# 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — STEERING:COLUMN
> NHTSA complaint `482502` · 2004-07-26 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LINCOLN
- **Model:** TOWN CAR
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STEERING:COLUMN
- **Miles at failure:** 47,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT WARNING .  THE CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A GUARD RAIL.  THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.  THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE SPINE AND SEVERAL LIMBS.  THE INSURANCE COMPANY CLAIMS THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MALFUNCTIONED.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.  *NM   *LA
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