2005 Lincoln Town Car

AFTER BEING PARKED IN PARKING LOT - ENGINE TURNED OFF, NO RADIO PLAYING, ETC. WE STARTED THE VEHICLE UP, BACKED UP, BRAKED, PUT IN DRIVE AND ACCELERATED AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FASTER AND FASTER. WE RAN OVER A COUPLE OF ISLANDS, PULLED FIRE HYDRANT OUT OF THE GROUND, RAN INTO A WALL, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND IT SEARED FROM THE WALL, ACCELERATING FASTER WE KNOCKED 6 PARKED CARS OUT OF THE WAY LIKE THEY WERE BOXES ALL THE WHILE BRAKING TO NO AVAIL VEHICLE CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE FASTER HEADED ACROSS THE PARKING LOT TOWARD A CHAIN LINK FENCE WE THREW THE GEAR SHIFT INTO PARK ABOUT THE SAME TIME WE HIT THE FENCE. THE VEHICLE BALKED AND CAME TO STOP IN ABOUT 50 FEET IN AN ADJACENT PARKING LOT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE RIPPING ABOUT 50 FEET OF THE FENCE WITH IT. FRONT END DEMOLISHED, RADIATOR STEAMING, ENGINE STILL RUNNING, RIPPED UNDERCARRIAGE FLATTENED TIRES FROM RIMS. TOTALED THE CAR. AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ONLY INJURIES WERE BRUISES AND SPRAINS AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS. PRAISE GOD. 2 ADULTS AND 3 CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. I KNOW THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED AND LINCOLN HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC TO INVESTIGATE, DETERMINE CAUSE & CORRECT. LOOK AT THE INSURANCE REPORT INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. THEY TELL ME IT COST TOO MUCH TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE SINCE THERE WERE NO SEVERE INJURIES, .THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS ON THE INTERNET AND SOME NOT SO FORTUNATE. THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE HERE AND THE PUBLIC HAS THE RIGHT TO HAVE THESE ACCIDENTS INVESTIGATED. THE TRAUMA OF BEING IN AN OUT OF CONTROL VEHICLE IS DEVASTATING AND LINCOLN HAS A PUBLIC LIABILITY TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION TO SAVE FUTURE LIVES. 2 ADULTS AND 3 CHILDREN ARE STILL EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED ABOUT THIS. ARE ALSO SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH OTHER FORD PRODUCTS. PLEASE RESPOND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED FROM EITHER PARTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 12/16/11 *BF UPATED 12/23/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE TIRES WERE SQUEALING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED HER TO THE NHTSA HOTLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 09/14/11*LJ UPDATED 2/9/2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWNCAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES SINCE 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,849 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 09/08/11*LJ UPDATED 2/9/12 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ROARING NOISE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AXLE, BEARING AND SEAL WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AXLE WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES WITHIN TWO YEARS, AT HIS EXPENSE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT OF A POTENTIAL RECALL ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V328000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE HIS YEAR, ONLY THE 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CARS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE AXLE SEAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 01/26/11*LJ UPDATED 02/07/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWNCAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILLIGHTS TURNED OFF AND WERE REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER HAD REPLACED FUSES AND BULBS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF UPDATED 02/03/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED FOLLOWED BY A DELAYED RESPONSE. ADDITIONALLY, ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMALLY. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED SIGNIFICANT CONCERN OF THE SAFETY DEFECT WITH THE ACCELERATION AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

MY 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED @ 100,000 MILES AND AT ABOUT 110,000 MILES THE A/C FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED IT CITING THAT THE EVAPORATOR FAILED AT A COST OF APPROX. $2,400. I CALLED FORD MOTOR AND THEY SAID THAT THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP ME. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, 3 MONTHS AFTER HAVING THE EVAPORATOR REPLACED, THE A/C FAILED AGAIN, NOT BLOWING COLD AIR. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT DID THE ORIGINAL WORK, AND THIS TIME THEY SAID THAT THE ACCUMULATOR IS LEAKING AND HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROX. $700.00. AGAIN I CALLED FORD MOTOR AND THEY SAID THAT THEY CANNOT HELP. CAN YOU INTERVENE? THE DEALERSHIP IS SAFFORD LINCOLN-MERCURY, SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, PHONE #: 888-848-5997, AND THE SERVICE MANAGER IS CHRIS AUSTIN. *TR