1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED ON 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH 4.6L ENGINE AT APPROXIMATELY 102,000 MILES. *NM

NO SUMMARY. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING, UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE.THIS HAPPENED 5 TO 6 TIMES,DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM.AFTER THE 6 TIME,DEALERSIP REPLACED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. MR

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL, RESULTING IN VEHICLE LOSING POWER STEERING. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, DEALER COULD NOT SEEM TO FIND A SOLUTION TO PROBLEM.*AK. *JB

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN WATER AND STEAM STARTED SHOOTING OUT ONTO WINDSHIELD. WINDOW WAS SO FOGGED UP, IT AFFECTED CONSUMER'S DRIVING ABILITY. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WATER JACKET ON INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD SPLIT THROWING COOLANT INTO ALTERNATOR FAN AND OVER ENTIRE ENGINE CAUSING WINDOW TO FOG. *YD

WHEN APPLIYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 10-15 TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

THE ENGINE WILL RANDOMLY STALL, HAS STALLED IN INTERSECTIONS TWO TIMES INDUCING NEAR LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER A NUMBER OF TRIES. ON 10-21-99 I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT, CHANGE FILTERS, CLEAN INJECTORS. THE ENGINE STILL HAS THE RANDOM STALL FEATURE. TODAY, WHEN I DROVE THE CAR HOME, IT DIED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I LET IT COOL DOWN. RESTARTED IT AND CONTINUED TO STALL AND DIE AS I TRIED TO BACK OUT MY DRIVE. **NOTE**I NOTICE YOUR DATABASE HAS OTHER STALL REPORTS---THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND THE RANDOM FAILURES SEEMS DANGEROUS. PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT IMMEDIATELY. I'LL NOTIFY MY DEALER AND ALSO CONGRESS & THE US SENATE TO FIND OUT WHETHER NHTSA HAS OR SHOULD HAVE ALREADY ACTED ON THIS POSSIBLE SERIOUS PROBLEM.

WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN VEHICLE STALLS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ENGINE FAILED.

VEHICLE STALLS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

AT ANY RATE OF SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH DOWN HILL AND CURVES WHEN THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING . CONSUMER CONTACTED LINCOLN DEARLERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD GET A LAWYER. MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT PROBLEM, SUPPOSE TO START A PROGRAM FOR REPAIRS. DEALER PUTMAN LINCOLN/MRCURY DEALERSHIP --- (501-646-8251).

VEHICLE FIRE.

ENGINE STALLS.

WHILE DRIVING WITH VEHICLE IN DRIVE GEAR, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLS AT LEAST TWICE A DAY AND THE DEALER HAD REPLACED 15 DIFFERENT PARTS BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. *YH

THE BRAKES DRAG/ PULL/ SQUEAK/STICK AND THEY ARE JUST LIKE RUBBER WHEN STEPPING ON THEM, THIS IS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDTIONS. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. CONSUMER STATESS THE ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING FREQUENTLY, DEALER STATES THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. *SLC