Tl*the contact owns a 2000 lincoln towncar. While driving 55 MPH with the cruise control activated he attempted to engage the brake pedal while making a turn and the cruise control would not deactivate. The contact was forced to shift gear into neutral to stop the vehicle and deactivate the cruise control. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer and there were no prior warnings. The VIN was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were 49,000.
2000 Lincoln Town Car: adaptive cruise control problems
5 of the 108 complaints about the 2000 Lincoln Town Car describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- 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
Parked car evening of 30 may 2004 at about 7:00 p.m. Car bust into flames at approx. 11:10 31 may 2004. Investigators said it was the cruise control module.
The vehicle caught on fire while parked in the garage and burnt down the consumer home. The fire department indicated that the fire originated from the front underhood wiring. The fire may have been caused by a failure in the cruise control module. A fire report was filed.
Consumer was going 75mph set on cruise control, when approaching a curve conusmer applied brakes to slow down,and as brake pedal was pressed it speeded up vehicle. Consumer was coached from limousine service on a 2- way radio how to control vehicle. Consumer turned cruise control switch off, and vehicle returned to normal drive. Pressing brakes, it sent wrong signal and engaged cruise control.
While traveling at 60 MPH consumer turned on cruise control, was getting ready to exit and put on brakes to cut off speed control, vehicle slowed down, and then accelerated back to 60 MPH. Took vehicle to dealer, and they said switch was bad that worked with brakes. This switch also knocked out rear brake lights. *ak there was no indication that the brake lights had failed to alert the driver.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2000 Lincoln Town Car adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 2000 Lincoln Town Car?
5 of 108 owner complaints about the 2000 Lincoln Town Car (5%) 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 2000 Lincoln Town Car?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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