2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE DID NOT PROPERLY SECURE THE DOOR WHEN LOCKED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON A CURVE, THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR OPENED. THE SPRING ON THE HANDLE WAS FAULTY AND CAUSED THE DOOR TO OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILUR DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO FUNCTION ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE MOTOR COULD POSSIBLY NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V258000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD FURTHER INSPECT THE FAILURE OF THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

COMPLETE LOSS OF WIPER FUNCTION WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING DURING RAIN, SNOW, OR ICE AND INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN TOWNCAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR EXECUTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT RETURN TO ITS FULLY CLOSED POSITION AND WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED, CAUSING THE DOOR TO OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V058000 (LATCHES/ LOCKS/ LINKAGES DOORS, LATCH). THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER MODEL WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL AND TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED NOR WAS A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE DUE TO THE COST. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 84,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

MY SON AND I WERE DRIVING A 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR ON FLAT SMOOTH WET ROAD WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MY SON RECEIVED SLIGHT ABRASIONS TO HIS RIGHT CHEEK AND RIGHT ARM. *TR

FORD'S PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE STILL AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM? THE MANIFOLD IS STILL ON THE CAR AND NOW LEAKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN IT RAINS, WATER WOULD COME THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER DUCKS AND ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIR SINCE THE DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE SOON SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO WATER IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE WATER IN THE MANIFOLD PENETRATED IT AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MANIFOLD AND THE ENGINE FOR $6,200. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,787. UPDATED 02/18/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND WATER LEAKED IN THE MOTOR. THE DEALER STATED THE ENGINE WAS RUINED. UPDATED 09/07/10*JB