1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE WIRING HARNESS FROM THE SWITCH, WHICH ENABLED HIS VEHICLE TO START. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTIONALITY. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,252 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN TOWNCAR. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR HIS CRUISE CONTROL (RECALL 07V336000) IN SEPTEMBER AND HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED AT THAT TIME. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WOULD BE DONE IN DECEMBER. THE FINAL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN MARCH 2008; HOWEVER, THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT FUNCTION. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE HIM $80 TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,000. UPDATED 04/03/08. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT HAD HIS VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH DISCONNECTED ON 09/20/2007 BY ONE FORD DEALER, AND ON 03/06/2008 BY ANOTHER FORD DEALER. THE DEALER RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO HIM AND STATED THAT THEY MADE THE FINAL REPAIR. MEANWHILE, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE MECHANIC LOOSENED THE BRAKE LINE AND ALL OF THE FLUID CAME OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THEY REPAIRED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL STILL DOES NOT WORK. THE DEALER WANTS A $85.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THE REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, BUT DID NOT LAST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOMETHING HAD TO BE WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL BEFORE THE REPAIR WAS MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,000. UPDATED 03-25-08 *BF UPDATED 03/25/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND FORD RECALL NUMBER 05S28 IN AUGUST OF 2007. HE CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THEY INITIALLY STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN MID-DECEMBER AND THEN LATER IN JANUARY OF 2008. THE CONTACT CALLED BACK AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC DATE. THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS NOT DISCONNECTED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE TIE ROD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURS FREQUENTLY FOR THAT YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO LUBRICATION IN THE ZERKS ON THE TIE RODS FOR THAT YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $229 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND ALL OF THE WATER LEFT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $900 FOR THAT REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 02/15/08. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V366000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 03-19-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN OBTAINING THE FORM, HE WAS INFORMED FORD WAS SENDING OUT POSTCARDS TO INFORM OWNERS WHEN TO BRING THE VEHICLES IN FOR THE REPAIRS, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER STATED HAS NOT RECEIVED THE INFORMATION AS OF YET. UPDATED 03/19/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED. THE CONTACT UNDERWENT A HIP REPLACEMENT AND CANNOT DRIVE WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

I RECEIVED 2 RECALL NOTICES THIS PAST OCTOBER. THE RECALL WAS TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DEVICE REPLACED. ONE FOR MY 96 LINCOLN TOWNCAR AND THE OTHER FOR MY 2000 HOLIDAY RAMBLER (BOTH EQUIPPED WITH FORD MOTORS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER RE THE LINCOLN RIGHT AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. WAS TOLD THAT FORD SHOULD BE SENDING THE REPLACEMENT SPEED CONTROL DEVICE BY DECEMBER. IT IS NOW THE 16TH OF JAN 2008 AND ALEXANDER FORD HAS NOT RECEIVED THE REPLACEMENT PART. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE DELAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SHE SMELLED STEAM COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 114,000. UPDATED 01-29-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS OF PLASTIC. UPDATED

FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOTIFIED ME IN AUGUST 2007 THAT A DEFECT IN THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WOULD BE REMOVED BY THE DEALER ON VEHICLES 1992-2004 AND THE SAME WOULD BE REPLACED NO LATER THAN THE 4TH QUARTER OF 2007. THE DEALER NOW STATES " WE HAVE NO IDEA WHEN WE WILL GET THE PARTS AND NEITHER DOES FORD". I CALLED FORD THIS DATE AND THE SAME STATEMENT WAS REPEATED. THE SWITCH WAS REMOVED AUGUST 4, 2007 BY THE DEALER (GREENS OF LEXINGTON, LINCOLN ) AND AS OF THIS DATE I STILL HAVE NO SPEED CONTROL AS STATED . *TR