Consumer Complaint Detail

LINCOLN / TOWN CAR / 1994

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007123837 Incident Date: Oct, 18 2007
Consumer's City: ROCKVILLE Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TOWN CAR Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1LNLM83W4RY Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 22 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: May, 31 2007
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 1994 lincoln town car. after being parked in the driveway for a couple of hours, the vehicle caught fire and exploded. the montgomery county fire investigator stated that the vehicle's wiring harness, which was near the fuel line, was the cause of the failure. the fire engulfed the engine compartment and the vehicle was destroyed. a fire report was filed. the contact's vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control); however, she was never notified of the recall prior to the fire. she fears that other people may be experiencing similar failures and are not being notified. the current and failure mileages were 88,000.