I came from work at around 0600 am on 9/4/15 in my 2004 lincoln town car and park it in my apartment. At around 0330 of the same day I decided to go pick my child from school . Whent I statrted my car and put it in reverse tryng to back up from the parking lot, the car suddenly accelerated at a speed of about 60 ml/hr to hit tow cars park in the parking lot and dragging one of the to a tree which finally stopped the car. If that tree did not stop the car the damage would have been worse because all my efforts to stop the car failed. The car was just uncontrollable with unprecedented speed . It was as if the car had a mind of it self. I was just lucky because my wife and kids were in another car very close to the car that was dragged. If they have came out of the car , they would have been dragged too. Thank god their is no fatalities. I have diven all types of vehicle ,including tractor trailer over the road and domestic and have never seen such phenomenon.
2004 Lincoln Town Car: sudden unintended acceleration
8 of the 83 complaints about the 2004 Lincoln Town Car describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 10%
- typical mileage
- 3,000
- recalls
- 0
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Pulling into a space in a parking lot, upon application of the foot brake, the car experienced sudden unexpected acceleration, jumped the curb, and struck a tree in front of the parking space. Acceleration stopped when the car was shifted out of d into p. Front bumper of the car was damaged, and a wrecker had to be called to pull the car over the curb, which was preventing backing up the car. Fortunately no one was injured, but this sudden acceleration is very similar to what other complaints about this car describe. It was like the cruise control came on and started to accelerate the car.
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.
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.
While idling the vehicle suddenly accelerated. *nm the vehicle has had four cases of sudden acceleration. The vehicle was taken to the dealer after each occurrence but they indicated that nothing was wrong with the brakes. The consumer believes that the problem is not related to the brakes. One accident resulted on $7000. In damage.
2004 lincoln towncar has had four cases of sudden unintended acceleration. Have taken auto to dealer on first three occasions. They say brakes are ok. Sudden acceleration in my opinion is not related to brakes. I've already had one accident. Cost $7000.
While turning into a parking space consumer was depressing the brakes and the vehicle surged forward. Consumer lost total control of the vehicle and collided into a wall. A bicycle rack was destroyed in the process. The seat belts were worn and the air bags did deploy. The police did arrive and cited the consumer for the collision. *ak
While driving at 5 MPH and turning to the left vehicle accelerated on its own. Consumer tapped the brakes and engine speed increased even more. As a result, driver loss control and vehicle went airborne, landing on the building wall.
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Questions about the 2004 Lincoln Town Car sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2004 Lincoln Town Car?
8 of 83 owner complaints about the 2004 Lincoln Town Car (10%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
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