2000 Lincoln Town Car Speed Control & Cruise Problems

TL* THE CONTACT WAS A PASSENGER OF A 2000 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED BRUISES. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN JAW. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP WHERE IT WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN TOWNCAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE MAKING A TURN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO SHIFT GEAR INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,000.

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND RAN UP AN EMBANKMENT. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO REPORT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. CONSUMER WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER.*AK..*AK

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND BURNT DOWN THE CONSUMER HOME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE FRONT UNDERHOOD WIRING. THE FIRE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. *LA

PARKED CAR EVENING OF 30 MAY 2004 AT ABOUT 7:00 P.M. CAR BUST INTO FLAMES AT APPROX. 11:10 31 MAY 2004. INVESTIGATORS SAID IT WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE. *AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS SPEED CONTROL CABLE WOULD STICK WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCLERATE. DEALER WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK