1990 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Complaints

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO, THE ODOMETER MILEAGE IN INCORRECT. *AK

THE PAINT ON THIS CAR IS DISAPPEARING VERY RAPIDLY. WE OWNED 2 1990 TOWN CARS AND HAD TRADED ONE OVER A YEAR AGAO BECAUSE THE PAINT WAS STARTING TO DISAPPEAR. LARGE BLOTS OF WHITE ARE APPEARING ALL OVER THE CAR. THE CARS WERE DIFFERENT COLORS AND BOTH DID THE SAME THING. ONLY THIS ONE IS REALLY BAD NOW. IT LOOKS POLKA DOTTED. SINCE THIS HAPPENED TO BOTH CARS OF THE SAME YEAR I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THIS IS A PAINT DEFECT. SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE PAINT OR HELP AVAILABLE TO HAVE THE CAR REPAINTED. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT LINCOLN WOULD WANT THEIR VECHILES TO GO DOWN THE ROAD LOOKING LIKE IT HAD BEEN BOMBED BY 5000 BIRDS FLYING OVER. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHO I CAN CONTACT TO GET SOME HELP. THANK YOU. *AK

COMPUTERIZED DASH L.E.D.S. ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH DURING DAYLIGHT, CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO READ GAUGES PROPERLY.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT YARD AND ELECTRICAL WIRING FROM THE ALTERNATOR MELTED, CAUSING A FIRE. CONSUMER VEHICLE HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED THREE TIMES.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE IN THE ENGINE, AND BURNT DOWN THE GARAGE. CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

THE CAR WAS PARKED WHEN A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED. THERE WAS NO INSURANCE TO COVER THE FIRE SO OWNER HAD TO PAY ABOUT $5,000 FOR REPAIRS. *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE IN THE ENGINE, RESULTED IN A VEHICLE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND THE SUN IS SHINING CONSUMER CAN'T DETERMINE HOW FAST HE IS TRAVELING DUE TO THE BLINDING OF EVERYTHING ON THE DASHBBOARD. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, AND CONSUMER TRIED TO SWITCH TRANSMISSION PAWL, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED.CONSUMER HAD TO STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL, PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, AND TURN OFF ENGINE SO THA TVEHICLE ENGINE COULD GO BACK TO NORMAL AFTER HAVING STRUCK A BLOCK WALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED, BUT WAS TURNED OFF TO SLOW DOWN. BRAKES WERE USED TO CONTROL SPEED UNTIL I REACHED A PARKING LOT WHERE I EXMAINED THE ENGINE. PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE CONNECTED TO THROTTLE LINKAGE. "JIGGLING" THE THROTTLE SLOWED THE ENGINE RPMS TO IDLE. PROBLEM OCCURRED FIVE MORE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC. HE CLEANED THE LINKAGE, REMOVED THE INTAKE AND DUCT, AND CLEANED THE VALVE AND TB PASSAGES. HE ALSO RECONNECTED A BROKEN (DOWN-SHIFT) CABLE CONNECTOR. PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED.