Problems with 2001 Lincoln Town Car POWER TRAIN

I lost control of the car when it hit ice at 9:20a- 1/25/2013 on i-94 near chesterton, in, spun around and crashed twice (front/rear) into the left concrete barrier parallel to the roadway. none of the 4 air bags deployed. i (age 77) and my passenger (age 83) wore seat belts that saved us. car front smashed; car rear less damaged. sides are o.k.. isp report id:201300021141. neither of us sought medical treatment. my chest still hurts! air bags would have helped had they deployed. lake shore ford, chesterton, in (219)787-8600 said car was "totaled." isp officer weems reported that i may receive a ticket for "too fast for conditions." tc failed the only air bag test it ever had. seat belts did not. no other cars were involved on busy i-94. we were lucky! *tr

Vehicle: 2001 lincoln town car cartier with 45,000 original miles. date problem revealed: 05/08/2008 at 38,000 miles. component: powertrain: driveline; suspension: (rear); suspension: (front); steering. defect summary: certain police, commercial, and passenger vehicles sold input higher loads into the vehicle chassis overloading the wheel bearings and axles. four wheel alignment check was performed. rear wheels was not aligned to manufacture specifications, for which, this vehicle has a non-adjustable rear end. front-end alignment was not in manufacture specifications and could not be corrected due to faulty rear end components. consequence summary: this could lead to early bearing failure and ultimately to axle shaft fracture. in the event of axle shaft fracture, the vehicle would lose drive function and would coast to a stop. loss of drive function could lead to a crash. severely unstable steering at speed above 40 mph and will lead to a crash at highway speeds. *tr

Consumer states while at a red light the vehicle accelerated even when consumer applied on the brakes. ts

When vehicle was put into reverse, vehicle accelerated forward into a wall. contacted dealer. *mr

The transmission slipped. *mr there was a loud noise coming from under the hood, the transmission leaked fluid, and would not engage when warm. the technician resealed the tailshaft plug. the lug nuts were loose since the vehicle was purchases. the vehicle would cut off while driving. there were rattle noises coming from the chassis when going over bumps. the light had come on, and the temperature would drop by itself. scc *nlm