1990 Lincoln Town Car Electrical Problems

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE HOOD WAS RAISED. SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE SPOTTED COMING FROM THE PLUG ON THE ALTERNATOR. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE PLUG REMOVED. THE FIRE SMOTHERED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDER GOING INSPECTION AND REPAIR.

NHTSA ID

10150925

Incident

Feb 21, 2006

Mileage

118,000 mi

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED:ON 5-19-04 HIS 1990 LINCOLN TOWN CAR BURNED WHILE IT WAS PARKED. WITHIN A HALF OF AN HOUR THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE WERE 3 DIFFERENT INVESTIGATIONS DONE;. AN ELECTRICAL AND AND ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION, AND ONE DONE BY THE TAMPA FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FOUND NO EXACT FAULT. . HE SAID THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 3 OTHER CARS TOTALED, AND 4 OTHERS DAMAGED DURING THE FIRE. THE HOOD MELTED AWAY. THE CAR HAD ONLY 76,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. HE DID SUBMIT MAINTENANCE REPORTS TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND WAS NOT LIABLE FOR THE FIRE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10127122

Incident

May 19, 2004

Mileage

76,000 mi

DT: CONSUMER HAD A 1990 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WHICH CAUGHT ON FIRE. WHEN CONSUMER CAME HOME HE PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, WENT INSIDE AND ATE, THEN A NEIGHBOR POUNDED AT DOOR TO LET HIM KNOW HIS HOUSE WAS ON FIRE. THE POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRE MARSHAL AND INSURANCE ADJUSTERS CAME OUT AND COULDN'T FIND THE REASON THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE BURNED WITH SUCH INTENSITY THAT PIECES LEFT WERE CHARRED AND NOTHING REMAINED. A FEW FIREMEN WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL DUE TO THE FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10125859

Incident

Mar 13, 2004

Mileage

40,000 mi

CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND IN MINUTES WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE BURNED COMPLETELY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTED THAT THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. *AK......... CONSUME RCLAIMED FIRE APPEARED TO BE DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE IN CAR , POSSIBLY BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10104990

Incident

Jan 20, 2004

Mileage

101,000 mi

THIS CAR IS ABOUT A PIECE OF JUNK. PAINT IS ALMOST GONE, 3 OF 4 POWER WINDOWS DONT WORK, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS QUIT TWICE, REAR SUSPENSION FAILED, RADIO NON-FUNCTIONAL, MESSAGE CENTER SAYS THAT IT IS -76 DEGREES AT MOST TIMES WITH 400 MILES UNTIL EMPTY (NOT TRUE). *AK

NHTSA ID

10028622

Incident

Jul 17, 1990

VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING ON HOT DAYS WHILE DRIVING.AND WHEN DRIVEN ON HOT DAYS AND IS PARKED WILL NOT START AGAIN , UNLESS IT COOLS DOWN. REPLACED THE IGNITION MODULE , WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION IN CALIFORNIA. *AK

NHTSA ID

10025463

Incident

Jun 30, 2003

ON MAY 9TH MY CAR ENGINE BURST IN TO FLAMES WHILE PARKED AND OFF.

NHTSA ID

10019186

Incident

May 9, 2003

THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. EVERYTIME YOU WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF IT WAS VERY HAD TO RESTART.

NHTSA ID

9004582

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER SAW SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SHE PULLED OVER, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY WIRING OR THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT . VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

896629

Incident

Sep 11, 2001

ON APRIL 23, 2001 OUR LINCOLN TOWN CAR HAD BEEN PARKED FRO ABOUT TEN MINUTES IN AN ENCLOSED PARKING STRUCTURE AT SUPERMARKET WHEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SELF-IGNITED. A MAJOR FIRE ENSUED BUT A PASSERBY HAD CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE TOTAL LOSS OF OUR CAR. I HAVE EMAILED LINCOLN HQ REPEATEDLY SINCE THEN TO ASK IF THEY HAD ANY RECORD OF THIS UNUSUAL AND POTENTIALLY LETHAL PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY REPLIED SAYING THAT THEY COULD NOT ANSWER TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. THEY REFERRED ME TO THE LOCAL DEALER, WHOSE SERVICE MANAGER I HAD ALREADY SPOKEN TO, AND WHO HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THERE MAY BE MORE TO THIS?*AK

NHTSA ID

745988

Incident

Apr 23, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

742478

VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING ON HOT DAYS WHILE DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROL AS WELL AS IN THE CITY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, CONSUMER BELIEVES PROBLEM IS LINKED TO FAULTY TFI MODULE WHICH WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION IN CALIFORNIA. NLM

NHTSA ID

557420

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED UNDER 30MPH CAR WILL SHUT OFF WHETHER IN DRIVE/ PARK/ SWITCHING GEARS, OR IDLING. CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

873714

Incident

Sep 20, 2000

STALLING ON INTERSTATE AND CITY DRIVING WHEN TEMP GETS VERY HOT, LOSING THE POWER IN BRAKES AND THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE'S STEERING. THE CAR CAN BE STARTED AGAIN WHEN IT HAS COOLED DOWN. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS.*AK

NHTSA ID

734325

Incident

Mar 10, 2000

PULLED INTO GARAGE. SAW FIRE UNDER HOOD. CALLED FIRE DEPT. CAR BURNED. TOTAL LOSS PER INSURANCE ADJUSTER.*AK

NHTSA ID

724248

Incident

May 15, 2000

CONSUMER HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 25 MILES, MADE A STOP AND REACHED DOWN TO TURN OFF IGNITION, AND SWITCH WAS OVERHEATED, ABOUT 140 DEGREES. THEN CONSUMER HAD TROUBLE ENGAGING THE STARTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

863588

Incident

Jun 13, 2000

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER JUST SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE TOTALLED. DEALER CONTACTED, BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

861413

Incident

May 2, 2000

VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN PARKED IN GARAGE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE, TOTALLY DESTROYING THE HOUSE AND CAR. FIRE IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY AAA. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

858193

Incident

Feb 16, 2000

THE DESIGN OF THE HORN MAKES IT HARD TO USE THE HORN NORMALLY, DUE TO SMALL BUTTONS THAT ARE NOT EASILY LOCATED WHEN NECESSARY. YH

NHTSA ID

549127

COMPUTERIZED DASH L.E.D.S. ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH DURING DAYLIGHT, CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO READ GAUGES PROPERLY.

NHTSA ID

546089

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT YARD AND ELECTRICAL WIRING FROM THE ALTERNATOR MELTED, CAUSING A FIRE. CONSUMER VEHICLE HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED THREE TIMES.*AK

NHTSA ID

839071

Incident

Jun 1, 1999

THE CAR WAS PARKED WHEN A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED. THERE WAS NO INSURANCE TO COVER THE FIRE SO OWNER HAD TO PAY ABOUT $5,000 FOR REPAIRS. *AK

NHTSA ID

706497

Incident

Dec 1, 1998

ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE IN THE ENGINE, RESULTED IN A VEHICLE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

837198

AFTER ONE HOUR AND 10 MINUTES VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE INSIDE CONSUMER'S GARAGE WHICH SET THE HOUSE ON FIRE AND RESULTED IN TOTAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD, CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS THE TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID

833147

Incident

Oct 5, 1998

WE HAVE HAD NO SUCCESS IN SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM DEALER OR MANUFACTURER DESPITE HAVING A VALID EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN COVERING THIS

NHTSA ID

701929

Incident

Sep 10, 1996