| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005025999 | Incident Date: Jun, 19 2005 |
| Consumer's City: WILLIAMSBURG | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: TOWN CAR | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 23 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Reported on tv show, 60 minutes on 19 june 2005 that there is a defective switch on the cruise control of certain vehicles, including my 1997 lincoln town car that causes spontaneous combustion to ignite a vehicle fire even when the vehicle is not in operation. the next day i reported this to my local dealer, williamsburg ford-lincoln-mercury, and was told that they could replace the switch only with the same kind in spite of the fact that the tv show stated that a subsitute switch is avaialble, because there is no recall. i offered to pay for a different switch. |
