Owner-reported complaints naming the suspension system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Lincoln Town Car submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
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
THE PAINT SHOULD NOT BE PEELING, I KNOW THIS IS NOT A SAFETY BUT FORD NEEDS TO KNOW.MY LEVEL RIDE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM.I WILL BE DRIVING AT 65 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE REAR WILL START BOUNCING AROUND.I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN THAN THE REAR LOWERS ITSELF AFTER AWHILE IT WILL GO BACK ON. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMETHING GOES ON. *AK
RECALL 98V322000/ FRONT CONTROL ARM: BALL JOINT. VEHICLE EXPERIENCING A CRACKED FRONT CONTROL ARM: BALL JOINT. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
BRACKET FOR REAR SWAY BAR BROKE DUE TO WEAK MATERIAL.
AIR SUSPENSION ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE REAR AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BOTTOM-OUT. THE CAUSE IS THE HOSE RUBBING AND CAUSING A HOLE WHICH ALLOWS AIR TO ESCAPE.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE UPPER CONTROL BRACKET, REAR MOUNT, HAD FRACTURED & LOOSENED OUT OF FRAME. (ACCORDING TO CONSUMER), NOVEMBER 1995 VEHICLE. AFFECTED 1993. 1994 MODELS WERE RECALLED BY MANUFACTURER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED SWAY BAR BRACKET FAILURE WHEN FRACTURED AXEL ON REAR RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO INADEQUATE THICKNESS OF METAL. *AK
WELD WILL NOT HOLD WHERE THE SWAY BAR IS WELDED TO THE FRAME, REPAIR WELD ONCE, GOING IN FOR SECOND. TT
REAR LEAF SPRING THAT ATTACHES FRAME TO REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY CRACKED, WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY; SPEED 30 TO 35 MPH; COULD HEAR LOUD SOUND. TT
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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