2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE REAR SUSPENSION FAILED, CAUSING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO DROP. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR HOME WHERE HE NOTICED THAT THE AXLE WAS FRACTURED IN HALF. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. 04V328000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,972.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V328000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND SUBSEQUENTLY WHEN THE STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT FAILED INTERNALLY. THIS VEHICLE IS A STRETCH LIMO AND DRIVEN SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY ON LEVEL SURFACES AND SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT THIS LOW MILEAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE OUTSIDE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE AT A REDUCED SPEED. LATER, BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 02/14/12*LJ THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES AND REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/27/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE REPAIRED AND THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING OIL. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V328000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A TOXIC MOLD PROBLEM *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOTORIOUS FOR BODY LEAKS. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE WENT TO VACUUM THE RIGHT REAR FLOOR BOARD, HE NOTICED IT WAS SOAKED. THE DEALER PULLED UP THE CARPET AND DISCOVERED THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE A/C UNIT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, IT WOULD COST $1200 TO PULL THE DASH TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. FORD WAS WILLING TO REDUCE THE PRICE BY HALF. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AXLE AND WHEEL BEARINGS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V328000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) THAT BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A SOUND IN THE REAR END OF VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND TWO AXLES WITH GROOVES CUT INTO THE BEARING JOURNALS NEARS THE FLANGES. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER LEARNED THE GARAGE DID NOT REPLACE THE AXLES, BUT THE ROLLER BEARING WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 04V328000. *JB

I WAS IN FRONT OF THE TOWNHOUSE WHERE I LIVE WAITING IN IDLE FOR AN ONCOMING CAR TO PASS SO I CAN PARK ON MY SPOT WHEN I HEARD THREE CLICKING SOUNDS BENEATH THE CAR AT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. SECONDS AFTER THAT THE CAR JERKED FORWARD AT AN INCREASING SPEED ,KNOCKED A NISSAN PATHFINDER AND CARRIED A MITSUBUSHI ECLIPSE ,FROM THE PARKING LOT, OVER THE SIDEWALK TO THE GRASS WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL GAINING SPEED TOWARDS A LIVINGROOM WITH THE FAMILY IN THERE. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR AWAY FROM THE BUILDING, BETWEEN A BIG TREE WITH A SPACE THE SIZE OF THE CAR.AS I CAME OUT THROUGH THE TIGHT SPACE THE SPEED OF THE CAR WAS TOO FAST FOR ME TO NEGOTIATE IT BETWEEN THE NEXT SET OF TREES.THE CAR HIT A TREE AND CAME TO A STOP. THIS IS A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ,REGISTERED FOR A LIMOUSINE SERVICE. I SENT THE CAR TO FIVE SHOPS AND THEY STILL CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE REASON WHY I AM ASKING FOR HELP BECAUSE I KNOW THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A LOUD ROARING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE AND EACH TIME THE REAR AXLE BEARING AND AXLE WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V328000 (SUSPENSION: REAR); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.