2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Complaints

I WAS STOPPED AND ENTERING A TURN. THERE WAS NO ICE ON THE PAVEMENT. AS I TURNED LEFT THE CAR ACCELERATED AND THE BRAKES BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE CAR SPUN AND HIT A FIRE HYDRANT. THIS CAR AT OTHER TIMES AS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, BUT I WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND IT CALMED DOWN IN A FEW SECONDS. *TR

I WAS RECENTLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN BALTIMORE, MD. AND WHEN I GOT HIT MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH MY CAR TOOK A HUGE HIT TO THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY AT RANDOM INTERVALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY DRIVER ERROR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE AND IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO DRIVER ERROR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAPPENED FOR A SECOND TIME ON MAY 11, 2011. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY OFF AFTER SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES HAD NO EFFECT OF TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT ONLY HAD ONE HOOK THAT KEPT THE FLOOR MAT SECURED TO THE CARPET. THE FLUORINATED WOULD FREQUENTLY BECOME CAUGHT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUE TO RELEASE THE FLUORINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED BUT AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,270.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWNCAR. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR IN SEPT. OF 2009,28800 NOW WITH 33850 MILES. DURING THIS WINTER I REPORTED TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF MY PROBLEM WITH THE CHROME PEELING FROM ALL 4 WHEELS..I WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT COVERED...AS THE TIME HAS GONE ON THE WHEELS HAVE DETERIORATED AND THE TIES DO NOT HOLD AIR..I BROUGHT IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND HAD TO PAY 180.00 TO FIX 2 WHEELS THAT WOULD GO FLAT AS I WAS DRIVING..THIS WAS DONE BY APPLYING SOME TYPE OF RUBBER CEMENT TO THE INSIDE OF THE WHEELS..NOW I FIND THE CORROSION IS SO BAD A 6" PIECE OF CHROME HAS PEELED OFF AND THE PLACE WHERE THE VALVE STEMS INSERT INTO THE WHEELS HAVE CORRODED BOTH INSIDE THE TIRE AND THE OUT SIDE..I WAS TOLD BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY THAT "THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM " HOW DOES THE ENVIRONMENT CAUSE THIS ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL. I FIND THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. IF II AM DRIVING AND THE TIRES LOSES AIR PRESSURE I WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE SERVICE WRITER WHO TOLD ME "WE BOTH WORKED AT A LINCOLN DEALERSHIP BEFORE AND YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE HOW MANY OF THOSE CAME BACK LIKE THAT,THEY WOULD REPLACE THEM BUT THEY STOPPED DOING IT" I LIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE WHEELS HAVE TO BE DETAILED..HOW DO YOU DETAIL WHEELS IN 17 DEGREE WEATHER IN JANUARY. I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT I DO NOT TRUST DRIVING DUE TO THIS AND HAVE NOT BEEN HELPED IN THE LEAST BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. AND IF THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM WITH THE SALT ON THE ROADS WHY WAS I SOLD THIS CAR IN THIS AREA OF THE COUNTRY..GOD FORBID I ENTER A CONSTRUCTION SITE AND I LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE..AS WE HAVE JUST HAD 6 SP OFFICERS HIT ON THE ROADWAYS AND MASS. NOW HAS THE MOVE OVER LAW ENACTED...I CANNOT CONTROL THE ENVIRONMENT AND THIS PRODUCT IS INFERIOR AND DEFECTIVE..THE 2010 TOWNCAR USES STEEL WHEELS WITH PLASTIC CHROME INSERTS INSTEAD OF THE ALUMINUM ALLY CHROME PLATED WHEELS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH ,THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

REFERENCE COMPLAINTS 10327169, AND 10326349. LINCOLN 2007 TOWN CAR WHY ARE THESE REPORTS INCLUDED IN "INTERIOR SYSTEMS"? THEY ARE CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED UNDER BRAKES AND FUEL SYSTEM!! THIS MODEL HAS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE FUEL PEDAL CONNECTED TOGETHER IN A SYSTEM THAT CAN RAISE OR LOWER THEM TOGETHER...IT IS PROBABLY THIS SYSTEM THAT IS AT FAULT. IN ORDER TO PUT IN THIS FEATURE IT APPEARS THAT THEY MOVED THE GAS PEDAL CLOSER TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT IS POSSIBLE TO APPLY BOTH PEDALS TOGETHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH DOWN A RAMP, HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. HE CONTINUED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES USING BOTH FEET TO AVOID A POTENTIAL CRASH. HE WAS ABLE TO BRING SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND DRIVE ONTO AN EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED HIM BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE A MONITOR EQUIPPED WITH A KILL SWITCH WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT PERSIST AND THE MONITOR WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,500.