2005 Lincoln Town Car

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND LIGHTLY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS SOON AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR ACCELERATED TO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPEED IN A PARKING LOT AND I STOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. I HAD TO JAM THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL TO KEEP THE CAR FROM CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPM'S OF THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. FORTUNATELY I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING IN THE PARKING LOT AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN TWO WEEKS IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V385000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED SIX MONTHS PRIOR AT ANOTHER DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY MODULES FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BACK UP SENSORS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 1/16/15*CN UPDATED 01/20/15*LJ UPDATED 06/4/2015 *JS UPDATED 9/8/2017*CN

THE DRIVERS INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BECAME UNSECURED FROM DOOR PANEL. UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING AND WAS INFORMED THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO OPTIONS GIVEN, EXCEPT THAT THE PART WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM A SALVAGE YARD. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN OVER THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE, SHOULD A COLLISION OR FIRE OCCUR, THE OCCUPANT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC, AND HE IS GOING TO SECURE THE HANDLE TOMORROW, SO I CAN OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

AFTER I START THE VEHICLE AND FASTEN THE DRIVER SEAT BELT, THE VEHICLE GENERATES A SERIES TO 5 CHIME SOUNDS AND THEN PAUSES FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN IT REPEATS THE 5 CHIME SOUNDS. THE SET OF 5 CHIME SOUNDS ARE REPEATED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES TOTALING 25 CHIME SOUNDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHIME PATTERN SOUNDS AGAIN EXACTLY AS BEFORE AFTER THE VEHICLE IS IN USE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, THEN THE CHIME SEQUENCE REPEATS ITSELF APPROXIMATELY EVERY 30 MINUTES THEREAFTER. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS SHOWN IN THE DASHBOARD, AND NEITHER ARE THERE ANY AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHTS ON BEFORE OR AFTER THE CHIMES BEGIN TO SOUND. *TR