After hearing c. The recent sudden acceleration with toyota vehicles, I am prompted to write you again regarding the sudden acceleration with my 2002 lincoln towncar. While attempting to drive up my driveway, and park in my garage, traveling c. 5 MPH, the car suddenly sounded as if were revving and lurched forward. The agent sent from my insurance company, recorded 35 feet of skid marks. Brakes did not work and my vehicle and I crashed into my den. I did report this incident to ford and to you at the time. My cousin, in illinois, had the same make and year automobile, and had the incident occur three times. It is a frightening occurrence and one feels totally helpless. What can be done to eliminate this from our driving experience?
2002 Lincoln Town Car acceleration problems
12 complaints (18% of all complaints for this car). 5 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 18%
- crashes
- 5
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Accelerator pedal4
- Cruise control1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Lincoln Town Car acceleration problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2002 Lincoln Town Car owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 lincoln town car. The contact stated that the vehicle lunged forward and crashed into the rear of another vehicle. She was unable to stop the vehicle until one minute later. The mechanic and dealer were unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The current and failure mileages were 49,000.
2002 lincoln town car. When the consumer accelerated merge and pass over into the second lane, the car sped faster than she was controlling. *ts the dealers only logical explanation was that the floor mat probably became entangled under the accelerator.
The vehicle accelerated without warning. The manufacturer attached a recorder to the computer and it showed no defects. *jb the vehicle accelerated at full throttle when first starting and would be extremely hard to stop.
Consumer stated that he had a vehicle that was a potential danger. Vehicle surged forward when coming to a stop or slowing down to a stop. Because of this behavior of vehicle consumer almost hit a pedestrian the other day just as vehicle came to a stop, a lady stepped off the curb, and that moment, vehicle surged forward. Vehicle might go for a week or more and not do it. Then, all of a sudden start again. When this happened vehicle raced, and consumer had to cut the vehicle off so that it will not run away.
The consumer had difficulty getting the vehicle repaired after her brother had an accident in the vehicle. *ph the accelerator pedal would stick. This problem caused the accident in which the consumer's brother turned the steering wheel and the gas pedal went to the floor and accelerated at a high speed and ran into another driver. *sc
Gas pedal went to the floor and accelerated at a high rate. *la vehicle was involved in an accident due to problems with the accelerator pedal and high rate acceleration.
The spacing between the brake pedal and gas pedal is too close. Driver's foot gets caught between the pedals when changing from one pedal to the other. This resulted in vehicle crashing into another vehicle while pulling into a parking space due to faiilure to use brake pedal. *ak
When the consumer was at a stop with the engine running, the engine revved up and the tires would spin. The driver had to turn the engine off and then restart the vehicle. The dealer has been contacted. *jb
The consumer had the cruise control engaged at 70 MPH. The cruise control failed to disengage when the consumer attempted to resume regular driving. *ph *jb
Questions about the 2002 Lincoln Town Car acceleration
Does the 2002 Lincoln Town Car have acceleration problems?
Owners have filed 12 complaints about the acceleration of the 2002 Lincoln Town Car, 18% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2002 Lincoln Town Car acceleration problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 2002 Lincoln Town Car acceleration?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Lincoln Town Car have the most acceleration problems?
The Lincoln Town Car model years with the most acceleration complaints are 1997 (42 complaints), 1992 (39 complaints) and 1993 (37 complaints).
Other 2002 Lincoln Town Car problems
Airbags 20Brakes 11Engine 4Locks 4Electrical 3Steering 3Suspension 3Visibility 3Body 2Tires 2Fuel system 1Seat belts 1Seats 1
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