1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Complaints

BEEN SMELLING FUMES IN VEHICLE. NOTICED FUEL LEAKED WHENEVER VEHICLE IS PARKED OR GOING UP SLIGHT INCLINES. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC NOTICED THE LEAK & THE FUMES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMPY SURFACE IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE LOSES ITS STEERING. VEHICLE VEERS OUT OF ITS LANE. *AK

VEHICLE DESIGN FLAW, THE BOTTOM OF THE DASH IS ONLY 9 1/2 INCHES FROM THE FLOOR, WHEN MOVING TO APPLY BRAKES IT IS EASY TO HIT DASH.

FUEL FILLER NECK MALFUNCTIONS. TANK FILLS SLOWLY AND FUEL SPLASHES OUT OF NECK.

CAR WAS DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THE VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF. IT WAS EASILY STARTED RIGHT BACK UP, AND THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED TWO TIMES AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN COMING FROM A SECONDARY HIGHWAY TO A MAIN HIGHWAY, IF THERE IS A LITTLE GRAVEL AND THE TRACTION ENGAGES THE ENGINE DIES. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 50 MPH IN THE RAIN, VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT SIDE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *AK

PARKED VEHICLE AT SHOPPING MALL, ABOT 30 MINUTES LATER VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START DRIVER DECIDED TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES TO ALLOW POSSIBLE CAREBURETOR FLOODINH TO RETURN TO NORMAL. WAITED FIVE MINUTES BEFORE ATTEMPRING TO START. THIS TIME VEHICLE STARTED. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING INTO PARKING AREA DISCOVERED STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RESPOND TO TURNING. PUT GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. VEHICLE RESTARTED. *AK

THE DESIGN OF FUEL TANK DOES NOT ALLOW THE FUEL TO FLOW INTO THE TANK AT A NORMAL SPEED. THE FUEL HAS TO BE TRICKLED INTO THE TANK. AT NORMAL FUELING SPEED THE FUEL COMES OUT OF THE TANK. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

ABS TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES WHILE ACCELERATING AT HIGH SPEEDS, CAUSING INTERMITTENT LOSS OF CONTROL.