Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| TSB-08-18-2 | 06/01/2009 | 10029205 | Ford/mercury/lincoln: vehicles may exhibit one or more of the following symptoms: drive away hesitation, loss of rpm on deceleration, difficulty starting, and/or idle rpm less than desired. the f53 motorhome chassis is included. * | 06/26/2009 | |
| 042107 | 12/13/2004 | 042414 | 10014086 | General (pcm) power train control module programming procedures. *tt | 04/28/2005 |
| 04217 | 11/01/2004 | 10013369 | General power train control module (pcm) programming procedures. *tt | 04/15/2005 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||||
| 06910 | 10020077 | Catalytic converter brick rattle or buzzing noise. *tt | 07/19/2006 | ||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 06216 | 01/01/2006 | 0644 | 10014100 | Limited slip axle chatter, shudder, binding sensation, or vibration during low speed turning maneuvers. *tt | 04/28/2005 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 12/05/2010 | 52500 | ||
| After being parked in parking lot - engine turned off, no radio playing, etc. we started the vehcle up, backed up, braked, put in drive and accelerated at which time the vehicle immediately accelerated out of control. brakes would not stop the car. the car continued to accelerate faster and faster. we ran over a couple of islands, pulled fire hydrant out of the ground, ran into a wall, vehicle continued to accelerate and it seered from the wall, accelerating faster we knocked 6 parked cars out of the way like they were boxes all the while braking to no avail vehicle continuing to accelerate faster headed across the parking lot toward a chain link fence we threw the gear shift into park about the same time we hit the fence. the vehicle balked and came to stop in about 50 feet in an ajacent parking lot on the other side of the fence ripping about 50 feet of the fence with it. front end demolished, radiator steaming, engine still running, ripped undecarriage flattened tires from rims. totalled the car. and air bags did not deploy. only injuries were bruises and sprains and emotional problems. praise god. 2 adults and 3 children were in the car. i know the car malfunctioned and lincoln has a responsibilty to the public to investigate, determine cause & correct. look at the insurance report investigative report. they tell me it cost too much to investigate the cause since there were no severe injuries, .there are many similar incidents on the internet and some not so fortunate. there is a safety issue here and the public has the right to have these accidents investigated. the truma of being in an out of control vehicle is devestating and lincoln has a public liability to make that determination to save future lives. 2 adults and 3 children are still emotionally disturbed about this. are also similar incidents wtih other ford products. please respond. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 05/06/2006 | 3440 | 2 | 08/02/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 lincoln town car. intermittently, the vehicle surged while driving at low speeds. the vehicle has been to the dealer approximately 9 times, and 6 for the surging problem. but the failure still persists. the current mileage was 8,500 and failure mileage was 3,440. updated 09/24/08. *lj the dealer informed the consumer there was a major defect with the transmission. the transmission would not shift into gear. the trunk lid would not stay up. the horn was not working. updated 10/01/08. *jb | |||
| 10/02/2006 | 1 | 09/21/2006 | |
| My husband was driving his 2005 lincoln town car down a private driveway of our country residence. his vehicle became stuck by the side of the driveway. while attempting to dislodge his vehicle from the side of the driveway, the automatic transmission fluid in his vehicle overheated. the overheated transmission fluid forced the transmission fluid dipstick out of the transmission fill tube far enough to allow the transmission fluid to overflow onto the engine of the vehicle where the transmission fluid caught on fire. the resulting fire spread throughout the vehicle, and my husband, who was unable to escape from the vehicle, burned to death. *tr | |||
| 08/05/2005 | 1 | 10 | 05/13/2005 |
| I purchased a new 2005 lincoln towncar. when i start to pass a car and press the accelerator to the floor to go into passing gear there is a period of a few seconds when the car appears to lose power then it shifts down and accelerates. the dealership told me that is the way it works and there is no way to correct it. i think this puts me in danger because i cannot tell if the car is going to downshift and gain enough speed to pass or not. *jb | |||