Consumer Complaint Detail

LINCOLN / TOWN CAR / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005042189 Incident Date: Sep, 27 2005
Consumer's City: KINGSPORT Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TOWN CAR Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1LNLM82W9TY Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 10 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 08 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Total sudden brake failure on lincoln town car due to rust/corrosion of brake lines. own two other lincoln town cars whose brake lines are also severely rusted. fortunately, failure occurred on my driveway and wreck was avoided. personally replaced worst sections of rear brake lines via bypassing factory installed lines leaving original lines in place. *jb