Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 18,739 complaints for LINCOLN
Incident date: Apr 30, 2012
THIS VEHICLE HAS ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING AND/OR NOT SHIFTING, IT SHIFTS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW GEARS UNTIL IT STALLS, THIS TIME IT STALLED WHILE IN FRONT OF A LARGE TRACTOR TRAILER. IT STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING STEERING AND BRAKES NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND COULD DO NOTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2005
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP AND DEPRESSING THE BREAK PEDAL, THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS WERE U... Read more
Incident date: Apr 16, 2012
WHEN DRIVING THE CAR STALL AND I GET THIS MESSAGE ON TH CAR ETC ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE. *TR
Incident date: Apr 21, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 TO 45 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED INJURIES TO THE CONTACT'S BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,075 UPDATED 6/4/12 *CN UPDATED 06/11/12
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 6, 2001
THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN ON A TRIP OF APPROXIMATELY 450 MILES AND WAS THEN PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY WHERE IT SAT WITHOUT BEING ENTERED, CRANKED OR DRIVEN FOR 2 WEEKS. AT AROUND MIDNIGHT, WHILE MY FAMILY WAS SLEEPING, A NEIGHBOR CAME BEATING ON OUR DOOR TO TELL US THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. AT THAT POINT, THE FIRE WAS COMPLETELY INVOLVED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR, WITH SMOKE GETTING INTO THE CABIN OF... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Apr 19, 2012
MY 2007 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR ULTIMATE 4X4 ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING SUDDENLY LIKE IT RAN OUT OF GAS. THERE WAS A HALF A TANK OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD CRANK AND CRANK BUT WOULD NOT START. I TROUBLESHOOTED THE ISSUE TO A FAILED FUEL PUMP. WHEN I PULLED THE FUEL PUMP OUT OF THE FUEL TANK I NOTICED THAT THE WIRING GOING TO THE NEGATIVE SIDE OF THE PUMP WAS MELTED. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS... Read more
Incident date: Apr 16, 2012
LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NOT COMMUNICATING AND TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON COST TO REPAIR $310.00. *JS
Incident date: Apr 16, 2012
LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NOT COMMUNICATING AND TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON COST TO REPAIR $310.00. *JS
Incident date: Apr 18, 2012
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN WE WERE INFORMED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM OUR VEHICLE, I WENT TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING TERRIBLY, I RAISED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS FIRE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, WE GOT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PROCEED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED AND FINISHED UP AND WROTE UP SOME INFORMATION. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME WHERE IT ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Dec 13, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE GLASS WAS CRACKED ALONG THE BASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LIFTGATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Incident date: Apr 2, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO AND A SENSOR WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. T... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LINCOLN MKZ. WHILE STOPPED AND IN REVERSE WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 8, 2012
CPSC#I1230613A. 2010 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. CONSUMER STATED HER DAUGHTER STEPPED OUT THE TRUCK ONTO THE EXTENDED RUNNING BOARD AND IT CLOSED AND CRUSHED HER FEET/ANKLES BETWEEN THE RUNNING BOARD AND CAR FRAME. FORD SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ACCIDENT SO THEY TOLD HER TO KEEP THE CAR AND BRING IT BACK IF HAPPENS AGAIN. *LN
1 injured
Incident date: Oct 5, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN MARK LT. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S WINDOW DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Incident date: Oct 3, 2011
WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT IN THE RECALL DATE, HOWEVER MY ISSUE IS THE SAME. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MARCH 2010 AND RIGHT OFF I HAD ISSUES WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK. TOOK IT BACK AND HAD TO HAVE THE BEARING REPLACED. I COMPLAINED OF A "NOISE" ON LEFT SIDE. SEEMS IT NEVER WENT AWAY. NOW A FEW MONTHS AGO I HAD TO PARK IT BECAUSE "FLUID" WAS LEAKING ON THE LEFT REAR. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANI... Read more
