2006 Lincoln Town Car Brakes Problems

When the foot was on the brake in stopped position, the accelator kept revving at high level. The only way to correct it the problem was to turn off the vehicle.

NHTSA ID

11503172

Incident

Jan 23, 2023

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY, THERE WAS AN UNCOMMANDED MOVEMENT OF THE FOOT PEDAL ADJUSTMENT. THE PEDALS RETRACTED AWAY FROM MY FEET TO THE MAXIMUM STOP FURTHEST AWAY, WHICH PUT THEM OUT OF MY REACH AND RENDERED IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKES OR ACCELERATOR PEDALS. THIS NEARLY CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL ACCIDENT, HAD I NOT DISENGAGED MY SEAT BELT AND SLID FORWARD UNDER THE DASH TO REACH THE PEDALS TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ABLE TO USE THE CONTROL SWITCH TO MOVE THE PEDALS BACK INTO POSITION.

NHTSA ID

11395829

Incident

Feb 9, 2021

Mileage

220,000 mi

WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED THE CAR KEPT WANTING TO ACCELERATE. I HAD TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR IN N THEN TURN IT OFF. I WAS STOPPING AT A LIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE WITH THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11139077

Incident

Jun 6, 2018

Mileage

86,000 mi

MY 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT AND IS KEPT IN A GARAGE. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS WITH MY FAMILY ON VACATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE GAS PEDAL STUCK DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING BY ITSELF. WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE SPEED REACHED 85 MPH. THE SECOND TIME LESS THAN A YEAR LATER MY HUSBAND WAS PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AND IT DID THE SAME THING HE TURNED OFF INTO THE GRASS TO AVOID HITTING OUR CHILDREN AND GARAGE. BOTH TIMES HE HAD TO REACH DOWN AND MANUALLY PULL UP THE GAS PEDAL. EVEN HITTING THE BRAKES WOULDN'T STOP IT.

NHTSA ID

11122753

Incident

Aug 24, 2018

Mileage

45,000 mi

I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACKUP. THEN, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I PLACE THE CAR INTO DRIVE GOES FORWARD. IT CONTINUES FORWARD FOR ABOUT A CAR LENGTH BEFORE IT STOPS. THE CAR HAS DONE THIS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE.

NHTSA ID

10870858

Incident

May 23, 2016

Mileage

90,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ UPDATED 02/17/16.*JB

NHTSA ID

10807597

Incident

Nov 16, 2015

Mileage

104,000 mi

BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND TOO OFTEN, WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED AS WELL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ADVANCE (EITHER FORWARD OR IN REVERSE). I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER (MALOUF) AND WAS TOLD THEY FOUND NO DEFECT AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SAFETY BULLETINS AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO. I SEE, FROM READING THE N.H.T.S.A. REPORTS THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON COMPLAINTS AND THE SAFETY BOARD SHOULD FORCE FORD/LINCOLN TO INSTALL SOME DEVISE THAT PREVENTS ENGAGING BOTH THE BRAKE AND THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10630422

Incident

Sep 3, 2010

Mileage

25,000 mi

ON THE 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR SIGNATURE LIMITED, THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE ADJUSTABLE. THE PEDALS ARE CLOSE TOGETHER, THEREFORE, LEAVING LITTLE SPACE BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR. WHEN TRYING TO STOP, THE BRAKE AND, UNFORTUNATELY, ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE BOTH BEING PRESSED AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS WHEN TRYING TO STOP FOR MY SPOUSE AND ME. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN FEB 2006. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR SERVICED. ON JUNE 3, 2014, I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY AND SAW A TRACTOR-TRAILER COMING DOWN THE ROAD. TRYING TO STOP, I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE HARDER TO STOP; HOWEVER, I WAS ALSO PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR HARDER. THIS CAUSED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT BETWEEN THE TRACTOR-TRAILER AND ME. I WAS AIR LIFTED TO A TRAUMA CENTER. THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS ALSO INJURED. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. I CONSIDER THE ADJUSTABLE PEDALS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND THE OWNERS OF OF THE 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR SIGNATURE LIMIT8JSED WITH ADJUSTABLE PEDALS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS DANGER. *JS

