Lincoln Town Car overheating problems

Filed Jun 4, 2017 · Engine · 113,000 miles · MO

Lincoln town car, 1999, leaking intake manifold due to defective part originally used in manufacture of car that ford was reportedly aware of but has never recalled the cars for replacement of a better part now with metal parts to prevent cracking that occurred in the original all plastic manifold intakes. At one time there was a very under-published lawsuit enabling owners who had already fixed this deficiency a $700+ rebate but the offer was only for a short period of time. Apparently the former owner of my lincoln town car knew nothing about this opportunity and problem was diagnosed 2 years ago. Previous owner thought it was no big deal. Today many ford owners have been left holding the bag for this expensive and sometimes engine damaging repair when they reportedly knew about the defect and continued selling the cars. Coolant constantly leaks out causing possible engine damage as well as risk of overheating if coolant isn't constantly added. Repair is approximately $800-$1000. Many fords have been affected.

Filed Nov 28, 2016 · Seats · 165,000 miles · OK · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 lincoln town car. The contact stated that the vehicle's heated seats overheated, which caused the seats to become unusable. The contact smelled smoke when the seats overheated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 165,000.

Filed Sep 8, 2014 · Visibility · 105,824 miles · TX · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 lincoln town car. While driving at an unknown speed, smoke emitted from the air vents and caused the vehicle to overheat. The coolant also drained onto the floor of the vehicle. The dealer stated that the heater core failed. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred five times. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 105,824.

Filed Jun 1, 2013 · Engine · 125,734 miles · OH

I have a 1998 lincoln town car with low miles (125,000). The cheap plastic that the intake manifold is made out of has cracked were the heater hose connects in the back causing the vehicle to not be drive-able due to overheating.

Filed Mar 28, 2012 · Engine · 80,000 miles · UT

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 lincoln town car. While parked, the contact noticed coolant leaking from under the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostics. The mechanic stated that the intake manifold assembly was fractured and would have to be replaced. The mechanic stated there was a recall for the engine and referred the contact to the manufacturer. The manufacturer advised the contact, that the VIN was not included in the recall. The recall was a voluntary manufacturer's recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. Updated 6/25/12 *cn updated 06/29/12.

Filed Jan 12, 2012 · Engine · 115,000 miles · CA

The intake manifold is plastic and has cracked, leaking fluid all over. Caught it before engine overheated, but loosing fluid.

Filed Apr 19, 2011 · Engine · 157,812 miles · IN

Ford motor company, p.o. Box 1904, dearborn, michigan 48121, chose to not warn a segment of their full-size car owners who are "civilian" that their cars were produced with a plastic intake manifold that was failing and causing enormous coolant problems for their 4.6l v-8 engines and other component engine parts. Because ford did not notify me of their known problems with the intake manifold the defected part caused my car to repeatedly loose coolant and cause my car to overheat and finally blow my intake manifold gasket causing me to replace defective intake manifold (copy of shop bill attached) and causing unknown damages to my engine. I am requesting a refund for these repairs.

Filed Jan 9, 2011 · Engine · 73,000 miles · IL

Failure of the plastic intake manifold system. Loss of coolant, engine overheated, loss of power and control in heavy traffic presented a serious safety hazard. Engine intake manifold system is a design flaw and subject of an earlier recall by manufacturer.

Filed Nov 19, 2010 · Engine · 90,000 miles · NY · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 lincoln town car. While driving approximately 20 MPH the vehicle over heated and the manifold cracked. The vehicle was towed to his residence. The vehicle had not been taken to the dealer for the failure. He called the manufacturer and was advised that he had to pay for the repairs. He referenced an unknown manufacturer's recall. The vehicle was purchased used in 2007. The vehicle had continued to overheat since he purchased it. The failure and current mileages were approximately 90,000.

Filed Oct 9, 2008 · Engine · 105,000 miles · FL · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1997 lincoln town car. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the engine overheated and a large amount of white smoke expelled from the exhaust. The warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and inspected under the hood. He noticed that the coolant was extremely low and allowed the engine to cool completely. He then added water to the radiator reservoir. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and he stated that the failure was related to a blown head gasket. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 105,000 and current mileage was 107,000. Updated 10-29-08 *bf updated 10/30/08.