1995 Craftsmen LINCOLN TOWN CAR problems and owner complaints

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. COULD IT BE BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP FIX MY STEERING COLUMN AND NOT MY DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. *TR

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AIR BAG WARNING LITE ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. NO ACCIDENTS OR CRASHES. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE TO BE ADDRESSED BY MANUFACTURER? WHEN AIR BAG WARNING IS LITE ON, DOES THIS MEAN THE BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY?

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I TOOK MY TOWN CAR IN, BECAUSE I COULD SMELL COOLANT IN THE CAB OF THE CAR. AFTER INSPECTION, THEY SAID IT WAS THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD HAD CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THEY CALLED FORD AND FORD SAID THEY HAD A LOT OF THESE PARTS ON HAND BECAUSE THIS WAS A COMMUNE PROBLEM WITH THIS PART. I WAS TOLD THE PART ALONE WOULD BE $600. I AM ON SS AND DISABLED AND I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR WHAT IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE COVERED IN A RECALL. THERE WAS A RECALL ON DEC. 2001 FOR THIS PART PUT ONLY LIMITED TO TAXIS, POLICE, AND LIMOS, AND LIVERY PAC…

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BLEW A SPARK PLUG, DAMAGING ENGINE AND COIL. MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS

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WHILE RUNNING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING, INITIALLY COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. FIRE BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BRAKES THEN FAILED COMPLETELY. I WAS ABLE TO PUT TRANSMISSION INTO PARK, WHICH EVENTUALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE, AFTER CRASHING THROUGH A GATE SECURITY BARRIER.(NO BRAKES AT THAT TIME.). FIRE COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, AS EXPLOSIONS OCCURRED.

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BRAKE FAILURE FROM RUSTED BRAKE LINES LOSS OF 90% OF BRAKES AT TIME OF INCIDENT THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON TWO OF MY OTHER LINCOLNS. *TR

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DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT . STOPPED FOR A OTHER VEHICLES , DROVE ABOUT 10 FEET AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF CAR SLAMMED TO THE GROUND IN THE MIDDLE OF PARKING LOT INTERSECTION. CAR WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT DRAGGING FRAME , FRONT END ON PAVEMENT LEAVING DRAG MARKS IN PAVEMENT. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CRAFTSMEN LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE WALL OF A BRIDGE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND SHOULDER INJURIES, AS WELL AS A MILD CONCUSSION THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOWING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

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WHILE RUNNING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING, INITIALLY COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. FIRE BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BRAKES THEN FAILED COMPLETELY. I WAS ABLE TO PUT TRANSMISSION INTO PARK, WHICH EVENTUALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE, AFTER CRASHING THROUGH A GATE SECURITY BARRIER.(NO BRAKES AT THAT TIME.). FIRE COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, AS EXPLOSIONS OCCURRED.

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STEERING WHEEL HAS TO MUCH PLAY. THE WHEELS WILL NOT TURN AFFECTIVELY. CONSUMER STATES CONSUMER HAS NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVESHAFT GEARS WORE OUT, PER THE DEALER.*AK

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STEERING WHEEL HAS TO MUCH PLAY. THE WHEELS WILL NOT TURN AFFECTIVELY. CONSUMER STATES CONSUMER HAS NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVESHAFT GEARS WORE OUT, PER THE DEALER.*AK

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TAKATA RECALL: AIRBAG LIGHT CAMEON STAYS ON WONT GO OUT. COMES WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND STAYS ON WHILE IN MOTION'

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