Consumer Complaint Detail

LINCOLN / TOWN CAR / 1993

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004284365 Incident Date: Jun, 04 2004
Consumer's City: LUPTON Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TOWN CAR Model Year: 1993
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cables
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1LNLM81W0PY Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 05 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving vehicle speed control deactivation switch developed a resistive short in the electrical circuit. this resulted in an under hood fire. the damage was minimum because the consumer had a fire distinguisher on hand, and was able to distinguish the fire quickly. recall 99v124000 was issued for speed control switch, but this vehicle was not included in the recall due to vin. *ak a fuse kept blowing on circuit 12. the problem could not be found. one fuse was replaced with a 15 amp circuit breaker because when the fuse would blow, it would disable the brake to shift the interlock. *sc