Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-07-12 | 94V129000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 2,500 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The car had a recall I didnt know about. It states the car may catch fire due to faulty part. I drove the vehicle home … |
| 2016-05-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ODOR OF BURNING RUBB… |
| 2014-07-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE… |
| 2012-06-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKES WO… |
| 2009-04-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH, W… |
| 2009-01-26 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR SUDDENLY BROKE IN HALF ALLOWING THE L… |
| 2008-11-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | MY ELDERLY PARENTS WERE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT LOW SPEED WHEN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT FAILED. THE CONTR… |
| 2008-08-29 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR DRIVER SEAT MOUNTING BRACKETS BROKE. *TR |
| 2008-05-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT SERVICED FOR NHTSA … |
| 2008-05-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AT HIS HOME. THE FIRE DEP… |
| 2008-03-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED BETWEEN A TRACTOR… |
| 2007-11-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE BRAKE PEDAL W… |
| 2007-10-30 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | RECALL CAMPAIGN 07V336000 IS NOT BEING IMPLEMENTED. FORD IS SIMPLY DESTROYING THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL AND SINCE … |
| 2007-10-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. AFTER BEING PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, THE VEHICLE CAU… |
| 2007-09-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V3360… |
| 2007-09-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V3360… |
| 2007-09-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE… |
| 2007-08-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN AUG… |
| 2007-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | A RECALL WAS INITIATED 6 MONTHS AGO FOR FAULTY FUSED WIRING HARNESSES ON MANY FORD/MERCURY/LINCOLN VEHICLES. THE RECALL… |
| 2007-06-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE … |
| 2007-01-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTR… |
| 2007-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR, REGARDING A POTENTIAL UNDERHOOD FIRE RISK. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. UPDATED 06/… |
| 2006-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO RECEIVE A JUMP IN … |
| 2006-01-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON NORMAL CITY ROAD CONDITIONS THERE WAS COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHICH AL… |
| 2005-09-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT LEFT BALL JOINT FELL OFF OF HIS OF 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THIS HAPPENED ON 9-16-05. … |
| 2005-07-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR AT 20-25 MPH IN HOPEWELL NJ MY DRIVERS SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED,CAUSING T… |
| 2005-05-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | OWNER HAD TROUBLE WITH REAR AIR-RIDE SUSPENSION FOR ABOUT A WEEK. WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATED AFTER REPAIRS… |
| 2005-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED IN A GARAGE THE CONSUMER'S 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. *NM *SC *JB |
| 2005-02-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. … |
| 2005-01-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | MY CAR, A 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR, CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED SITTING IN MY DRIVE WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. I HAD PARKED I… |
| 2005-01-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. NEXT DAY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. *AK |
| 2005-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY TURNED OFF WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON WHEN THE MANUAL SW… |
| 2004-12-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | DRIVER GOT INSIDE THE VEHICLE, TURNED ON THE IGNITION, AND THE VEHICLE BURSTED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT… |
| 2004-12-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THE FUEL FROM THE TANK AND THE RETURN LINE WERE BURNED. THE VEHICLE LEAKED GAS RIGHT ABOVE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CON… |
| 2004-05-27 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE INSUFFICIENT DUE TO THE DULLING OF INTERNAL COMPONENTS AS THE RESULT OF AN APPARENT DESIGN … |
| 2004-05-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. CONSUMER CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE BRA… |
| 2004-03-27 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE SOLENOID WHICH UNLATCHES THE DRIVER-SIDE FRONT DOOR ON MY 1994 LINCOLN TOWNCAR FAILED. WITH THE SOLENOID INOPERABL… |
| 2004-03-02 | SEATS | No | 1 | DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET TORN FROM SEAT FRAME. IT APPEARS TO BE A METAL FATIGUE PROBLEM OR POSSIBLE A STRENGTH PR… |
| 2004-01-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. … |
| 2003-12-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | FRAME OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THIS MAY BE THE SAME… |
| 2003-10-06 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | PAINT FADED IN SPOTS ON ROOF AND TRUNK LID. *JB |
| 2003-06-27 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | THERE IS A PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVER ON SEVERAL MODELS OF FORD PRODUCTS. THE PLASTIC COVER DISCOLORS WITH AGE AND CUTS D… |
| 2003-04-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. *JB REFERENCED IN EA02-025 |
| 2003-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AIR COND. PROBLEM= AIR- HEAT DIRERCION MOTOR FAILED. BRAKE FAILER PROBLEM= TOTAL BRAKE FAILER ,PETAL FAILER DURING A N… |
| 2002-12-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER ADVISED THAT LEFT SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT CONNECTED TO WHEEL SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CO… |
| 2002-11-21 | SEATS | No | 0 | THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING A 1994 LINCOLN TOWNCAR WITH 122000 MILES. THE DRIVERS SEAT LEFT FRONT SEAT BOLT THAT… |
| 2002-11-15 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE CAME DETACHED CAUSING THE SEAT TO BE… |
| 2002-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS WHEN VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE HOOD.… |
| 2002-09-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT 20/25MPH AND UPON APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, CONSUMER HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE WHEN FRONT LEFT DRIVER'S … |
| 2002-08-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE FIRE STARTED WHILE PARKED WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION… |