Consumer Complaint Detail

LINCOLN / TOWN CAR / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006123876 Incident Date: Feb, 01 2006
Consumer's City: LITTLE RIVER Consumer's State: SC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TOWN CAR Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1LNLM83W2VY Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 22 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1997 lincoln town car. while driving 50 mph, the front passenger side of the vehicle jumped when the brake pedal was depressed. the dealer stated that the control arm and lower ball joint failed. the brake lines also failed. as of october 23, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. there are recalls for the suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint (nhtsa campaign id number 98v322000) and service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (nhtsa campaign id number 98i001000); however, the dealer refused to repair the vehicle as part of the recalls. the failure mileage was 90,000 and current mileage was 143,000.