Tl*the contact owns a 1994 lincoln town car. The contact stated that there was a recall on the speed control switch, which caused his vehicle to catch fire. The switch was never replaced because the contact never received a recall notice for the cruise control switch. After the fire, the mechanic stated that the switch was the cause of the failure. The vehicle was parked and unoccupied at the time of the fire. The fire department extinguished the flames and filed a report. The federal safety agency campaign id number was unknown. The failure mileage was 180,000.
1994 Lincoln Town Car: adaptive cruise control problems
11 of the 155 complaints about the 1994 Lincoln Town Car describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- typical mileage
- 180,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Adaptive cruise control problems by model year
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 1994 lincoln town car. The contact's vehicle caught fire while parked at his home. The fire department stated that the fire was due to vehicle speed control: cruise control failure. A police report was filed and the contact has pictures of the failed component. His insurance company will not assume any liability for the vehicle. The contact stated that he never received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). He is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. The failure and current mileages were 123,000. Updated 07/22/08 *bf updated 07/22/08
Tl*the contact owns a 1994 lincoln town car. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer to have it serviced for the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). After the recall repair was performed, she attempted to use the cruise control, but it did not work. The contact returned to the dealer to have the cruise control switch inspected and was informed that a charge would apply to have the vehicle inspected. The current and failure mileages were 80,000.
1999 ford explorer and 1994 lincoln town car with speed control recall. Consumer states that the cruise control was disconnected back in october of 2007. Dealer told him that ford has not sent the replacement parts yet.
Tl*the contact owns a 1994 lincoln town car. While driving 50 MPH with the cruise control activated, the brake pedal was depressed, but the cruise control would not deactivate. The brake pedal had to be depressed twice before the cruise control deactivated. The failure occurred intermittently. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer. The failure mileage was 100,000 and current mileage was 164,000.
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.
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 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.
Recall campaign 07v336000 is not being implemented. Ford is simply destroying the vehicle's cruise control and since their liability is thus eliminated, they are systematically dragging their feet in repairing cars. The fix promised in october 2007 is now claimed to not be available until dec. 2007. My parents car has been rendered unusable for trips since august and now they will not be able to travel for thanksgiving or christmas!!! One is disabled and cannot drive and the other has leg spasm problems and must use cruise control for safe driving for more than an hour. Ford refuses to reconnect the system pending their fix which I suspect will never appear. Thanks for nothing dot and ford!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cruise control stopped working. Next day car caught on fire while parked.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1994 Lincoln Town Car adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 1994 Lincoln Town Car?
11 of 155 owner complaints about the 1994 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 1994 Lincoln Town Car?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1994 Lincoln Town Car
Fire or smoke 25Ball joint 10ABS 7Headlights 7Tire blowout 6Brake failure 5
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