Lincoln Town Car 2004

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• 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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Vehicle was parked outside during rain showers and water accumulated inside the rear passenger foot area 1st and overflowed into the front passenger's foot area.

Vehicle was parked outside during rain showers and water accumulated inside the rear passenger foot area 1st and overflowed into the front passenger's foot area.

My steering is hard to turn. Very stiff. Bought it used and i see they repaired the upper and lower power steering shaft., all other models were being recalled for this problem. Why not this year? It only has 65,500 miles

My steering is hard to turn. Very stiff. Bought it used and i see they repaired the upper and lower power steering shaft., all other models were being recalled for this problem. Why not this year? It only has 65,500 miles

I have only 20,118 original miles on my 2004 lincoln town car ultimate. The steering column under the hood is terribly rusted. The corrosion looks scary. I wanted to take it to the dealer to have them tell me if i needed to replace it! Now, i wasn't looking for ford to pay for anything but get this - they want me to pay them a $100 diagnostic fee just to tell me if i need to replace the steering column! The 2005 town car is being recalled for the same thing yet ford is paying for this. What recourse do i have. I see now why they want to charge for this inspection because they know these cars well and are aware of the corrosion issue with their steering components. Now the i look at the toe-in toe-out position of the front wheels one wheel is pointing straight ahead and the other is turned slightly away from straight. It isn't causing any problems but i want this inspected so i can replace the parts if needed but i'll be double-damned if i give the morons $100 just to tell me if i need to replace the steering column shaft. This car looks like it is brand new on the outside, the interior's leather has no creases...No one has even sat in the rear compartment. It has been well cared for too. This is why i cannot believe the steering column is so freakin rusty - it looks dangerous! I looks like something from a car that's been sitting in a junk yard all its life. Now i see why the lincoln concierge was absolutely no help what so ever. Ford knows about this corrosion issue.

I have only 20,118 original miles on my 2004 lincoln town car ultimate. The steering column under the hood is terribly rusted. The corrosion looks scary. I wanted to take it to the dealer to have them tell me if i needed to replace it! Now, i wasn't looking for ford to pay for anything but get this - they want me to pay them a $100 diagnostic fee just to tell me if i need to replace the steering column! The 2005 town car is being recalled for the same thing yet ford is paying for this. What recourse do i have. I see now why they want to charge for this inspection because they know these cars well and are aware of the corrosion issue with their steering components. Now the i look at the toe-in toe-out position of the front wheels one wheel is pointing straight ahead and the other is turned slightly away from straight. It isn't causing any problems but i want this inspected so i can replace the parts if needed but i'll be double-damned if i give the morons $100 just to tell me if i need to replace the steering column shaft. This car looks like it is brand new on the outside, the interior's leather has no creases...No one has even sat in the rear compartment. It has been well cared for too. This is why i cannot believe the steering column is so freakin rusty - it looks dangerous! I looks like something from a car that's been sitting in a junk yard all its life. Now i see why the lincoln concierge was absolutely no help what so ever. Ford knows about this corrosion issue.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 lincoln town car. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and the battery drained intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the light control module failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 64,000.

Operator experienced stuck speed control button and accelerated couldn't stop the speed acceleration with steering wheel so operator hit breaks. Loud bang sound followed by drastic reduced speeds. Could cause loss of control.

When lighting is switched on from the dashboard switch or from auto lamp feature, all lights come on except the headlights.. No hi or lo beam. The high beams will work from the "flash to pass" feature with the turn signal stalk. This failure occurred suddenly. Fortunately just before i entered the highway this seems precisely the lighting control module problem that ford covers for the crown vic and marquis vehicles under recall 15s39. The town car is the same panther platform as the "covered" vehicles, and certainly within the same year range as covered in the recall. This is a very serious safety issue. Mine is a "hard" failure.. Not intermittent. The vehicle has no headlights at this moment. I visited the local ford dealer today and they confirmed that the town car was not covered under ford 15s39.

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• C1983 [3] C1983
• P0460 [2] Fuel Level Sensor Circuit Malfunction
• P0442 [2] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (small leak)
• C1123 [1] Vehicle Speed Sensor Input Short to Battery
• P0456 [1] Evaporative Emissions System Small Leak Detected
• P1233 [1] Wastegate Failed Open (Under Pressure)
• B2477 [1] Module Configuration Failure