2007 Lincoln Town Car

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH DOWN A RAMP, HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. HE CONTINUED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES USING BOTH FEET TO AVOID A POTENTIAL CRASH. HE WAS ABLE TO BRING SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND DRIVE ONTO AN EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED HIM BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE A MONITOR EQUIPPED WITH A KILL SWITCH WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT PERSIST AND THE MONITOR WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,500.

2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE REVVED EXTREMELY HIGH AS SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKE TO COME TO A NORMAL STOP. AS THE ENGINE WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO STOP, SHE QUICKLY PLACED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. AFTER SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL, THE BRAKES WERE SUFFICIENT WITH ONLY A FEW INCHES TO SPARE AVOIDING A SERIOUS COLLISION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED RUNNING AT A HIGH RATE DURING THE WAIT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *JB UPDATED 04/12/11

2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO EASE THE VEHICLE 30 FEET FROM THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE GARAGE. WHEN HE PUT THE GEAR INTO DRIVE, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SCREECHED 5 FEET WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP UNTIL THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS 6 FEET INTO THE UTILITY ROOM. THE FLOOR MAT WAS FASTENED DOWN AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CRASHING INTO A FENCE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED . THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 5/3/10 *CN UPDATED 06/01/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR PRESIDENTIAL. THE CONTACT STATED UNDER NORMALLY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH TO 50 MPH IN THE SHOPPING CENTER. HE PRESSED THE BRAKES FIFTEEN TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, WHICH CAUSED A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES AND IS NOW DISABLED DUE TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE ,WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS1,500. UPDATED 06/17/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/12/10

COMPONENT: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DETAILS: TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKES WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THEY WERE TOO CLOSE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED; I NOTIFY THE DEALER, REEDMAN-TOLL, LANGHORNE, PA APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS CONDITION. MY HUSBAND, JULIUS HYMAN, THE PRIMARY DRIVER, HAS EXPERIENCED THIS UNATTENDED ACCELERATION APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES AND FORTUNATELY HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR ALLOWING THE BRAKE TO FUNCTION BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.OR THE MANUFACTURER. . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR SIGNATURE. ON THREE TO FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE MADE A STRANGE NOISE, BUCKED FORWARD, AND THEN ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT WHEN THE COILS MISFIRE, THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT WILL ACCELERATE. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID ACCELERATE AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE COILS. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE IN THE SAME DAY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAILURES. SHE WAS INFORMED BY A REPRESENTATIVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THEM WHILE THE FAILURE WAS OCCURRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO OTHER 2007 LINCOLN CONTINENTALS SHE OWNED HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,978 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000.

COMPLAINT WAS THAT THE A/C FAN FLUCTUATES SPEED UNDER AUTOMATIC CONTROLS, ON 9/12/08 FORD ZONE REP DEEMED THAT THE SYSTEM WAS OPERATING WITHIN NORMAL CHARACTERISTICS. THE DEALER ADMITS TO ME THAT THEY HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM & THAT FORD HAS NOT COME UP W/A FIX. I HAVE A RECORD OF MY CONCERNS DIRECT TO FORD & THEY ADVISED ME THAT IF THEY FOUND A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM THEY WOULD DO A RECALL. *TR