Consumer shifted vehicle into park from drive, when it suddenly acclerated to a high speed, consumer pressed the brake pedal, however vehicle would not stop, vehicle crashed into a bank, both the driver and passenger sustained injuries, the driver sustained facial injuries due to the deployment of the air bag.
1991 Lincoln Town Car acceleration problems
19 complaints (12% of all complaints for this car). 9 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 19
- of this car's complaints
- 12%
- crashes
- 9
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Linkages4
- Accelerator pedal2
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Lincoln Town Car acceleration problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1991 Lincoln Town Car acceleration
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1991 Lincoln Town Car owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
While turning on the ignition car took off into the house, and hit another consumer, injuring them. Sept of 1998, consumer put car in reverse and car took off backwards, consumer had to turn off the key to stop the car.
Approaching a traffic light realized I had no accelerator pedal. Engine was running and I had brakes, I pulled the car off the road and it started to smoke, then flames. My wonderful lincoln was totaled. There was no indication that there was any problem. No lights went on the car never stalled. The fire department said they felt the line was burning, and I lost the accelerator because it was already on fire and burned through. I checked the recalls for 1991 lincolns and there was a recall for fuel lines, but not for my VIN number. Therefore we never received a recall.
While applying the brakes vehicle suddenly accelerated because the accelerator pedal stuck, resulting in a collision.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, causing a three-car crash, at speeds exceeding 80-85 MPH. While attemping to shift to park, to shut off vehicle, it caught in reverse and continued to accelerate backwards, crashing into three more vehicles. Both airbag's experienced no deployment. Vehicle was totalled. Please provide any further information. *ak
While driving at 65 MPH the vehicle accelerated on its own. Consumer applied the brakes, and the vehicle kept accelerating. Consumer put the vehicle into neutural, and the vehicle kept going. Then put the vehicle into reverse and the vehicle slowed down and then came to a stop.
The gromet broke on cables for transmission. One cable fell behind throttle body & caused throttle to become wide open & vehicle accelerated. Also, brakes froze. Had no brakes at all. Had control of vehicle. Taking vehicle to dealer. *ak
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration on two occasions, one incident resulted in vehicle accident and injury (attorney for consumer). Mjs
Cruise control failed.
After putting vehicle into the drive gear, the throttle stuck, causing the vehicle to increase speed, resulting in an accident. Applied brakes, but they did not stop the vehicle from accelerating.
Questions about the 1991 Lincoln Town Car acceleration
Does the 1991 Lincoln Town Car have acceleration problems?
Owners have filed 19 complaints about the acceleration of the 1991 Lincoln Town Car, 12% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1991 Lincoln Town Car acceleration problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1991 Lincoln Town Car acceleration?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Lincoln Town Car have the most acceleration problems?
The Lincoln Town Car model years with the most acceleration complaints are 1997 (42 complaints), 1992 (39 complaints) and 1993 (37 complaints).
Other 1991 Lincoln Town Car problems
Brakes 44Engine 20Locks 17Electrical 15Airbags 14Visibility 14Body 10Seats 9Steering 8Suspension 8Transmission 7Lights 6Tires 6Fuel system 5Seat belts 4Driver assistance 1Wheels 1
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