Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 17828 | 05/01/2004 | 10008573 | Various intermittent/constant electrical concerns. *tt | 08/05/2004 | |
| 17730 | 04/01/2004 | 10008231 | Dashes displayed instead of an odometer reading - no communication with the anti-lock brake system (abs) module. *tt | 07/23/2004 | |
| 03203 | 10/13/2003 | 0398 | 10004886 | Malfunction indicator lamp illuminated with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0442, p0455, p0456, p0457 or p1442 or a check fuel cap lamp illuminated with dtc p0457 for the evaporative emission system. *tt | 01/14/2004 |
| 03181 | 09/15/2003 | 10004027 | Remote keyless entry (rke) - service tips. *tt | 11/14/2003 | |
| 14844 | 04/01/2001 | 619328 | Some vehicles may exhibit various intermittent / constant electrical system conditions. *tt | 05/23/2001 | |
| 12609 | 03/01/1999 | 605332 | Information regarding pinpint test / 4wabs diagnostic trouble code b1676 (battery voltage) - update. *tt | 06/08/1999 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||||
| 0245 | 03/04/2002 | 636065 | Information regarding discharged battery charging service tips and guidelines. *tt | 11/05/2002 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||||
| 17871 | 06/01/2004 | 10008264 | Multiple driveability concerns under acceleration caused by ignition coil. *tt | 07/23/2004 | |
| 8382 | 03/01/2000 | 612781 | Some vehicles may exhibit a miss, buck / jerk, surge in the ignition coil / spark plug boot. *tt | 06/12/2000 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER | |||||
| 0162 | 04/02/2001 | 619266 | Vehicles equipped with passive anti-theft system (pats) may not start or crank. *tt | 05/22/2001 | |
| 99-6193 | 05/01/1999 | 607010 | Information on resetting the passive anti-theft system (pats). *tt | 11/03/2000 | |
| 985107 | 11/01/1998 | 613257 | Certain vehicles will not start with a programmed passive anti-theft (pats) key for 20 seconds after an attempt to start with a non-programmed pats key. *tt | 06/20/2000 | |
| 12154 | 11/01/1998 | 613173 | Some vehicles equipped with pats (securilock) except certain models now have availability of fleet keys through rotunda. *mjs | 06/19/2000 | |
| 12068 | 11/01/1998 | 613039 | Vehicles will not start with a programmed passive anti-theft (pats) key for 20 seconds after an attempt to start with a non-programmed pats key. *mjs | 06/16/2000 | |
| 13942 | 03/01/2000 | 612934 | Concerns that the passive anti-theft system (pats) transceiver wiring may be broken due to improper wire routing and / or a misplacement of the connector near the base of the steering column. *tt | 06/14/2000 | |
| 8269 | 03/01/2000 | 612713 | Subject regarding passive anti-theft system (pats) installation caution: wires may break. *tt | 06/12/2000 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||||
| 012113 | 10/29/2001 | 627774 | Some ignition switch lock cylinder assemblies may exhibit rougness and / or excess effort in turning, key does not fully return from start, a malfunction indicator lamp may illuminate with p0500, p1502 and u1039 stored in powertrian control | 02/22/2002 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| 99222 | 10/18/1999 | 6089681 | Subject on a wire harness terminal repair kit available for repairing electrical wiring harnesses. *tt | 02/11/2000 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||||
| 4708 | 08/01/1998 | 615247 | Some vehicles may have a concern of intermittent instrument cluster gauges inoperative. *tt | 01/10/2001 | |
| 12557 | 03/01/1999 | 6091802 | Some vehicles may exhibit various cluster concerns such as illumination of the check traction assist lamp, speedometer reads o; digital odometer reads all dashes; message center display for dte / gte reads for loss of speed single to the he | 11/15/2000 | |
| 5896 | 03/01/1999 | 605253 | Information pertaining to cluster concerns. *tt | 06/04/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 05/21/2007 | 55000 | 1 | 03/15/2006 |
| Complete loss of power on lincoln towncar 1999, had to be towed from highway. | |||
| 02/06/2004 | 121737 | 1 | 11/01/2001 |
| Heater wasn't blowing heat. *ph the dealer replaced the eatc module and the blower motor speed controller. *nm | |||
| 01/01/2000 | 3 | 11/24/2000 | |
| While driving vehicle will lose all electrical functions due to a short. dealer had vehicle 3-4 months, but could not determine cause .*ak vehicle has had multiple problems. out side door panel came off. brakes are spongy. windshield failed. seat malfunctions. dash lithts and stereo failed at diffeerent times. *yh | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 1 | |||
| The consumer believed there was a design defect with the vehicle. the fuse box was positioned under the hood directly above the right front wheel well. the fuse box started to melt due to water from the road contacting it, which caused the air shocks and other electrical components to fail. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 03/02/1999 | 4 | 03/01/1999 | |
| Intermittent difficuly in starting car will not turn over right away. dealer has car for third time. so far has be unable to isolate problem. as had car since 3/10/99 | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 03/02/2007 | 74045 | 1 | |
| 1. i entered the vehicle which had been parked for approximately 90 minutes. i turned the ignition key to start the vehicle and at the moment i turned the key the driver side, seat/window side air bag deployed. the vehicle was not in motion, not in drive gear and was not struck by another vehicle. also, there had been no warning lights staying on indicating a possible problem with the air bag system. 2. the side air bag struck my left shoulder and upper back. it was painful, but did not injure me. after a few minutes, i started the vehicle and nothing else happened so i drove a short distance to my home without further incident. 3. i took the vehicle to a local lincoln mercury dealer and they determined that four wires in the main warning harness under the driver's seat were damaged, had shorted out and caused the air bag to deploy. the vehicle is a 1999 lincoln town car with 74,000 miles on it. they said all warranties were expired and there were no extended warranties on the vehicle and it is my responsibility to pay for the repairs. additionally, the warning harness( part # xw1z14a005aa) is no longer made and not in stock and may not be available. the estimate for repair is $3,500.00 parts and labor. if they repaired the wiring harness, i would have to sign a release of liability stating if the repaired air bag system failed to deploy or deployed when it should not because the wiring harness was not replaced the dealer would not be responsible. i contacted the ford customer relationships center and they said they had no history of this problem or recalls of this nature for this vehicle and that repair would by at my expense. *jb | |||
| 03/01/2003 | 49500 | 1 | 04/15/2001 |
| As the car neared the end of its warranty, i had several failures. the air conditioning failed at 45000 mi., two coil packs failed under warranty. i was driving the car about a week before the final failure and it just lost all power. i barely got it to pull by holding it in low gear. it would barely move but i got it to a parking lot and left it for about an hour. when i returned it started up and drove just fine. i took it to the lincoln mercury dealer and they could find nothing wrong. about a week later my wife started to drive the car (cold) and almost got run over trying to leave the driveway. i was walking one block up the street and she pulled in and asked me to look at the car. it was running very rough just as before so i told her to take it back home and park it and take the other car. she did this, locked it and left. it had only run about 4 or 5 minutes. as i walked around the block i heard a car alarm going off and as i approached my house i saw the car on fire sitting just outside the garage, luckily i called the fire dept and they came and put it out but it was destroyed. the car was maybe one month out of warranty so i called the dealer, the regional ford rep and a retired ford rep i know. and none of them would talk to me, return phone calls( in the case of the regional ford rep) i called detroit to the executive offices of ford and a lawyer told me it was not their problem and to file a claim with my insurance company. he would not even send someone to inspect it. the insurance company paid off and i tried to get them to investigate to find the problem but i don't know what they did. the fire was obviously electrical but i don't know more. the car was a 1999 lincoln town car so the present recall doesn't cover enough cars. *jb | |||
| 06/15/2004 | 125000 | 2 | |
| Consumer has a limousine which is experiencing electrical problems. the circuit board that controlled all the lighting and air conditioning in the rear of the vehicle failed. the manufacturer stated that the circuit board was upgraded. the connector heated up which could have caused a potential fire. *ak *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 09/06/1998 | 01/05/1998 | ||
| Vehicle parked for 2 days when smoke was noticed coming from vehicle. engine compartment fire that burned 2 ft hole in hood and melted all wires under hood. fire department claims fuel pump was running without key in ignition. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 03/02/2007 | 74045 | 1 | |
| 1. i entered the vehicle which had been parked for approximately 90 minutes. i turned the ignition key to start the vehicle and at the moment i turned the key the driver side, seat/window side air bag deployed. the vehicle was not in motion, not in drive gear and was not struck by another vehicle. also, there had been no warning lights staying on indicating a possible problem with the air bag system. 2. the side air bag struck my left shoulder and upper back. it was painful, but did not injure me. after a few minutes, i started the vehicle and nothing else happened so i drove a short distance to my home without further incident. 3. i took the vehicle to a local lincoln mercury dealer and they determined that four wires in the main warning harness under the driver's seat were damaged, had shorted out and caused the air bag to deploy. the vehicle is a 1999 lincoln town car with 74,000 miles on it. they said all warranties were expired and there were no extended warranties on the vehicle and it is my responsibility to pay for the repairs. additionally, the warning harness( part # xw1z14a005aa) is no longer made and not in stock and may not be available. the estimate for repair is $3,500.00 parts and labor. if they repaired the wiring harness, i would have to sign a release of liability stating if the repaired air bag system failed to deploy or deployed when it should not because the wiring harness was not replaced the dealer would not be responsible. i contacted the ford customer relationships center and they said they had no history of this problem or recalls of this nature for this vehicle and that repair would by at my expense. *jb | |||