Consumer Complaint Detail

LINCOLN / TOWN CAR / 1992

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000047525 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TOWN CAR Model Year: 1992
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 26 1998 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Steering wheel shaft ignition lock, does not return to neutural position after the start operation, thus causing jumping or arcing electricity and a misfiring of the engine. the key must be rotated bac to the drive position in order to stop preignition. a fix was tried by installing a new lock, but that failed as the return spring is not part of the lock mechanism.