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#700 of 1804 Rough ride by remo9344
Oct 06, 2002 (2:43 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 old Cadillac and a 2 year old Buick Park Avenue. Their rides are as smooth as I would expect the Towncar to be. My dealer say everything on my car is to specification.. Are there any suggestions as to what the problem may be? Shocks, suspension, etc.Any help would be appreciated.
#701 of 1804 Could You Help With Warning Tones? by 0rnery
Oct 06, 2002 (2:47 pm)
Haven't had a chance to experiment with wind noise yet, but I have a possible problem at the moment. Whenever I turn the ignition off, I get 10 beeps of the instrument cluster tone. 10 beeps, waits 2 seconds, then beeps 10 more times. It does this until I exit the vehicle.I've got a Helm service manual for 1995 C. Vic & G. Marquis, but not for this 1994 Town Car. It doesn't mention anything about this type of warning. Anybody here know what this might be?
TIA,
Ornery
#702 of 1804 Nevermind, I Found It! by 0rnery
Oct 06, 2002 (4:18 pm)
Sheesh. I had one arm of my sunglasses inserted in the front of the moon roof slot. Not sure what switch up there was triggered, but that was the problem!
Scratch that. My curiosity was killing me, so I went to see what switch was being made. Found these photodetectors" on either side of the front of the roof opening. My glasses were breaking the beam! Now, if I could only figure out what the purpose of these were...
...well, I do know the moon roof closes automatically when the car is turned off. It must be there to determine if somebody's body parts are in the way of the closing panel.
#703 of 1804 Rough Ride Remo by navigator3740
Oct 06, 2002 (4:43 pm)
Sounds like your tires are overinflated to me. My 92 Continental would do this occasionally, but it had the adaptive air shocks, and sometimes it would call for stiffer ride, then correct later. It wasn't often, but I don't think the T/C has that feature. Check the tires.#704 of 1804 Rough Ride Remo by remo9344
Oct 06, 2002 (4:50 pm)
The tires are 30lbs now, were at 28 and the ride was still rough.#705 of 1804 About The Rough Ride by 0rnery
Oct 06, 2002 (6:28 pm)
There's some guys in the "Mercury Message Board" squawking about the "firm ride" of the newer Grand Marquis. I can vouch for that. Our 1995 G. Marquis has a much nicer ride than our 1999 model. The '99 has a firmer suspension, which I assume is for better handling. I'm guessing Lincoln may have done the same thing with their newer models.You mentioned that "it's no longer smooth". Does that mean it was smooth when you first got it? Really, the only thing that could effect it is the tire preasure, as navigator3740 said, or the shocks. Is it possible somebody replaced the shocks?
#706 of 1804 Remo: Lincolns with the "Road Handling" package or by kinley
Oct 07, 2002 (12:17 pm)
"Touring" suspension can be superior in cornering and handling at the expense of a firmer (non floating) ride. You may have been blessed with the package. Some brands of tires do have a softer ride and some tires within the same brand have softer rides. Try Michelin Symmetry tires.#707 of 1804 kinley is right. by navigator3740
Oct 07, 2002 (3:03 pm)
If the ride changed, something had to be changed. If it's just firmer than you had hoped, you may have the touring car.When I took the Continental tires off my Navigator and put BF Goodrich tires on, the whole truck changed its personality. I was amazed at the difference, and not a good change, BTW. Seems the cars are best with the factory spec tires on them these days.
#708 of 1804 Touring Package by dbc123
Oct 07, 2002 (4:56 pm)
You may have been blessed with it as posted above or you may have been cursed with it if you prefer a softer ride. Package was only available on Signature Series and is easily identified by the perforated leather seats, unique grill and dual exhausts. The spring and shock rates are both about 30% firmer. It may improve cornering slightly but is that really an issue for most TC owners? Ride is important all the time.#709 of 1804 newbie by avon4me
Oct 07, 2002 (6:08 pm)
Hello all -- I'm buying a 1992 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series from a friend of mine and will be picking it up on Wednesday. Any suggestions on what to do first? LOL -- She said she puts a quart of oil in every month but other than that no problems -- Can't wait -- Nice to meet you all.Diana
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