Electrical; fill gas tank. Minutes later gauge shows I'm empty. Continues to repeat over and over. Driver's seat; crackling sound "like metal broke" seat does not adjust correctly and can no longer move the seats tilt. Having me drive in an uncomfortable position. Wipers; rainy day both motors left and right smoke up and burn out at the same time. Can no longer drive vehicle when it rains. Can't see anything wipers motors fried. As if they were allergic to water.
Lincoln Town Car wipers problems
61 of the 2,986 owner complaints about the Lincoln Town Car describe windshield wiper failure, most of them for the 2001 model year.
- owner complaints
- 61
- worst model year
- 2001
- typical mileage
- 80,000
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
Water leak 3ABS 2Seat belt 1Overheating 1Fire or smoke 1Engine failure 1Brake failure 1Ball joint 1
What owners say
The contact owns a 2005 Lincoln Town Car. The contact stated that the windshield wipers became inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000. The consumer stated wipers are only turned on when raining, back warning only works when backing up, and unsure when the air bag light came on.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 lincoln town car. The contact stated that the front end of the vehicle was scraped. The vehicle was taken to pompano ford (2741 n federal hwy, pompano beach, fl 33064, (954) 773-9486) for repairs. When the contact retrieved the vehicle, he noticed that the entire floorboard was flooded with water. The dealer believed the water was due to the air conditioning unit flooding or the wipers pushing water inside the vehicle. The dealer then stated that there was a pan in the engine compartment that was supposed to drain water out into the street. The dealer tried to blame the insurance company that directed the contact to the dealer to have the scrape repaired. The dealer gave the contact a bill for $880 and did not clear out the water. The dealer informed the contact that the insurance company would pay for the repairs. The dealer returned the vehicle to the contact still full of water and gave him a statement listing the charges for which they expected the insurance company to pay. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 81,000.
Airbags had to be replaced, mileage 102050.also, wiper motor had to be replaced 3times so far.
On wipers the intermediate dont work and when washer fluid sprayed cant shut wipers off 2 now on wheels constantly loosing air due to rims peeling and the inside rims are peeling causing tire not to hold air and 3 front end wobbles and raddles had new tierods and ball joints wondering if any recalls were due to be done and previous owner neglected to get done please help
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 lincoln town car. The contact stated that the windshield wiper motor had to be replaced multiple times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000. Updated 12/30/15*lj the consumer was informed his VIN was not included in the recall. Updated 04/07/16.
Tl-the contact owns a 2005 lincoln town car. The contact stated that the windshield wiper motor failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 70,000. Djr
2004 lincoln leaks on passenger side under glovebox area, during moderate to hard rain, seems to be much worse while standing still. Passenger carpet floods and vehicle must have 'shop vac' treatment to get all the water out of the car and carpet. Leaves the carpet stained and musty smelling. Now I must put a large trash sack under the passenger windshield wiper blade so if it rains the car won't flood. Lincoln says they are sorry but do not know what the problem is as they can see nothing wrong. I showed them pictures and lincoln was unimpresses. You can identify my car in the parking lot with by watching for the trashcan liner on the hood. Still ongoing problem. Thanks lincoln.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 lincoln town car. While driving 65 MPH in heavy rain, the windshield wipers activated and then suddenly failed. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent and occurred on three occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 lincoln town car. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the windshield wiper failed and detached from the vehicle. The contact also noticed the front driver side wheel was missing two lug nuts. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.
Related recalls
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, and light and medium duty pickup trucks. A switch located in the plastic cover of the wiper motor gear case could malfunction and overheat, potentially resulting in loss of intermittent wiper function, loss of wiper park function, complete loss of wiper function, or ignition of the plastic cover material. Switch malfunction is most likely to occur when the intermittent setting of the wipers is being used, or when snow or ice obstructs the blades from returning to the "parked" position at the bottom of the windshield. These vehicles were built at the following assembly plants: atlanta plant from 2/11/00 through 7/31/00; chicago plant from 2/14/00 through 8/4/00; kansas city plant from 2/26/00 to 9/4/00; kentucky truck plant from 2/18/00 to 8/31/00; michigan truck plant from 2/23/00 through 8/3/00; norfolk plant from 2/21/00 through 7/27/00; wayne stamping and assembly plant from 2/25/00 through 8/15/00; and wixom plant from 2/15/00 through 8/8/00.
- Risk
- Loss of visibility while driving increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the date code on the wiper motor. Motors built with the suspect time frame will have the wiper motor gear case cover replaced. Owner notification began august 20, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1‑866‑436‑7332.
Recall number 01V258000 · Recall details
Questions about the Lincoln Town Car wipers
Which Lincoln Town Car years have windshield wiper failure problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2001 (14 complaints), 1990 (7 complaints) and 1992 (6 complaints).
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