2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Complaints

I HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION ON MY 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. THE CAR'S COMPUTER WAS EXAMINED BY 2 LINCOLN DEALERS AND NO ERRORS WARE FOUND. JUST YESTERDAY, I WAS DRIVING AND HAD MY FOOT OFF BOTH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE BRAKE AS I WAS COASTING IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND I HAD TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THIS. I THEN TOOK THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO MY LINCOLN DEALER WHO COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AGAIN. DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL OR ANY OTHER PART SUCH AS CRUISE CONTROL, ETC., THAT COULD CAUSE THIS PROBLEM AND HAS THIS PROBLEM BEEN REPORTED TO YOU BY OTHERS? I MET ANOTHER 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR OWNER WHO SAID HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND I ALSO FOUND AN ARTICLE ON THE INTERNET BY A 3RD 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR OWNER WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WHO ALSO SAID THE HIS DEALER TOLD HIM THAT THE CAR'S COMPUTER SHOWED NO ERRORS SO THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FAILED ON THREE OCCASIONS. ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT GO TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES FADED; THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ON THE THIRD OCCASION, TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT RAN UP ON A CURB AND DESTROYED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM FORD INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES IN DRIVE OR PARK. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED. THIS CAUSES THE TIRES TO SQUEAL AND THE IGNITION MUST BE TURNED OFF. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM; NO CODES HAVE BEEN STORED ON THE COMPUTER OR BLACK BOX.

2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR SIGNATURE. BRAND NEW, ONLY 200 MILES ON CAR. INTERMITTENTLY, THE ENGINE ACCELERATES WHEN I PLACE MY FOOT AND DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. INSTEAD OF STOPPING, IT LURCHES FORWARD. IT HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES AND LUCKILY NO OTHER CAR WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS CAN BE ADJUSTED UP AND DOWN AND NO WAY IS BETTER, IT HAPPENS IN BOTH POSITIONS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO ANOTHER PERSON WITH THE IDENTICAL CAR AND HE ALSO HAS THIS PROBLEM. BOTH HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE EXPERIENCED IT. I ALSO SAW THE EXACT SAME COMMENT ON THIS WEB SITE FROM A 3RD INDIVIDUAL: HTTP://WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM/CONSOLE.ASP THIS PERSON SAID THAT THE AUTO DEALER TOLD HIM THAT THE CAR'S COMPUTER DID NOT LIST AN ERROR CODE FOR THIS SO THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. ALSO, I BELIEVE THAT THE 2 PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. MY PREVIOUS TOWN CAR'S PEDALS WERE FURTHER APART. I HAVE NOT BEEN BACK TO THE AUTO DEALER YET BUT WILL GO SHORTLYTO REPORT THIS DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I LOVE THE CAR BUT THINK IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED BRAKES FAILED AND VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR THE MOTOR REVVED, AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP BUT IT KEPT LURCHING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT INSTALL A DATA RECORDER IN THE VEHICLE TO RECORD THESE INSTANCES. THE CONTACT DECLINED, AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.*AK UPDATED 1/19/2006 - NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH INDICATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *NM

WHEN PRESSING HARD ON BRAKES 2005 TOWN CAR ENGINE WENT TO FULL THROTTLE. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT HAPPENED 3 TIMES. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THREE TIMES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE THE CONTACT'S FOOT ON THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED WITH OR WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN OPENING TRUNK IT WOULD SLAM SHUT. *TS THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRUNK CLOSER. WHEN THE TRUNK WAS OPENED FULLY IT WOULD SUDDENLY SLAM VERY RAPIDLY AND WITH GREAT FORCE. THE CONSUMER'S WIFE FINGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY FROM THE TRUNK LID MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THEY INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE TORQUE ROD IN THE CLOSURE ASSEMBLY BECOMING DISLODGED. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE BRACKET FOR THE ROD SHOULD BE REDESIGNED. *NM

DT: 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONSUMER WROTE A LETTER TO THE DEALER REGARDING POTENTIAL GAS TANK SAFETY AND/OR EXPLOSION PROBLEMS THAT MAY EXIST IN LINCOLN TOWN CAR. HAVE NOT ANY GOTTEN ANY KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON SAYING THAT CAR WAS SAFE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN DRIVING THE CAR. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND SOMEONE CALLED THE CONSUMER BACK AND SAID THE CAR WAS SAFE. THE PERSON HE TALKED TO SAID HE WAS THE INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLAINTS ABOUT VEHICLES. HE SHOWED NO INDICATION THAT HE WAS AN EXPERT THAT COULD SPEAK WITH AUTHORITY REGARDING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SAFETY. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN APRIL 2005. THE DEALER TOO VEHICLE TO A GAS STATION ,AND IT TOOK THEM 15 MINUTES TO PUT IN SIX GALLONS OF GAS. THE DEALER CONTACTED FORD TO GET ADVICE ON HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FORD RECOMMENDED THAT A GAS TANK VALVE SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ORDERED THE RECOMMENDED GAS TANK VALVE. THE NEW VALVE FOR A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WAS RECEIVED BY DEALER. THE NEW VALVE WAS DIFFERENT THAN THE VALVE THAT CAME WITH CONSUMER'S 2005 LINCOLN. DEALER CALLED FORD AND INFORMED THEM THAT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS AN EARLY 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. LATER MODELS WERE REDESIGNED FOR USE ONLY ON 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CARS. THE DEALER REORDERED THE OLDER DESIGN PART THAT SHOULD WORK ON CONSUMER'S LINCOLN. UNFORTUNATELY THE OLDER DESIGN PART WAS NOT READILY AVAILABLE. FORD PUT OUT AN ORDER TO LOCATE THIS PART, AND FINALLY THE PART WAS RECEIVED AND REINSTALLED ON VEHICLE. MY CAR WAS TESTED, AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE RESOLVED, BUT ONLY TIME WILL TELL. DOES THIS GAS TANK POSE A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM, AND IF SO IS IT A TIME BOMB READY TO GO OFF AT ANY TIME? CONSUMER ASKED HIMSELF WHY THE PART WAS REDESIGNED FOR USE ON LATER 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CARS. ADDITIONALLY, WHY WAS THE PART NOT READILY AVAILABLE? FINALLY MY CAR WAS OUT OF SERVICE FROM 08-18-05 TO 09-16-05 A TOTAL OF THIRTY DAYS. MILEAGE WAS 5875 AND THE DELIVERY DATE FORVEHICLE WAS APRIL 5, 2005.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS RAPID ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER FOR SERVICE ONE DAY, AND DEALER STATED THEY CORRECTED THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED TWICE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY FIXED SOMETHING WITH THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES. THE CONTACT FILED A PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINT ODI 10125465 ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH HIS VEHICLE SINCE JULY 14, 2005. THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE 65-70 MPH, THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE EVEN IF HE PUTS THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. *AK