Consumer reported that all four doors cannot be opened from the outside of vehicle. One of the vehicle windows had to be left open to gain entrance into the vehicle. Dealer was notified, and informed consumerthat the vehicle was not covered under a recall.
1990 Lincoln Town Car locks problems
21 complaints (10% of all complaints for this car). 3 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 21
- of this car's complaints
- 10%
- crashes
- 3
- recalls
- 1
Which part fails
- Hood: latch19
- Trunk lid: lock1
- Doors: latch1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Lincoln Town Car locks problems in other years
Related recalls
Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch
- What is wrong
- Corrosion of the hood latch striker plate causes detachment of the plate from the hood assembly resulting in an unexpected opening of the hood while the vehicle is being driven.
- Risk
- This condition can reduce the driver's view of the road increasing the potential of a vehicle accident.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a new hood inner panel reinforcement and a new, galvanized hood latch striker plate.
Recall number 95V091000 · Recall details
What 1990 Lincoln Town Car owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
On february 1, 2003, kimberly love was driving a 1990 lincoln town car with faye love(passenger). While driving east on interstate 26 in columbia, sc at 60 miles per hour, the hood flew up, shattering the windshield. The hood was bent and the front window shattered. The latch is broken also. The driver and passenger were shaken but able to pull to safety.
While driving 60 MPH hood flew up which immediately disfigured/ dented, and struck the roof. Once the hood bent back, it struck the windshield, shattering it. Owner had to pull over, and tie hood down before driving vehicle to dealership right after that. Please describe details.
While driving 65 MPH hood suddenly flew open. Mechanic indicated latch plate was corroded.
Hood latch assembly - on christmas day hood flew up into the windshield causing the windshield to get smashed, the hood was completely bent in half, and damaged was done to the roof. My family and I were terrified and I was very happy that my husband was driving. If he didn't drive I am sure this would have been a fatal car accident. As this happened, car swerved into lane to left and we were side-swiped by a van. The van did not stop, no one stopped. We were there for quite awhile but no police came. We just wanted to get home. Other obvious damage was the drivers front end. Took to salvage yard because we were not aware of the safety recall and that it was not done on this car. This car had no collision on it because it was "older" did finally report to insurance just to have on record. If we knew about the recall on this I wouldn't have been driving my 2 & 4 year old sons in this "safe" car. I would have done directly to dealer if I knew about recall. Have tried going through dealer recently and calling lincoln's 800# to speak with their consumer affairs department. No one is claiming any kind of responsibility and yet in my mind we were almost killed. I never received a letter about the recall. Only the previous owners apparantly received one. I'm sure lincoln would pay attention if someone was killed due to a safety recall. How can I get lincoln to make my car safe and reimburse me for money I did pay out due to this occurrence -- they won't even look at the part of the car that was recalled because I had gone to a salvage yard to have hood replaced, windshield replaced and front end drivers headlight replaced.
While travelling s/b on i89 in vt on 10/13/2000 at approximately 70 MPH at approximately 70 miles into my trip, the hood flew open and totally covered the windshield, causing the windshield to smash and the roof to be damaged.
Ongoing problem with hood unlatching; pertaining to the federal safety agency recall # 95v 091-000. Dealer notified manufacturer, and was informed that they do not recognize problem.
Hood latch plate failed.
The driver's side safety beltrecessed under the seat, creating sn inoperative seat belt. Also, the hood latch doesn't function properly and creates a problem opening the hood.
While driving at the speed of 60mph the hood flew up and broke the windshield. Please describe details.
Questions about the 1990 Lincoln Town Car locks
Does the 1990 Lincoln Town Car have locks problems?
Owners have filed 21 complaints about the locks of the 1990 Lincoln Town Car, 10% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1990 Lincoln Town Car locks problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1990 Lincoln Town Car locks?
Yes, 1 recall: 95V091000. Check your VIN to see if your car still needs the free repair.
What year does the Lincoln Town Car have the most locks problems?
The Lincoln Town Car model years with the most locks complaints are 1990 (21 complaints) and 1991 (17 complaints).
Other 1990 Lincoln Town Car problems
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