2000 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Complaints

WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHES THE LAST TWO BUTTONS ON THE PAD TO LOCK CAR THE HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS COME ON, SOMETIMES THEY STAY ON CAUSING THE BATTERY TO GO DEAD, FORD EXCHANGED THE VEHICLE FOR THE 2000 MODEL AND THE NEW VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT, FORD DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. *MJS

WOULD BE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN VEHICLE WOULD HAVE A TENDENCY TO DRIFT TO LEFT ALL THE TIME. FIRST VEHICLE WAS REPLACED WITH THIS NEW ONE.*AK THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY PULL TO LEFT AND THE DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT IT. THE DEALER REPLACED ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR THE CUSTOMER. *YH

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF THE REAR DOORS DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK AS THEY SHOULD (THE CHILD LOCK FEATURE IS NOT SET) THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. NLM

LOCATION OF THE SEAT BELT CONNECTION ON THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND CAUSES DISCOMFORT ON CONSUMERS HIP WHEN DRIVING, DEALER STATED IT WAS A DESIGN ERROR. NLM

LOWER PLASTIC OUTSIDE DOOR PANEL BOWED OUT FROM HOT SUN & COULD NOT OPEN DOOR WITHOUT PUSHING PANEL IN FROM OUTSIDE. SERVICEMAN USED DOUBLE STICK TAPE TO HOLD IT IN.

SINCE JULY 26, 2000, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND HITTING ANY TYPE OF BUMP, VIBRATION COMES UP THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. PITMAN ARM HAS PLAYED AND HAS MOVEMENT UP AND DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP HAD NO SOLUTION FOR PROBLEM. *AK THE DRIVER SAYS HE FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH SWAY BAR OR STABLIZER BAR REMOVED. *YH

AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE PARKED VEHICLE. THEN, WITHOUT A WARNING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHERE THE SAFETY SERVICE WAS PERFORMED THE WEEK BEFORE. *AK

OWNERS MANUAL STATES ALL LINCOLN TOWN CARS CONTAIN FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE AIR BAG, HOWEVER CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS A TOWN CAR LIMO AND IS NOT INCLUDED WITH THIS FEATURE, MANUAL IS NOT ACCURATE AND SHOULD BE CHANGED APPROPRIATELY. YH

PART OF INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL LIGHT UP ONLY WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, AND THE OTHER PART WILL LIGHT UP ONLY WHEN TURNING ON IGINTION, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE GAUGES. *AK

SUNLIGHT CAUSES A REFLECTION OF THE DEFROST VENTS ONTO THE WINDSHIELD, THE IMAGES ARE AT EYE LEVEL AND BECOME VERY DISTRACTING AS THE VEHICLE MOVES AND CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY.