2004 Lincoln Town Car acceleration problems

Filed Oct 3, 2018 · Acceleration · 173,000 miles · PA

Operator experienced stuck speed control button and accelerated couldn�t stop the speed acceleration with steering wheel so operator hit breaks. Loud bang sound followed by drastic reduced speeds. Could cause loss of control. Resulted in speeding ticket during failure speeds almost up to 100mph during emergency event mode.

Filed Jul 18, 2018 · Acceleration · 173,000 miles · PA

Operator experienced stuck speed control button and accelerated couldn't stop the speed acceleration with steering wheel so operator hit breaks. Loud bang sound followed by drastic reduced speeds. Could cause loss of control.

Filed Mar 31, 2015 · Acceleration · IL

Heard a pop and cruise control lost speed, and then accelerated higher speed until I turned off speed control. Speed control does not work any more. Cost 112.00 to find out what part is needed. 2. Driver side mirror has steadily getting worse since 2008. The heating element has distorted mirror making it bronze. Need to replace but ford does not have the mirror. Garage suggested I find one in a junk yard.

Filed Jul 27, 2010 · Acceleration · 30,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 lincoln town car. The contact stated he was driving at 40 MPH when he attempted to apply the brakes. The contact's foot became lodged between the accelerator and brake pedal. He was able to dislodge his foot but when doing so, the brake pedal cover detached from the pedal itself. The dealer would not provide any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed for the failure. The contact stated the design of the accelerator and brake pedals were faulty. The contact stated the vehicle was traded because he did not feel safe in the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 30,000. Updated 10/01/10. *lj updated 10/04/10

Filed Mar 19, 2010 · Acceleration · 70,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns 2004 lincoln town car. While the contact was driving 25mph, he depressed the brake and the vehicle accelerated. The passenger looked down to see if the accelerator pedal was stuck and it wasn't. The contact put both feet on the brake and attempted to put the vehicle in neutral, after applying extreme pressure to the gear shift he was finally able to put the vehicle into neutral. The contact had the vehicle towed to the dealer. The dealer stated that they were unable to dulpicate the failure. The aprroximate failure mileage was 70000 and the current mileage was 70000.

Filed Aug 26, 2008 · Acceleration · 28,000 miles · KY · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 lincoln town car. While driving approximately 2 MPH into a garage, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle stopped. He attempted to shift into reverse and the vehicle automatically surged forward, crashing into the foundation. There were no warnings prior to the failure. The vehicle sustained minor damages. The contact was waiting on a response from the insurance company regarding the damages. The failure and current mileages were 28,000. Updated 11-25-08 *bf updated 11/25/08.

Filed Aug 16, 2007 · Acceleration · 32,000 miles · TN

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 lincoln town car. While driving 70 MPH with the cruise control engaged, the vehicle accelerated to 90 MPH on its own. The contact slammed on the brakes and the cruise control disengaged. The vehicle decelerated to its regular speed. She took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that they could not repair the vehicle on their own. The dealer also stated that ford motors would send her a recall letter, however, it has not yet been received. The current and failure mileages were 32,000. Updated 02-04-08. *kb the consumer was informed a recall had been issued, however the consumers vehicle identification number was not included in the recall. Updated

Filed Aug 16, 2006 · Acceleration · 18,163 miles · GA · crash

2004 lincoln town car's brakes failed. The vehicle would not stop which resulted in an accident. *kb not only did the vehicle not stop but it also accelerated while the consumer's foot was on the brake. The consumer's vehicle hit the vehicle directly in front of hers pushing that vehicle off the road. The consumer continued trying to get he vehicle to stop. She put the gear shift in park and turned off the ignition but the vehicle would not stop. The consumer attempted to maneuver the vehicle away from other vehicles but eventually had no other choice but to run into a parked vehicle. The vehicle rolled over three times before coming to rest upright on all four wheels. The vehicle was still accelerating and hit the wall of a building then stopped.

Filed Oct 6, 2005 · Acceleration · 3,500 miles · OH

Dt: the consumer states that 2004 lincoln town car was having a problem with the cruise control not holding speed when descending a hill. The cruise control will hold the speed when on flat ground and when going up a hill. This has been a problem for the consumer for about seven months. The consumer had not noticed the problem before this due to the fact that he lived on flat ground. The consumer took the car to the dealer for inspection ,and they told him to stay out of the mountains. The consumer also contacted ford about the matter. The person that the consumer spoke with told him that was the way it was suppose to be with the cruise control. The cruise control was set every time that this happened to the consumer. *ak

Filed May 23, 2005 · Acceleration, Brakes · FL · crash

The vehicle was in bumper to bumper traffic when all of a sudden it surged forward on its own when the brake was applied. The consumer rear ended another vehicle. *sc the dealer concluded that the brake and accelerator pedal were too close together, so they raised the pedal.