Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-08-07 | 95V151000 |
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | 73,837 | — | Details |
| 1991-09-10 | 91V147000 |
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | 72,000 | — | Details |
| 1991-01-08 | 91V008000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 26,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-13 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE INOP....WILL NOT HOLD THE BELT IN TH E LOCKED POSITION, THEREFORE, SEAT BELT ENABLED IN CASE O… |
| 2015-01-28 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD … |
| 2014-10-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO A BRAKE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FI… |
| 2010-01-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND US INTERSTATE 40 IN OKLAHOMA CITY,OK MY 1991 LINCOLN TOWNCAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND STOPPED RUNNING… |
| 2007-10-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 35 MILES PER HOUR ON A LOCAL BRIDGE, MY RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. I DROVE A DISTANCE OF SEVE… |
| 2006-03-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY @ 55 MPH ( WINDY WITH 30 MPH GUSTS ) HOOD OPENED AND FOLDED UP OVER THE ROOF BOTH HOOD LATCHES … |
| 2005-08-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED 1991 LINCOLN TOWN CAR HAD ONLY 17,000 MILES ON IT. ON 8-25-05 HE FELT LIKE HIS BRAKES WERE LOW.… |
| 2005-07-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | DT: 1991 FORD LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONING AND ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES LATER… |
| 2005-06-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH GETTING THIS CAR (1991 LINCOLN TOWN CAR) THROUGH INSPECTION OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS, DUE TO SMOK… |
| 2004-07-23 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 2 | WHILE TURNING LEFT VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. UPON IMPACT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS BROKE. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER … |
| 2004-05-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. CONSUMER FOUND IN THE NHTSA WEB 28 C… |
| 2003-10-07 | ENGINE | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENL… |
| 2003-05-03 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE TIRE BLEW OUT. *JB |
| 2002-11-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PAINT IS PEELING FROM CAR IN VARIOUS AREAS INCLUDING HOOD, ROOF, DOOR PANELS, AND TRUNK LID. |
| 2002-02-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | CAR WOULD NOT START ON NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, BATTERY FINE, NEW STARTER. WHEN STARTED BY REPAIRMAN FROM UNDER HOOD, CAR I… |
| 2002-02-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | CONSUMER FOUND A CONSTANT LEAK UNDER VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR, AND DEALER FOUND OUT THAT FUEL LINE WAS CORRO… |
| 2002-01-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME, I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST YEAR AROUND OCTOBER 2001, THE OWNER TOLD ME HE TOO… |
| 2001-09-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 2 | CONSUMER SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO PARK FROM DRIVE, WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCLERATED TO A HIGH SPEED, CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKE … |
| 2001-09-07 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, CONSUMER LOST PARTIAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HIT A CURB, DAMAGED ANOTHER TI… |
| 2000-10-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | MECHANIC SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHY THEY CRACKED...AND THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN ALL FOUR CRACK AT ONCE.... |
| 2000-07-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THE BRAKES OCCASIONALLY FAIL CAUSING THE CAR TO PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER TRACED CAUSE TO CO… |
| 2000-04-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT REALIZED I HAD NO ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND I HAD BRAKES, I PULLED THE CAR… |
| 2000-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ALONG 70MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE LOST POWER. THEN, IT PICKED UP AGAIN. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE… |
| 2000-01-24 | SEATS | No | 0 | A PIECE OF THE FRAME ON DRIVERS SIDE SEAT THAT HOLDS SEAT UP BROKE. IF CONSUMER WAS TO ACCELERATE HARD BACK OF SEAT … |
| 2000-01-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BECAUSE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. … |
| 1999-12-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | ON MY BROTHER'S 1991 LINCOLN TOWN CAR EXECUTIVE SERIES, THE MAIN POWER WIRE TO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH APPEARED TO OVERHEA… |
| 1999-11-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING A THREE-CAR CRASH, AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 80-85 MPH. WHILE ATTEMPING TO S… |
| 1999-11-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERA… |
| 1999-08-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE GROMET BROKE ON CABLES FOR TRANSMISSION. ONE CABLE FELL BEHIND THROTTLE BODY & CAUSED THROTTLE TO BECOME WIDE OPEN … |
| 1999-06-02 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | Yes | 0 | THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR AND THE VEHICLE JUMP OUT OF GEAR AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND … |
| 1999-05-17 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | WE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION PROBLEM ON THIS TIRE IDENTICAL TO THE CURRENT FIRESTONE PROBLEM. THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT… |
| 1999-04-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 1 | TURNED ON THE VEHICLE AND IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE, RESULTING IN INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. … |
| 1999-01-30 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1998-10-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | VEHICLE PARKED IN LOT. PEDESTRIAN NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER VEHICLE. FLAMES STARTED SHOOTING OUT. FIRE DEPT CALLED & PUT… |
| 1998-09-29 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | MANUFACTURER'S RECALL # 91S-40/NHTSA RECALL 91V -147 & MANUFACTURER'S RECALL # 95S -14/NHTSA RECALL 95V- 091; VEHICLE W… |
| 1998-09-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER PULLING IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE IGNITION OFF, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT… |
| 1998-08-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN OIL SYSTEM FAILURE. DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE. *AK |
| 1998-07-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES ON ITS OWN. WHEN TRYING TO STOP INTERRMITTENTLY STAY/LOCK UP/ DRAG AND DOES NOT MOVE. DEALER CANN… |
| 1998-06-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS FLICKER, AFFECTING THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 1998-05-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | Yes | 0 | HEADLIGHT WIRE BURNED OUT DUE TO A SHORT. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED.ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHIC… |
| 1998-03-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS GONE THROUGH A SERIES OR REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC SEATS. DEALER---MAYO MOTORS---TREXLER TOWN… |
| 1997-11-12 | STEERING:LINKAGES | No | 0 | CONSUMER STOPPED TO GET TICKET FORM PARKING MACHINE, THEN HEARD GRINDING METAL NOISES AS HE TRIED TO MOVE AWAY. HE THEN… |
| 1997-11-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 1997-11-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING APROXIMATELY 1 MILE, PARKED AUTOMOBILE IN CARPORT, LOCKED IT AND WENT INTO HOUSE. 16 HOURS LATER AUTOMOBI… |
| 1997-11-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE PUT AUTO IN CARPORT, LOCKED IT AND WENT INTO HOUSE- 16 HRS LATER AUTOMOBILE EXPLODED… |
| 1997-11-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | Yes | 1 | A VEHICLE PULLED DIRECTLY IN FORNT OF CONSUMERS VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND COLLIDED WITH VEHICLE,… |
| 1997-10-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | UPON APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK |
| 1997-09-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, DRIVING (65) MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, BUT THE CRUISE CONT… |
| 1997-07-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING. VEHICLE WILL BE SEEN BY DEALER NEXT WEEK. |
| 1997-05-12 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REARWAYBAR BRACE FAILED. *AK |