2002 Lincoln Town CAR

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

• 12/28/2002· STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  PURCHASED NEW 2002 LINCOLN TOWNCAR APRIL 2002 FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA LINCOLN MERCURY IN ORLANDO FLORIDA. CAR IS GARAGED ALL THE TIME AND NOW HAS 3000 MILES ON IT. THE CHASSIS AND VARIOUS STEEL SUPPORT AND STEERING PARTS HAVE SEVERE AND I MEAN SEVERE RUST. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS MORE THAN THEY HAVE SEEN BUT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER SEEN RUST AS BAD AS THIS AND I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF CARS IN MY LIFE TIME AS A MECHANIC. THE RUST LOOKS LIKE THE CAR WAS IN ROAD SALT FOR MANY YEARS EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAS NOT AND ONLY 8 MONTHS OLD. TS

• 12/18/2002· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE, SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS *DT

• 12/11/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED VERY HARD AND THE FOOT IS OVERHANGING THE BRAKE PEDAL (NOT ENTIRELY ON THE PEDAL) THE FOOT ALSO HITS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CAR IS THEN GIVEN GAS AND MOVES FORWARD AND THE HARDER YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE, THE MORE THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED. IN OTHER WORDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL DEPRESS LOWER THAN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND OFTEN YOUR FOOT HITS BOTH. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC THREE TIMES WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS. MY LOCAL DEALER SAYS THAT IS JUST THE WAY THE CAR IS MADE. *JB

• 12/11/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I TOOK DELIVERY OF CAR 2/XX/2002. WHEN DRIVEN THE FIRST TIME IN THE RAIN. THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING SEEMS OK IN DRY WEATHER. I LIVE I NJ WHERE THERE WAS A DROUGH THIS YEAR SO DRIVING IN THE RAIN WAS RARE. HOWEVER, THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY NOW CLAIM THE CAR IS OK. IT STILL EXHIBITS THE RIGHT PULL WHEN BRAKING IN THE RAIN. I HAVE STARTED THE DISPUTE PROCESS. DT

• 12/10/2001· SEATS

  HEAD RESTRAINT SET TOO LOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE, NO PROTECTION FOR DRIVER'S HEAD IF VEHICLE GETS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/06/2006· VISIBILITY

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A CITY STREET, SMOKE ERUPTED FROM ALL OF THE AIR VENTS ON THE DASH, AND FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE FLAMES PRESENT. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WHICH STOPPED THE SMOKE. AFTERWARDS, AS SOON AS THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED, SMOKE WAS AGAIN PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR SHORTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 01V258000, REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

• 11/29/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHEN THE CONSUMER ACCELERATED MERGE AND PASS OVER INTO THE SECOND LANE, THE CAR SPED FASTER THAN SHE WAS CONTROLLING. *TS THE DEALERS ONLY LOGICAL EXPLANATION WAS THAT THE FLOOR MAT PROBABLY BECAME ENTANGLED UNDER THE ACCELERATOR. *JB

• 11/15/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING EXCESSIVELY AND EXHIBITING LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISES FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE CYLINDERS MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN ON SEVEN CYLINDERS INSTEAD OF EIGHT. HE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO THEN REPLACED THE MANIFOLD AND THE PLUG WIRE FOR THE CYLINDER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, IT COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY LED TO A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

• 11/14/2012· STEERING,AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME LOOSE AS THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE ALSO WENT AIRBORNE, ROLLED OVER AND SPUN THREE TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS FRACTURED AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THREE OCCUPANTS AND A PET DOG WERE SEVERELY INJURED AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE STEERING OR AIR BAG FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. UPDATED 08/06/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY HERNDON AND ASSOCIATES EGINEERING FIRM. THE REPORT WAS SENT TO FORD, WHICH FORD DISSMISSED IN FOUR (4) DAYS. UPDATED 08/5/2013 *JS

• 11/10/2014· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000. UPDATED 12/30/14*LJ UPDATED 05/27/2015 *JS

• 11/03/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER ATTACHED A RECORDER TO THE COMPUTER AND IT SHOWED NO DEFECTS. *JB THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE WHEN FIRST STARTING AND WOULD BE EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP. *SC

• 10/30/2002· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE VEHICLE WOULD WANDER TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITHOUT A REAR STABILIZER. *TS *NLM

• 10/29/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL ONE MINUTE LATER. THE MECHANIC AND DEALER WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,000.

• 10/25/2004· AIR BAGS

  AT APPROX. 8 PM ON SAT. OCT.9 MY WIFE AND I WERE RETURNING HOME, TRAVELING ON RT. 95 NORTHBOUND IN THE CENTER LANE OF 3, GOING AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH. WITHOUT WARNING THE SIDE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DEPLOYED.LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS ON EITHER SIDE OF US,AND WE MANAGED TO GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND OFF THE HIGHWAY.WE INSPECTED THE CAR AND COULD NOT FIND ANY DAMAGE.ALTHOUGH WE WERE PRETTY SHOOK UP,WE WERE NOT INJURED(DUE TO THE LACK OF TRAFFIC).AFTER SEVERAL CALMING MINUTES WE CONTINUED TO OUR HOME.OUR CAR IS A 2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR.WE TOOK THE CAR TO WHERE WE PURCHASED AND SERVICED THE CAR(WALLACE LINCOLN/MERCURY/VOLVO-3801 SE FEDERAL HIGHWAY,STUART FL 34997,772-283-6000)ON MONDAY(WE HAVE AN ORIGINAL AND EXTENDED WARRANTY CONTRACT).WALLACE GAVE US A RENTAL CAR AND SAID THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT.THE NEXT DAY WALLACE SERVICE MGR.(RUSS ELLIS)REPORTED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR EXCEPT FOR THE UNEXPLAINED DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG.SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS WITH FORD,A FORD ENGINEER HAD TO COME TO INSPECT THE CAR.FINALLY ON OCT. 20 HE CAME AND REPORTED A SMALL DENT ON THE CAR UNDERSIDE WAS THE RESULT OF RUNNING OVER SOMETHING WHICH CAUSED THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG.WALLACE THEREFORE STATED THEY WOULD NOT COVER REPAIRS BECAUSE OF FORD REPORT.WE VISITED WALLACE TO INSPECT "DENT",AND COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD RESULT IN DEPLOYMENT.COMPLAINED TO GM AND SERVICE ADVISOR WHO EXPRESSED SYMPATHY AND AGREED TO CONTACT FORD UPPER-LEVEL.NO REPLY AS YET,BUT WE BELIEVE IT WILL BE NEGATIVE.THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY PROBLEM-DEPLOYMENT OF SIDE AIRBAGS WITHOUT A SIDE IMPACT IS DANGEROUS.UNDER CAR IMPACTS COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS-EVEN DEATHS.*AK

• 10/23/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED INSTEAD. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO UNEXPECTEDLY SPEED UP. THE FAILURE RECENTLY OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. HE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THEY STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO BE MORE CAREFUL WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE BECAUSE AN ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDAL WAS INSTALLED IN HIS VEHICLE. HE BELIEVES THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF REPAIR OR SOLUTION TO THIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE COULD MISTAKENLY DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 11/07/08. *LJ UPDATED 11/07/08. *JB

• 10/22/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED CLUSTER PANEL COMPUTER AND CRANKCASE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK

• 09/26/2003· AIR BAGS

  DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

• 09/14/2006· VISIBILITY

  WE WERE TRAVELING THE I-40 IN AZ BEHIND A TRACTOR/TRAILER RIG. THE RIG THREW UP A ROCK. IT HIT OUR CAR. WE LOOKED AT OUR WINDSHIELD THINKING THE ROCK HIT THERE AND SAW NOTHING SO WE PROCEEDED. LATER, WE HEARD A STRANGE SOUND. I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW SOMETHING FLY OFF. WE STOPPED AND DISCOVERED PART OF OUR SUNROOF HAD BROKEN APART AND FLEW OFF. WE DUCT TAPPED THE REMAINING SUNROOF AND PROCEEDED AT A VERY SLOW SPEED. IT OCCURRED TO US IF A MOTORCYCLE OR CONVERTIBLE WOULD HAVE BEEN BEHIND US THEY COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY THE GLASS. THANK GOD, THEY WEREN'T THERE. WE COULD HEAR PIECES OF THE GLASS FALLING ON THE SUNSHIELD. THANKFULLY, WE WEREN'T CUT. THE DEALER TOLD US THAT SUNROOF GLASS ISN'T LAMINATED OR OF THE QUALITY OF WINDSHIELD GLASS. IS IT POSSIBLE TO REQUIRE A DISCLAIMER OR A SAFER GLASS FOR SUNROOFS? *JB

• 09/14/2004· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE A 2002 LINCOLN TOWNCAR AT 51200 MILE I DISCOVERED THAT THE DOOR HING ON THE DRIVERS DOOR CAUSED THE DOOR TO MAKE NOISE WHEN YOU OPENED AND CLOSED IT.I DISCOVERED THE THE DOOR HING WAS DEFECTIVE. I FEAR THAT THE DOOR MAY COME OPEN IF I HIT A BUMP. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED OR MISTREATED. THIS IS CLEARLY A FACTORY DEFECT AND LINCOLN SAID THEY WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.

• 09/09/2005· TIRES

  2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT.*MR THERE WAS A NAIL FOUND IN THE TIRE, THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE TIRE SHOULD HAVE JUST GONE FLAT AND BLOW OUT. *JB

• 09/02/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE CONSUMER HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 70 MPH. THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO RESUME REGULAR DRIVING. *PH *JB *NLM

• 08/29/2006· AIR BAGSCrash

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HEAD ON CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. NEITHER THE PASSENGER NOR DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES SUSTAINED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN DURING THE INCIDENT AND FUNCTIONED PROPERLY.

• 08/24/2006· AIR BAGS

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR THE 2ND TIME. ON EACH INCIDENT, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40-45 MPH ON A DRY COUNTRY ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT GRAVEL CAUSED THE DEPLOYMENT. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO SAID THERE WAS A DING ON THE BELLY PAN OF THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO EITHER INCIDENT. THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. UPDATED 09/05/06. *JB

• 08/22/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  IN A FRONTAL COLLISON, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT FORD DID SEND SOMEONE TO CHECK OUT THE SYSTEM, AND THEY SAID THAT ALL THE SENSORS WERE WORKING. THERE'S OVER $10K WORTH OF DAMAGE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE SAID IT WAS NOT HIT WITHIN 27 PERCENT RADIUS OF THE CENTER. BUT WITH THE IMPACT, THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *SCC

• 08/15/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND AS A RESULT THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A PAINFUL BRUISE OVER THE LEFT ANTERIOR RIB CAGE. THERE WAS SUFFICIENT FRONTAL IMPACT BUT THE DRIVER BELIEVES THE AIR BAG FAILURE MAY BE DUE TO THE POSITIONING OF THE AIR BAG SENSOR. *AK *SCC *NLM

• 08/14/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AND PUTTING FOOT ON GAS PEDAL VEHICLE WILL TAKE OFF LIKE A ROCKET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION.*AK

• 08/12/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE SIDE OF HIS FOOT HITS THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR MAY MOVE FORWARD. CONSUMER HAS HAD TWO CLOSE CALLS. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH THE DESIGN, TO PREVENT TOUCHING THE PEDAL. *SCC