Incident date: Feb 3, 2012
MY AIR BAGS LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON FOR NO REASON, I DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT BECAUAE IM SCARE ITS GOIN TO BRAKE DOWN ON MY ONE DAY AND I HAVE MY NEW BORN BABY WITH ME MOST OF THE TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. *TR
Incident date: Feb 3, 2012
MY AIR BAGS LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON FOR NO REASON, I DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT BECAUAE IM SCARE ITS GOIN TO BRAKE DOWN ON MY ONE DAY AND I HAVE MY NEW BORN BABY WITH ME MOST OF THE TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. *TR
Incident date: Feb 18, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, A LOUD METAL TO METAL NOISE WAS EMITTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SIX TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE FRONT BRAKES, ROTORS AND THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAI... Read more
Incident date: Nov 4, 2008
IN NOVEMBER 2008 I PURCHASED A 2006 LINCOLN ZYPHER WITH 28000 MILES. AT THIS TIME THE PASSENGER BACK INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS BROKEN. THE DEALER ARGUED WITH ME BUT FIXED THE ITEM. ONE YEAR LATER IN THE FALL OF 2009, THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK SEAT HANDLE ALSO BROKE AND WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. PASSENGERS HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND PULL THE HANDLE FROM THE OUTSIDE TO OPEN THE DOOR. IF THE CA... Read more
LINCOLN
CONTINENTAL
(2000) — SUSPENSION
Mar 29, 2012
Incident date: Mar 28, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND HAD PUNCTURED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER... Read more
Incident date: Mar 27, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE ENGINE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 22, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE REAR SUSPENSION FAILED, CAUSING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO DROP. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR HOME WHERE HE NOTICED THAT THE AXLE WAS FRACTURED IN HALF. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. 04V328000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STAT... Read more
Incident date: May 8, 2008
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT RAINED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE RAN SLUGGISH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FAILED ENGINE COIL THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED WHAT WAS ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE VEH... Read more
Incident date: Mar 2, 2012
REFLECTION FROM THE CHROME AIR VENTS SHOWS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE MIRRORS WHICH POSES A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Incident date: Mar 2, 2012
REFLECTION FROM THE CHROME AIR VENTS SHOWS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE MIRRORS WHICH POSES A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Incident date: Mar 14, 2012
UNABLE TO DO STANDARD MAINTENANCE BY REPLACING 100,000 SPARK PLUGS EARLY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER, THEY ADVISED ME $1000 IF THEY DID NOT BREAK ANY PLUGS. AFTER REFUSING THE REPAIR AND PAYING $150 FOR DIAGNOSIS I MAGICALLY HAVE A BROKEN PLUG. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN ESCALATED TO A RECALL IT IS OBVIOUS THAT FORD HAS A PROBLEM THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS. THIS MINOR REPAIR WILL NOW BE OVER $1500... Read more
Incident date: Mar 9, 2012
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, AFTER DRIVING HOME FROM WORK (APPROX. 70 MILES ROUND-TRIP). WHILE TURNING I HEARD A LOUD CRUNCH AND THEN FELT A HARD THUD, MY VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER, FELT ANOTHER CRUNCH. I PULLED INTO A PARKING STALL, AFTER PARKING MY VEHICLE, ANOTHER LOUD CRUNCH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL HAD FALLEN OFF AND WAS WEDGED INTO THE WHEEL WELL. ON MARCH 12TH, 2012 MY REPAIR FACILITY INFORME... Read more
Incident date: Mar 9, 2012
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, AFTER DRIVING HOME FROM WORK (APPROX. 70 MILES ROUND-TRIP). WHILE TURNING I HEARD A LOUD CRUNCH AND THEN FELT A HARD THUD, MY VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER, FELT ANOTHER CRUNCH. I PULLED INTO A PARKING STALL, AFTER PARKING MY VEHICLE, ANOTHER LOUD CRUNCH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL HAD FALLEN OFF AND WAS WEDGED INTO THE WHEEL WELL. ON MARCH 12TH, 2012 MY REPAIR FACILITY INFORME... Read more
