# 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `490093` · 2004-08-12 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LINCOLN
- **Model:** TOWN CAR
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Miles at failure:** 28,500
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
ACCIDENT 7/11/04  WIFE REAR ENDED A DODGE  DORANGO AND TOTALED HER LINCOLN TOWN CAR. SHE DIDN'T SEE THR CAR STOP IN FRONT OF HER QUICK ENOUGH WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CAR WENT IN A NICE STRAIGHT LINE BUT DID NOT HAVE GOOD BRAKING . I FOUND THIS TO BE TRUE WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR MYSELF . NOW WE HAVE TO PAY THE PRICE OF INCREASED INS. AND A BAD MARK . MY WIFE HAS NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT BUT THERE IS NO ROOM FOR THIS IN THE INS. WORLD EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAD A ENGINEERING PROBLEM AS SO RECORDED BY MYCARSTATS.COM AND OTHERS.THIS CAR AND FORD PRODUCTS WERE ===IMPROVED=== IN 1999 OR 2000 BUT OF COURSE THERE IS NO PROBLEM.
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