10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
7,667 miles

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problem #9

Aug 212002

Town Car 87-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 69,000 miles
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 #8

Aug 031999

Town Car

  • miles
No summary listed for above vehicle.

- Ruidoso, NM, USA

problem #7

Jan 112001

Town Car

  • miles
Consumer was traveling on highway and was coming towards and intersection, went to apply brakes and there were no brakes. Also, there was no steering, forcing him into a guardrail. There were no injuries.

- Sherman, TX, USA

problem #6

Oct 011997

(reported on)

Town Car

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Anti lock brakes fail continually.

- Glendale, CA, USA

problem #5

Mar 011996

Town Car

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Anti-lock brakes malfunction at low speeds under 15 pmh, causing left brake/right brake to alternate.

- Largo, FL, USA

problem #4

Sep 031997

(reported on)

Town Car

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
ABS brakes do not work properly, when stopping brakes go to the floor.

- Orange, CA, USA

problem #3

Aug 121996

Town Car

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While applying the brakes the ABS brakes kick in, and the vehicle will not come to a stop. It seems like the harder driver presses on the brake, the pedal comes back up, preventing the veihcle to come to a stop. This does not happen all the times.

- Orand, TX, USA

problem #2

May 011996

Town Car

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
The brakes are very noisy.

- Clinton, MI, USA

problem #1

Dec 291995

Town Car

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
The brakes drag/ pull/ squeak/stick and they are just like rubber when stepping on them, this is on normal road condtions. The system has ABS. Consumer statess the engine will stop running frequently, dealer states there is not a problem.

- Kansas City, MO, USA