2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK THAT SHOWED UP IN THE CARPET AND WOULD STAND 1.5 INCHES DEEP IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE FELT THAT IT WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL SEAT CONNECTIONS THAT WERE EXPOSED TO THE WATER. HE WAS NOT SURE WHERE THE WATER CAME FROM. HE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT HAD CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE REPRESENTATIVE MADE A RECORD OF HIS CONCERN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,313. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000- UPDATED 04/16/10. *LJ THERE WAS A DRAIN HOLE LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD ABOVE THE FIREWALL. IT WAS COVERED BY COWLING. THE DRAIN HOLE BECAME BLOCKED AND A LEAKED FORMED FROM THE SEALANT DETERIORATING SURROUNDING THE DRAIN HOLE. UPDATED 07/19/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 LINCOLN TOWN-CAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT INTENTION. EVEN AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSEQUENTLY SHE CRASHED INTO A GRASS EMBANKMENT. SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED BECAUSE HER BACK HAD BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES 82,000. UPDATED 01/20/10 *BF THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR OR THROTTLE BOX OR BOTH. THE CONSUMER STATED HE SLOWED DOWN FOR A STOP. UPDATED 01/22/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHENEVER THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DECOMPRESS AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 12-15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHEN BRAKING AND HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES SINCE DECEMBER OF 2008. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT IF FOR FIVE DAYS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED AND SEEMED TO BE REPAIRED. ON JUNE 17, 2009, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED OR AN OIL LEAK WAS PRESENT. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE CORRECTED UNTIL IT COULD BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,507.

ON THE 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDDLE ARE TO CLOSE. WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE IT IS VERY EASY TO PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDDLE AT THE SAME TIME. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THIS CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING A 05 LINCOLN TOWNCAR WHEN THE RIGHT REAR SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. IT TOTALED THE CAR, MY HUSBAND BROKE HIS ARM AND HAS TWO PLATES, 12 SCREWS AND A BONE GRAFT. HE IS STILL UNDER A DR.'S CARE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN BUT WITH NO DAMAGE OR ANYONE BEING HURT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED. IF IT WAS NOT FOR OUR HEAVY CAR WE BOTH WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THESE TIRES WERE NEW WITH A LITTLE OVER 5000 MILES ON THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN ENERGY LX4 TIRES, SIZE P225/60R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE BEGAN DETERIORATING. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, SHE NOTICED THAT THE EXTERIOR SIDEWALL BEGAN DETERIORATING AGAIN ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD ONLY ASSUME PARTIAL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FIRST SET OF TIRES THAT WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE LATCH AND INTERIOR LIGHTING IN THE TRUNK MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE UNDERGO DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, A COMPONENT WAS ORDERED FOR THE TRUNK LATCH FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE SURGED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 9 TIMES, AND 6 FOR THE SURGING PROBLEM. BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,440. UPDATED 09/24/08. *LJ THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A MAJOR DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE TRUNK LID WOULD NOT STAY UP. THE HORN WAS NOT WORKING. UPDATED 10/01/08. *JB

ON 3/29/08 THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION WHICH TOTALED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH SIDE AIRBAGS WHICH DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR