Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 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
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN XW4 TIRES, SIZE 225/60/R16. WHILE EXAMINING HIS VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ALL OF THEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN WEATHERWISE II TIRES, SIZE P215/70R15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND CALLED AAA. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED AND THE CONTACT DROVE TO A TIRE SHOP TO GET NEW VALVE STEMS. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS FAILURE. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN APRIL OF 2007. THE VIN, FAILURE MILEAGE, AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE VEHICLE HAS PEP BOYS FUTURA SCRAMBLER A/P TIRES, SIZE 215/75/R15. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE IS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06T023000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT). PEP BOYS WILL NOT REPLACE THE TIRE AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THEY STATED THAT ALL DEFECTIVE TIRES HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,024.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TIRE (MICHELIN XW4) IS AT THE 50% MARK AND THE SIDE WALLS ARE CRACKING. THE DOT NUMBER, PURCHASE DATE, ENGINE SIZE, TRANSMISSION TYPE, AND CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONSUMER STATED REQUESTED 50% REIMBURSEMENT FOR DEFECTIVE TIRES. UPDATED 11/1/07 *TR UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN SYMMETRY TIRES, P21570R1597SWW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, IN CLEAR WEATHER, THE TIRE FAILED, THE WHOLE SIDEWALL WAS COMPLETELY SPLIT OPEN, THERE WAS NO PUNCTURE IN THE TIRE, PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE, THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20-25,000. THE VEHICLES CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AT COSTCO CRANBERRY TWP. AT NO CHARGE. UPDATED 10/26/07 *TR
MICHELIN TIRE SIDEWALLS AND TREAD WALLS CRACKED. *TS THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT MICHELIN EITHER PROVIDE HIM WITH FOUR NEW TIRES OR THE MONEY TO REPLACE THEM. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THIS WAS A DANGEROUS DEFECT. THE CONSUMER STATED WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED 50% OF THE COST TO REPLACE THE TIRES. UPDATED 11/1/07 *TR
FRONT END SHIMMIED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER AND HANDLE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND ON ROUGH ROADS. DEALER HAS REPLACED IDLER ARM . ALSO, CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES AND SHOCKS, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS. CAUSE IS STILL UNKNOWN. *AK
REAR LEFT TIRE BLOWOUT - MICHELIN 225/60 R16. *YC
MICHELIN TIRES CAUSE VEHICLE TO RIDE BUMPY.
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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