1993 lincoln town car cruise control would not turn off after applying brakes. While driving the vehicle for approximately 15 miles with the cruise control set at 55 MPH I approached a red light and applied the break and the cruise control did not turn off. To avoid a collision the breaks were applied as hard as possible and I put the automatic transmission in neutral, whereas the engine RPM raced but the vehicle stopped accelerating. After the light turned green I put the vehicle back in drive and preceded to the curb where I again put the vehicle in park and turned off the engine. I inspected the throttle and cruise control linkage and found nothing out of the ordinary. I disconnected the cruise control linkage and was able to start the vehicle and the engine idled normally. When I attempted to put the vehicle in drive the transmission would not shift out of park. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic and upon his inspection his only finding was a blown fuse for the brake lights. He changed the fuse and the transmission would now shift out of park. He test drove the vehicle and used the cruise control without any abnormal anomalies.
1993 Lincoln Town Car: adaptive cruise control problems
13 of the 176 complaints about the 1993 Lincoln Town Car describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 13
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- typical mileage
- 133,000
- recalls
- 0
Adaptive cruise control problems by model year
What owners say
Vehicle engine burst into flames after being parked and shut off for about 5 minutes. Fire investigator believes a possible cause could be a defective cruise control switch (ford issued a recall regarding this issue.
Tl*the contact owns a 1993 lincoln town car. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control) and immediately scheduled an appointment to have the vehicle repaired. He took the vehicle to the dealer and had the cruise control switch deactivated. The technician stated that they would notify the contact when the parts became available. As a consequence of having the speed control switch disconnected, he was unable to utilize a feature that was extremely significant while traveling long distances. Ford never called him back. The contact called consecutively over the next couple of months to have the vehicle properly repaired. Out of frustration, he sold the vehicle. Eight months after the sale of the vehicle, the contact was notified that the parts were available. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 203,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 1993 lincoln town car. The contact received a ford recall notice regarding the vehicle speed control in september of 2007. The dealer informed him that there were no parts available for the recall repair. The cruise control switch was deactivated in order to prevent a possible fire. The contact has since been given at least 3 or 4 different dates as to when the parts will arrive. He is very dissatisfied with ford's response. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 97,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 1993 lincoln town car. The contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control in august of 2007. The deactivation switch was disconnected; however, the parts were unavailable. On october 17, 2007, the manufacturer stated that the parts would be available in november of 2007. The contact has since notified local dealers and the parts are still currently unavailable. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 108,000. Updated 01-14-08. *kb the consumer stated the part was removed, but not replaced. Updated 01/11/08
Tl*the contact owns a 1993 lincoln town car. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control: cruise control). The dealer stated that the parts would be available in november of 2007. He called them a second time and was informed that the parts would not be available until possibly march of 2008. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 147,000. Updated 01/29/08
1993 lincoln town car caught fire from the cruise control. Consumer stated she received a recall in august 2007 about the failure. Her car caught fire in december of 2002. Consumer would like to know if there is any way to recoup her loss.
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle was consumed by fire while it had been parked for 41/2 hours. The fire inspector determined the fire was caused by a short in the wiring of the speed control switch. The cruise control had failed to work several months prior to the fire. The dealer and manufacturer were notified. There was a recall notice (99v124000), but it did not include the vehicle's VIN number.
Cruise control was defective, causing the vehicle to catch fire. It burned up the vehicle. Also burned down the house. This event happened in june 2003. She was not aware that she needed to file a complaint about the event at that time. . *ak
Engine compartment fire. Fire department determined underhood fire due to defective cruise control module. 1993 lincoln town car was parked for 2 weeks. Cruise control had failed to operate. Recall never received. Owned car for 9 years.
Dt: consumer's vehicle was parked for over 24 hours when it caught fire. According to the insurance investigator the cruise control switch was the cause. He had the vehicle serviced approximately a month prior, and told them that cruise control wasn't working. But they didn't fix it. He used the cruise control approximately 4 times after that because it started working on its own. Consumer's office and attic was burned. A fire report was issued. Approximately 20 firemen and 4 fire trucks were there. The fire captain couldn't find the reason for the fire . Consumer contacted ford and was told they were not having a problem with this.
Vehicle parked in garage for about 45 minutes. Owner heard noises and investigated to find car on fire in engine compartment. Origin is at rear of engine compartment in vicinity of vacuum booster. Has all the characteristics of the cruise control deactivation switch failure.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1993 Lincoln Town Car adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 1993 Lincoln Town Car?
13 of 176 owner complaints about the 1993 Lincoln Town Car (7%) mention adaptive cruise control problems. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1993 Lincoln Town Car?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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