1997 Lincoln Town Car Exterior lighting Problems

BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. BULBS OK. REPLACING THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FIXED PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10817189

Incident

Aug 25, 2014

Mileage

220,000 mi

I WAS TRAVELING AT 9:30 PM WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT FOR ABOUT 45 SECONDS AND THEN CAME BACK ON. TRAVELED ABOUT A MILE, WHEN THEY WENT OUT AGAIN, CAN ON, THEN STARTED RAPIDLY FLASHING. I PULLED OVER AND IT ABOUT A MINUTE BEFORE THEY RETURNED TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES THAT NIGHT BEFORE I ARRIVED HOME. THESE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. I RARELY DRIVE AT NIGHT. ..UPDATED 06/26/14 *BF

NHTSA ID

10605275

Incident

Jul 18, 2013

Mileage

57,400 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ACTIVATED, THE LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THEY ARE TURNED OFF. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. UPDATED 11/19/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A SWITCH WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. UPDATED 11/19/08. *JB

NHTSA ID

10246398

Incident

Jan 13, 2007

Mileage

126,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT, ALL EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES, THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 2/12/2007 - *NM

NHTSA ID

10175819

Incident

Dec 6, 2006

Mileage

127,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. CONSUMER USED THE HAZARD LIGHTS WHILE STOPPING ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO WORK NORMALLY AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN TWICE WITH THIS VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10071816

Incident

Apr 2, 2004

Mileage

111,000 mi

HEADLIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY FAIL WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE SWITCH GOING OUT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10031595

Mileage

45,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A NARROW CURVE IN THE MOUNTAINS, CONSUMER BRIEFLY FLASHED THE HEADLIGHTS TO HIGH BEAMS, UPON RELEASING THEM TO THE NORMAL POSITION, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY LEAVING THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS, A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON, THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE STEERING ASSEMBLY AND REPLACED A SWITCH, HOWEVER SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN, CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME. *JB *SCC

NHTSA ID

566720

WHILE TRAVELING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK WIPERS STOPPED WHEN CONSUMER SELECTED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, DEALER REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. *SLC

NHTSA ID

894919

Incident

Aug 3, 2001

WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT AND THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE, ABOUT ONE MINUTE LATER THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON MOMENTARILY AND THEN OFF AGAIN SEVERAL TIME, EVENTUALLY THE LOW BEAMS CAME ON. NLM

NHTSA ID

561752

Incident

Jun 16, 2001

DRIVER WAS TRAVELING IN RAINY WEATHER WITH HIGH BEAM DIMMERS ON, WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPED TO SWITCH TO LOW BEAM DIMMERS, LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY, LEAVING DRIVER TRAVELING IN DARK FOR AT LEAST 3 TO 4 SECONDS UNTIL THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. *TT

NHTSA ID

561005

INTERMITTENTLY AFTER DRIVING ABOUT TWO HOURS HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. SOMETIMES LIGHTS COME BACK ON RIGHT AWAY, AND SOMETIMES DRIVER HAS TO TURN VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. ON MARCH 21ST OF THIS YEAR, THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

859818

Incident

Sep 1, 1999

HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO PUT THE HIGH BEAMS ON CAUSING HIM TO SCRAP VEHICLE ON GUARDRAIL WHEN PULLING OF THE STREET DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. NLM

NHTSA ID

549516

Incident

Aug 13, 1999

THE HIGH BEAMS NEVER COME ON ANYMORE. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE REASON FOR IT. *AK

NHTSA ID

836014

HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT STAY ACTIVATED. MUST HOLD CONTROL LEVER FOR HIGH BEAM, WHEN CONTROL LEVEL IS RELEASED HEADLIGHTS RETURN TO LOW BEAM. CANNOT SEE DISTANT OBJECTS AT NIGHT. *AK

NHTSA ID

704769

Incident

Jan 26, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ALL LIGHTS ON AND IN THE VEHICLE WENT OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH WHICH WORKED FOR TWO MONTHS WHEN THE SAMETING HAPPENED. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BOTH TIME BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE ROAD.

NHTSA ID

701815

Incident

Nov 1, 1998

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 1-2 HOURS HEADLIGHTS WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING LOSS VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS TO WAIT OVERNIGHT IN ORDER FOR HEADLIGHTS TO BECOME OPERATIVE.DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM, HAS ALREADY REPLACED HEADLIGHT SWITCH TWICE/LIGHT CONTROL MODULE/KEYPAD ,AND CIRCUIT BREAKER, DEFECT STILL OCCURRING. *AK

NHTSA ID

823043