2001 Lincoln Town Car Consumer Discussions

Lincoln Town Car Electrical Problems

• Wierd Problem

  Written by: eldjomlas on Aug 31, 2011 12:16:52 AM

  I bought Lincoln Town Car 2001 Signature Edition and its in perfect condition. Except in order to start engine i need to pull Multifunction Switch (High Beam Lights and they are on same switch as turn signal ) towards my self. So i get in the car turn the key and power (lights, radio, etc..) comes on and if turn key to start cranking engine it shuts off.The only way to ... Read More

Lincoln Town Car Audio Questions

• Can't find cd changer.

  Written by: bigthunk on Jul 22, 2011 12:35:54 PM

  I recently inherited a 2001 Lincoln Executive Town Car from my Great Grandfather's passing. It's a magnificent car but I can not find the cd changer. My manual says in the trunk or under the driver's seat (or maybe passenger). But I'm not seeing it. There's also a button on my radio that says "cd". Is it possible the car just didn't even come with a cd changer? Or am I ... Read More

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• Re: To: audia8q re: ride quality [dbc123]

  Written by: kirk555 on May 30, 2011 1:17:56 PM

  I just purchased a used 2003 Lincoln Town Car which has the jittery ride you may be referring to. Even the slightest bump makes the suspension shudder...especially in the rear. A 2001 towncar I had test ridden earlier was ultra smooth by comparison. Can anyone suggest a fix?

Lincoln Town Car Maintenance & Repair

• Re: Lincoln head gasket leaking [buck8]

  Written by: bob399 on Nov 7, 2010 3:30:50 PM

  I purchased a 1999 4.6 TC in 2001 shortly after purchase I discovered oil in the radiator the vehicle was under at warrantee at this time the dealer removed the engine and replaced both head gaskets under warrantee the dealer said it was defective manufacture of the head gaskets for 1999 4.6 per notice from Linclon , now after 60,000 miles I discovered the radiator has oil in it again, the ... Read More

• 01 Town Car Air suspension and Blower motor

  Written by: robncandy on Oct 24, 2010 6:03:57 PM

  Hello everyone. Having trouble with our 2001 Lincoln Town Car. All was fine for quite a while, but all the sudden the air suspension is acting weird and the A/C Blower motor wont blow!! Air suspension is currently down, there is no ground to the air suspension relay. Friend has a scan tool, he tried and it says no communication with the air suspension. PLUS if you move the fan switch ... Read More

Blower Ploblem

• 2001 Blower air flow is weak !!!

  Written by: chasss on Apr 30, 2010 10:39:33 PM

  I bought my 2001 Town Car in Florida a few years back.. I drove it to Texas.. and it seemed that it did not move as much air as any one of my other cars.. (88 Chevy Wagon, 94 Roadmaster wagon, and 99 Explorer). The air was cool or warm.. just not much flow.. or speed of flow maybe is a better description. It feels like if there are two blowers ... Read More

Lincoln Town Car Water Leaks

• Re: Lincoln TC water in rear passenger floor [serenerobert]

  Written by: bjnva on Mar 3, 2010 6:07:20 PM

  I have a 2001 Lincoln TownCar and had the same problem. I removed the guard under the hood below the windshield, cleaned out but no results. I checked other possibilities, still no results. After wasting a lot of time and trying other recomendations of this forum, I took the car to the dealer and they found the cowl seal below the windshield was defective. They removed old gasket and replaced with ... Read More

• tmdee

  Written by: tmdee on Dec 28, 2009 8:47:20 AM

  Did anyone ever figure out the solution to water accumulating in the rear passenger floor board on Town Cars? I have the same problem as many others on my 2001 TC but I am hearing so many different remedies. I am leaning more towards believing the scenario that the water is coming from the firewall. Seems like Lincoln (Drive Quality right?) would have put a recall out to fix this problem. ... Read More

How to Program Remote on 2001 Lincoln Towncar

• Re: How to Program Remote on 2001 Lincoln Towncar [harko5]

  Written by: unclesue on Apr 5, 2009 7:10:49 PM

  go to " program your remote.com" it is free

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• AC/Heating Vents Clogged

  Written by: lincolnlady on Feb 28, 2009 9:48:24 AM

  How do you unclog the AC/Heating vents on a 2001 Lincoln Town Car??

