1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Complaints

FUEL FILLER NECK: ALL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS OWNER LETTER 95S12 WHEN I TOOK IT TO HIDY FORD DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD IT DOES NOT APPLY. HOWEVER, I HAVE GAS VAPORS AND LEAKS ALL THE TIME. *JB *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 THE CONSUMER STATED THERE APPEARED TO BE A LEAK COMING FROM THE TANK.FILL TUBE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE TEN SECONDS LATER, IT CAUGHT FIRE. HE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A GARDEN HOSE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE PURCHASE DATE, SPEED, AND DEALER INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000. UPDATED 01/07/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR FORD RECALL CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE CALLED FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT ANY RECALL AND WANTS A RESPONSE**CC THE CONSUMER STATED HE CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO A RECALL AND THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE RETRIEVED THE RECALL FROM THE INTERNET AND WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL THERE IS A NOISE POSSIBLY THE PITMAN ARM. *TR

1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR AIR SPRING REAR SUSPENSION, IDLER AND PITMAN ARM WERE ALL REPLACED BEFORE RECALL NOTICE WAS ISSUED. *TS THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, WHICH HAD BEEN SERVICED PREVIOUSLY, HAD ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS HAD A 12 MONTH 12000 MILE WARRANTY. THE DEALER CHARGED THE CONSUMER FOR THE ENGINE SERVICE ALTHOUGH ALL THEY DID WAS ADD 1/2 QUART OF ANTIFREEZE IN THE RADIATOR. THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. THE SHIFT LAMP WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER REMOVED THE CLUSTER AND REPLACED THE SHIFT BULB. THE HORN SOUNDED WEAK. THE TECH RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONSUMER REPLACE BOTH HORNS. THERE WAS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE TECH RECOMMENDED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS BE REPLACED. THE HEATER BLEW OUT COLD AIR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED EVERY MORNING, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMPED STARTED. THE DEALER STATED THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE WHICH WAS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED, WAS CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. THE AIR SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. UPDATED 08/15/12

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CONTROL ARM FRACTURED OFF OF THE BALL JOINT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 98V322000, REGARDING THE SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WAS ERRATIC AT TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT EVEN AFTER THE FRONT END WAS ALIGNED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 96V135000, REGARDING THE STEERING: LINKAGES. AFTER PUTTING ONLY A HALF OF TANK OF GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK; AFTER TIGHTENING THE CAP, THE SMELL OF GAS FUMES WAS VERY STRONG OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 95V063000, REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: FILLER PIPE AND CAP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OF THE RECALLS DUE TO THE VIN.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT THE FRONT RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT ON MY 1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR BROKE AND CAUSED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. NO ONE WAS INJURED ONLY BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT I WAS TRAVELING UNDER 15 MPH. WHEN THE BALL JOINT FAILED THE CAR CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY INSTEAD OF A PARKING LOT, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE DAMAGE/INJURIES THAT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. *JB

THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED--THE BALL SEPARATED FROM THE SOCKET. THERE ARE RECALLS FOR SIMILAR VEHICLES NHTSA:98V322000 AND NHTSA:96V135000 SINCE THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME BALL JOINTS IT OUGHT TO INCLUDED WITHIN THESE RECALLS--BUT IT IS NOT--WHY? OR CAN IT BE INCLUDED WITHIN THESE RECALLS? FORD COMPANY DENIES ANY LIABILITY FOR THE PROBLEM, AS OF THIS DATE. *JB

I OWN A 1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ON JANUARY 30, 2006 I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT, DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, USING CRUISE CONTROL. AS TRAFFIC CHANGED LANES, I TAPPED MY BRAKES TO MANEUVER, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT SHUT OFF. I USED MY BRAKES FULLY THEN, BUT STILL NO RESPONSE. I MANAGED TO MANEUVER THE CAR THROUGH TRAFFIC INTO THE BREAK DOWN LANE AND FORCE THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW. IT WAS ONLY AFTER THE CAR'S SPEED DROPPED TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED. AS SOON AS I COULD MANEUVER OFF THE HIGHWAY, I PARKED THE CAR AND WALKED AROUND CALMING MYSELF. WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR, IT WOULD START, BUT NOT GO OUT PARK. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY GARAGE, WHERE THEY DISCOVERED A MELTED CRUISE CONTROL SENSOR. NOW I AM TOO AFRAID OF A REPEATED INCIDENT TO USE MY CRUISE CONTROL. THIS GREATLY LIMITS MY FUNCTIONING, SINCE I HAVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, AND IT IS PAINFUL FOR ME TO USE MY RIGHT FOOT CONSTANTLY. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 96V009000 CONCERNING THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMER SWITCH .THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE REPAIRS OF WILL BE DONE AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE.*AK

DAD: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ALIGNED IMPROPERLY. ONE CANNOT SEE THE SURFACE OF THE ROAD. IT DOES NOT REFLECT THE SURFACE OF THE ROAD. WHEN DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM, THE DRIVER BECOMES BLIND VERY QUICKLY AND CANNOT SEE A THING IN FOG. *AK *JB