1.5

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
115,000 miles

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problem #2

Jul 012002

Town Car 8-cyl

  • 80,000 miles
1997 Lincoln Town car multiple brake line failures. 2002,2005,2006,2007,2010. Due to external rust.

- North Liberty, IN, USA

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problem #1

May 312009

Town Car

  • 150,000 miles
Life threatening complete brake failure complete loss of brake fluid because of brake line ruptures (both systems) while applying brakes abruptly to avoid an accident. Brake line failure was due to use of cheap uncoated steel brake lines that weakened over the years due to rust. Fortunately, this brake failure occurred at 25mph, just moments after I applied normal braking from 65mph to proceed through a toll booth. If this complete brake failure occurred while braking for the toll booth most likely this brake system failure would have resulted in severe injury and/or death. These inferior uncoated brake lines should have never been allowed to be installed in this vital safety system (brakes) in the first place. And now...they should be recalled and replaced with superior brake lines under a manufacturer recall program to prevent future severe collisions and loss of life.

- West Creek, NJ, USA

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