1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Complaints

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  • 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
    - SWANSEA, SC

    WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO BE SEEN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHT IS VERY DIM, IT SHINES TO THE SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND MADE ADJUSTMENTS, BUT IT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. ALSO, MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND THEY ARE SAYING THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF DESIGN. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
    - TEQUESTA, FL

    THE POWER ASSIST PROBLEM EXISTED WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN IT IS RAINING. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT IN THE POWER STEERING.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
    - FLORIEN, LA

    CAR REFUSED TO START ON 7 OCCASIONS. WILL TURN OVER BUT WILL NOT START. HAD TO BE TOWED ONCE. HAD TO LEAVE OVERNIGHT TWICE AND RETURN NEXT DAY WHEN IT STARTED. ON THE OTHER OCCASIONS IT STARTED AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. HAVE HAD IN DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. HAVE REQUESTED REFUND FROM FORD.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
    - SWANSEA, SC

    BECAUSE OF THE HEADLIGHT DESIGN HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHTING OF ROAD FROM THE SIDE. WHEN USED ON LOW/HIGH BEAM. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN WHEN GOING AROUND A SHARP CURVE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
    - JAL, NM

    WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL STAY ON FOR ANOTHER 5 MILES OR SO AND START BLINKING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
    - LURAY, VA

    ALL FOUR DOORS WILL CLOSE IN A WIND, A BREEZE WILL SHUT THE DOOR. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CANNOT MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
    - ROCKVILLE, CT

    BRAKE ROTORS EXPERIENCED FAILURE ON TWO OCCASIONS DUE TO VIBRATION. ON ONE OCCASIONS AT 10,000 MILES ROTORS WERE ROTATED, ROTORS FAILED AGAIN AT 20000 MILES. *YC

    Source: NHTSA VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
    - MEXICO CITY, 00

    WHILE TEST DRIVING VEHICLE AT 25 MPH AN DWITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD DUE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
    - WHITNEY, TX

    WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED THE 10MPH MARK, EVEN IN OPEN ROAD SITUATIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
    - PROSPECT PARK, PA

    CONSUMER HAS A BAD WHEEL BEARING THAT CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL, A LOUD GROWLING NOISE, AND SHAKING OF THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE