2002 Lincoln Town Car: problems, recalls and reliability

“Tl* the contact owns a 2002 lincoln town car. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph, the air bag deployed inadvertently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician diagnosed that the air bag sensor needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 159,000. Updated 12/30/14*lj updated 05/27/2015 *js”Owner report · Air Bags · Nov 2014

“Tl*the contact owns a 2002 lincoln town car. While driving approximately 15 mph, the contact drove over a pothole and the front passenger side air bag deployed. The passenger suffered minor injuries. The vehicle will be taken to the dealer. The failure mileage was 153,000 and current mileage was 154,000. Updated 5/27/09 *cn”Owner report · Air Bags · Mar 2009

“When brake pedal is applied for a long traffic light stop, I could smell burning plastic. After several weeks of this my car would not come out of park. Found the harness plug to the brake light switch melted. I am curious as to why the fuse didn't blow ?. I replaced the plug with new connectors and a few weeks later the same thing is happening - wires are melted and the fuse is not tripped.”Owner report · Electrical System · Oct 2008

“Tl*the contact owns a 2002 lincoln town car. The contact stated that the vehicle lunged forward and crashed into the rear of another vehicle. She was unable to stop the vehicle until one minute later. The mechanic and dealer were unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The current and failure mileages were 49,000.”Owner report · Vehicle Speed Control · Oct 2007

“On thursday, march 1, 2007, my daughter was driving my lincoln town car approximately 55 miles per hour. For no apparent reason, the passenger right side airbag inflated. Also causing injuries to my daughter, injuries includes a bruised ear drum and an asthma attack. *jb”Owner report · Air Bags · Mar 2007

“Dt*: the contact stated while driving 30 mph on a city street, smoke erupted from all of the air vents on the dash, and from underneath the hood. There were no visible flames present. The contact turned the engine off, which stopped the smoke. Afterwards, as soon as the engine was restarted, smoke was again present. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, who determined the windshield wiper motor shorted out and needed to be replaced. There was a NHTSA recall, # 01v258000, regarding the windshield wiper/washer motor. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN. The manufacturer was alerted.”Owner report · Visibility · Dec 2006

“Dt*: the contact stated the passenger side air bag deployed for the 2nd time. On each incident, the contact was driving 40-45 mph on a dry country road. The dealership determined that gravel caused the deployment. The dealership also said there was a ding on the belly pan of the body of the vehicle. The contact stated there are no marks on the vehicle. There were no lights illuminated in the vehicle prior to either incident. The passenger was injured when the air bag deployed. Updated 09/05/06. *jb”Owner report · Air Bags · Aug 2006