1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Complaints

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  • 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
    - OCEAN CITY, NJ

    SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED INTO A MIDAS BRAKE SHOP AND THEY PUT THE CAR IN THE LIFT AND FOUND THAT HE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE FROM THE LEFT REARWHEEL CROSSING OVER TO THE RT.REAR WHEEL WAS CORRODED AND FULL OF PIN HOLES.THISCAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED BUT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT WOULD NOT APPEAR REFERENCED IN RQ03-004

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
    - WEST MELBOURNE, FL

    INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK AND LEAKS OVER THE ENGINE. CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
    - LIVONIA, MI

    GREAT DEAL OF CORROSION SPOTS INDICATING FUTURE POINTS OF POSSIBLE RUPTURE OF THE METALLIC BRAKE LINE AND BRAKE FAILURE. HAD CONSUMER TRAVELED IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR CRASH. *AK REFERENCED IN RQ03-004

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
    - FARMINGTON, NY

    WHILE BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THERE WAS LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE BALL JOINT. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
    - KINNELON, AK

    FORD HAS A HISTORY OF COMPOSITE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURES ON THEIR 4.6L V-8 ENGINES. THE CRACK, NOTED BY FORD, IS ON THE FIRST CROSSOVER DIRECTLY BEHIND THE ALTERNATOR. THE LEAKING FREEZE SPRAYS ALL OVE THE ENGINE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STOP. THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER COULD CAUSE UNNECESSARY ACCIDENTS. FORD, AT PRESENT, DOES NOT OFFER AN ENTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS DESIGN FAILURE. DT

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
    - SOUTH ATTLEBORO, MA

    CONSUMER STATES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENLY, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY DURING THE RAIN. TS

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
    - PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS

    WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE OVERHEATED W/O WARNING AND VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED IN HALF. TS

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
    - MARIETTA, GA

    CONSUMER NOTICED, THE CRACK INTAKE PLASTIC MANIFOLD ON THE COOLING SYSTEM IS BROKE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
    - MILWALKEE, WI

    CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIE ROD FELL OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
    - MARRERO, LA

    CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING, UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE.THIS HAPPENED 5 TO 6 TIMES,DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM.AFTER THE 6 TIME,DEALERSIP REPLACED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. MR

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE