2003 lincoln town car with unexpected acceleration. Consumer states that she found a service bulletin with the same problem and she would like more information. *kb ***nar*** the consumer stated an accident occurred as a result of the unwanted acceleration.
2003 Lincoln Town Car acceleration complaints
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Re: 2003 lincoln town car cruise control runaway issue on 3/16/07 I was involved in a single car accident during a snowstorm on a two lane narrow road. I had previously disengaged the overdrive and manually shifted into 2nd gear at 20-25 MPH for better control. The vehicle suddenly over steered to the right. Trying to correct, it over steered to the left, slid sideways in the deep shoulder on the left hand side of the road for about 25 feet. The left front wheel hit a large oak tree, bounced off and the vehicle went down a steep 70 foot driveway and jumped a frozen pile of snow. I did have the car under control going down the driveway. It was a very busy ten seconds. The initial estimate from geico is $5100, claim 023442150101027. I call the ford 800 number and didn't get any help there, which is no surprise. I am well aware of manufacturers not addressing vehicle problems until they have to because of monetary issues or legal requirements. I am a former gm dealer and have driven literally thousands of vehicles in various conditions of dire repair. I also attended bondurant high speed driving school, have an expired scca racing license and hold ama expert competition motorcycle license. Even though this was 35 to 40 years ago the competition experience took over. One cause could be the locking dog for the steering has shorted the cruise control ribbon wires and caused the problem. There could also be issues with the cruise control circuitry and/or modules. Since the accident I have heard several complaints about cruise engagement problems. There also may be an issue with the auto traction control which might explain why the car went so violently out of control. This device is rather useless and impedes drivability rather than helps. On the drive back to my house I had to disengage it to drive up small hills, and have done so before in bad weather as this type of traction control impedes acceleration.
Dt*: the contact stated while braking from 30 MPH on a highway exit ramp, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The brake was applied with excessive force, which did not stop the vehicle, and collided with another vehicle 3 times. After a few minutes, the vehicle slowed, and the brake took effect. A police report taken at the scene. The vehicle was towed to a service dealer, where a diagnostic test was performed, but the dealer was unable to determine the cause of the problem. The manufacturer was also notified. Updated 01/18/07.
I was stopped for a traffic light. When the light changed to green, I put my foot on the gas pedal, very lightly,and the car accelerated away from me. I lost control of the car and ended up on the sidewalk, hitting a brick wall. The car was totaled out by the insurance company. This car was a 2003 lincoln town car with 36,000 miles. I then purchased a 2006 lincoln town car and after driving 700 miles, the car accelerated again and I almost hit a pedestrian. I took the car back to the lincoln dealer service manager. They took the car on a lift, checked it out and test drove it and told me that they found nothing wrong with the car. Ford informed me that there was no recalls on this car for that problem. I did not trust driving this car any longer, so I traded it in for another make car and took a very large loss, rather than risk my life, my wife's life or an innocent person.
After shifting the gear into drive the vehicle suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated forward. The consumer had to apply the brakes hard, shift the gear into neutral and turn off the ignition switch. The dealer was not notified at this time. *jb *sb
Dt: having problem with engine, vehicle accelerates on its own, with no warning. Put car in reverse it roars up, and put vehicle in drive and it takes off on it own. Consumer can take foot off the gas pedal and it continues to accelerate on its own.*ak consumer has been in several minor accidents because of this.
The vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning while idling, which resulted in the vehicle hitting a wall, consumer was injured.
Driver put vehicle in drive gear and turned the steering wheel to the right. Vehicles engine rev up to full throttle, and accelerated at a high speed causing an accident. This resulted in the driver being injured. Ts
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