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1998 Lincoln TOWN CAR Service Brakes, Hydraulic Antilock Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	497407
Internal NHTSA #	10086683
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	LINCOLN
Model	TOWN CAR
Model Year	1998
File date	11/07/04
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Accident 7/11/04 wife rear ended a dodge dorango and totaled her lincoln town car. She didn't see thr car stop in front of her quick enough when applying the brakes the car went in a nice straight line but did not have good braking . I found this to be true when driving this car myself . Now we have to pay the price of increased ins. And a bad mark . My wife has never had an accident but there is no room for this in the ins. World even though the car had a engineering problem as so recorded by mycarstats. Com and others. This car and ford products were ===improved=== in 1999 or 2000 but of course there is no problem.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	28500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MARLBOROUGH, MA
VIN pattern	1LNFM82W6WYXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	06/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	RWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	20
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Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	BAY STATE LINCOLN MERCURY
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	FRAMINGHAM
Dealer's state code	MA
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1998 Lincoln TOWN CAR Service Brakes, Hydraulic Antilock Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1998 Lincoln TOWN CAR Service Brakes, Hydraulic Antilock Problems, Complaints and Defects

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