Lincoln Town-car-limousine 1999

• Recall 114927 [USA]: If the shafts separate during vehicle operation, a loss of steering control would result, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
  Dorman products, inc. (dorman) is recalling certain model dorman steering shafts, part number 425-359, solutions steering shafts, part number 7-0359, and oe solutions steering shafts, part number 425-359, manufactured april 17, 2014, to september 28, 2015. These aftermarket replacement steering shafts are sold for use in 1995-2002 ford crown victoria, mercury grand marquis, and lincoln town car vehicles. These steering shafts may separate during operation if the integral fastener is loose or missing and if the interfacing vehicle shaft is compressed in length.
  dorman will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering shaft, free of charge. The recall began on october 28, 2015. Owners may contact dorman customer service at 1-800-523-2492, option 5.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 6341 [USA]: The vehicle weight could exceed the maximum load rating for the tire, increasing the risk of premature tire wear or blowout.
  Vehicle description: certain limousines stretched over 60 inches fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 109, "new pneumatic tires," and no. 110, "tire selection and rims."
  dealers will replace all 5 tires (including the spare tire) with michelin tires (225/70r16 107t reinforced white sidewall) with a sufficiently higher load rating. Owner notification began january 10, 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 1-800-248-0186.
  also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 8000 [USA]: If this occurs and any portion of the operator's body is under the vehicle, the potential for personal injury exists.
  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles have jacking instructions which, if followed, could cause the vehicle operator to place the jack on a frame weld when attempting to raise a rear wheel. If the vehicle is jacked up with the jack placed on the frame weld and if the vehicle is free to roll (wheels not blocked or chocked), the jack could yield and the vehicle may drop suddenly.
  owners will be provided with a revised jack instruction and stowage card and jack warning label, as well as a supplement to the owner guide.
  owner notification began august 3, 2000.Owners who do not receive the free instructions and label within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 8183 [USA]: In the event of a collision, these seat belts may not restrain an occupant increasing the risk of injury.
  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles using aftermarket front passenger side seat belt assemblies that were sold by ford parts departments from january 1, through june 13, 2000. These seat belt assemblies fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 209, "seat belt assemblies." the equipment involved is service stock seat belt assemblies, model nos. H 9977, h 9979, t 9063, and t 9217, built by trw vehicle safety systems, inc. (trw) manufactured from june 1, 1998 through may 21, 2000. Some of these seat belt assemblies may have been installed as service replacement equipment on the vehicles involved in the recall.
  dealers will inspect these vehicles and replace the service seat belt assemblies that were installed in these vehicles from january 1 through june 13, 2000.
  owner notification began september 28, 2000. 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 1-800-392-3673.Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 10236 [USA]: If this occurs while the vehicle is moving, reduced steering control could occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Vehicle description: certain 1996-1999 ford crown victoria police, fleet, natural gas, and 1996-1999 lincoln town car limousine vehicles that were produced with a lower control arm ball joint containing a one piece bearing; and 1990-1996 ford crown victoria police, fleet, and ngv vehicles and 1990-1996 lincoln town car limousine vehicles that have been serviced with either a ball joint containing the one-piece bearing or a front lower control arm containing a ball joint with a one-piece bearing. The one-piece bearing within the lower control arm ball joint can weaken slowly during use and eventually crack. This could result in separation of the ball and cap of the joint, allowing the control arm to drop to the ground.
  dealers will replace the lower control arm ball joints (2).
  owner notification is expected to begin january 18, 1999.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 1-800-392-3673.Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 2000303 [Canada]: Other
  Certain limousine vehicles do not comply with the requirements of cmvss 110 - tire selection and rims. The front axle weight could be such that the "normal load" on the vehicle's tires may exceed 88 percent of the tire maximum load rating. Correction: tires will be replaced with ones that have a sufficiently higher load rating.

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• Recall 1998251 [Canada]: Suspension
  Note: 1996-99 crown victoria police, fleet and ngv and lincoln town car limousine equipped with a lower control arm ball joint containing a one piece bearing and 1990-96 crown victoria police, fleet and ngv and lincoln town car limousine that were serviced with either a ball joint containing an one piece bearing or a front lower control arm with a one piece bearing. High bearing loads can lead to thinning and eventual cracking of the lower control arm ball joint. This can result in separation of the ball and cap of the joint. Should this occur, the control arm to which the cap is mounted will drop to the ground. Should this occur while the vehicle is moving, reduced steering control could result in a collision. Correction: lower control arm ball joints will be replaced.

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• Recall 2001163 [Canada]: Electrical
  Certain vehicles have the potential for under hood fire due to defective secondary fuse holders. Correction: dealers will alter the wiring harness.

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To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Spark plug ejection from cylinder head investigation # DP05005

  On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.Odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.As of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.In addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehicle stalled without restart.Information contained in the odi consumer complaints and obtained from 72 telephone interviews with complainants showed the following:(1) 99% of the complaints were on my 1997 to 2002 subject vehicles.(2) most the complainants reported hearing a loud pop while driving or upon starting up the vehicle followed by a loud, repetitive clicking or popping sound.(3) many of the complainants reported that the popping sound was accompanied by some loss of vehicle power; however, in 99% of the incidents reported, the vehicle did not stall.In the very few incidents where the vehicle did stall, most vehicles could be restarted.(4) only a small percentage of the complainants cited that they smelled gas or a slight burning smell when the incident occurred.(5) in all but a very few incidents, vehicle damage was limited to the engine.In one incident, the complaint reported that the fuel rail was damaged and replaced after one of the spark plugs ejected from the engine; however, the complainant reported that the damage did not result in any type of fuel leak or fire.In another incident, the only incident where a fire was alleged, the complainant reported that no fluid leak was observed, but that a fire resulted after the spark plug had ejected from the engine and he had restarted the vehicle and driven to another location.None of the complainants reported any damage to the vehicle hood.(6) only two complainants reported that they observed what appeared to be some drops of fuel coming from the cylinder where the spark plug had failed or on the spark plug itself; however, each of these complainants reported that there was no smoke or flames as a result of his incident.As the petitioner noted, and odi¿s analysis showed, it is possible for a spark plug to detach from the engine cylinder threads in the subject vehicles.However, odi¿s analysis of 474 complaints describing such incidents found only a very few alleged any safety-related consequences.None of these showed any evidence of a serious safety consequence.Given the large population and relatively long exposure time of the subject vehicles, the complaint analysis indicates that the risk to motor vehicle safety from the alleged defect is very low.In view of the foregoing, it is unlikely that nhtsa would issue an order for the notification and remedy of the alleged defect at the conclusion of the investigation requested in the petition.Therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize nhtsa¿s limited resources to best accomplish the agency¿s safety mission, the petition is denied.
  

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• Inadvertent side air bag deployment investigation # PE03011

  Odi has identified 173 complaints alleging inadvertent or non-crash deployment of side air bags on model year (my) 1999-2003 lincoln town cars.Most of the complaints allege that one of the side air bags deployed while driving without any impact.Analysis showed that my 2001 through early my 2003 town cars have much higher complaint and warranty claim rates (138 complaints and 120 warranty claims) than the remaining vehicles (35 complaints and 32 warranty claims).Ford changed its supplier of the side crash sensors for the my 2001 town cars.Ford states that the algorithm in the my 2001 town cars is different from the previous model years design, and that it is designed to provide improved occupant protection in moderate speed side pole impacts.In december 2002 (i.E., early my 2003 vehicle production), the crash sensors were moved from the floor of vehicle to near the base of b-pillars in order to reduce the incidents of inadvertent side air bag deployments.This preliminary evaluation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea03-014) for my 2001-2003 town cars built before december 2002.
  

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• Fuel-fed fires investigation # DP02007

  The fars data shows that the risk of fire from impact in all directions in the subject vehicles is the same as all other sedans.The subject vehicles are not over represented with respect to the risk of fire in real-world high-energy crashes.A further discussion of issues related to post crash fires in the subject vehicles is set out in the closing report for sq 01-014 and that report is in the docket for this petition.After reviewing the petition and its supporting materials, as well as information furnished by ford and gm, and information within the agencys possession from previous investigations and other related actions,nhtsa has concluded that futher investigation concerning post-crash fires in the subject vehicles is not likely to lead to a decision that the vehicles contain a safety defect.
  

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• Post rear end collision fires investigation # SQ01014

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Tl* the contact owns a 1999 lincoln town car. The contact stated that while driving the contact felt the brakes were not working properly. The contact made a right hand turn and crashed into a parked truck. The contact did not have an injury that required transport to a hospital and no police report was filed. The crash happened right at the independent mechanic's shop. The independent mechanic fixed the brakes with a fluid leak from the brake line as the cause of the malfunction. The contact felt there also was an issue of the front end of the vehicle being out of alignment that caused the vehicle to drift to one side. The issue recurred with the front end still being out of alignment with a scraping sound. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer griffin ford: new ford 511 7th st w, tifton, ga 31794 (229) 382-1300 but received no assistance from the dealer . The contact went to another unknown dealer who diagnosed the issue with the brakes but stated that the front end was not damaged. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was unrepaired. The vin was unavailable. The failure mileage was 200,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 lincoln town car. The contact stated that while driving the contact felt the brakes were not working properly. The contact made a right hand turn and crashed into a parked truck. The contact did not have an injury that required transport to a hospital and no police report was filed. The crash happened right at the independent mechanic's shop. The independent mechanic fixed the brakes with a fluid leak from the brake line as the cause of the malfunction. The contact felt there also was an issue of the front end of the vehicle being out of alignment that caused the vehicle to drift to one side. The issue recurred with the front end still being out of alignment with a scraping sound. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer griffin ford: new ford 511 7th st w, tifton, ga 31794 (229) 382-1300 but received no assistance from the dealer . The contact went to another unknown dealer who diagnosed the issue with the brakes but stated that the front end was not damaged. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was unrepaired. The vin was unavailable. The failure mileage was 200,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 lincoln town car. The contact stated that while making a left turn, the contact heard an abnormal sound coming from the front driver's side wheel. The contact stated that the wheel detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the driver's and passenger's side front upper control arms and ball joints were replaced. The contact called lamarque ford located at 3101 williams blvd suite f, kenner, la 70065, (504) 443-2500, and made the dealer aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 54,000.*dt *as

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 lincoln town car. The contact stated that while making a left turn, the contact heard an abnormal sound coming from the front driver's side wheel. The contact stated that the wheel detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the driver's and passenger's side front upper control arms and ball joints were replaced. The contact called lamarque ford located at 3101 williams blvd suite f, kenner, la 70065, (504) 443-2500, and made the dealer aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 54,000.*dt *as

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 lincoln town car. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact became aware of noticed liquid dripping from the air vents. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic for diagnosis and repair. The diagnosis was a failure with the intake manifold. The dealer was not contacted and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 lincoln town car. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact became aware of noticed liquid dripping from the air vents. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic for diagnosis and repair. The diagnosis was a failure with the intake manifold. The dealer was not contacted and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

I was driving down a public street not even going the speed limit and i came to the stop light my car acted like it didn't wanna go i got it to a parking spot and it burst to a ball of flames i had no previous symptoms and the car was driving fine it had just gotten to halfway mark on my heat gauge. I think it may have been the plastic intake manifold melted maybe? Any ways thought i would report that this is actually a very dangerous thing it almost burnt me alive going down the road and then almost burnt a business down and i'm hoping to get some sort of compensation because no one told me till just now. If i could get some info on who to call at ford that'd be great

Tl* the contact owned a 1999 lincoln town car. While driving approximately 25 mph in heavy rain, the vehicle hydroplaned and crashed with a flat bed tow truck. None of the frontal air bags deployed. The police department was present, but a report was not filed. The contact and a passenger were transported to the hospital by ambulance, treated, and released. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot and later deemed destroyed by the insurance company. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 183,000.

The passenger side airbag is not working properly

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• P0442 [3] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (small leak)
• P0455 [3] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (gross leak)
• P0456 [2] Evaporative Emissions System Small Leak Detected
• P0457 [2] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected
• P1442 [2] A/C Evaporator Air Temperature Circuit Range/Performance
• P0782 [1] 2-3 Shift Malfunction
• B1994 [1] Driver Side
• B1998 [1] Passenger Side
• P1635 [2] Internal Vref Malfunction
• P1639 [2] Data Output Link Circuit Failure
• P0171 [1] System too Lean (Bank 1)
• P0174 [1] System too Lean (Bank 2)
• P0500 [1] Vehicle Speed Sensor "A" Malfunction
• P1502 [1] RCNT Solenoid Circuit Malfunction
• U1039 [1] SCP (J1850) Invalid or Missing Data for Primary Id / Vehicle Speed
• P1729 [1] Gear 4 Incorrect Ratio
• P0356 [1] Ignition Coil F Primary/Secondary Circuit Malfunction
• B1676 [1] Battery Pack Voltage Out Of Range
• EOBD [1] Fault location