NHTSA Complaint #10422108 — 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10422108
Vehicle	1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	August 23, 2011
Date Filed	August 24, 2011
Mileage	139,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OK

Consumer Description

THE CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY UNATTENDED WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE FIRE STARTED. IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 3 HOURS BEFORE WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE FIRE INSPECTOR SAID THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE LEFT SIDE BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO SAY EXACTLY WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. AFTER CHECKING ON LINE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE CAR WAS ON A RECALL LIST FOR THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE.

Related Complaints for the 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR

Other VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Complaints

#10440817 — December 20, 2011 — THE OIL PAN RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED ALL THE OIL TO LEAK OUT ONTO THE GROUND. THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPUTER KEEPS CAUS...

#10351880 — August 26, 2010 — OUR 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR THAT WAS PART OF THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH RECALL BEGAN HONKING AS THE ALARM TRIGGERED ON THE...

#10241642 — September 9, 2008 — 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR- CRUISE CONTROL DEFECT CAUSING ENGINE FIRES. AFTER FIRST HEARING OF THE RECALL I TOOK MY LINCO...

#10241218 — September 7, 2008 — APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO I RECEIVED A LETTER PERTAINING TO THE RECALL OF MY LINCOLN # CONCERNING THE SPEED CONTROL D...

#10223942 — April 4, 2008 — 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH SPEED CONTROL RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER FAILED TO MENTION THAT THEY DID NOT ...

Recent Complaints for the 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR

#11487465 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — October 2, 2022 — This has happened to me 3 times in the past 3 months. While driving interstate highway at night and traveling 65 to 7...

#11472824 — AIR BAGS — July 7, 2022 — The contact owns a 1997 Lincoln Town Car. The contact stated while driving at 40 MPH, another vehicle crashed into th...

#11209325 — STEERING:COLUMN — May 22, 2019 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING ABILITY BECAME LOOSE A...

#10864176 — ENGINE — May 10, 2016 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS...

#10864179 — ENGINE — May 10, 2016 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH, STEAM E...