Lincoln Town Car Accessories & Modifications

• 2001towncarsignatureseries

  Written by: rjubilee on Jan 27, 2009 4:07:31 PM

  I HAVE A 2001 LINCOLN TOWNCAR SIGNATURESERIES AND I NEED OPERA LIGHT COVERS HOW CAN I FIND THEM HELP

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• Re: 2001 lincoln town car limo [gjintheuk]

  Written by: stephen62 on Jun 17, 2008 12:10:48 PM

  What do you need? I'm in Los Angeles

• 2001 lincoln town car limo

  Written by: gjintheuk on Jun 12, 2008 12:48:38 PM

  Hi People We have just purchased a lincoln town car limo, we are in the uk and find parts are either hard to find or are silly prices. Can anyone recommend someone in the us that will ship to the uk?? thanks

How to Program Remote on 2001 Lincoln Towncar

• ABS Modual

  Written by: massa on Mar 5, 2008 5:57:00 PM

  I have a LTC 2001 and the speedometer went out along with the brake light, ABS light and the traction light coming on. I took my car to Lincoln to be fixed and they had it for two days and told me that the ABS Modual had to be replaced and the cost for the Modual was $649.00 plus $400.00 labor and they said that they could not be sure that ... Read More

Lincoln Town Car Maintenance & Repair

• Idle problem with 2001 towncar

  Written by: jtierce on Feb 12, 2008 9:15:27 AM

  Idle problem --- with my 2001 lincoln town car. Once the engine reachs normal temperature, the RPMs drop to 570 RPM when shifted to drive or reverse with or without the air conditioning running. This causes the engine to idle rough and slightly shake. In Park it runs very smoothly. In Park the Rpm is 800 with or without the air conditioning on. I know there is a circuit that feeds ... Read More

• engine jerks

  Written by: mrtowncar on Sep 5, 2007 4:27:19 PM

  i have a 2001 linconln town car and it has just started doing what i hate the most out of car, when im crusing and i want to increase speed by just 1 or 2 miles it starts jerking as i just show the foot to the gas pedal, it only does it when i very very lighly step on the gas to increase speed by 1 or 2 miles, i ... Read More

• Re: 2001 town car heater problem!! HELP cold outside! [dasdingo]

  Written by: euphonium on Feb 4, 2007 9:12:28 PM

  A thermostat that's not closing all the way can cause this, but so can very cold weather. An experienced technician can diagnose a stuck-open thermostat by watching the coolant flow as the engine warms up, but given the age of your Lincoln, simply replacing the thermostat and the engine coolant would be good preventive maintenance. It's also possible the engine-coolant temperature sensor is getting "drifty" and sencing skewed readings. This can ... Read More

How to Program Remote on 2001 Lincoln Towncar

• Re: How to Program Remote on 2001 Lincoln Towncar [harko5]

  Written by: KarenS on Jul 24, 2006 4:58:47 PM

  Not sure how helpful this will be, but here is a post that concerns your question. dbd34, "Lincoln Town Car" #297, 11 Dec 2000 6:05 pm Your best bet is to find an manual.

• How to Program Remote on 2001 Lincoln Towncar

  Written by: harko5 on Jul 16, 2006 8:22:57 AM

  I'm buying a 2001 Lincoln Towncar that does not have an owners manual or remotes for entry. How do I program the remotes myself. Any help is appreciated. Ken

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• Re: Lincoln Town Car Owners: Problems & Solutions [KarenS]

  Written by: dlott on Mar 22, 2006 1:51:00 PM

  I just purchased a 2001 Lincoln Town Car, Signature Series. My problem is I can't set the remote transmitters to adjust the Memory seats/pedals/mirrors. I follow the instructions in the Owners Manual, and everything goes as the manual says, except that in addition to the door locks, the remote only operates the memory seats. What is the problem with the mirrors and the pedals?

• no title

  Written by: euphonium on Jun 18, 2005 1:02:40 PM

  18 June 2005 Robert Lane Dearborn, Michigan. Ford has agreed to settle lawsuits filed agaist it due to cracking intake manifolds on certain 1996-2001 4.6L engines. The engines are found in: Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, Lincoln Town Car, Mustang, Cougar and Thunderbird models. The settlement could impact over 2 million vehicles and cost Ford up to $375 million USD. The plastic intake manifolds Ford used were plastic and were nortorious for ... Read More

• Automatic Radio Lights not working

  Written by: henryh8 on Dec 26, 2003 10:32:29 AM

  I have a 2001 Lincoln Towncar. The radio has been working flawlessly since I bought it. The panel lights on the radio are supposed to turn on automatically when the lights on the car turn on on auto or manually. The panel lights on the radio most of the time do not turn on. Used to be for a while that if I turned the car off for a few minutes, ... Read More

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• Lincoln Town Cars

  Written by: divmsm on Jun 14, 2003 3:47:01 PM

  Hello kinley,ny banker and Pat, Well, I did what my uncle recommended & just test drove a Caddy. It was 2001 DeVille DTS with every possible bell & whistle with 29,000 mi, silver. It was a lease car just turned in. The minute I tried to enter & exit this car, I knew if I liked the drive it would be the one for me. For my particular physical proportions, I ... Read More

• divmsm: For less than $23,500 you can get a Signature.....

