LINCOLN Complaints

THE DIFFERENTIAL AND TRANSFER CASE BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE HAD 2 MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND THEY ARE BOTH SAYING THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL AND TRANSFER CASE BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 LINCOLN MKZ WITH 15998 MILES ON THE ODOMETER IN JULY 2012 FROM A DEALER. SHORTLY AFTER WINTER BEGAN THE WHEELS STARTING TO BUBBLE AND PEEL. THEY ARE NOW STARTING TO FALL APART. IT IS CAUSING ISSUES WITH VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AND AIR LOSS IN THE TIRES. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE WHEELS BUT LINCOLN/FORD WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEM BECAUSE MY CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL UNDER 30K MILES. *TR

STARTED THE CAR UP AT 8 AM. ON MARCH 22, 2013 AND IT BEGAN TO SHAKE HARSHLY. ON THE DASH BOARD IT CAME UP ELECTRIC FAIL SAFE MODE. AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR SHOOK EVEN HARDER. SO I PULLED OVER, AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. STARTED IT UP AGAIN, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED WATER LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE FROM UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FIRE WALL UNDER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, CAUSING WATER TO LEAK INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

CAR SLOWED ON HIGHWAY IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC CAUSING CARS TO HAVE TO JUST MISS ME FROM BEHIND. I WAS TOTALLY FREAKED, HAD TO HAVE 3 ENGINE IGNITION COILS REPLACED. I'VE HAD 2 MORE SINCE THEN.JUST REPLACED A FUEL TANK ALSO, THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 46,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS COST ME OVER $4500 IN 2 YEARS. I AM ON SS AND 76 YEARS OLD, I'M AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE THIS CAR, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ABOUT THIS? I'VE OWNED FORDS ALL MY LIFE BEFORE PURCHASING THIS AWFUL MACHINE CALLING ITSELF A CAR. IT'S SAS THAT ALL MY FRIENDS ARE SEEING WHAT FORD HAS BECOME .ON MARCH 11TH I PAID $1444 FOR ANOTHER REPAIR. CAN I GET SOME HELP WITH THIS BILL? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND CENTER SEAT BELT RECEPTACLES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 4/24/13 *CN UPDATED 05/29/2013 *JS

[XXX] DROVE [XXX] 1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR FOR DAY AND ARRIVED HOME BETWEEN 5:00 TO 5:30 P.M. ON 3/4/13. [XXX] PULLED LINCOLN INTO GARAGE NEXT TO [XXX] 1956 FORD THUNDERBIRD. [XXX] PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY OUTSIDE GARAGE DOOR BEHIND TOWN CAR WITH OUR MINIVAN AND WENT INTO GARAGE TO PUT SOME THINGS AWAY. [XXX] SHUT GARAGE DOOR AND WENT OUTSIDE GARAGE DOOR INTO HOUSE TO PUT PURSE INSIDE. [XXX]IMMEDIATELY WENT BACK OUTSIDE AND WENT TO DECK TO WATER PLANTS AND SMELLED AND NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF SIDE GARAGE DOOR. [XXX] OPENED SIDE GARAGE DOOR AND SAW FIRE COMING OUT OF HOOD ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF LINCOLN TOWN CAR AND SPREADING. [XXX] RAN INSIDE HOUSE GOT [XXX] AND TOLD HIM ABOUT FIRE AND CALL 911.[XXX] GRABBED KEYS TO MINIVAN AND HOUSE PHONE AND CALLED 911. [XXX] CAME OUT, AND TRIED TO PUT WATER ON FIRE BUT WAS UNABLE TO BECAUSE OF HEAT. WHEN [XXX] FIRST SAW CAR THERE WAS A HOLE BURNED THROUGH METAL HOOD TO ABOUT 3 FEET IN DIAMETER IN FRONT OF FIRE WALL OF DRIVER'S SIDE OF LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THERE WAS A BURST OF FLAMES AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT BASICALLY EXPLODED WITH MORE FIRE, AND JOCK RAN FROM GARAGE BECAUSE FLAMES WERE BURNING HIS HEAD AND SKIN. [XXX] PULLED MINIVAN OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND RAN BACK TO GARAGE TO FIND [XXX]. WHEN [XXX] RAN BACK TO FRONT YARD LOOKING FOR [XXX], FIREMEN WERE ALREADY AT HOUSE, [XXX] WAS YELLING AT FIREMEN TO FIND JOCK AND DOGS. THEY WERE ABLE TO BREAK THROUGH FENCE ON LEFT SIDE (EAST) OF HOUSE AND GET [XXX] AND DOGS OUT OF BACK YARD. THE NEIGHBOR BEHIND OUR HOUSE CAME OVER TO SAY SHE HEARD LOUD POPPING NOISES AND SAW HUGE FLAMES FROM GARAGE; SHE HAD CALLED 911 AS WELL. THE FIRE WAS SO EXTREME IT BURNED WHOLE GARAGE WITH LINCOLN AND 1956 THUNDERBIRD, AND THEN FIRE CONSUMED HOUSE. THERE WERE EIGHT FIRE TRUCKS CALLED TO HOUSE TO EVENTUALLY CONTROL FIRE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I TOOK MY 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I HEARD A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR AXEL SEAL WAS BLOWN OUT AND THE AXEL ASSEMBLY WAS DAMAGED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES WERE RUINED BY THE AXEL FLUID THAT LEAKED OUT. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE REAR AXEL PROBLEM IN 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CARS FOR FLEET CARS ONLY. I CALLED THE FORD SERVICE CENTER AND ASKED THEM FOR HELP WITH MY EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILL. THEY SAID NO. IN ADDITION TO A VERY LARGE REPAIR BILL, MY CAR WAS UNSAFE DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE AXEL YET I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE SITUATION BECAUSE I DON'T OWN A FLEET CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED AS SOON AS THE CONTACT INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED AND WAS NOT DRIVEN ON THE DAY OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND THE HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,525.