NHTSA — Service Brakes, Air: Supply: Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings Problems

3.7

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
34,500 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

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1996 Lincoln Town Car brakes problems

brakes problem

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1996 Lincoln Town Car Owner Comments

problem #2

Aug 212002

Town Car 87-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 69,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Sudden loss of brakes, pedal went to the floor. I pulled into a midas brake shop and they put the car in the lift and found that he entire brake line from the left rearwheel crossing over to the rt.rear wheel was corroded and full of pin holes.thiscar was well maintained but this is a problem that would not appear referenced in RQ03-004

- Ocean City, NJ, USA

problem #1

Dec 022002

Town Car

  • miles
Great deal of corrosion spots indicating future points of possible rupture of the metallic brake line and brake failure. Had consumer traveled it could have resulted in a major crash. Referenced in RQ03-004

- Livonia, MI, USA

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