake manifold.

• 10/17/2022· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  There was a loud pop after I got gas. My car wouldn't stay running. I couldn't figure out what was going on. My husband looked under the hood and the spark plug still attached to the ignition coil had popped out of the engine. All of the screws holding the ignition coils had backed out.

• 10/17/2005· SUSPENSION

  DT: 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATES THE REAR SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 75 MPH WHEN THE REAR SUSPENSION GAVE WAY. THERE HAD BEEN NO PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION PRIOR TO THIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LINCOLN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY IT IS NOT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THERE IS AN AIR COMPRESSOR PUMP THAT OPERATES THE AIR SUSPENSION BAG AND THAT QUIT WORKING. WHEN IT DEFLATED, IT MADE THE SHOCKS LEAK ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE SUSPENSION IS SO BAD AT THIS POINT, ON THE WAY HOME WHEN DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE, THE CONTACT'S HEAD ALMOST HIT THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 16, 2005. *AK

• 10/15/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO PARKING LOT AT HIS HOME AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO CONSUMER'S HOUSE. NO INJURY WAS SUSTAINED.*AK *JB

• 10/13/2007· VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTS

  CERTAIN 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE FOLLOWING FAILURES, AMONG OTHERS (1) WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE, AND (2) SEAT BELT FAILURE TO LATCH. I CONTACTED FORD MOTORS BUT THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH I WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEMS THESE TWO RECALLS WERE ISSUED FOR. MY WIPER MOTOR HAS FAILED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT LOCK. *TR

• 10/10/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  MY 2001 NAVIGATOR CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY ON 10/06/05. MY CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH BEING RECALLED UNTIL THE FIRE DEPT TOLD ME THAT THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL AND THERE WAS A FORD RECALL. I HAVE SOME DAMAGE TO MY HOUSE AS WELL. MY GARAGE DOOR IS MELTED AND THE FRAME IS WARPED. FORD NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. I RECEIVED MY RECALL LETTER THE DAY AFTER THE FIRE. I HAVE THE ENVELOPE WITH THE 10/04/05 POSTMARK. DO I HAVE ANY GROUND TO STAND ON WITH FORD, NOW I HAVE TO COME UP WITH 3,000 FOR A DOWN PAYMENT ON A CAR AND I DON'T HAVE IT. SO I WENT FROM A 30,400 CAR TO BEING CARELESS. THAT IS NOT RIGHT. *NM

• 10/10/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY HIT THE GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF BRAKE PEDAL AS A RESULT OF THEM BEING TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. MR

• 10/09/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE AND THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT WIRING HARNESS SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE DEALER MADE THE REPLACEMENT HOWEVER THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER. AS OCTOBER 9, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 01/02/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07

• 10/09/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE STALLED.*JB

• 10/07/2002· POWER TRAINCrash

  WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD INTO A WALL. CONTACTED DEALER. *MR

• 10/03/2014· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD METAL DRAGGING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COMPLETELY COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TIE ROD FRACTURED AND DAMAGED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

• 10/02/2002· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  CONSUMER STATES WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED REARWARD ACROSS THE STREET AND COLLIDED W/ANOTHER VEHICLE. NLM. CONSUMER STATES THE THE EXHAUST PIPE AND MUFFLER WERE REPLACED , THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION WAS ALIGNED.*JG

• 10/01/2003· AIR BAGS

  WHILE RIDING OVER A DEAD DOG THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED.*MR AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER THEY STATED THAT A SENSOR UNDERNEATH THE CAR OBVIOUSLY TRIGGERED THE EXPLOSION. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY A $500 DEDUCTIBLE FOR SEAT REPAIRS CAUSED IN THE INCIDENT, AND WAS REQUESTING TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE DEDUCTIBLE PAID BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *CB

• 09/26/2012· AIR BAGS

  DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG IN SEAT DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY....I CALLED LINCOLN THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A RECALL THAT HAD BEEN FIXED .....EVIDENTLY WAS REPLACED WITH A DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

• 09/24/2007· VISIBILITY

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. AS OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V258000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

• 09/21/2004· AIR BAGS

  WHILE I WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR SOUTH ON I95 NORTH OF BALTIMORE, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE PASSED OVER A PIECE OF DEBRIS WHICH TRIGGERED ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. FORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T LOOSE CONTROL. HOWEVER, I APPEAR TO HAVE SUSTAINED SOME "MODERATE ,PERMANENT" HEARING LOSS IN MY LEFT EAR BETWEEN 250-1800 HERTZ. I HAVE BEEN UNDER A DOCTOR'S CARE SINCE THE EVENT AND HAVE TAKEN 5 HEARING TESTS WITHOUT ANY SIGNS OF HEALING OF THE INNER EAR. LOCAL LINCOLN DEALERS INDICATE THAT THEY ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO DO THE REPAIRS UNDER THE WARRENTY GUIDELINES AND REFUSED TO FIX THE AIR BAG/SEAT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRENTY. THEY DIRECTED ME TO MY INSURANCE (GEICO) .I ASKED THEM ABOUT HAVING THEM READ OUT THE "BLACK BOX" HIDDEN ANALOG AND PRE-EVEN DATA-THEY RESPONDED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE SOFTWARE TO READ THIS DATA. INDEPENDENT COMPANIES QUOTE $300 TO READ OUT THE PRE-EVENT DATA IN THE WASHINGTON DC AREA. I HAVE YET TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE -WHICH ARE BEING COVERED BY GEICO . I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A DEALER'S INABILITY TO ASSURE ME THAT THE SYSTEM IS NOT DEFECTIVE AFTER THE REPAIR. I AM AWARE OF THE ODI EFFORTS/ANALYSIS RELATED TO THE TENDENCY OF THIS TO HAPPEN WITH THIS MODEL (BEFORE FORD MODIFIED THE SENSOR LOCATION AND SOFTWARE IN LATER PRODUCTIONS) AND I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS ODI'S APPROACH IN EVALUATING THAT THIS CAR HAS NO KNOW SAFETY DEFECTS IN SPITE OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF NON-SIDE ACCIDENTS TRIGGERING THE SIDE AIR BAG.*AK

• 09/21/2001· AIR BAGS

  FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. *AK THE SIDE AIR BAG PUSHED THE DRIVERS LEFT UPPER ARM FORWARD CAUSING THE CAR TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT AND OVER A CURB AND ONTO A SIDEWALK, THE DRIVERS LEFT UPPER ARM WAS BRUISED FOR 10 DAYS. *NLM