1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 LINCOLN TOWNCAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LIGHT STAYED ON WHETHER THERE WAS A FRONT PASSENGER SEATED OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WAS DEFETIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,998. UPDATED 03/29/11 *BF THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER AN ELECTRICAL PART FAILED. UPDATED 10/12/11

TOOK MY 1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR IN FOR RECALL AND IT WAS NOT PERFORMED AS STATED IN THE RECALL... A FUSED WIRING HARNESS WAS NOT INSTALLED BY THE DEALER. *TR

I HAVE A 1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. I WAS DRIVING IN DOWNTOWN PORTLAND, IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE CAR JUST FELL TO THE GROUND. THE LOWER BALL JOINT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THIS, BUT IT ONLY COVERS LIMO, OR COMMERCIALLY USED VEHICLES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO MY HOME WHILE I FIND OUT WHAT CAN BE DONE. NOTHING HAS BEEN REPAIRED YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE SURGED AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 155,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHENEVER THE CONTACT REDUCED THE VEHICLE'S SPEED TO TURN, HE WOULD HEAR A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGES, BUT THE MECHANIC NEVER STATED WHAT CAUSED THE NOISE. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HE INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE POPPING NOISE WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. WHEN HE RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS FOR THE BALL JOINTS; THEREFORE, THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH RECALL ON SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD IN 2003 WHICH KILLED HIS FATHER. FORD SENT HIS DECEASED FATHER A RECALL IN 2007 FOR THIS ISSUE. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT'S MOTHER ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS, ALTHOUGH HER FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED AFTER CRASHING INTO A GUARDRAIL AND THREE PEOPLE. THE POLICE IMPOUNDED AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT FOUND NO FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. A STATE FARM REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND GAVE THE CONTACT'S MOTHER A TICKET FOR CARELESS DRIVING. HER MOTHER CONTINUED TO STRESS THAT HER FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ENTIRE TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 127,000.

1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR KEEPS HEATING UP. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CAR IS HEATING UP VERY BADLY. HE STATES THAT THE DEALER CAN'T GET HIM IN UNTIL NEXT THURSDAY. HE SAYS HE IS SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND THEN PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN AUGUST OF 2007. IN MARCH OF 2008, SHE RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER STATING THAT THE PART WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF MONTHS. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.