1998 lincoln town car caught fire. Electrical fire in engine compartment drivers side. Car burnt to ground, fire dept. Put out fire.
1998 Lincoln Town Car engine complaints
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The fan blew only hot air, and it did it all the time without stopping, whether it was on or off. There was no way to stop the hot air from blowing right out. The ford dealership looked at the vehicle for $100, and said that the blend-door was stuck on heat, and that it would cost me another $1600 to get it fixed. The motor wasn't even broken, and it was that expensive. They said they would have to take the dashboard apart to get to the plastic plenum, which they would replace with another plastic breakable plenum.
Dt*: the contact stated that the vehicle's interior had an antifreeze odor. There were also puddles of antifreeze in the driveway. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer, who determined that the intake manifold was slowly leaking antifreeze. There were no repairs immediately performed.
Dt*: the contact stated, while driving 45 MPH., on a clear dry day, there was a sound heard resembling the sound of a tire blow out. The vehicle was stopped and the tires were checked for a flat. When no flat tire was found, the vehicle was immediately driven to a near-by service station. On the way to the station, a recurring hissing sound was heard. The vehicle was then towed to an independent service mechanic, where it was determined the spark plug was blow out of its threading from #8 cylinder and the spark plug from #7 cylinder was also damaged. The heads were sent out to be drilled and rethreaded.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving at various speeds the vehicle began running rough and misfired. The vehicle was taken to the dealership on two occasions. On the first visit, the dealer changed the #4 coil. After the second incident the dealer determined the intake manifold was cracked which was leaking antifreeze. The spark plugs were clean and the contact was directed to have the intake manifold replaced. The dealer informed the contact that the intake manifold on this vehicle is made of plastic. The intake manifold for the model of this vehicle is no longer produced in plastic.
Cracked intake manifold-my car overheated and died. It needs repair that is estimated to cost a lot of money that I do not have!!!
Dt*: the contact stated when the hood was opened, there was water leaking from the intake manifold. The dealership determined the intake manifold needs to be replaced. Updated 03/09/06
Dt*: the contact stated several times in the last two months, the vehicle will start, but not go anywhere when put in gear. The vehicle will then stall; it will restart and go after waiting 20 minutes. The dealership is unable to diagnose a problem. Also, the driver side window works intermittently. The dealership has not inspected the vehicle for this problem.
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle was running hot, at 45 MPH, and then stalled. The vehicle was towed to a dealership, where it was determined the intake manifold was leaking and needed to be replaced. The contact temporarily fixed the vehicle with adhesive, but it is leaking again.
Complete engine failure. 1998 linclon purchased 9/6/98. Original owner and car is maintained at dealership at approx 3500 miles. Full complement of oil at time of incident. 56087 miles. Fv826006arm 4.6l . 1lnfm83wiwy718403. Engine was replaced.
Plastic intake manifold on 1998 lincoln town car with ford 4.6 liter v-8 engine cracked causing loss of coolant. The car has 102,000 miles on it. So far, repair costs have come to $1250.00. The leak also damaged the alternator which will cost an additional $400 to replace. The manifold was replaced at my cost by a local repair shop. The part was not saved.
During rainy weather, the serpentine belt fell off the engine. This caused the vehicle to stall.
Independent mechanic determined that the intake manifold cracked, and coolant spilled inside the engine, technician indicated the need to be replace the intake manifold at consumer's expense of $967.40. *ak the consumer had an extended warranty but the technician informed the consumer that the warranty was no longer valid because the company was out of business. The consumer had the manifold replaced at a service station.
While the consumer was driving at an undetermined speed, the vehicle stalled. The consumer had the vehicle towed to a dealership and the mechanic determined the problem was due to engine failure. *ak about an inch away on the wheel well, there was a 1/4 hole which allowed saltwater from the left front tire to be sprayed up and caused corrosion to accumulate in the fuse box. *sc
1) leak from manifold, involved replacing whole manifold. 2) paint peeling from bumpers. 3) air conditioner blower motor failure. 4) special switch device located under dashboard that controls cooling/heating for the vents in the dashboard failure. 5) generator warning lamp failure.
The vehicle stalled without warning.
I have a 1998 lincoln towncar. On january 11th, my car was being serviced for an oil change. The mechanic notified me that the headgasket was leaking at the 4th cylander and advised me to take it to the dealer. The dealer charged me $300.00 and stated in writing that nothing was wrong with the head gasket. On january 19, my car stopped running and I had to have it towed to the dealer. The next day I was notified that it was my headgasket and they overlooked the leak at the exact location I told them based on my mechanics advise. Now they want an additional $1200.00 to fix the problem. My mechanic advised me that this is a common problem for this vehicle and to file a complaint against the dealer. My concern is now the engine may have been damaged by the lack of proper attention by the dealer.
Going up hill in 2 inches of snow, vehicle started slipping, traction control motor made noise. Consumer applied gas pedal and engine would not rev up. As stated in owners manual. Engine stalled. *ak when the traction control came on, the vehicle could only go 32 MPH, and when accelerator was let off, the engine cut off.
Engine cuts out, track active light comes on, no response to accelerator until car has coasted below 25 MPH -- caused by replacement michelin tires being 1.5" larger than original michelin tires
Possible engine failure caused leakage. Yh
While driving vehicle would not exceed the 10mph mark, even in open road situations. Dealer has been contacted.
Car was driven at various speeds and the vehicle just cut off. It was easily started right back up, and the dealer was contacted two times and cannot duplicate the problem.
When coming from a secondary highway to a main highway, if there is a little gravel and the traction engages the engine dies. The dealer is not able to correct the problem.
Parked vehicle at shopping mall, abot 30 minutes later vehicle would not start. After several attempts to start driver decided to wait a few minutes to allow possible careburetor floodinh to return to normal. Waited five minutes before attempring to start. This time vehicle started. A few days later while driving into parking area discovered steering wheel would not respond to turning. Put gear shift into neutral and attempted to restart. Vehicle restarted.
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