1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Complaints

CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP LIGHT AND WAS WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN IN A LEFT HAND LANE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO LEFT LANE AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD- ON. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER WAS HURT. DEALERSHIP AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INSIDE OF A CAR WASH. SHIFTED GEAR AND VEHICLE SURGED IN UNCONTROLLABLE SPEED AND MERGED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THEN, CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK

DUE TO DESIGN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT FAST ENOUGH, AND VISIBILITY IS GREATLY REDUCED WHEN PRECIPITATION IS HEAVY. *AK THE CONSUMER SAYS THE WIPER PROBLEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD DURING HEAVY RAIN OR STORM. *YH

MIRROR DEFECT IN RECALL 98V322000 FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORM ATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES ARE RUNNING IN RAIN, THEY START GOING SLOWER/ SLOWER AND SLOWER UNTIL THEY JUST STOP. CAR HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP TWICE FOR WIPERS, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE WANDERING ACROSS ROAD, AND IT BECAME MORE SEVERE AT 70 MPH OR MORE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. *AK THE LIGHTS AIMED TOO HIGH DIE TO HEAD LAMPS MISALIGNMENT. *YH

GOING UP HILL IN 2 INCHES OF SNOW, VEHICLE STARTED SLIPPING, TRACTION CONTROL MOTOR MADE NOISE. CONSUMER APPLIED GAS PEDAL AND ENGINE WOULD NOT REV UP. AS STATED IN OWNERS MANUAL. ENGINE STALLED. *AK WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON, THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY GO 32 MPH, AND WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS LET OFF, THE ENGINE CUT OFF. *YH

ENGINE CUTS OUT, TRACK ACTIVE LIGHT COMES ON, NO RESPONSE TO ACCELERATOR UNTIL CAR HAS COASTED BELOW 25 MPH -- CAUSED BY REPLACEMENT MICHELIN TIRES BEING 1.5" LARGER THAN ORIGINAL MICHELIN TIRES

THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHT GASKETS ARE PREMATURELY DETACHING FROM THE HEADLIGHT FRAME. THE MANUFACTURE OR DEALER WILL NOT COVER THIS EXPENSE.

LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT BROKE WHILE DRIVING. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL ; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK