NHTSA Complaint #10126078 — 2000 LINCOLN LINCOLN

IN 2/05, MY HUSBAND & I WERE DRIVING HIS 2000 LINCOLNTOWNCARON THE HIGHWAY,WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR LOST POWER AND THE TRACT ACTIVE LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THESIDEOF THE ROAD SAFELY.WE WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEN PROCEEDED BACK ON THE HIGHWAY.WE WERE THEN ABLE TO KEEP UP THE SPEED AND CAME HOME SAFELY.A FEW DAYS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND WE TOOK THECAR INTO DULANEY MOTORS,.WHEN WE EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENEDTHEYSAID THEY WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM MOTOR CO. THEYCALLEDFORD MOTOR CO AND WERE TOLD TO CHECK FOR BAD COILS.THEY DID THIS & REPLACED THE COIL FOR $279.37. THIS WAS 3/1 & THE PROB HAPPENED AGAIN. ON 3/ 14, WE TOOK IT BACK TO DULANEY MOTORS. THIS TIME THEY SAID THEY FOUND #6 COIL BAD. THEY REPLACED IT AND ALSO THE BOOT ON THE REMAINING COILS. THIS LAST JOB COST US $349.81 THE CAR ONLYHAS 56,000 MILES AND I WOULD THINK SINCE THIS IS SUCH A SAFETY PROBELM THERE SHOULD BE SOME GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULD BE FIXED.OBVIOUSLY FORD DOESN'T SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE THEN DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH A MECHANIC .AT THE SAME TIME WE ALSO NEEDED BRAKES AND WE JUST COULDN'T AFFORD TO REPAIR THE BRAKES AND STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM. HE EXPLAINED THAT MAYBE THAT THE BRAKES MAY ACTUALLY BE THE PROBLEM. HE SAID THAT EACH BRAKE HAS A SENSOR. IF THE BRAKES START GRINDING, IT GETS METAL FLAKES ON THE SENSOR.THE SENSOR DOES NOT READ THE WHEELS RIGHT AND THEN SHUTS DOWN1/2 THE ENGINE. WE HAD THE BRAKES FIXED ON MARCH 28 THIS DID SEEM TOHELP THE SITUATION, UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF JUNE,IT AGAINHAPPENED IT IS NOW JUNE 21, AND IT HASN'T HAPPENED AGAIN-BUT WE ARE ALWAYS ON PINS AND NEEDLES. MY HUSBAND READ THE CARS MANUL AND THERE IS A BUTTON IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT THAT TURNS OFF THE RACT CONTROL-SO HE DRIVES WITH THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT OPEN-SO IF IT HAPPENS HE CAN DISENGAGE THIS BUTTON. I AGAIN EMAILED AND CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY. HOW MANY MORE TIMES SHOULD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED.PLEASE HELP.