While after driving for one hour and parking consumer noticed a burning rubber smell coming from under the hood. As a result the engine started smoking. No fire reported.
2000 Lincoln Town Car electrical complaints
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The stereo system has been replaced and the new system has the same failure. The stereo button lights do not come on at night and the stereo itself does not stay on for the required 10 minutes after vehicle shut-off (until doors are opened). *la the automatic door locks no longer lock after car is in drive. The horn no longer honks when the auto-key lock is activated.
The vehicle speed control did not disengage when the brake pedal was depressed. The consumer had to press the off button on the steering column to turn off the speed control. The consumer believes this problem was related to faulty tail light wiring. *nlm
Ingition switch has to be turns on several times before the engine would start. Dealer notified. Please provide further details. Mr
Airbag light keeps flashing, vehicle taken to dealer 4 times, wiring harness was replaced, did not remedy problem.
Windows will not go up at times or go down at times. Also, radio will intermittently work, and other electrical parts will not work. Also. Has contacted dealer, and dealer statesd that it could be because of computer module.
When the consumer pushes the last two buttons on the pad to lock car the head lights and tail lights come on, sometimes they stay on causing the battery to go dead, ford exchanged the vehicle for the 2000 model and the new vehicle experienced the same defect, ford does not know how to fix it.
The space used to push on the horn is too hard, and also too small to apply quickly enough. Dealer says it's the design.
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