2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE FRONT AND REAR BEARING RODS AND AXLE WERE DESTROYED WHEN THE RACK AND PINION FAILED. THE AXLE WAS REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2008 BUT THE DEALER SAID THAT THE PINION BEARINGS WERE WORN OUT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V328000 IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HIS VIN IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,079.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE METAL PIECE THAT SECURES THE STEERING COLUMN CAME APART. THIS PART WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ALLOWING THE COLUMN TO ROTATE IN A CIRCULAR MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THE METAL PIECE WAS REPLACED. THE REPAIRS DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. HE THEN PURCHASED PARTS AND MODIFIED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

2003 LINCOLN TC RECENTLY NEEDED REPAIRS AT DEALERSHIP FOR REAR AXLE & BEARINGS. ADVISED BY DEALER THAT REPAIRS NOT COVERED BY RECALL, 04V328000 (FORD-04S16). FOUND 44 COMPLAINTS IN YOUR SYSTEM FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY DID THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOT APPLY TO VEHICLES SUCH AS MINE. ARE NOT THE SAME PROBLEMS OCCURRING? ARE NOT THE SAME SAFETY ISSUES AT RISK? MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 36,000 MILES & IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION SO I DO NOT FEEL WEAR & TEAR IS THE ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE LEAKING. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 04V328000, REAR SUSPENSION; HOWEVER, HE WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED HE IS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,000. UPDATED 10/20/09 *CN THE PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT REAR AXLE SHAFT AND WHEEL BEARING WAS NOTICED DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISIT. UPDATED 10/22/09.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR .THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE SRS AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARRANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, SHE HEARD A NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TWO REAR AXLES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84687.

2003 TOWN CAR ON AUG. 3, 2009 THE CAR LOST DRIVE FUNCTION ON INTERSTATE. THE REPAIR WAS A NEW DRIVE AXLE FROM THE FORD DEALER. ON AUG. 8, THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN WE LOST DRIVE FUNCTION AND THE REAR AXLE IS BROKEN. I SPOKE TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE FORD RECALL NO. 04S16 OR 04V328000 AND HE EXPLAINED THAT THE VIN NO. DID NOT APPLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. HE CALLED THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE REAR WHEELS AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING HAD DISINTEGRATED AND BOTH REAR AXLES WERE SEVERELY COMPROMISED, TO THE POINT THAT AT LEAST ONE OF THEM WOULD HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED WITHIN THE NEXT 1,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH AXLES AND THE WHEEL BEARING. THROUGH RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V328000, PE04010 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE04010 (COMPONENT: SUSPENSION:REAR). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT FEELS THAT IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69,000. UPDATED 8/28/09 *CN UPDATED09/03/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWNCAR CARTIER. THE REAR AXLES SUDDENLY BECAME WORN AND THERE WERE NO UNUSUAL NOISE INDICATORS THAT WERE UNFAMILIAR TO HIM. A MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE BEARINGS AND AXLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V328000 COMPONENT: SUSPENSION:REAR IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HIS VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,000. UPDATED 05/08/09 *BF UPDATED 05/12/09.*JB THE REAR AXLES SHAFTS AND SEALS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 06/09/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAK BEHIND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V328000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE CONTACT FEELS THAT LINCOLN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,907. UPDATED 04/17/09. *LJ UPDATED 04/21/09.*JB