1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Complaints

98 V 322 000/LOWER CONTROL ARM: WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM FELL TO THE GROUND; VEHICLE TOW TO DEALER AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT COVER UNDER MFR'S RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:

: THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS ENABLED ON DRY ROAD AND CAUSED THE CARS BRAKING SYSTEM TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO BRAKE USING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, WHICH MADE THE CAR TAKE A LONGER TIME TO STOP. THIS PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE INTEMITANT AS THE POWER BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD OPERATE AT TIMES, AND WITHOUT WARNING GO INTO THE ANTI LOCK MODE. THIS ANTI LOCK MODE ACTED LIKE THE CAR WAS ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE AND WOULD NOT STOP. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE/ PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT FULLY INFLATE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER TOWN CAR OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM..WHEN PURCHASED BRAKE WORK HAD TO BE DONE BECAUSE OF PULSATION THAT WAS AT 24,000 MILES, AGAIN 5/30/97 MACHINED FRONT AND REAR ROTORS, REPL REAR CALIPERS AND PADS,6/11/97 REPLACE FRONT ROTORS, LAST YEAR MORE BRAKE WORK, NOW THE BRAKES ARE SHUDDERING AGAIN. LOCAL FORD DEALER ADMITS PROBLEM; BUT FORD COMPANY SAYS NO PROBLEM EXISTS...CAR NOW HAS 41,000 MILES; HAVE HAD OTHER FORD PRODUCTS BRAKES LASTED 65,000 MILES NO PROBEM..ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED..THANK YOU. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION DUE TO DEFECTIVE IAC VALVE, BRAKES BURNED OUT DUE TO FAILURE AND PCM HAD TO BE REPROGRAMED. MJS

POWER BOOSTER WAS REPLACED DURING WARRANTY PERIOD. WHEN LIGHTING MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN NOTED THAT THE MODULE WAS A REMANUFACTURED UNIT. FOMOCO CLAIMS THAT NO WARRANTY WORK WAS DONE ON THE VEHICLE. DIRECTIONAL AND FLAHER LIGHTS STILL FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY.LOCAL DEALER CANNOT EXPLAIN CAUSE OF FAILURES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, BOTTOM PART OF THE 'A' FRAME FELL TO THE GROUND, CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP. DEALER SAID 'A' FRAME JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SB

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND A FIRE STARTED WIHTIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. VEHICLE WAS BURNED UP. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025

IF VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE SUN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND INTERIOR GETS VERY HOT, TURN SIGNALS WON'T WORK PROPERLY UNTIL THE INTERIOR HAS COOLED OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE STRAIGHT TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED BRAKES ALTHOUGH RECENTLY VEHICLE HAD NEW BRAKES INSTALLED. *AK