1994 Lincoln Town Car: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Jan 21, 2023 · Driver assistance, Electrical · TX · fire

The car had a recall I didnt know about. It states the car may catch fire due to faulty part. I drove the vehicle home after work and parked it around 9:30 PM. The next morning a neighbor woke me up banging on my front door that my car was on fire. This was at 7 AM. The fire originated in the area close to the master cylinder like the recall states. Vehicle was a total loss. Not only that but it damaged the car it was parked behind.

Filed May 25, 2016 · Brakes · 130,000 miles · IA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1994 lincoln town car. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed an odor of burning rubber and plastic. The vehicle became engulfed with smoke and flames. The contact extinguished the fire. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact stated that the burned body on the hood of the vehicle was above the master cylinder. No report was filed. The contact found that the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v017000 (vehicle speed control); however, the contact had never received notification of the recall and the vehicle had never received a recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

Filed Jul 18, 2014 · Engine · 190,000 miles · NC · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1994 lincoln town car. The contact stated that while parked, he was made aware that the vehicle was on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was destroyed and remained in the contact's drive way, which was advised by the fire department. The fire department stated that the fire started from under the hood on the driver's side but the direct origina of the fire was unknown. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 190,000.

Filed Jun 25, 2012 · Acceleration · KY · fire

1994 lincoln town car, regarding a potential underhood fire risk. Consumer stated vehicle caught fire. Updated 06/26/12 *bf the consumer sent supplied the recall notice. Recall# 07v336000.

Filed Apr 15, 2009 · Acceleration · 180,000 miles · CA · fire

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.

Filed May 15, 2008 · Acceleration · 123,000 miles · FL · fire

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

Filed Apr 10, 2008 · Acceleration, Engine · KY · fire

1994 lincoln town car motor caught fire. Consumer states that her motor caught on fire. She says that ford does not care. She would like ford to give her $500.00 for a new motor. *kb the fire may have been due to a faulty speed control deactivation switch.

Filed Jan 22, 2008 · Acceleration · 187,000 miles · TX · fire

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.

Filed Oct 23, 2007 · Acceleration · 88,000 miles · MD · fire

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.

Filed Jul 8, 2005 · Electrical · 71,000 miles · TX · fire

My car, a 1994 lincoln town car, caught fire and burned sitting in my drive with the engine turned off. I had parked it and turned the engine off 5 1/2 hours earlier before the incident. The car was a total loss there was an explosion( I suppose it was due to one of the tires blowing out) that threw some debris from one of the parts that burned into the side of the house causing a hole in the siding on my house and the heat from the fire also buckled the vinyl siding on my house.. I have reported this incident to ford motor company, but they do not seem too interested in investigating to see what caused the fire to start. I am including pictures of the burned car and a copy of the fire department's report.

Filed Mar 2, 2005 · Engine · TX · fire

While parked in a garage the consumer's 1994 lincoln town car caught on fire. *nm *sc

Filed Feb 25, 2005 · Engine · TX · fire

The vehicle caught fire while parked without warning. The driver called the fire department to extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed and totaled out by the insurance company. Please fill in additional information.