NHTSA ID

10616642

Incident

Jun 3, 2014

Mileage

55,000 mi

MY PARENTS BOUGHT THE CAR AS A CERTIFIED / PRE-OWNED WHEN IT WAS 6 MONTHS OLD. WITHIN THE PAST SIX MONTHS THE TOWN CAR WILL SUDDENLY TRY TO ACCELERATE, (OR THE ENGINE WILL RUN UP TO THE REDLINE ON THE TACHOMETER.) IT WILL LITERALLY SPIN THE BACK TIRES WHILE BOTH THE DRIVERS FEET ARE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WE ARE CONTACTING THE DEALER THIS WEEK. THIS IS GETTING MORE AND MORE OFTEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10614667

Incident

Mar 1, 2014

Mileage

31,000 mi

WHILE COMING TO A STOP, CAR ACCELERATED WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED. CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHILE STANDING ON THE BRAKE, SMOKING THE BACK TIRES. THE BRAKES COULD NOT HOLD THE ACCELERATION AND GRADUALLY PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD THAT WAS STOPPED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10605235

Incident

Jun 19, 2014

DRIVER WAS PARKING LINCOLN TOWN CAR. STEPPED ON BRAKE WHILE PUTTING CAR INTO PARK POSITION. CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OVER CONCRETE PARKING STOP AND SLAMMED INTO AN ENTRANCE TO SHOPPING CENTER SIGN THAT WAS IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE CAR ENDED UP WITH THE FRONT OF THE CAR AGAINST THE SIGN AND THE REAR WHEELS OF THE CAR UP AGAINST THE PARKING STOP. ALSO, THE REAR DOOR LOCKS FAILED, AND PASSENGERS WERE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 06/10/14

NHTSA ID

10588985

Incident

Apr 26, 2014

Mileage

12,730 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR I WAS APPROACHING A STOPPED VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT AHEAD OF ME. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THERE WAS WHAT SEEMED LIKE A SURGE OF POWER AND I PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WAS NOT GOING TO STOP. I BUMPED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME QUITE HARD BUT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE BUT THE DRIVER WAS QUITE UPSET AND I DO NOT BLAME THEM. ON THE SECOND OCCASION MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN SHE WENT TO STOP AN INTERSECTION SHE SAID THE BRAKES DID NOT DO ANYTHING AND SHE FELT THAT THE ENGINE WAS GETTING GAS CAUSING IT TO ACCELERATE AND SHE WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. SHE SAID THAT IT WAS A GOOD THING THERE WERE NO VEHICLES COMING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OR SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE THIRD INCIDENT HAPPENED LAST MONTH WHEN I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND I WAS PULLING UP TO THE CURB WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. AGAIN THERE WAS A SURGE OF POWER. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REAPPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEN THEY ENGAGED BUT BY THEN I HAD JUMPED OVER THE CURB. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS INCIDENT WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LINCOLN DEALERSHIP IN DADE CITY FLORIDA AND WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LINCOLN DEALERSHIP IN GREENVILLE MICHIGAN WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TODAY FOR A RECALL THAT I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM AND RUST. I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON BRAKE ISSUES AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES AT THIS TIME. THIS IS OUR MICHIGAN CAR NOW AND WE ARE IN MICHIGAN FROM MAY TO NOVEMBER. WE WILL BE GOING TO FLORIDA ON NOVEMBER 18, 2013. *TR

NHTSA ID

10550571

Incident

Nov 20, 2012

Mileage

41,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR SIGNATURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND HIS FOOT ACCIDENTALLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS WELL. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST HIM SINCE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ALTER THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 6/7/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DID NOT STATED IF THERE WAS ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE. HE ALSO STATED THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER.

NHTSA ID

10458939

Incident

Dec 7, 2007

Mileage

25,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, HIS FOOT WOULD SPORADICALLY SLIP OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ONTO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR SERVICED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,000. UPDATED 06/05/12*LJ WHEN USING THE BREAK PEDAL THE FOOT ALSO TOUCHES THE GAS PEDAL. ALSO, WHILE STOPPING THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGES FORWARD. UPDATED 06/06/12*JS

NHTSA ID

10457389

Incident

May 14, 2008

Mileage

20,000 mi

DRIVING PERHAPS 30 MILES PER HOUR I SUDDENLY HEARD THE CAR ACCELERATE AND IT STARTED TO GO FASTER. I HIT THE BRAKES AND THAT DID NOT SLOW DOWN THE CAR. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND QUICKLY WENT INTO A SIDE STREET TURNING SHARPLY AND NARROWLY MISSING PARKED CARS BUT STRUCK TWO STEEL POLES AND THAN A PARKED TRUCK. IT WAS A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE! *TR

