When braking to stop there was sudden acceleration that braking could not control resulting in hitting the rear of a stopped car in front of me. This has happened in the past with no warning. It usually happens when braking, but not always. I have had the car to a Ford dealership twice with this problem. They claim they can find nothing wrong with the car. I took it into them today after this incident. They would not even look at the car. Said that Ford had no bulletins on this and said that I was on mu own. I see online that there has been a class action lawsuit against Ford about this. This could be a life-threatening problem. What do I do?
2006 Lincoln Town Car: sudden unintended acceleration
11 of the 143 complaints about the 2006 Lincoln Town Car describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- typical mileage
- 25,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Driver was parking lincoln town car. Stepped on brake while putting car into park position. Car suddenly accelerated over concrete parking stop and slammed into an entrance to shopping center sign that was in front of the parking space. The car ended up with the front of the car against the sign and the rear wheels of the car up against the parking stop. Also, the rear door locks failed, and passengers were unable to exit the vehicle and the air bag light illuminated. Updated 06/10/14
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 lincoln town car. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated while turning left, causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle then proceeded through traffic and crashed into another vehicle that was turning right but the contact's vehicle did not stop and proceeded to travel over a side walk. The contact was able to shift into neutral and shut the engine off to stop the vehicle from accelerating any further. The driver and passenger were both injured. A police report was not filed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact returned the vehicle to the manufacturer as a trade-in. The failure and current mileage was 71,000. Updated 4/4/14*cn
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 lincoln town car signature. The contact stated that while driving 5 MPH, he attempted to apply the brakes and his foot accidentally depressed the accelerator pedal as well. The vehicle lunged forward as a result. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that they were unable to assist him since they were not able to alter the design of the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 25,000 and the current mileage was 67,000. Updated 6/7/12 *cn the consumer stated he hit another vehicle. The consumer did not stated if there was any property damage. He also stated the accelerator and brake pedals were too close together.
I own a 2006 lincoln towncar. Recently, while attempting to come to a stop the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. I was able to use the brakes in order to stop the vehicle. A week earlier my wife had the same thing occur . The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership at this time. The failure mileages was 43250.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 lincoln towncar. While the contact was attempting to come to a stop the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning, the contact was able to use the brakes in order to stop the vehicle. There were no prior warnings. The vehicle had not been diagnosed by the dealership at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were 42000. Updated *cn 04/26/10. The consumer stated the sudden acceleration has happened at least four times. Updated 04/30/10.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 lincoln towncar. Whenever the contact attempts to accelerate from a stop, he noticed that the vehicle will surge forward and the brakes will hesitate to engage. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the vehicle was working properly. The contact had noticed the failure since the day the vehicle was purchased. The current and failure mileages were 31000. Updated 06/15/10 *bf also, the power door locks on the left rear door did not work. At times it did work, but it made a loud griding noise when it did unlock. Updated 09/28/10
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 lincoln town car. The contact stated that the vehicle has accelerated on its own five times while driving 30 MPH. The first failure occurred on october 8, 2007. He placed the gear in neutral in order to slow the vehicle down and, on occasion, he would have to turn off the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice and the diagnosis indicated failure codes for the powertrain, control module, and (the dec) electronic control. The dealer reprogrammed the powertrain control module; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer on november 1, 2008. The dealer stated that they may be unable to correct the failure. A report was filed with the manufacturer and they stated that they would call the dealer. The contact was informed that he would receive a call from the dealer. The failure mileage was 22,311 and current mileage was 32,390.
Vehicle speed control...sudden acceleration.
I was stopping at a stop sign, with my foot on the brake when the car suddenly accelerated to 2,500 rpms. I was able to stop the car with the brake and avoid hitting the car in front of me, but even after stopping the car it was still running at 2,500 rpms for another couple of seconds before then returning to idle at 500rpm. This happened two more times that day and it's very scary to say the least. Each time it happened I was braking the car (luckily) and was able to brake harder and stop the car. After stopping the car the engine was still racing for a few seconds.
The consumer experienced sudden acceleration while driving his 2005 lincoln town car. *nm the arbitrator concluded that the consumer foot was most likely on the brake and accelerator at the same time. The consumer disagreed with the findings.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2006 Lincoln Town Car sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2006 Lincoln Town Car?
11 of 143 owner complaints about the 2006 Lincoln Town Car (8%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2006 Lincoln Town Car?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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