Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-12-12 | 00V356000 |
TIRES | 10,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | all body frame has rust. |
| 2017-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MAKES LOUD POPPING NOISE WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE EXTREME RIGHT OR LEFT WHETHER THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN OR STA… |
| 2013-06-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE STOPPED WORKING ON MY VEHICLE AND NOW I'M TOLD IT CAN'T BE REPLACED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RADIO … |
| 2013-05-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH LOW MILES (125,000). THE CHEAP PLASTIC THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS MADE OUT OF HAS … |
| 2013-04-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVER HEAT.ONCE IT GOT HOT, THE POWER OF CAR IS,WAS LOST. AFTER HAPPENING A FEW TIMES,I FOUND A VERY SM… |
| 2012-05-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMPLETING A TURN, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE … |
| 2012-01-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE BATTERY WARNI… |
| 2011-06-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE FUEL FILLER WILL NOT ACCEPT GASOLINE AT A NORMAL RATE. EVEN AT MINIMUM SPEED IT WILL SHUT OFF AND/OR SPIT FUEL BACK… |
| 2010-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | FAILURE OF THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD SYSTEM. LOSS OF COOLANT, ENGINE OVERHEATED, LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL IN HEAVY T… |
| 2010-11-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED AND THE MANIFOL… |
| 2009-07-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL SPITS BACK OUT OF FUEL FILLER OPENING. MUST TURN FUEL NOZZLE TO 45 DEGREES TO FILL TANK. *TR |
| 2009-03-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1998 LINCOLN TOWNCAR PLASTIC INTAKE LEAKAGE PROBLEMS FROM CRACKS THAT ORIGINATED FROM OEM FAULTY DESIGN. I WOULD LIKE T… |
| 2009-02-08 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK BEGAN HEARING A CLICKING SOUND PULLED OVER CALLED MY HUSBAND HE CAME OUT DECIDED IT WAS SA… |
| 2009-02-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. SINCE EARLY FEBRUARY OF 2009, WATER BUILDS UP IN THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE … |
| 2009-01-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I TOOK MY 1998 LINCOLN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS OF ENGINE NOISE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRAC… |
| 2008-09-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARS A SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM… |
| 2008-04-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | LAST YEAR I FIRST NOTICED THAT AFTER A HARD RAIN THE REAR DRIVERS PASSENGER DOOR WOULD HAVE WATER SLOSHING AROUND IN IT… |
| 2008-04-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | PLASTIC MANIFOLD LEAKING AND OVER HEATING ENGINE. *TR |
| 2008-03-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE EN… |
| 2008-02-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM HER VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE… |
| 2008-02-15 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COATING ON THE RIMS WAS WEARING DOWN AND PREV… |
| 2008-02-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR CAUGHT FIRE. ELECTRICAL FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT DRIVERS SIDE. CAR BURNT TO GROUND, FIRE DEPT. … |
| 2007-12-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR MADE A GRINDING SOUND UNDERNEATH. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER. H… |
| 2007-11-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | UNABLE TO PROPERLY PUMP FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE. CAN ONLY PUT IN ABOUT 1/2 GALLON BEFORE THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. SOMETIMES FU… |
| 2006-12-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | USE OF THE HAZARD LIGHTS RESULTED IN FAILURE OF THE CONTROL MODULE AND ULTIMATE FAILURE OF BOTH THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND T… |
| 2006-08-25 | STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER PROPERLY. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR… |
| 2006-08-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE ACCELERATING AT 15 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM DETACHED FRO… |
| 2006-08-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | THE FAN BLEW ONLY HOT AIR, AND IT DID IT ALL THE TIME WITHOUT STOPPING, WHETHER IT WAS ON OR OFF. THERE WAS NO WAY TO… |
| 2006-07-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH., ON A CLEAR DRY DAY, THERE WAS A SOUND HEARD RESEMBLING THE SOUND OF A T… |
| 2006-07-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A SQUEEKING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. THE CONTACT TREATED THE WHEEL W… |
| 2006-04-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND MISFIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS … |
| 2006-03-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR HAD AN ANTIFREEZE ODOR. THERE WERE ALSO PUDDLES OF ANTIFREEZE IN … |
| 2006-03-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DOES NOT REACT CORRECTLY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. THERE WAS A RECALL, #… |
| 2006-03-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING ON THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE HEATER CAME ON INSTEAD AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND TH… |
| 2006-02-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD-MY CAR OVERHEATED AND DIED. IT NEEDS REPAIR THAT IS ESTIMATED TO COST A LOT OF MONEY THAT I DO … |
| 2006-02-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED, THERE WAS WATER LEAKING FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE DEALERSHIP DE… |
| 2006-02-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS, THE VEHICLE WILL START, BUT NOT GO ANYWHERE WHEN PUT IN … |
| 2006-02-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT, AT 45 MPH, AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSH… |
| 2005-09-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSED VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE HE WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE B… |
| 2005-06-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | 2 COOPER SLE 22560 16 TIRES HAD BLOWOUTS WITHIN A SPACE OF 8 WEEKS GOING 60-70 MPH. THE TIRES HAD APPROXIMATELY 8,000-1… |
| 2005-05-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | THE DIRECTIONAL, EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND WIPER FAILED DUE TO OOZING OF LUBRICANT WITHIN THE MAIN CONTROL SWICH ON THE STEE… |
| 2005-04-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. 1998 LINCLON PURCHASED 9/6/98. ORIGINAL OWNER AND CAR IS MAINTAINED AT DEALERSHIP AT APPROX 3… |
| 2005-03-02 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR LEAKS WATER INTO THE WINDSHIELD WHEN IT IS RAINING. THE WINDSHI… |
| 2004-11-24 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | No | 0 | PIECE WHICH CONTROLS THE HOT AIR/COLD AIR MIXTURE'S DOOR CRACKED AND ALLOWED THE SQARE METAL PEG TO SPIN FREELY IN THE … |
| 2004-11-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH FORD 4.6 LITER V-8 ENGINE CRACKED CAUSING LOSS OF COOLANT. THE CA… |
| 2004-09-18 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | WINSHIELD GUTTER, BY DESIGN, DUMPS WATER DIRECTLY ONTO FIREWALL WHERE VENTILATION SYSTEM PLENUM IS ATTACHED, RESULTIN… |
| 2004-09-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | DURING RAINY WEATHER, THE SERPENTINE BELT FELL OFF THE ENGINE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *JB |
| 2004-08-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE, AND SERVICED IT. *AK THERE WAS … |
| 2004-07-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | ACCIDENT 7/11/04 WIFE REAR ENDED A DODGE DORANGO AND TOTALED HER LINCOLN TOWN CAR. SHE DIDN'T SEE THR CAR STOP IN FRO… |
| 2004-07-05 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWY 84 EAST THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND WHEEL IN MY LINCOLN FELL OFF AND CONSEQUENTLY CAUSED ME TO LOS… |