NHTSA ID

10420191

Incident

Aug 12, 2011

Mileage

58,953 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE EXTREMELY CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER. THE CONTACT WOULD OFTEN DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS OPPOSED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED EVERY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 05/12/10 *BF UPDATED 05/14/10.*JB

NHTSA ID

10321614

Incident

Aug 1, 2007

Mileage

13,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE DRIVER VEERED OFF THE ROAD ONTO A GRASSY AREA AND SIDEWALK TO AVOID CRASHING INTO OTHER VEHICLES. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGES. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 500 FEET FROM THE PREVIOUS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,740 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,782.

NHTSA ID

10278872

Incident

Jul 25, 2009

Mileage

23,740 mi

I HAVE A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. IT HAS A DRIVER ADJUSTMENT ON THE HEIGHT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. EVEN WITH IT AT THE TOP, WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES, THE ACCELERATOR IS SO CLOSE THAT YOU CAN PUSH IT ALSO. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. SEVERAL TIMES NOW, I HAVE AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT ONLY BECAUSE AN ONCOMING DRIVER MISSED ME. COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN, I'VE APPLIED THE BRAKES ONLY TO HAVE THE CAR JUMP FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

NHTSA ID

10234939

Incident

Jul 16, 2008

Mileage

24,000 mi

2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH BRAKE FAILURE**CC 03/01/07 CUSTOMER SEND IN ADDITIONAL INFO**CC THE CONSUMER RENTED THE 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO BRAKE FAILURES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP IMMEDIATELY IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE, THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *JB SEE ALSO 10177497. *DSY

NHTSA ID

10184790

Incident

Oct 5, 2006

I BELIEVE THAT THE CAR IS SO DANGEROUS. I AM NOT WILLING TO LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE IT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR PROXIMATELY 54 YEARS. THIS HAS INCLUDED ALL KINDS OF CARS INCLUDING RACING SPORTS CARS AND BIG LUXURY CARS AND ALL TYPES OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES (INCLUDING FIRE TRUCKS AND AMBULANCES). I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS NEW CAR HAS ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. I DO DRIVE WITH MY HEAL ON THE FLOOR BOARDS AND ROCK MY FOOT BACK AND FORTH FROM THE GAS TO BRAKE TO STOP. I HAD JUST A FEW HUNDRED MILES ON MY NEW CAR AND AT A STOP LIGHT FOUND I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. I ALMOST RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. FORTUNATELY, I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BUT NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS RACING WHEN I CAME HOME I ALMOST RAN A STOP SIGN SINCE I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR WITHOUT SHIFTING IT INTO NEUTRAL. AND AFTER FINDING NOTHING WRONG THEY INSTALLED A COMPUTER WITH A BUTTON BY MY SEAT SO THAT IF THAT HAPPENED AGAIN I WOULD PUSH THE BUTTON AND THE COMPUTER WOULD REMEMBER THE LAST TWENTY SECONDS OF WHAT HAPPENED. BUT BY NOW I WAS USED TO THE PROBLEM AND WOULD PUSH THE BUTTON SLOWLY LIFT MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND I NOTICED THAT I WAS PROBABLY PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATORS AT THE SAME TIME I WAS PUSHING ON THE BRAKE. BASICALLY IF I PUSHED REAL HARD ON THE BRAKE MY FOOT WOULD GO DOWN AND PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THEY LOOKED AT THE COMPUTER. A CALL TO THE LINCOLN HEADQUARTERS TOOK DOWN ALL THIS INFORMATION FOR FUTURE REFERENCE AND TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE NOTED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH OTHER DRIVERS OF 2005 TOWN CARS. I HAVE NOTICED IN THE NEWS MORE AND MORE FOLKS WHO HAVE DRIVEN INTO WALLS AND STATED THE CAUSE IS THAT THEY STEPPED ON THE GAS INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10160772

Incident

Jun 26, 2006

Mileage

50 mi

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING HIS 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. *NM THE ARBITRATOR CONCLUDED THAT THE CONSUMER FOOT WAS MOST LIKELY ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME. THE CONSUMER DISAGREED WITH THE FINDINGS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10157300

Incident

May 1, 1901