Vehicle suffered sudden acceleration when shifted from park into reverse. Dealer has inspected the vehicle three times and could not duplicate or correct the problem.
2001 Lincoln Town Car acceleration complaints
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Consumer states was backing out of driveway. Put vehicle in reverse and car suddenly accelerated rearward across the street and collided w/another vehicle. Nlm. Consumer states the the exhaust pipe and muffler were replaced , the front and rear suspension was aligned.
Consumer states that the vehicle has experienced sudden acceleration on six occasions, the only way to get the vehicle to stop is by heavy brake pressure and turning off the ignition, on one occasion the rear wheels locked up.
Vehicle was at a complete stop, there was sudden acceleration. Vehicle lurched forward. Had to slam on brakes, and put vehicle in neutral to stop.*ak
After starting vehicle consumer shifted to reverse, suddenly vehicle accelerated on its own. Vehicle came to a stop when it hit a fire hydrant. Damage was $ 3000.00. On 28, may 2002 ,also at first start, consumer shifted to reverse and vehicle accelerated on it's own. Consumer braked, but was unable to stop vehicle. Vehicle came to stop when it hit a fence. Damage was $ 6700.00. No injuries.
On 3 occasions vehicle has accelerated with force when brake pedal was applied. Dealer was contacted. *ak
Accelerator pedal and brake pedal are too close together.when applying brakes pedal goes down lower than accelerator pedal. Will accidently touch accelerator pedal when applying brakes. Has caused consumer to surge forward and rear end another vehicle.*akfailures have been at stopped positions. The brake pedal goes below the accelerator pedal and consumers foot winds up depressing it also. Consumer has a 2000 model and experiences no problems.
Brake pedal and the gas pedal are too close. Sometimes when applying brakes consumer's foot hits gas pedal, and vehicle is hard to stop. Please provide any further information.
While parking vehicle at slow speeds with brakes applied, vehicle suddenly lunged forward, hitting two parked vehicles and slamming into a tree. Consumer tried uncontrollably to stop vehicle. Vehicle serverly damaged.
Consumer was pulling into parking lot at his home and vehicle suddenly accelerated, causing vehicle to run into consumer's house. No injury was sustained.*ak
Engine will surge intermittently causing vehicle to accelerate. Vehicle is difficult to stop, increasing the risk of a crash. Dealership has examined vehicle, and could not determine cause of problem. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Engine suddenly accelerated. Dealer has been contacted, but was unable to locate source of problem.*ak
Engine idled at a high RPM which has caused vehicle to lunge when it was taken out of park and put into drive/reverse. Consumer felt that this could be a safety issue. *ak consumer was told by dealer that they could not duplicate the problem.
Throttle jammed full open on start. Car jumped walk and almost hit 3 pedestrians.
Vehicle jumps forward and won't stop. Engine revs up really high right before this happens. *ak consumer states that first, the brakes fail, then vehicle stops and engine revs up, third the wheels spin with no movement.
Had come to a complete stop. Was waiting to make a left turn, with foot on brakes, and vehicle started to race/rpms went up. Vehicle suddenly accelerated. Took to dealership the same day to have it checked. Was informed vehicle would need to be left for a few days to be test driven. Owner was provided a rental. Once vehicle was test driven, mechanic could not locate any problems with acceleration.
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