Consumer Complaint Detail

LINCOLN / TOWN CAR / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007126720 Incident Date: Nov, 12 2007
Consumer's City: MARGATE Consumer's State: FL
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: Vehicle speed control:cruise control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1LNLM82W3VY Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 13 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1997 lincoln town car. the vehicle caught fire under the hood while parked. the fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. a police report was filed. both the inside and outside of the contact's home was damaged. he received a recall letter from the manufacturer approximately 2 months prior to the fire. at that time, he called the dealer and they stated that they did not have any parts available. the powertrain and recall number were unknown. the current and failure mileages were 119,000.