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 1993 Lincoln Town Car submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 25 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
I WAS WORKING ON DOING MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR. NEXT THING I KNOW, THERE'S A FIRE. I GOT IT OUT QUICKLY ENOUGH WITH THE ORIGINAL EXTINGUISHER. THE SPEED CONTROL HARNESS, WHICH HAD A RECALL AT ONE POINT, IS BURNED AND A BRAKE LINE BUSTED. 9F924 IS THE NUMBER FOR THE PART. I DO NOT KNOW FOR CERTAIN IF THIS WAS EVER REPLACED. BUT IT MUST HAVE BEEN HOT ENOUGH TO CATCH BRAKE FLUID ON FIRE
1993 LINCOLN TOWN CAR CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT TURN OFF AFTER APPLYING BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 55 MPH I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT AND APPLIED THE BREAK AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT TURN OFF. TO AVOID A COLLISION THE BREAKS WERE APPLIED AS HARD AS POSSIBLE AND I PUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, WHEREAS THE ENGINE RPM RACED BUT THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PUT THE VEHICLE BACK IN DRIVE AND PRECEDED TO THE CURB WHERE I AGAIN PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I INSPECTED THE THROTTLE AND CRUISE CONTROL LINKAGE AND FOUND NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL LINKAGE AND WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE IDLED NORMALLY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND UPON HIS INSPECTION HIS ONLY FINDING WAS A BLOWN FUSE FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS. HE CHANGED THE FUSE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOW SHIFT OUT OF PARK. HE TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND USED THE CRUISE CONTROL WITHOUT ANY ABNORMAL ANOMALIES. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FEEL SPONGY AND THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT WILL NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. SHE MUST CONTINUOUSLY ADD BRAKE FLUID TO THE VEHICLE, BUT IT LEAKS OUT. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 95V133000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) WAS REFERENCED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP ACCORDINGLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE TWICE, AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
THE FUEL LINE RUSTED AND RUPTURED ON MY TOWN CAR ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2004. I CALLED LINCOLN AND THEY WILL NOT EVEN CONCIDER LOOKING AT THIS VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC AND HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH A 200 NAVIGATOR...WHERE THE BRAKES AND FUEL LINES WERE RUSTED AND THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED. I WOULD LIKE THIS MATTER LOOKED INTO AND FIXED. THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM AND I SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR IT. I DO NOT HAVE THE $2000.+ THAT IT WILL COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I MEAN THIS IS DEFINATLY A SAFTY ISSUE. MY CAR COULD HAVE EXPLODED WITH ME AND MY SON IN IT ON THE LAST 4800 MILE TRIP THAT WE JUST TOOK AFTER HIS LAST 6 MONTH DEPLOYMENT. THANK YOU DEBRA SIERENS. *AK
WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AT A LOW SPEED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, WHICH RESULTED IN THE CONSUMER REAR ENDING ANOTHER MOTORIST. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND CONSEQUENTLY THE AIR BAG BROKE THE PASSENGER'S ARM. *AK *JB
CONSUMER HAD PICKED UP VEHICLE FROM DEALERSHIP AFTER BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED. OWNER DROVE THE VEHICLE ABOUT 5 MILES AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER FLAMES WERE PUT OUT. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP BECAUSE OF BRAKE CALIPER FAILURE. *AK
AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A TRAIL OF FUEL LEADING UP THE DRIVEWAY COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE OUT FROM THE GARAGE AND SOON AFTER THAT, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK DEALER FOUND PERFORATED RUST ON STEEL FUEL LINES AT THE FUEL PUMP WHICH WAS ALSO HEAVILY RUSTED, FUEL LINE SPRAYED FUEL ON HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM. STEEL BRAKE LINES SHOWED EVIDENCE OF CORROSION. *SLC
