1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Complaints

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS REQUIRED MULTIPLE REPAIRS TO INCLUDE BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT, TURNED ROTORS AND IDLER ARM REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 70000 MILES. *NM THE CRUISE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WITHOUT A NEAR SKID AMOUNT OF BRAKING, THIS WOULD ALSO OCCUR BECAUSE THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. *SC *JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN TAPPED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE SHOOK. *NLM THE CONSUMER HAD A NEW MASTER CYLINDER, TEN SETS OF ROTARS AND PADS INSTALLED AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *TC

UPON PUTTING THE GEAR INTO REVERSE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AS IF SOMETHING WAS RUBBING TOGETHER. THE TIRE ROD BROKE, LEAVING THE WHEELS TURNED OUTWARD. VEHICLE NEVER LEFT THE GARAGE. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AN]D MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT SIDE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY AIR BAGS. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. THE BRAKES PULSATED , AND IT OCCURRED EVERY 3,000 MILES. *AK *LA

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHTS TIE ROD END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK ON MARCH 26, 2004 THE LEFT SIDE TIE ROD END FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *JB

CONSUMER NOTICED COOLANT LEVELS WERE DROPPING. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT BECAUSE THE LEVELS WERE DROPPING AT A SLOW PACE IT WAS NORMAL. THREE MONTHS LATER, COOLANT LEVEL DROPPED AT A RAPID PACE. DEALERSHIP THEN INDICATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A TSB ON THIS ISSUE THAT INDICATED THAT THE COOLANT LEAKED AND SPRAYED ONTO THE ALTERNATOR, CAUSING A SHORT. THIS TSB ONLY APPLIED TO POLICE VEHICLES AND LIMOUSINES BECAUSE THEIR MILEAGE WAS HIGHER. TSB NOT FOUND IN ARTEMIS.*AK *MR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 2 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD SNAPPED. *AK THE LEFT FRONT TIE ROD FELL TO THE GROUND. THE TIE HAD RUSTED AND PITTED. BOTH TIE RODS WERE REPLACED AND THE UPPER JOINT WAS FOUND BAD. *SC *JB

THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKED. *PH THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AXLE OR THE REAR END. *NM

HEATER WASN'T BLOWING HEAT. *PH THE DEALER REPLACED THE EATC MODULE AND THE BLOWER MOTOR SPEED CONTROLLER. *NM