Total loss of steering and brakes.
1997 Lincoln Town Car steering complaints
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An extremely strong mildew odor is coming from the air conditioning unit, causing passengers to become ill. Dealer states odor is due to coil which is too tight around air conditioner, preventing water to escape, and causing mildew odor. *ak emergency brake shoes were replaced. Brakes squeal, dealer has replaced front brake pads, resurfaced rotors, lubed caliper slides, replaced rear brake pads, machined rear rotors, however brakes still squeal. Both rear wheels were covered with gear lube. Drivers shoulder belt would not retract at times, dealer replaced seat belt. Noise and thimping felt in steering when making turns, dealer lubed stops. Left front window inoperable, dealer replaced window regulater. Front roof welt loose and broken, dealer replaced. Front door pull trim missing. Blend doors inoperable, will not blow air through defrost vent. Ash tray will not close. Ac/heater emits a musty/moldy odor, the odor not only permeates the passenger, but is also in the trunk,there is no condensation being released by the AC, many things along with the moisture purge module have been replaced and problem still persists, system has been sanitized several times, AC max button does not work. Motor goes on 45 minutes after vehicle is turned off, this blows through the front defroster and steams up the front windshield. Door handle is inoperable. Vinyl trim at top of console is loose. Engine stalled at stops when cold, dealer replaced maf and fuel pump.
While driving vehicle stalled out at least 3-4 times a week. Has taken vehicle to dealership & mechanic placed vehicle on diagnostic machine. No code came up. Mechanic did replace fuel filter/ idler/ neck in fuel tank & a canister. But, problem still exists.
Would be driving & the steering wheel would have too much play. Feels like losing control of vehicle. Took vehicle to dealer. Steering pressure sensor has been rplaced or changed & affects the steering of the vehicle. Rocker arm was cracked & needed replacing. Had an accident due to lack of control of steering wheel. Hit a telephone pole & the air bags deployed. Suffered injuries.
Front end shimmied, making it difficult to steer and handle vehicle when driving at highway speeds, and on rough roads. Dealer has replaced idler arm . Also, consumer replaced tires and shocks, but defect still occurs. Cause is still unknown.
Anti theft - system would go off on its own; locked garage, etc. After 3 tries, dealer replaced sterring column tamper switch. (3/15/00). No problem since then. Soon roof rocker switch has broken twice. You still must be extremely careful when opening and closing the sun roof.
Vehicle stalled after leaving home driveway, and on freeway for no apparent reason. Ford could not find a solution.
While driving at interstate speed and over bumps vehicle moved to right and left which could cause loss of control and crash. Been to dealer several times. A new steering design for 1997. Please provide further information.
Ant-theft device goes off for no apparent reason, causing horn to blow and lights to flash. Consumer has expeireinced this problem over 100 times since april of 1998. The dealer is not able to find out what causes this problem.
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Steering is poor, vibration and loss of control.
When driving at highway speed at about 60mph, the vehicle began to wonder all over the road, it also does this in windy conditions. On two occasions lost control of vehicle, vehicle went into other lane.
Vehicle shakes and shimmies. Dealer replaced all four shock absorbers and control arms/power steering hoses and front brake rotors.
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