Incident date: Mar 9, 2012
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, AFTER DRIVING HOME FROM WORK (APPROX. 70 MILES ROUND-TRIP). WHILE TURNING I HEARD A LOUD CRUNCH AND THEN FELT A HARD THUD, MY VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER, FELT ANOTHER CRUNCH. I PULLED INTO A PARKING STALL, AFTER PARKING MY VEHICLE, ANOTHER LOUD CRUNCH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL HAD FALLEN OFF AND WAS WEDGED INTO THE WHEEL WELL. ON MARCH 12TH, 2012 MY REPAIR FACILITY INFORME... Read more
Incident date: Mar 9, 2012
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, AFTER DRIVING HOME FROM WORK (APPROX. 70 MILES ROUND-TRIP). WHILE TURNING I HEARD A LOUD CRUNCH AND THEN FELT A HARD THUD, MY VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER, FELT ANOTHER CRUNCH. I PULLED INTO A PARKING STALL, AFTER PARKING MY VEHICLE, ANOTHER LOUD CRUNCH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL HAD FALLEN OFF AND WAS WEDGED INTO THE WHEEL WELL. ON MARCH 12TH, 2012 MY REPAIR FACILITY INFORME... Read more
Incident date: Feb 29, 2012
SHIFTS HARD, WHEN IN 20-30 MPH, IN GEAR 2 AND 3. AFTER DIAGNOSTIC, DEALER SAID IT MAY BE TRANSMISSION, BUT THEY HAVE TO TEAR IT APART. IF BANDS, TORQUE CONVERTER, OR SOLENOID PACK THEY HAVE TO TEAR DOWN AND REBUILD. HE DID SAY THAT ONE OF THE SOLENOIDS WENT OUTER IF BANDS WERE BENT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION FOR A COST OF $2500 - $3500. I HAVE READ ALL OVER THE INTERNET WHERE... Read more
Incident date: Feb 29, 2012
SHIFTS HARD, WHEN IN 20-30 MPH, IN GEAR 2 AND 3. AFTER DIAGNOSTIC, DEALER SAID IT MAY BE TRANSMISSION, BUT THEY HAVE TO TEAR IT APART. IF BANDS, TORQUE CONVERTER, OR SOLENOID PACK THEY HAVE TO TEAR DOWN AND REBUILD. HE DID SAY THAT ONE OF THE SOLENOIDS WENT OUTER IF BANDS WERE BENT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION FOR A COST OF $2500 - $3500. I HAVE READ ALL OVER THE INTERNET WHERE... Read more
Incident date: Nov 3, 2011
POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING. I CALLED FORD COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. TOOK IT TO TWO FORD DEALERS TO GET CHEAPEST PRICES. HAD TO HAVE POWER STEERING ROD AND PUMP REPLACED. WHICH COST ANOTHER 1200. GOING BROKE FROM THIS CAR. AIR CONDITIONER ALSO STOPPED WORKING BUT COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED YET. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE TO TAKE OFF THE WHOLE DASHBOARD TO FIX. THE... Read more
Incident date: Nov 3, 2011
POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING. I CALLED FORD COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. TOOK IT TO TWO FORD DEALERS TO GET CHEAPEST PRICES. HAD TO HAVE POWER STEERING ROD AND PUMP REPLACED. WHICH COST ANOTHER 1200. GOING BROKE FROM THIS CAR. AIR CONDITIONER ALSO STOPPED WORKING BUT COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED YET. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE TO TAKE OFF THE WHOLE DASHBOARD TO FIX. THE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 4, 2011
MY CAR WOULD NOT START AT MY HOME. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY CAR REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW FUEL INJECTOR. I HAD THAT REPLACED. COST WAS OVER 1200. *JS
Incident date: Mar 21, 2012
ROLLED DOWN LEFT PASSENGER WINDOW AND WOULD NOT COME UP. WENT TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE OFF WHOLE DOOR AND THEN REPLACE MOTOR AND ANOTHER COMPONENT THAT WOULD RANGE BETWEEN 300-400. I CANNOT BELIEVE I BOUGHT AN AMERICAN CAR FROM A WELL KNOWN COMPANY AND HAVE BEEN SOLD A HORRIBLE CAR THAT IS FALLING APART. THE CAR ALSO PULLS FUNNY AND RUNS FUNNY WHEN GOING UP HILLS AND S... Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REP... Read more
Incident date: Aug 25, 2011
LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, LEAKED THROUGH TO CRUISE DEACTIVATION SWITCH INTO CRUISE SYSTEMS AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS CAUSING CORROSION WHICH CAUSED A SHORT. HAD TROUBLE WITH CRUISE CONTROL WORKING OVER TIME LEAD TO HIGHER FLOW OF CURRENT THAT OVERHEATED AND CAUSED FIRE AT SWITCH UNDER HOOD. FORD SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FIRE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE AREA WHERE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVAT... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Aug 25, 2011
LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, LEAKED THROUGH TO CRUISE DEACTIVATION SWITCH INTO CRUISE SYSTEMS AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS CAUSING CORROSION WHICH CAUSED A SHORT. HAD TROUBLE WITH CRUISE CONTROL WORKING OVER TIME LEAD TO HIGHER FLOW OF CURRENT THAT OVERHEATED AND CAUSED FIRE AT SWITCH UNDER HOOD. FORD SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FIRE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE AREA WHERE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVAT... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Aug 25, 2011
LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, LEAKED THROUGH TO CRUISE DEACTIVATION SWITCH INTO CRUISE SYSTEMS AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS CAUSING CORROSION WHICH CAUSED A SHORT. HAD TROUBLE WITH CRUISE CONTROL WORKING OVER TIME LEAD TO HIGHER FLOW OF CURRENT THAT OVERHEATED AND CAUSED FIRE AT SWITCH UNDER HOOD. FORD SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FIRE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE AREA WHERE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVAT... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Mar 12, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE RPMS RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE... Read more
Incident date: Nov 15, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY SURGED FORWARD BEFORE STOPPING ON ITS OWN. APPROXIMATELY TEN DAYS LATER, THE DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A BUS SHELTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO MAD... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Mar 3, 2012
I HAVE A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR, SIGNATURE SERIES, THAT ON THE SAME DAY ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE GOING SLOW AND LIGHTLY BRAKING THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. MY FOOT WAS NOT ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND NOT IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. I WENT UP ON THE NET AND FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAD REPORTED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THAT EXACT YEAR AND MODEL LINCOLN. A NUMBER ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 3, 2012
I HAVE A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR, SIGNATURE SERIES, THAT ON THE SAME DAY ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE GOING SLOW AND LIGHTLY BRAKING THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. MY FOOT WAS NOT ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND NOT IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. I WENT UP ON THE NET AND FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAD REPORTED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THAT EXACT YEAR AND MODEL LINCOLN. A NUMBER ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 6, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED ERRONEOUSLY. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Incident date: Feb 17, 2012
MULTIPLE PROBLEMS-PROBABLY SOME HOW RELATED : IN SPEED UP LANE TO INTERSTATE - AT 55MPH CAR BUCKS/HESITATES WHILE TRYING TO GAIN SPEED ONTO THE INTERSTATE AT 45/55 MPH CONSTANT SPEED CAR LOOSES POWER AND BEGINS TO BUCK/HESITATE CAUSING YOU TO LOOSE SPEED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SOMETIMES WITH ABOVE CRITERIA - P0305, P0306, P0300. *TR
Incident date: Feb 17, 2012
MULTIPLE PROBLEMS-PROBABLY SOME HOW RELATED : IN SPEED UP LANE TO INTERSTATE - AT 55MPH CAR BUCKS/HESITATES WHILE TRYING TO GAIN SPEED ONTO THE INTERSTATE AT 45/55 MPH CONSTANT SPEED CAR LOOSES POWER AND BEGINS TO BUCK/HESITATE CAUSING YOU TO LOOSE SPEED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SOMETIMES WITH ABOVE CRITERIA - P0305, P0306, P0300. *TR
Incident date: Feb 17, 2012
MULTIPLE PROBLEMS-PROBABLY SOME HOW RELATED : IN SPEED UP LANE TO INTERSTATE - AT 55MPH CAR BUCKS/HESITATES WHILE TRYING TO GAIN SPEED ONTO THE INTERSTATE AT 45/55 MPH CONSTANT SPEED CAR LOOSES POWER AND BEGINS TO BUCK/HESITATE CAUSING YOU TO LOOSE SPEED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SOMETIMES WITH ABOVE CRITERIA - P0305, P0306, P0300. *TR
Incident date: Feb 25, 2012
WE PURCHASED A LINCOLN LS ON 2/24/12 AND A I WAS DRIVING THE CAR HOME I HEARD A LOUD NOISE THAT SOUNDED AS IF THE WHEELS WERE GOING TO FALL OFF ESPECIALLY AS I WENT OVER BUMPS. I TOOK THE CAR TO MIDAS AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD, ALONG WITH THE STRUTS, AND GASKET COVER. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND I FOUND THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN RECALLED IN 2000 FOR THE BALL JOINTS. *TR
Incident date: Feb 12, 2012
LINCOLN LS '05 WITH EAGLE GT HR 225/55 16, NUMEROUS FLAT TIRES ON ALL 4, SOME TIRES AS MANY AS THREE NAILS OR SCREWS. STEEL BELTS UNABLE TO RESIST PUNCTURE. ALL FILLED WITH SLIME NOW. LOTS OF TREAD LEFT. -WON'T BALANCE, SHUDDERS AT 70MPH. -PULLS TO THE LEFT. TRIED ALIGNMENTS AND SWAPPING TIRES AND WHEELS ALL AROUND. NO CHANGE. *TR