1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED AS SOON AS THE CONTACT INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED AND WAS NOT DRIVEN ON THE DAY OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND THE HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,525.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR CARTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 2 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED AS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:98V322000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 173,000. UPDATED 11/23/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED AS SHE WAS TRAVELING, BUT NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. IN FACT, THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE PASSENGER LOWER CONTROL ARM AS WELL AS THE LOWER BALL JOINT. APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS AFTER THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED, AS SHE TRAVELED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SAME REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE PASSENGER LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH WHEN AN ABNORMAL SQUEALING WAS HEARD FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE AS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FRONT END AND THE DRIVERS SIDE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:98V322000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 275 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 276.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED ERRONEOUSLY. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, P.O. BOX 1904, DEARBORN, MICHIGAN 48121, CHOSE TO NOT WARN A SEGMENT OF THEIR FULL-SIZE CAR OWNERS WHO ARE "CIVILIAN" THAT THEIR CARS WERE PRODUCED WITH A PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT WAS FAILING AND CAUSING ENORMOUS COOLANT PROBLEMS FOR THEIR 4.6L V-8 ENGINES AND OTHER COMPONENT ENGINE PARTS. BECAUSE FORD DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF THEIR KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THE DEFECTED PART CAUSED MY CAR TO REPEATEDLY LOOSE COOLANT AND CAUSE MY CAR TO OVERHEAT AND FINALLY BLOW MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSING ME TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD (COPY OF SHOP BILL ATTACHED) AND CAUSING UNKNOWN DAMAGES TO MY ENGINE. I AM REQUESTING A REFUND FOR THESE REPAIRS.

I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FORD RECALLS ON INTAKE MANIFOLD, I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT MY MANIFOLD HAD CRACKED AND THAT PRIOR TO IT BRAKING FORD HAD SETTLE A LAWSUIT REGARDING SAID PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER NOR HAS MY GODFATHER BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL ITEM. KNOWN FORD RECALLS: 97M91, 99M01, 01M02 DID NOT APPLY TO PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLES WHY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CRACK. HE PULLED OVER BUT DID NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO RECALL 98V322000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT) BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND A MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 111,500.

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR IS LEAKING COOLANT. MY WIFE NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, WHEN I TURNED ON HER CAR TO LISTEN TO THE NOISE I COULD TELL IT WAS THE FAN BELT SQUEAKING. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING I OPENED THE HOOD AND I COULD SEE THE COOLANT RUNNING OUT OF THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING. I THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD THERMOSTAT SO I BOUGHT A NEW ONE AND REPLACED IT MYSELF. IT WASN'T UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR ON FOLLOWING THE REPAIRS THAT I SAW THE COOLANT COMING FROM CRACKS IN THE MANIFOLD. I DID NOT KNOW OF THE FORD RECALLS 97M91, 99M01, 01M02 UNTIL I WAS RESEARCHING TO BUY A NEW MANIFOLD ON THE INTERNET. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BACK IN 2000 AND NEVER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. THIS VEHICLE HAS 160,000 MILES ON IT AND STILL RUNS GREAT, UNTIL NOW. I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL AND FORD MOTOR CO. SHOULD REIMBURSE FOR MY EXPENSES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH IN A PARKING LOT. THE LOWER BALL JOINTS DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. A RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 098V322000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,397. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,412. UPDATED 6/1/10 *CN UPDATED 06/04/10*LJ UPDATED 09/02/10*JB

THE "AIR BAG" LIGHT ON THIS VEHICLE COMES ON OFTEN, IRREGULARLY AND UNPREDICTABLY ON THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAYS IT MUST BE ILLUMINATED WHILE IN THEIR SHOP TO PERFORM ANY DIAGNOSTICS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND MANY MILES. *TR