  Written by: kinley on Jun 14, 2003 12:02:51 PM

  as I don't think it will be bid up over $21,000, but you can watch it on ebay and use it to deal.   Lincoln:Town_Car Color: Silver  22525 miles  2001  $19,000.00  -  8d 20h 38m   Signature 2001 Lincoln Towncar Signature 21K MUST SEE          This page was last updated: Jun-14 10:18 eBay official time 1124 PDT

• Lincoln Town Cars in Snow

  Written by: divmsm on Jun 13, 2003 11:39:04 PM

  Hello Folks, Unhappily, due to knee/access problems, I have to give up my 2001 Toyota Highlander. (Great car). I'm looking for a big car that's easy to get in & out of. I have wavered between the Lincoln Town Car & Cadillac DeVille. I cannot afford a new one so will buy a 2001 or 2000. I have read the message boards on both Edmund's Lincoln & Caddy sites and it ... Read More

• BBMCACEO

  Written by: bbmcaceo on Jan 31, 2003 12:27:18 AM

  I have driven the big Lincolns since I bought my first '57 Premier coupe in 1967, I had to give $85.00 for it, it needed a battery. I soon bought another one that was minus the trans., from one of the mechanics at the local L/M Dealer, My first experience was when my Mom and Dad brought home a '57 Premiere Landau four door it was that Wimbeldon white and had ... Read More

'88 Towncar seems to be leaking...water(?)

• realife 2001: Try writing to the Lincoln assembly plant in Wixom, MI.

  Written by: kinley on Jan 28, 2003 10:07:55 AM

  Include your 17 digit serial number and maybe they will be of some help.

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• Rough ride

  Written by: remo9344 on Oct 6, 2002 2:43:01 PM

  I purchase a used 2001 Lincoln Towncar with 9800 miles on it 2 month ago. I know have 11000 miles on it. My problem is that the ride is no longer smooth and as I go over manhole covers, small pothole, etc the ride is jarring and noisy. I have a 1997 Chev truck which goes over the same places with very little bump. I have friends with a 5 year ... Read More

• Ward's Automotive Report Luxury Cars Sales;

  Written by: kinley on Jun 2, 2002 12:49:48 PM

  Cadillac 172,083 in 2001. Down 9% Lincoln 158,934 in 2001 Down 17.7% When will Lincoln recognize the need for a more powerful engine to compete with Cadillac? 300 hp should be the minimum for a luxury car of 4,000 lbs.

• Winter driving

  Written by: grace16 on Jan 14, 2001 10:12:50 AM

  I'm thinking about purchasing a 2000 or 2001 Lincoln Town Car. I'd appreciate someone sharing their experience of winter driving (especially steep driveways). I currently have a 94 Lincoln Continental with snow tires on the front. It was somewhat difficult to go up the steep drive without the snows even though it has front-wheel drive. I would love to buy a TC but the rear wheel drive concerns me.

• 1990 TC Cartier

  Written by: mike350 on Nov 7, 2000 12:10:03 AM

  Just bought a 90 TC Cartier Edition - 62,000 miles, moon roof, leather, memory seat, AM/FM Stereo with a single CD player. (all available options except trailer towing and anti-theft). Originally a Ford Executive vehicle and then one owner for past ten years. Older gentleman traded in due to ill health. Near mint condition on the outside with original paint. Like new inside. Drives great, no rattles and a superb sound ... Read More

• Buying a 2001 Town Car

  Written by: reeserickards on Oct 10, 2000 11:57:37 AM

  My wife and I have just purchased a 2001 Town Car. Others considering this model should know Lincoln has ordered replacement of an air bag module on all its 2001 Town Cars. Our sales person told us no 2001 model may be taken off the lot for a test drive, presumably because of some unidentified danger in the event of an accident. Dealers, he said, do not have the modules in ... Read More

• The Engine and more...

  Written by: dbd34 on Aug 25, 2000 6:36:23 PM

  I feel fine about the engine in my TC. As I said, I feel the power is more than adequate, and the transmission (which is not the same as the Merc/CV) makes a huge contribution. Concerning, the Night Vision from Cadillac, it's just that sort of option I try to avoid. The trouble history for the TC is very good. Nothing seems to go wrong with them. Part of the reason ... Read More

• To Whom It May Concern

  Written by: ford624 on Jul 31, 2000 10:58:39 PM

  2001 Lincoln Sport;...Lincoln Town Car Sport that is.....Now I know factory reps read this stuff........I need a large Luxury Car......I am a Ford Product kind of guy...."LINCOLN".... NOW,.....Why should I have to buy a Cad with-(STD) w/275hp not theit sport w/300, to get a large sporty handling automobile? How about the MK-III eng or maybe the Navigator engine. Ford does know how to build a better engine! "SPORT LINCOLN" now just ... Read More

• New Town Car

  Written by: marquisbrougha on Apr 13, 2000 1:54:45 AM

  I own a 97 Executive and bought it because I prefer a large, American style luxury car. The 97 has fantastic styling, traditional yet contemporary. When that body style came out in '90 it had sort of a "pieced together" look. The chrome trim had lots of seams. The headlamps were too big and square. The whitewalls were to wide. By 97 the car still had lot's of chrome (I love ... Read More