• 08/04/2009· SEAT BELTS

  THE DRIVER SIDE SAFETY BELT ON MY 2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR NO LONGER LATCHES AND APPEARS TO BE LOCKED PREVENTING THE SEAT BELT FROM BEING CONNECTED/LATCHED. THE DASH BOARD SEAT BELT INDICATOR (NORMALLY LIT UP WHEN A SEAT BELT IS NOT ATTACHED) DOES NOT LIGHT UP. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ONLY A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND CONTINUES. THIS CAR HAVE LESS THAN 48,000 MILES AND IS USED TO DRIVE TO WORK AND BACK. BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO LATCH MY DRIVER SEAT BELT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND I WANTED TO REPORT IT TO YOUR AGENCY. AS OF THIS WRITING I HAVE NOT HAD A FORD SERVICE REP LOOK AT THIS, BUT INTEND TO SHORTLY. BECAUSE I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN MY CAR INTO A FORD SERVICE CENTER FOR EXAMINATION I AM UNABLE TO REPORT WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE OR PARTS NEEDED/REPLACED. *TR

• 08/01/2005· AIR BAGS

  CONTACT STATES VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING DOWN A DIRT ROAD AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER.*AK THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE AIR BAG REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. *NM

• 07/22/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 30MPH INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 07/20/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN, THE ENGINE WENT INTO AN UNCONTROLED SPEED. IT WAS IF SOMEONE FLOORED THE GAS AND THE ENGINE SCREAMED. THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, NOR DID THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE ONLY WAS TO SLOW IT DOWN SOME WAS TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE AGAIN, WE FISHTAILED THE CAR. FINALLY, MY HUSBAND, TURNED THE CAR OFF. EACH TIME WE WENT UP A HILL WE SLOWED DOWN BUT NOT ENOUGH TO STOP, THEN WOULD PICK UP SPEED WHEN WE HIT ANOTHER HILL. AFTER SEVERAL MILES MY HUSBAND, WHEN THERE WASN'T A GULLY, DROVE ON THE SIDE IN DIRT AND HIGH GRASS TO SLOW US DOWN. FINALLY, JUST BEFORE WE CRESTED ANOTHER HILL, HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER MORE AND STOP. THIS DOESN'T EVEN DESCRIBE HOW HORRIBLE IT WAS. WE DIDN'T THINK WE WERE GOING TO DIE, WE KNEW WE WERE, BUT WEREN'T SURE IF WE'D GO OVER A CLIFF OR INTO TREES. WE STILL DON'T KNOW HOW WE PULLED IT OFF. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'M ANGRY THAT WE HAD BROUGHT THE CAR IN 5 WEEKS BEFORE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT ON FLAT ROAD, AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE NEMITH MOTORS FOUND OUT BY CALLING THE MANUFACURER, THAT THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM. HAD THEY KNOWN 5 WEEKS BEFORE THIS, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE GIVEN BACK OUR CAR TO US. I WOULD LIKE ANY REPORT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS, AND HOPE THEIR EXPERIENCE TURNED OUT AS WELL AS OURS.*AK

• 07/10/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, CONSUMER REARENDED THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM, CONSUMER STATES ANOTHER TIME WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE, HOWEVER THIS TIME HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REAPPLIED, THEN VEHICLE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. *SLC

• 07/09/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD A VEHICLE THAT WAS A POTENTIAL DANGER. VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. BECAUSE OF THIS BEHAVIOR OF VEHICLE CONSUMER ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN THE OTHER DAY JUST AS VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, A LADY STEPPED OFF THE CURB, AND THAT MOMENT, VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. VEHICLE MIGHT GO FOR A WEEK OR MORE AND NOT DO IT. THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN START AGAIN. WHEN THIS HAPPENED VEHICLE RACED, AND CONSUMER HAD TO CUT THE VEHICLE OFF SO THAT IT WILL NOT RUN AWAY. *AK

• 07/09/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ON TWO OCCASIONS WIHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE FIRST OCCURANCE THE VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, NO INJURIES REPORTED, ON THE SECOND OCCURANCE THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE UNTIL THE CONSUMER TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE BRAKE COMPLETELY AND REAPPLIED, NO ACCIDENT OCUED THIS TIME. *MJ

• 06/26/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2/20/2007. CONTACT REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. *MC THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE, ONCE AT 1090 MILES AND AGAIN AT 1529 MILES. *NM

• 06/26/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED TWICE IN LESS THAN A MONTH. *YH

• 06/07/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL ? MY WIFE AND FRIEND DRIVING 30 MPH IN NO TRAFFIC, AND THE DRIVERS SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. SHE SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT AND THE YELLOW BAG CAME OUT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD ON A COUNTRY ROAD.

