2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WATER STARTED LEAKING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE ALL THE WAY TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS READING THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. UPDATED 3/28/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED IN EACH INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE FASTER, WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. EVEN WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. UPDATED 04/24/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V385000 (STEERING) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUBBER ON THE IGNITION SWITCH BECAME WORN PREMATURELY AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BE EXPOSED AND ALLOW DEBRIS TO PENETRATE THE STEERING WHEEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 02-28-14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE HARDER PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE SOFT RUBBER AT THE BASE OF THE SHIFTING MECHANISM BEGAN TO COME OUT OF ITS SETTING. THE HARD PLASTIC AND RUBBER RUBBED TOGETHER. THIS HAS CAUSED A WHOLE IN THE SOFT RUBBER OF THE SHIFTING MECHANISM. UPDATED 3/18/2014*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V385000 (STEERING). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN OHIO AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, IN WHICH THE CONTACT RESIDED, WAS NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V385000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ...UPDATED 12/03/13 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V385000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR AND THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PROTECT THEM IN A CRASH NOR WOULD THE AIR BAG DEPLOY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,500. *TR

4 INCHES OF RAINWATER IN THE REAR PASSENGER FLOOR. VIA THE NET THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL DIVISIONS OF FORD'S LUXURY CARS 1998 TO 2007. YOUTUBE HAS SEVERAL HOW TO VIDEOS WITH 5,000 TO 15,000 HITS (KEYWORDS: LINCOLN TOWN CAR WATER LEAK). THE SHEER NUMBER OF VIDEO HITS GIVES INSIGHT TO HOW VAST THIS PROBLEM IS. THE GASKET THAT FORD MAKES FOR THESE CARS DETERIORATES. THE LEAK STARTS SLOW AND " MOLD SPREADS UNTIL SOMEONE SEES INCHES OF WATER IN THE REAR PASSENGER FLOOR. MY BUDDY FOLLOWED REPAIR VIDEO DIRECTIONS. NOW THE RIGHT REAR IS NICE AND DRY TO THE TOUCH*. STILL WAITING FOR THE FRONT TO DRY OUT*. NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT AND REAR FLOOR IS WET. MY SHOES ARE SLIPPING OFF THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS. I'VE ONLY SEEN A FEW VIDEOS WITH DRIVERS SIDE LEAKS. FORD SHOULD RECALL ALL THEIR LUXURY CAR MODELS. MOLD AND YOUR FOOT SLIPPING OFF OF A BRAKE COULD PROVE FATAL. SO FAR I'VE LEARNED VIA THE NET THAT WATER ENTERS VIA AN O RING FOR SPEEDOMETER AND OR HOOD OPEN CABLE. NEXT IS GOOGLE AND YAHOO. *I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH RUST IF ANY HAS OCCURRED UNDER MY FLOOR BOARDS AND IF THERE IS ANY CHANCE CARBON MONOXIDE INHALATION MIGHT BE LOOMING. I HEAR THE ONLY SURE WAY TO REMOVE THE WATER IS TO REMOVE THE SEATS THEN THE ENTIRE CARPET, ATTEND TO THE RUST IF ANY AND ALLOW THE CARPETS TO SIT IN THE SUN FOR WHO KNOWS HOW LONG. FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AS FAR BACK AS THEY MADE THESE CHEAP GASKETS. IT'S AS IF THE ENGINEERS DESIGNED THE GASKETS AND O RINGS FOR AN INDOOR USE NOT GIVING ANY THOUGHT TO OUTDOOR ELEMENTS AND HEAT FROM AN ENGINE. THE WEB LINKS MAY GIVE YOU A BETTER IDEA OF THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE BUILDING: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=3UAV0XJ7ZLK [15,000 VIEWS] HOW TO FIX RAIN LEAK NEWS: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=CE3TSYWYL1I [NEWS: WATER LEAKS AND YOUR HEALTH] HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=PG9HJFBJ8J4 [LEFT WATER LEAK]. *TR

WHEN KEY IS INSERTED IN IGNITION, THE SEAT SLAMS FORWARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN REVERSES SLAMMING TO EXTREME BACK POSITION AND THEN REVERSES REPEATING ACTION. AT SAME TIME THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL EXTENDS UPWARD AND DOWN. THE FORWARD SEAT MOTION COULD CRUSH A CHEST AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE BACKWARD MOTION COULD BREAK LEGS OF A PERSON SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT. IF THIS OCCURS WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION, THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO CONTROL THE CAR, I.E. NO WAY TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, OR APPLY BRAKES. THE CAR WAS IN THE DEALER REPEATEDLY FOR THE 1ST SEVERAL YEARS, AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS RECURRING. THE FAULTY SEAT MOVEMENT IS EXTREMELY FAST--NOT AT PUSH BUTTON SEAT ADJUSTMENT SPEED. *TR