1991 Lincoln Town Car brakes problems

Filed Nov 12, 2014 · Brakes · 66,682 miles · CA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1991 lincoln town car. The contact stated that due to a brake failure, the vehicle caught on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 66,682.

Filed Sep 30, 2005 · Brakes · 17,478 miles · PA

Dt: the contact stated 1991 lincoln town car had only 17,000 miles on it. On 8-25-05 he felt like his brakes were low. He went to have them inspected and the car passed the inspection, but he had the brakes changed anyway. He smelled the brakes burning that day as he was driving home from the garage. He parked the car in the garage ,and did not drive the car until about a month later when he smelled what he thought was the brakes burning again. When he got in to driveway, he saw fire under the wheels. He put the fire out with a fire extinguisher. Had he not had the fire extinguisher the car would have blown up. The garage that fixed the brakes said the caliper hung up and that was why the fire happened. Also, the consumer thought this may be a defect in the design of the brakes that would cause the car to catch on fire or did not fix the brakes properly. He called ford, and they told him that without a warranty they did not know what they could do, and then they told him they would submit his complaint to the engineering department. The contact was not sure if the car had ABS brakes because the car was a 1991 model. He thought it did but was not sure. He was the original owner of the car.

Filed Mar 20, 2002 · Brakes, Fuel system · MI

Consumer found a constant leak under vehicle. Took vehicle in for repair, and dealer found out that fuel line was corroded/ rusted and needed to be replaced, as well as the brake line. This caused the car to to fail to start, after repairs were finished the problem with starting the car was remedied. *jg

Filed Feb 13, 2002 · Brakes, Engine · TX

Check engine light is on and off all the time, I bought the car last year around october 2001, the owner told me he took the car to the dealers several times and nothing they told him nothing was wrong with the car, I bought the car from that person and about 4 months later there is water inside the motor, it was running perfectly fine. About the brakes, there is a wierd noise, it's not squeaking, but when you're at a stop sign and you let go of the break a little there is an unusual noise. I had the car repaired in october for the hood latch recall, most of the places were really bad about helping me with the recall, they told me that the car was too old. I finally got it fixed, but can the other places actually reject my car for being to old? I need to know if there are other recalls on my vehicle, I took it to the dealers and they said that the other recalls don't apply to my car. Is that correct?

Filed Aug 30, 2001 · Airbags, Body · KY

The A/C was not working properly, it does not cool. A/c compressor failed four times and A/C condenser failed.

Filed Oct 21, 2000 · Brakes · PA

Mechanic said he did not know why they cracked...and that he had never seen all four crack at once....

Filed Aug 7, 2000 · Brakes · SC

The brakes occasionally fail causing the car to pull to the left when the brakes are applied. Dealer traced cause to collapsed brake lines. Nlm

Filed Sep 9, 1999 · Acceleration, Brakes · TX

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

Filed Aug 12, 1998 · Brakes · CA

Abs system activates on its own. When trying to stop interrmittently stay/lock up/ drag and does not move. Dealer cannot duplicate the problem.

Filed May 20, 1998 · Brakes · AL

Front brake caliper failed (locked up) causing damage to rotor.