Letter about recall notice from ford on 09/07/07 re a problem with the cruise control feature on ford vehicles, having trouble in getting this problem fixed on his 1994 lincoln town car.
1994 Lincoln Town Car acceleration complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 1994 lincoln town car. While driving 70 MPH, the contact attempted to disengage the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. The feature would not disengage and the vehicle suddenly accelerated and caught fire. Ford motor company stated that they would send a letter within 7-10 days. Ford would not inform him if the VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control) and ford recall number 05s28. The representative gave him a website to enter in the VIN and it was discovered that the vehicle was included in the recall. The vehicle caught fire 30 minutes after it was purchased. The fire and police departments arrived and filed a report. The vehicle was destroyed. The powertrain was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 187,000.
1994 lincoln town car with a recall for cruise control. Consumer states that mechanic disconnected the cruise control because the parts were not in to repair the problem. He stated the parts would be in the following month up until november.
Tl*the contact owns a 1994 lincoln town car. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). The vehicle speed control was disconnected in september of 2007 and he was informed that the parts would be available in december. The contact called the manufacturer in january of 2008 and was informed that the parts may arrive in march. There had been no failure to date. The current and failure mileages were 64,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 1994 lincoln town car. The contact received a recall notice in september of 2007 for the vehicle speed control. He notified the dealer in november and december, but was informed on both occasions that the parts were unavailable. Ford motor company stated that "the fairy godmother has not yet given them a date and it could be anywhere from 6-9 months thereafter". He stated that due to adverse weather conditions and the luxury of having the feature, this was a total inconvenience. The cruise control deactivation switch was disconnected. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 103,989.
Tl*the contact owns a 1994 lincoln town car. After being parked in the driveway for a couple of hours, the vehicle caught fire and exploded. The montgomery county fire investigator stated that the vehicle's wiring harness, which was near the fuel line, was the cause of the failure. The fire engulfed the engine compartment and the vehicle was destroyed. A fire report was filed. The contact's vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control); however, she was never notified of the recall prior to the fire. She fears that other people may be experiencing similar failures and are not being notified. The current and failure mileages were 88,000.
Cruise control stopped working. Next day car caught on fire while parked.
Left front fender started on fire and it stayed in engine compartment. Idle speed control unit deactivation switch failed, and thats how vehicle caught on fire.*ak referenced in ea02-025
The engine had a noticeable amount of oil exhaust smoke, this is an indication of internal engine wear. Nlm
While traveling at 50 to 65 MPH transmission shifts from od to neutral, coasts, then shifts back causing the car to lurch. Have had four dealerships look at it, no results.
While cruising at speed, usually on interstate - vehicle encounters slight hill. Transmission attempts to shift and transmission disengages, or transmission downshifts violently and unexpectedly. This causes the car to accelerate rapidly challenging the driver for control of the vehicle. Transmission in for diagnostic twice at l/m dealers, once at aamco - diagnostics/tests show no defect. Lincoln mercury will do maintenance cycles but refuses to admit/engage problem.
Valve throttle and tube assembly failed.
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