| Issue ID | 1190167 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10724267 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | LINCOLN |
| Model | TOWN CAR |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 02/06/15 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | After starting the car while parked, i stepped on the brake and put the car in drive, as soon as i put the car in drive the engine accelerated without me putting my foot on the gas pedal and i had to stand on the brake, the car jumped forward, i jammed the car into neutral and the engine still continued to accelerate to a high rpm, i had to shut the engine off to get it to stop accelerating. I had several children in the car and we almost hit the car parked in front of us. This is the fourth time in 4 months that this has happened. I took the car to the ford dealership to be diagnosed the last time this happened, they found nothing! I pointed out the class action lawsuit for unintended acceleration problems for fords between the years 2002 and 2010 but they denied knowing anything about this problem and told me they would have to duplicate this problem before they would do anything about it. Obviously they could not duplicate this and i am now left with a dangerous car and ford denies this is a problem. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 196250 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | WICHITA, KS |
| VIN pattern | 1LNHM81W75YXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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