1994 Lincoln Town CAR Vehicle speed control Problems

“The contact owns a 1994 Lincoln Town Car. While driving 50 MPH with the cruise control activated, the brake pedal was depressed, but the cruise control would not deactivate. The brake pedal had to be depressed twice before the cruise control deactivated. The failure occurred intermittently. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer. The failure mileage was 100,000 and current mileage was 164,000.”

“The contact owns a 1994 Lincoln Town Car. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). The vehicle speed control was disconnected in september of 2007 and he was informed that the parts would be available in december. The contact called the manufacturer in january of 2008 and was informed that the parts may arrive in march. There had been no failure to date. The current and failure mileages were 64,000.”

“The contact owns a 1994 Lincoln Town Car. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer to have it serviced for NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). After the recall repair was performed, she attempted to use the cruise control, but it did not work. The contact returned to the dealer to have the cruise control switch inspected and was informed that a charge would apply to have the vehicle inspected. The current and failure mileages were 80,000.”

“The contact owns a 1994 Lincoln Town Car. The contact stated that there was a recall on the speed control switch, which caused his vehicle to catch fire. The switch was never replaced because the contact never received a recall notice for the cruise control switch. After the fire, the mechanic stated that the switch was the cause of the failure. The vehicle was parked and unoccupied at the time of the fire. The fire department extinguished the flames and filed a report. The NHTSA campaign id number was unknown. The failure mileage was 180,000.”

“The contact owns a 1994 Lincoln Town Car. After being parked in the driveway for a couple of hours, the vehicle caught fire and exploded. The montgomery county fire investigator stated that the vehicle's wiring harness, which was near the fuel line, was the cause of the failure. The fire engulfed the engine compartment and the vehicle was destroyed. A fire report was filed. The contact's vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control); however, she was never notified of the recall prior to the fire. …”