Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Lincoln Town Car submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 32 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.
The 25 most recent of 32, in the owner's own words
I OWN 2 1992 LINCOLN TOWN CARS. IN THE FIRST WEEK OF OCT.,2007, THE BRAKES ON BOTH CARS FAILED. THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT AREA RUSTED THROUGH. MY NEW LINCOLN HAS A CERAMIC COATING. THE LINES ARE BADLY RUSTED ALL ALONG THE EXPOSED AREA UNDER THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR. *TR
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OF LESS ON 9-04-05. SHE REPORTED THIS BEING THE FIRST TIME SHE HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM. A MONTH AGO THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON SO THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. SHE DID NOT HEAR ANY KIND OF NOISE WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. SHE THEN TOOK VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALER AND THEY TOLD HER TO CALL NHTSA VEHICLE SAFETY HOT LINE. *AK *MR
CONSUMER STATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT FULLY RECOVER. CONSUMER HAS TO RECOVER BRAKE PEDAL MANUALLY. NLM ALSO IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS SET AND THE VEHICLE IS GOING DOWN A GRADE THE BRAKES WILL SET BUT WILL NOT RECOVER BY THEMSELVES. *YH
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE BRAKE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED SUDDENLY THE PEDAL DOES NOT RECOVER AND HAS TO BE PHYSICALLY PULLED BACK TO OPERATING POSITION. *MR
BRAKES ARE ROUGH AND SLIP WHEN APPLIED. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY.*AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES SUDDENLY LEFT FRONT WHEEL WILL LOCK UP. ALSO, COULDN'T DRIVE VEHICLE OVER 45-50 MPH BECAUSE FRONT WHEEL. ABS LIGHT CONTINOUSLY STAYED ON. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. *AK
I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. THE NAME AND ADDRESS ON THE TITLE IS NO LONGER MY LAST NAME OR MY ADDRESS. HOW CAN I GET T HE RECALL REPAIRS MADE, HOW CAN I FIND THE RECALLS, AND HOW CAN I GET NOTICES OF RECALLS IN THE FUTURE? NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
CAUSES BRAKE FAILURE AT ALL SPEEDS AND BURNING SMELL
BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE. NLM
ANTI- LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO GO ON/OFF, VEHICLE COLLISION DUR TO FAILURE OF THE BRAKES. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *YC
ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WHEELS LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK
AUTOMATIC LOAD LEVELER SYSTEM AIR BOOTS BLEW OUT AND RUBBER BURNT ON THE TAILPIPE THE AIR COMPRESSOR CONTINUED TO CYCLE BURNING WIRES AND CAUSING FIRE. MJS
MOON ROOF SWITCH FAILED. MJS
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SUDDENLY BURST INTO FLAMES DUE TO A BRAKE LINE LEAK THAT WAS LEAKING FLUID ONTO EXHAUST. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025
DOME LIGHT, TAIL LIGHT, RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, AND WINDSHIELD WASHER NOT WORKING. PAINT FLAKING. BRAKE FAILURE. RADIO, DASHBOARD LIGHTS NOT WORKING. BATTERY AND MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. ENGINE PROBLEM.
BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED PRIOR TO SERVICE RECALL. *AK
ELECTRICAL WIRING/FUSES FAILED, CAUSING POWER MIRRORS/ WARNING LIGHT, DOOR ALARM/TAIL LIGHTS/DASH LIGHTS/RADIO TO MALFUNCTION. IN ADDITION, TRANSMISSION JUMPED IN/OUT OF GEARS, AND CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT, AT TIMES, RELEASE WITH THE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. ALSO, PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. FINALLY, WHEN VEHICLE REACHES A CERTAIN SPEED, USUALLY BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, THERE IS A STRONG WHISTLING SOUND THAT PERMEATES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.
ABS BRAKES CONTINUALLY LOCK UP AFTER DRIVING FOR EVEN A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME AND HITTING BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE THEM; ALSO, REPLACED ROTORS/PADS. *AK
BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, THE BOOSTER IS THE SAME ONE USED ON THE FORD TRUCK PICKUPS. *AK
ABS BOOSTER FAILURE.
BRAKES FAILED UPON FIRST APPLICATION, ENGINE TURNED OF AND RESTARTED, BRAKES WORKED.
WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE ABS BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
DEFECTIVE BRAKE ROTORS AFFECTED SHIFTING OF GEARS; BRAKES METAL TO METAL SOUND; WHEN HOT, CAUSED CALIPER/BRAKES TO STICK; VEHICLE JERKED; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT
BRAKE PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
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