Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Lincoln Town Car submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 21 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
WELL I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE DAY AND SMOKE WAS STARTING TO POOR OUT FROM UNDERNEATH MY DASHBOARD LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE HOUSE TO BE ABLE MAKE IT HOME AND THEN AFTER I HAD GOTTEN HOME I CUT THE CAR OFF AND WAS NOT ABLE TO START IT UP SINCE
THE 1995 IS VERY COMFORTABLE BUT AIR BAGS, SUSPENSION, WINDOWS, AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (UNLOCATABLE SHORTAGE) DO NOT WORK. GOOD MILEAGE AND SEATS, ETC VERY GOOD. THE KEY SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE AND YOU CAN REMOVE KEYS WITHOUT TURNING OFF. NO AIR BAGS OPERABLE. *TR
TOOK MY 1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR IN FOR RECALL AND IT WAS NOT PERFORMED AS STATED IN THE RECALL... A FUSED WIRING HARNESS WAS NOT INSTALLED BY THE DEALER. *TR
1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR AIR SPRING REAR SUSPENSION, IDLER AND PITMAN ARM WERE ALL REPLACED BEFORE RECALL NOTICE WAS ISSUED. *TS THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, WHICH HAD BEEN SERVICED PREVIOUSLY, HAD ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS HAD A 12 MONTH 12000 MILE WARRANTY. THE DEALER CHARGED THE CONSUMER FOR THE ENGINE SERVICE ALTHOUGH ALL THEY DID WAS ADD 1/2 QUART OF ANTIFREEZE IN THE RADIATOR. THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. THE SHIFT LAMP WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER REMOVED THE CLUSTER AND REPLACED THE SHIFT BULB. THE HORN SOUNDED WEAK. THE TECH RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONSUMER REPLACE BOTH HORNS. THERE WAS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE TECH RECOMMENDED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS BE REPLACED. THE HEATER BLEW OUT COLD AIR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED EVERY MORNING, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMPED STARTED. THE DEALER STATED THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE WHICH WAS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED, WAS CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. THE AIR SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. UPDATED 08/15/12
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE, LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRES CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE FIRE MARSHALL CONDUCTED THE INVESTIGATION AND DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW THE FIRE GOT STARTED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER FELT THAT THE PLASTIC FOR THE HORN ASSEMBLY WAS TOO HARD, AND HE WAS SUFFERING FROM CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME BECAUSE OF THE HORN STRUCTURE.*AK PLASTIC FOR HORN ASSEMBLY WAS TOO HARD TO PRESS. IT'S ON THE CONSUMER'S LEFT THUMB WHERE HE SUFFERS FROM CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. *LA
THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE, WHICH CAUSED THE STARTER NOT TO ENGAGE AND THE RADIO NOT TO WORK. *JB
1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR, VIN #[XXX]. VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. IT HAS OCCURRED AT 25 MPH TO 70 MPH AND EVERY WHERE IN BETWEEN. IT HAS STALLED MANY TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEED LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE FAST LANE AND IN HARMS WAY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND WAIT, GENERALLY 5 TO 10 MINUTES, BUT THERE HAS BEEN INCIDENTS WHERE I HAD TO WAIT HOURS BEFORE IT WILL START. THIS IS A VERY RANDOM CONDITION. SOMETIMES IT WILL GO A MONTH WITH OUT A PROBLEM AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL OCCUR 6 OR 8 TIMES GOING 2 MILES TO THE GROCERY STORE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM MY LOCAL LINCOLN DEALER IN MAY OF 2001 AND HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE THE SECOND DAY. VEHICLE SERVICE RECORDS INDICATE THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED TWICE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
CONSUMER STATES THAT AT 75 MPH THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. CONSUMER FEELS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE MAD IT TO A SAVE STOPPED. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTED, BUT IS VERY DANGEROUS SAYS CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND A FIRE STARTED WIHTIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. VEHICLE WAS BURNED UP. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT ANY MPH WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON THE HEADLIGHTS START BLINKING UNTIL THEY GO OFF. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS AND ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT. DRIVER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER WIGGLING THE SWITCH, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON, BUT CONTINUED TO GO AND OFF AND ON. DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER. THE PART HAS BEEN ORDERED. *AK
HORN/AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED AND HEAD LIGHTS FAILED.
HORN MECHANISM WAS DISRUPTED FROM OPERATING. TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, WOULD RESULT IN HAVING TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, CURRENTLY NO RECALLS OR INVESTIGATIONS LISTED. *AK
IN COLD WEATHER THE HORN IS DIFFICULT TO ACTIVATE.
HORN ASSEMBLY FAILURE, THE HORN WILL NOT BLOW, IF REALLY COLD IT BECOMES INOPERATIVE. IN FOR REPAIR TWICE, REPLACED THE HORN ASSEMBLY ONCE, FORD WILL NOT REPAIR AGAIN. *AK
DIFFICULT TO LOCATE HORN BUTTON, ALSO SOMETIMES REQUIRES EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO DEPRESS BUTTON.
WHEN IT IS COLD THE HORN WILL NOT WORK. THE AIRBAG MATERIAL EXPANDS AND CAUSES THE HORN NOT TO WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
HORN OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. *SD
SMALL MOON LIKE DESIGN FOR HORN FAILS TO SOUND WHEN DEPRESSED EVEN W/EXTREME PRESSURE. PROBLEM MORE SO WHEN CONDITIONS ARE COLD. OWNER AWARE OF OTHER CASES. *AK
WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, HORN WILL NOT BLOW. 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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