Consumer Complaint Detail

LINCOLN / TOWN CAR / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998037183 Incident Date: Dec, 20 1998
Consumer's City: TEQUESTA Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TOWN CAR Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:hydraulic power assist system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1LNFM83W0WY Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 06 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When car goes through a body of water on the road (during and after a rain) the steering wheel is jerked out of the operator's hand due to failure of the power steering when the mechanism gets wet. i consider this a dangerous malfunction. *ak