• 06/04/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  RE 2002 LINCOLN TC CARTIER L. THE MOST USELESS AND DANGEROUS ACCESSORY ON THIS AUTO IS THE ADJUSTABLE BRAKE & ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THERE IS ANY WAY ONE MAY ADJUST EITHER/OR AS THEY ADJUST SIMULTANEOUSLY. RECENTLY THIS "ACCESSORY" COST ME $1000.00. MY WIFE WAS STOPPED, WAITING ON THE LIGHT TO CHANGE AND HAD HER FOOT PARTIALLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WHEN SHE PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHE ALSO PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR CAUSING HER TO REAR-END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. ONCE THE BRAKE PADS WEAR, THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR IS AT THE SAME LEVEL. THIS IS NO JOKE. THIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME TWICE, FORTUNATELY IN BOTH INSTANCES THERE WERE NO PEOPLE OR VEHICLE (S) IN FRONT OF ME.- ( NO EXCUSES, JUST FACTS). I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE (REPORTED TO YOU)? THANK YOU. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. EZRA RACHAL. *TR

• 05/25/2006· AIR BAGSCrash

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING LEFT, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE DOOR HOWEVER THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION BEFORE THE CRASH THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY OTHER THAN THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD BEEN ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY FOR SOME TIME. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED HOWEVER; NO DETERMINATION WAS MADE AS TO WHY THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

• 05/22/2002· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SWINGS OPEN AT INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICATBLE TIMES AND FAILS TO CLOSE. *AK

• 05/14/2026· TIRES

  Last week I blow a back tire . They said the belt broke separated. GOT a knot. This week Im having the same problem with one of my front tires. On way ro work had to pull over. Tire has a knot. I used Firestone but have had nothing but issues. Didn't tighten down my tires wore tire another store replaced the. Piedmont stoe . First store was powtersprings.

• 05/09/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  TAKATA RECALL I'VE CHANGE THE BRAKE SWITCH ON MY CAR OVER FOUR TIMES AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN. MT CAR WILL NOT CHAGE GIER WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS AFTER THE VEHICLE IS PARK.

• 05/05/2009· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 154,000. UPDATED 5/27/09 *CN

• 05/05/2004· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING FOOT PEDAL/FRONT SEAT VIBRATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 04/14/2006· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  AUTO DOOR LOCKS AFTER LOCKING ALL DOORS DO NOT UNLOCK REAR DOORS AFTER STOPPING AND EXITING CAR. ONE MUST MANUALLY UNLOCK THEM. IN A EMERGENCY ONE NOT FAMILIAR WOULD BE TRAPPED IN CAR. *NM

• 04/08/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AFTER HER BROTHER HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THE VEHICLE. *PH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED THE ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE CONSUMER'S BROTHER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED AND RAN INTO ANOTHER DRIVER. *SC *JB

• 03/28/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  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 *SLC

• 03/26/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE. *LA VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND HIGH RATE ACCELERATION. *MR

• 03/21/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES CONSUMER WILL SOMETIMES PRESS ON GAS PEDAL ALSO. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

• 03/14/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  FRONTAL COLLISION 50MPH, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON MY 2002 LINCOLN TOWNCAR. MY INSURANCE CO. SAID CAR IS TOTAL LOSS ACCIDENT & NOT REPAIRABLE, WHEN I CONTACTED TO MY LOCAL FORD/LINCOLN DEALER & THE COMPANY ITSELF, I ASK MY CAR IS TOTAL LOSS & NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, THEY SAID SOMEONE WILL GET BACK TO YOU SOON, AFTER 6 MONTHS NO ONE GET BACK TO ME, BUT INSURANCE CO PAID THE CAR. *AK