1997 Lincoln Town Car engine and engine cooling problems

“THE OIL PAN RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED ALL THE OIL TO LEAK OUT ONTO THE GROUND. THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPUTER KEEPS CAUSING THE CAR TO TAKE OFF OR NOT EVEN WORK AT ALL WHEN U SET IT, WHEN THE CAR TAKES OFF AFTER SETTING IT THE GAS PEDDLE GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT WILL NOT DEACTIVATE UNLESS YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MISFIRE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE MANIFOLD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ALSO, ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED AND COLLAPSED ONTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,000.”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.”

“I WAS DRIVING AS USUAL AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED OR HAD BEEN CRACKING OVER TIME. THE ENGINE MADE A PING NOISE AND THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING DOWN INTO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY. THE MANIFOLD, THERMOSTAT, AND GASKETS HAD TO BE REPAIRED. THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR WAS OVER $1,200.00. *TR”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF WHITE SMOKE EXPELLED FROM THE EXHAUST. THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD. HE NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT WAS EXTREMELY LOW AND ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO COOL COMPLETELY. HE THEN ADDED WATER TO THE RADIATOR RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 10-29-08 *BF UPDATED 10/30/08. *JB”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SUDDENLY CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL FOR VEHICLES THAT EXCEEDED 100,000 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MANIFOLD, BUT THEY BELIEVED THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 108,387 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,950. UPDATED 05/27/08 *BF”