STEEL BRAKE / FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY FAILURE. HEAVILY ROTTED DUE TO POSITIONING ON FRAME RAIL, TRAPPS DIRT/ MOISTURE OR COULD JUST BE INFIRIOR QUALITY MATTERIALS. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY HAD NOT DOCUMENTED ANY PROBLEMS. THE DEALER SAID IT WASN'T COMMON BUT KNEW THE REPAIR LABOR AND PARTS PRICE OFF TOP OF HEAD. OTHER LINES IN OTHER LOCATIONS ON VEHICLE APPEARED OK. I HAVE OTHER VEHICLE MUCH OLDER THAN THIS ONE AND ORIGINAL LINES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. IV'E NEVER SEEN BRAKE LINE FAILURE, WHICH OCCOURS SUDDENLY RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE, IN A VEHILE ONLY 8 YEARS OLD. DETERIORATION IS EXTENSIVE. WOULD IT REALLY DRIVE THE COST OF A NEW VEHICLE UP THAT MUCH NOT TO MANDATE STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES AS MANY MANUFACTURERS ARE PROVIDING STAINLESS EXHAUST SYSTEMS? THANK YOU FOR THIS WEB SITE FRANK MARKUT
ON 3 OCCASIONS WHILE APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WILL FAIL AND GO TO FLOOR, CAUSING NO BRAKE POWER. ALSO, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON. CONSUMER MUST REAPPLY BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER STATED TO CONSUMER THAT IF LIGHT WAS NOT ON WHEN VEHICLE WA BROUGHT TO DEALER , THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. VEHICLE HAS A COMPUTER THAT ERASED MEMORY AFTER IT WAS TURNED OFF. THEREFORE, CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO DRIVE VEHICLE DIRECTLY TO DEALER WHEN ABS LIGHT WAS TURNED ON. HAD DEALER INSPECT VEHICLE IMMEDIATLEY.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING IN COLD WEATHER 15-20 MINUTES CONSUMER NOTICED ABS INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON. WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF OR COOLING DOWN INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD CUT OFF. *AK THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALY MAKES A RUMBLE NOISE ONCE A DAY. *YH
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY REMAINED NORMAL . HOWEVER , VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE,RESULTING IN A COLLISION THAT LED TO MINOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
BRAKE SYSTEM CONTINUALLY IN NEED OF REPAIRS, CAUSING LOCK UP AND PULLING WHEN BRAKING. MJS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DRIVER PRESSED THE BRAKES, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BUT, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUS EOF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE STALLS AFTER START UP AND RUNS ROUGHLY AFTER RESTART, INTERMTTENTLY WORSE AFTER RAIN.
IN THE BEGINNING I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LINCOLN/FORD DEALERSHIPS FOR ALL MY BRAKE PROBLEMS (ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES). THEN I BEGAN TAKING MY CAR TO TIRE/BRAKE SHOPS. STILL THE PROBLEMS HAVE PERSISITED. I HAVE HAD EVERYTHING DONE, AND STILL NOT LONG AFTER EVERY BRAKE JOB THE BRAKES BEGIN TO SQUEEK/PULSATE, AND THE DUST RETURNS ON THE RIMS OF THE TIRES. AT FIRST, I USED ALL LINCOLN/FORD PARTS THEN I FIGURED THEY WERE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH ANY BRAKES ON ANY OF MY PREVIOUS VEHICLES. ALSO THE PAINT IS PEELING, AND I HAVE HAD 2 WINDOWS REPLACED, AND 1 IS STILL NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. PLUS SOME KIND OF IDLER PULLEY, SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BELT, COSTS APPX. $660.00. *AK
BRAKE POWER BOOSTER IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PEDAL DOES NOT COME BACK UP. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE PULSATES, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE SHOES AND THE DRUMS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
INSIDE BRAKE SHOES HAD WORN DOWN & WERE TOUCHING CASTING, PREVENTING INSIDE SHOE TO CONTACT BRAKE DISC. OUTSIDE SHOE SQUEEZED BY CALIPER. GOT PARTS FROM AUTO PARTS STORE & THEY ARE THE SAME. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED AND ANTI-LOCK LIGHT CAME ON 4 TIMES; ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION; SPARK PLUG WIRES/SUNVISOR. *AK
ABS BRAKES; BRAKES FAIL TO RESPOND TO PEDAL TRAVEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE JOBS AND THE VEHICLE STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND WHE APPLIED THEY DO NOT STOP THE CAR. *AK
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE REPLACEMENT OF PADS, ROTORS, BOOSTER,CALIPERS, FRONT AND REAR, PULSATE AND PULLS TO LEFT SIDE. TT
ABS, ROTORS ON VEHICLE CONTINUE NEED TO BE REPLACE, CAUSING WARPING AND CORROSION. TT
THE BRAKES ARE GOING OUT AND THE THIRD SET OF BRAKES AFTER 46,000 MILES. TT
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