Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-05-16 | 95V091000 |
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | 142,800 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-02-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2004-05-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATED:ON 5-19-04 HIS 1990 LINCOLN TOWN CAR BURNED WHILE IT WAS PARKED. WITHIN A HALF OF AN HOUR THE C… |
| 2004-03-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 3 | DT: CONSUMER HAD A 1990 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WHICH CAUGHT ON FIRE. WHEN CONSUMER CAME HOME HE PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE G… |
| 2004-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND IN MINUTES WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. CONSUMER CONTAC… |
| 2003-06-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING ON HOT DAYS WHILE DRIVING.AND WHEN DRIVEN ON HOT DAYS AND IS PARKED WILL NOT START AGAIN… |
| 2003-05-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON MAY 9TH MY CAR ENGINE BURST IN TO FLAMES WHILE PARKED AND OFF. |
| 2003-02-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | ON FEBRUARY 1, 2003, KIMBERLY LOVE WAS DRIVING A 1990 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH FAYE LOVE(PASSENGER). WHILE DRIVING EAST O… |
| 2002-09-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 1/2 HOUR, AND THEN PARKED. 1 AND 1/2 HOURS LATER THE VEHICLE … |
| 2002-07-18 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HOOD SUDDENLY FLEW OPEN. MECHANIC INDICATED LATCH PLATE WAS CORRODED.*AK |
| 2002-07-18 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HOOD FLEW UP WHICH IMMEDIATELY DISFIGURED/ DENTED, AND STRUCK THE ROOF. ONCE THE HOOD BENT BACK,… |
| 2002-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD DOESN'T APPEAR AT DAY, BUT AT NIGHT THERE IS LIGHT. DASHBOARD IS DIGITAL. THIS HAS BEEN A PROB… |
| 2001-10-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS GOING 40-45MPH IN THE DARK AND RAIN, AND VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG… |
| 2001-09-22 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | STEERING GEAR BOX FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING,CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OFF ROAD. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK THE DEALE… |
| 2001-09-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER SAW SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SHE PULLED OVER, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT… |
| 2001-04-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | ON APRIL 23, 2001 OUR LINCOLN TOWN CAR HAD BEEN PARKED FRO ABOUT TEN MINUTES IN AN ENCLOSED PARKING STRUCTURE AT SUPERM… |
| 2001-01-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | INTRUMENTAL PANEL IS NOT VISIBLE WHEN DRIVING IN DAYTIME. UNABLE TO CHECK SPEED/ GAS,ETC.*AK |
| 2000-12-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. NLM |
| 2000-10-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELLING S/B ON I89 IN VT ON 10/13/2000 AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES INTO MY TRIP, THE HOO… |
| 2000-10-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TRSANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO FAULTY BUSHINGS WITHIN TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY. *AK THE TRANSMISSION … |
| 2000-09-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED UNDER 30MPH CAR WILL SHUT OFF WHETHER IN DRIVE/ PARK/ SWITCHING GEARS, OR IDLING. CONSUMER WA… |
| 2000-07-05 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | MY FRAME IS RUSTED OUT WHERE THE GEER BOX BOLTS UP TO THE FRAME AND THE OTHER SIDE IS THE SAME WAY. *AK( DOT NUMBER:… |
| 2000-06-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 25 MILES, MADE A STOP AND REACHED DOWN TO TURN OFF IGNITION, AND SWITCH WAS OVERHEATED, AB… |
| 2000-06-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | INSTRUMENTAL PANEL IS NOT LEGIBLE IN THE DAY TIME. UNABLE TO SEE HOW FAST VEHICLE IS GOING, AND HOW FULL GAS TANK IS. *… |
| 2000-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | PULLED INTO GARAGE. SAW FIRE UNDER HOOD. CALLED FIRE DEPT. CAR BURNED. TOTAL LOSS PER INSURANCE ADJUSTER.*AK |
| 2000-05-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER JUST SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE TOTALLED. DEALER CONTACTED, BUT P… |
| 2000-03-12 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | THE PAINT SHOULD NOT BE PEELING, I KNOW THIS IS NOT A SAFETY BUT FORD NEEDS TO KNOW.MY LEVEL RIDE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM.I… |
| 2000-03-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | STALLING ON INTERSTATE AND CITY DRIVING WHEN TEMP GETS VERY HOT, LOOSING THE POWER IN BRAKES AND THE ABILITY TO CONTROL… |
| 2000-03-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | STALLING ON INTERSTATE AND CITY DRIVING WHEN TEMPERATURE GETS VERY HOT. LOSING THE POWER IN BRAKES AND THE ABILITY TO … |
| 2000-02-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE IN GARAGE FOR 10-15 MINUTES. CAR ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNT CAR AND HOUSE (TOTAL LOSS). AAA INS… |
| 2000-02-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN PARKED IN GARAGE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE, TOTALLY DESTROYING THE HOUSE AND CAR. FIRE IS BEING INVE… |
| 1999-12-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | 15 MINUTES AFTER FUELING VEHICLE AND PARKING IT IN GARAGE A FIRE STARTED, BURNING VEHICLE AND HOUSE. VEHICLE WAS TOTAL… |
| 1999-11-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARKING LOT IN PARK, TURNED THE KEY TO START SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, AND IT JUST REVVED UP. VEHIC… |
| 1999-10-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | RECALL 98V322000/ FRONT CONTROL ARM: BALL JOINT. VEHICLE EXPERIENCING A CRACKED FRONT CONTROL ARM: BALL JOINT. MANUF… |
| 1999-10-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | LED DISPLAYS ON DASHBOARD NOT LEGIBLE WHEN DRIVING IN THE SUN, ESPECIALLY THESPEEDOMETER DISPLAY. *AK |
| 1999-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT YARD AND ELECTRICAL WIRING FROM THE ALTERNATOR MELTED, CAUSING A FIRE. CONSUMER VEHIC… |
| 1999-03-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE IN THE ENGINE, AND BURNT DOWN THE GARAGE. CANNOT… |
| 1999-01-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED, BUT WAS TURNED OFF TO SLOW DOWN… |
| 1998-12-18 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HOOD UNLATCHING; PERTAINING TO NHTSA RECALL # 95V 091-000. DEALER NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER, AND WAS… |
| 1998-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS PARKED WHEN A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED. THERE WAS NO INS… |
| 1998-10-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TV GROMMET FAILED CAUSING THE THROTTLE CABLE AND ACELERATOR PEDAL TO BECOME STUCK IN OPENED POSITION RESULTING IN UNWAN… |
| 1998-10-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TV GROMMET FAILED THAT CONNECTS THE THROTTLE BODY LINKAGE, CAUSING THE THROTTLE CABLE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK, R… |
| 1998-10-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS UNDER HOOD FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE. |
| 1998-10-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND A MINUTE AFTER PARKING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE APPROXIM… |
| 1998-10-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | AFTER ONE HOUR AND 10 MINUTES VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE INSIDE CONSUMER'S GARAGE WHICH SET THE HOUSE ON FIRE AND RESULTED … |
| 1998-09-27 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THE WINDOW GOES UP AND GETS STUCK. THE TRUCK LID IS FAIL… |
| 1998-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE FIRE UNDERHOOD, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. |
| 1998-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE IGNITION OFF, IT STARTED SMOKING AND CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD ON THE LEFT SI… |
| 1998-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY SOMEONE CALLED OUT THAT FRONT WHEEL WAS SMOKING. GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT WHEEL AND THERE WAS… |
| 1998-08-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | THE DIGITAL DASH ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES DUE TO DIFFICULTY IN READING IN THE DAYTIME. *MJS |
| 1998-08-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN CARPORT AND SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND THE CONSUMER LOST HER HOME. THE F… |