2000 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55MPH VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD AND RAN THROUGH SOME BUSHES, AND THEN IT HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A TREE. SKIDDED ON THE NOSE OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

INSIDE GRILL ON FRONT WINDSHIELD IS CAUSING A SEVERE GLARE AND POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING TOWARD/FACING THE SUN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP AT TIMES OR GO DOWN AT TIMES. ALSO, RADIO WILL INTERMITTENTLY WORK, AND OTHER ELECTRICAL PARTS WILL NOT WORK. ALSO. HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATESD THAT IT COULD BE BECAUSE OF COMPUTER MODULE. *AK

BRAKE FAILURE. FIRST TIME I WAS ABLE TO STOP. MY HUSBAND NEXT DROVE THE CAR AND COULD NOT FIND ANY FAULT WITH BRAKES. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO NEW ORLEANS WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS EXCEPT IT HAD A TENDENCY TO HYDROPLANE DURING A HEAVY RAIN. SEVERAL DAYS LATER HE WAS PREPARING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. THE BRAKES FAILED TO HOLD AND HE BUMPED THE CAR AHEAD WHICH HIT ANOTHER WHICH HIT ANOTHER. NO INJURIES BUT DAMAGE TO TWO OF THE VEHICLES. CAR WAS RETURNED TO SUPERIOR LINCOLN TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED AND TO HAVE REAR BUMPER REPAIRED. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR PLASTIC BUMPER AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. WE PICKED UP THE CAR ON 8/14/01 AND AFTER TESTING THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING HOME EVERYTHING SEEMED O.K. THAT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING FROM A 4TH FLOOR PARKING GARAGE THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETLY AND WE HEADON CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BLOCK WALL. THERE WERE 4 PEOPLE IN THE CAR (ALL HAD THEIR SEAT BELTS FASTENED) AND ALL SUSTAINED BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS. FORTUNATLY THERE WERE NO BROKEN BONES BUT WE ARE STILL NURSING VARIOUS ACHES AND PAINS. THE 2 PEOPLE IN THE REAR SEAT SUFFERED FROM WIPLASH AND SEAT BELT BRUISES AND SORE CHESTS. ONE THING THAT WORKED WAS THE FRONT AIR BAGS THAT SAVED MY WIFE AND I FROM ANY FURTHER INJURY.*AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS SPEED CONTROL CABLE WOULD STICK WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCLERATE. DEALER WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BRAKE PEDAL WILL FADE OUT AND NOT HOLD, CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP BRAKE TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE SAME DAY PROBLEM REOCCURRED, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP BRAKES AGAIN.*AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKES NEEDS TO BE PUMPED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A FORD SPECIALIST THAT THE FADE WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE,ALSO THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS/WASHERS WERE REPLACED,THE WINDSHIELD WAS ALSO REPLACED, AND THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED.*JB

TRUNK LIGHT FAILED TO GO OFF WHEN CONSUMER PLACED CLOTHES IN TRUNK. CONSUMER MAINTAINED THAT LIGHT COULD HAVE BEEN ON WHOLE TIME, BUT HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT. CONSUMER PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. PULLED INTO DEALER, GO OUT OF VEHICLE, AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER POPPED UP TRUNK, AND FIRE JUMPED RIGHT IN THEIR FACES. DEALER REACHED UNDER TRUNK AND PULLED OUT A BULB. TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF FIRE. CONSUMER FELT THAT TRUNK LIGHT WAS POOR DESIGNED. *AK FORD MOTOR COMPANY REPLACED THIS VEHICLE WITH A 2001 MODEL

CONSUMER WAS GOING 75MPH SET ON CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN APPROACHING A CURVE CONUSMER APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN,AND AS BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED IT SPEEDED UP VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS COACHED FROM LIMOUSINE SERVICE ON A 2- WAY RADIO HOW TO CONTROL VEHICLE. CONSUMER TURNED CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH OFF, AND VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL DRIVE. PRESSING BRAKES, IT SENT WRONG SIGNAL AND ENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON SLIGHT INCLINE OR BRAKING ON ANY ROAD CONDITION VEHICLE WILL PULL HARD TO LEFT OR RIGHT. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN DRIVING LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE WONDERS OFF TO THE LEFT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK