2006 Lincoln Town Car

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY, THERE WAS AN UNCOMMANDED MOVEMENT OF THE FOOT PEDAL ADJUSTMENT. THE PEDALS RETRACTED AWAY FROM MY FEET TO THE MAXIMUM STOP FURTHEST AWAY, WHICH PUT THEM OUT OF MY REACH AND RENDERED IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKES OR ACCELERATOR PEDALS. THIS NEARLY CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL ACCIDENT, HAD I NOT DISENGAGED MY SEAT BELT AND SLID FORWARD UNDER THE DASH TO REACH THE PEDALS TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ABLE TO USE THE CONTROL SWITCH TO MOVE THE PEDALS BACK INTO POSITION.

MY 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT AND IS KEPT IN A GARAGE. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS WITH MY FAMILY ON VACATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE GAS PEDAL STUCK DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING BY ITSELF. WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE SPEED REACHED 85 MPH. THE SECOND TIME LESS THAN A YEAR LATER MY HUSBAND WAS PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AND IT DID THE SAME THING HE TURNED OFF INTO THE GRASS TO AVOID HITTING OUR CHILDREN AND GARAGE. BOTH TIMES HE HAD TO REACH DOWN AND MANUALLY PULL UP THE GAS PEDAL. EVEN HITTING THE BRAKES WOULDN'T STOP IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ UPDATED 02/17/16.*JB

BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND TOO OFTEN, WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED AS WELL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ADVANCE (EITHER FORWARD OR IN REVERSE). I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER (MALOUF) AND WAS TOLD THEY FOUND NO DEFECT AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SAFETY BULLETINS AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO. I SEE, FROM READING THE N.H.T.S.A. REPORTS THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON COMPLAINTS AND THE SAFETY BOARD SHOULD FORCE FORD/LINCOLN TO INSTALL SOME DEVISE THAT PREVENTS ENGAGING BOTH THE BRAKE AND THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

ON THE 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR SIGNATURE LIMITED, THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE ADJUSTABLE. THE PEDALS ARE CLOSE TOGETHER, THEREFORE, LEAVING LITTLE SPACE BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR. WHEN TRYING TO STOP, THE BRAKE AND, UNFORTUNATELY, ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE BOTH BEING PRESSED AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS WHEN TRYING TO STOP FOR MY SPOUSE AND ME. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN FEB 2006. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR SERVICED. ON JUNE 3, 2014, I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY AND SAW A TRACTOR-TRAILER COMING DOWN THE ROAD. TRYING TO STOP, I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE HARDER TO STOP; HOWEVER, I WAS ALSO PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR HARDER. THIS CAUSED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT BETWEEN THE TRACTOR-TRAILER AND ME. I WAS AIR LIFTED TO A TRAUMA CENTER. THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS ALSO INJURED. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. I CONSIDER THE ADJUSTABLE PEDALS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND THE OWNERS OF OF THE 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR SIGNATURE LIMIT8JSED WITH ADJUSTABLE PEDALS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS DANGER. *JS

MY PARENTS BOUGHT THE CAR AS A CERTIFIED / PRE-OWNED WHEN IT WAS 6 MONTHS OLD. WITHIN THE PAST SIX MONTHS THE TOWN CAR WILL SUDDENLY TRY TO ACCELERATE, (OR THE ENGINE WILL RUN UP TO THE REDLINE ON THE TACHOMETER.) IT WILL LITERALLY SPIN THE BACK TIRES WHILE BOTH THE DRIVERS FEET ARE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WE ARE CONTACTING THE DEALER THIS WEEK. THIS IS GETTING MORE AND MORE OFTEN. *TR