1998 Lincoln Town Car Brakes Problems

IN WET WEATHER ABOVE 40 MPH THE TOWN CAR WEAVES ERRATICALLY LEFT AND RIGHT UPON TOUCHING BRAKES.

NHTSA ID

10122452

Incident

Apr 15, 2004

Mileage

75,000 mi

ACCIDENT 7/11/04 WIFE REAR ENDED A DODGE DORANGO AND TOTALED HER LINCOLN TOWN CAR. SHE DIDN'T SEE THR CAR STOP IN FRONT OF HER QUICK ENOUGH WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CAR WENT IN A NICE STRAIGHT LINE BUT DID NOT HAVE GOOD BRAKING . I FOUND THIS TO BE TRUE WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR MYSELF . NOW WE HAVE TO PAY THE PRICE OF INCREASED INS. AND A BAD MARK . MY WIFE HAS NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT BUT THERE IS NO ROOM FOR THIS IN THE INS. WORLD EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAD A ENGINEERING PROBLEM AS SO RECORDED BY MYCARSTATS.COM AND OTHERS.THIS CAR AND FORD PRODUCTS WERE ===IMPROVED=== IN 1999 OR 2000 BUT OF COURSE THERE IS NO PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10086683

Incident

Jul 11, 2004

Mileage

28,500 mi

I HAVE HAD A BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT BRAKES THEY KEPT LOCKING-UP AND SMOKING 1 FIRST ROUND THEY CHANGED A FRONT RIGHT HUB AND SENSOR, THAT LASTED ABOUT 1 MILE THAT WAS AROUND $425.00 DOLLARS. PICKED UP THE CAR DROVE IT HOME 1/4 MILE THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THIS TIME IT HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. CAR SAT FOR ONE WEEK BECAUSE A TECH WAS ON VACATION! THEN I GOT A CALL FROM MY SERVICE REP AND GAVE ME PRICE AROUND $3200.00 FOR THE REPAIR. AFTER THINKING HOW MUCH MONEY I PUT IN THE CAR OVER THE YEARS I GAVE HER THE GO AHEAD TO DO THE WORK. ANOTHER 3/4 WEEK WENT BY THE JOB WAS KNOW COMPLETED SO I PICKED UP THE CAR DROVE IT TO WORK. AGAIN IT DID THE SAME PROBLEM THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED-UP BUT THIS TIME I DROVE & MADE IT TO THE DEALER. I CALLED AHEAD OF TIME SO SHE WAS WAITING FOR ME TO PULL INTO THEIR YARD. SHE SAW THE SMOKING PADS SO I ASKED HER TO DRIVE THE CAR AND IT JUST BEARLY MOVED BECAUSE THE FRONT WHEELS WERE LOCKED-UP. THIS TIME A DAY WENT BY AND I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED ANOTHER PART BUT THEY WOULD DO IT FOR COST. I ASKED FOR THE SERVICE MANAGER CORTNEY TO LOOK AT MY BILLS AND DO THE RIGHT THING ON MY INVOICES. THERE WAS NO CHARGE FOR THE LAST JOB . 1ST BILL = FRONT HUB AND SENSOR $ 420.00 2ND BILL = ABS PUMPASY /HOSES ASSY-FRT AND REAR BRK/CALIPER HOSES/KIT-BRK ANTI/LK V/BLK ABS MODULE/BRAKE FLUID/470 CPM/LABOR $ 3463.14 3RD BILL = $ 400.00 AFTER CONVERSATION WITH SERVICE THIS WAS WAIVED. I SPENT ALMOST $ 4000.00 ON PARTS AND LABOR ON MY CAR AND IT DID THE SAME THING UNTIL THEY CHANGED THE BOOSTER PUMP BEHING THE MASTER CLINDER COULD THIS HAVE BEEN THE WHOLE PROBLEM? I HAVE SAVED THE PARTS DO I NEED TO HAVE THEM TESTED FOR PROPER OPERATION? I FEEL A REFUND FOR THE TRIAL AND ERROR SHOULD BE GIVEN BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT MY RO'S THE LIST IS ABOUT 6 FEET TALL. I AM A GOOD CUSTOMER AND I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY AT THE DEALER OVER THE YEARS BUT THIS TIME I AM UPSET

NHTSA ID

10070609

Incident

Jul 15, 2003

Mileage

129,408 mi

WHEN BRAKING , THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT. THIS MADE IT HARD FOR THE DRIVER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED. *PH ALSO THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER FOUND THE EVAP CANISTER SOLENOID VALVE LEAKING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10038255

Incident

Sep 1, 2003

Mileage

23,000 mi

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, AND DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL PULL TO RIGHT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10042351

Incident

Oct 6, 2003

MY 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR (APPROX 35,000 MILES) DRAMATICALLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT DURING BRAKING WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE WET AND THE CAR IS TRAVELLING IN EXCESS OF 40 MILES PER HOUR. THIS PROBLEM IS ADDRESSED IN FORDMOTOR COMPANY'S REPAIR BULLITEN 98-13-4 DTD 07/06/98. NOTWITHSTANDING HAVING THE CAR REPAIRED BY AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC (NAPA APPROVED) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SERVICE BULLITEN THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURED AFTER 3,000 MILES. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION WHICH COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, PARTICULARLY SINCE THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF WET CONDITIONS.

NHTSA ID

10005269

Incident

Feb 4, 2003

Mileage

30,920 mi

WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN VEHICLE HITTING CURVE TO STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

10004744

WHEN IT'S RAINING BRAKES ON VEHICLE DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, VEHICLE WILL START TO PULL TO LEFT OR RIGHT.*AK

NHTSA ID

8007479

Incident

Oct 1, 2001

HAVE NO CONTROL BRAKING ON WET OR ICED ROADS.*AK

NHTSA ID

737316

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WARPING OF ROTORS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE AT THIS TIME. VIBRATION STILL PRESENT AFTER REPLACING THE ROTORS. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

865619

Incident

Jan 15, 1999

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET SURFACES VEHICLE WILL PULL OR JERK TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

864740

VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT IN BAD WET WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHEN THE PADS WERE REPLACED VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT AT ANYTIME. DEALER RESOLVED THE PROBLEM . VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 8 DIFFERENT TIMES. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEEL AND WHEN AKING TURNS THERE WOULD BE A NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. ALSO WHEN PRESSING BRAKES RADIO MAKES A STATIC SOUND, AND WHEN PLAYING TAPES THERE IS ALSO A SQUEALING NOISE POWRE MIRROR SWITCH STICKS IN THE DOWN POSITION.*JB

NHTSA ID

862563

Incident

May 22, 2000

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED LEAKAGE. YH

NHTSA ID

552114

THE POWER ASSIST PROBLEM EXISTED WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN IT IS RAINING. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT IN THE POWER STEERING.

NHTSA ID

711944

Incident

Nov 15, 1998

BRAKE ROTORS EXPERIENCED FAILURE ON TWO OCCASIONS DUE TO VIBRATION. ON ONE OCCASIONS AT 10,000 MILES ROTORS WERE ROTATED, ROTORS FAILED AGAIN AT 20000 MILES. *YC

NHTSA ID

547349

Incident

May 10, 1999

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, CAR PULLS TO LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

NHTSA ID

705478

Incident

Apr 5, 1999

APPLYING BRAKES WHILE RAINING CAR WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT

NHTSA ID

702047

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 50 MPH IN THE RAIN, VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT SIDE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

822507

Incident

Apr 2, 1998

ABS TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES WHILE ACCELERATING AT HIGH SPEEDS, CAUSING INTERMITTENT LOSS OF CONTROL.

NHTSA ID

533006

Incident

Jan 23, 1998

BRAKE PAD MATERIAL CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL WHILE APPLYING BRAKES.

NHTSA ID

531209