1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Complaints

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED WITH SMOKE AND STEAM ENGULFING THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK WHILE DRIVING THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. *PH *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. DEALER INDICATED THE HOSE CONNECTED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I AM REPORTING A CATASTROPHIC BRAKE LINE SAFETY FAILURE THAT OCCURRED WITH MY 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR DUE TO CORROSION OF A FLEXIBLE SPAN OF THE BRAKE LINE TO THE ABS. FORTUNATELY NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE OCCURRED AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH AND STOPPED USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS LOOKS LIKE A RECALL SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO, ACCORDING THE SHEEHY FORD DEALER, THE ONLY REPLACEMENT INCLUDES OTHER LINES AND COMPONENTS AT AN EXPENSE OF NEARLY $500.*AK

VEHICLE LOST BRAKE POWER WHILE DRIVING 5 TO 10 MPH. THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED. DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL LINES. *AK *JB *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED , CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK THE MANIFOLD IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC WHICH IS THE COMMON PROBLEM. CONSUME WAS INFORMED THAT THE POLICE VEHICLES WERE RECALLED. CONSUMER NOTED WHEN THE MANIFOLD SPLIT, IT SPILLED ANTIFREEZE ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *PH *NLM

1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. FORD RECALLED ALL FOR FLEETS HOWEVER NOT FOR PRIVATE CONSUMER. HOW CAN THEY ONLY COVER SOME? ALMOST STARTED A FIRE, AND WE WERE OUT OF TOWN. *LA

REAR OF VEHICLE IS LOWERED TO THE GROUND. DEALER DETERMINED THAT TWO RUBBER PIECES WITHIN THE REAR AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM CAUSED THE AIR TO LEAK.*AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD BLEW OUT AND WAS REPLACED. *AK

THE LOWER CONTROL ARM/BALL JOINT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 98V322000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *AK *SCC *JB

THE VEHICLE'S DOOR LOCK EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 96 V 070 000, BUT IT'S VIN NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. *NLM