Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Lincoln Town Car.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ON 01/12/2019 I WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT DOWN A LEVEL COUNTRY ROAD WITH 1 PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AT ABOUT … |
| 2018-05-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I'VE CHANGE THE BRAKE SWITCH ON MY CAR OVER FOUR TIMES AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN. MT CAR WILL NOT CHAGE GIER… |
| 2018-01-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | INTAKE MANFIOLD |
| 2016-05-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL ? MY WIFE AND FRIEND DRIVING 30 MPH IN NO TRAFFIC, AND THE DRIVERS SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO I… |
| 2014-11-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE AIR BAG D… |
| 2012-08-02 | STEERING | Yes | 3 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY… |
| 2010-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING … |
| 2010-01-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE THRU MY 2002 LINCOLN TOWNCAR CAUGHT A BLAZE UNDER THE HOOD. *TR |
| 2009-07-20 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SAFETY BELT ON MY 2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR NO LONGER LATCHES AND APPEARS TO BE LOCKED PREVENTING THE SEAT … |
| 2009-05-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | RE 2002 LINCOLN TC CARTIER L. THE MOST USELESS AND DANGEROUS ACCESSORY ON THIS AUTO IS THE ADJUSTABLE BRAKE & ACCELERAT… |
| 2009-03-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND … |
| 2008-10-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED FOR A LONG TRAFFIC LIGHT STOP, I COULD SMELL BURNING PLASTIC. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF THIS M… |
| 2007-10-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE R… |
| 2007-03-01 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 1 | ON THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2007, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY LINCOLN TOWN CAR APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR. FOR NO APPAREN… |
| 2007-01-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | AFTER HEARING C. THE RECENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH TOYOTA VEHICLES, I AM PROMPTED TO WRITE YOU AGAIN REGARDING THE SU… |
| 2006-12-04 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A CITY STREET, SMOKE ERUPTED FROM ALL OF THE AIR VENTS ON THE DASH, AND… |
| 2006-09-08 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WE WERE TRAVELING THE I-40 IN AZ BEHIND A TRACTOR/TRAILER RIG. THE RIG THREW UP A ROCK. IT HIT OUR CAR. WE LOOKED AT OU… |
| 2006-08-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR THE 2ND TIME. ON EACH INCIDENT, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVIN… |
| 2006-07-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HEAD ON CAUSIN… |
| 2006-06-01 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 1 | TRAVELING AT 65 OR 70 MPH ON A CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY LAST SUMMER, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED (CAUSING PAIN… |
| 2006-05-03 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING LEFT, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE DOOR HO… |
| 2006-04-14 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | AUTO DOOR LOCKS AFTER LOCKING ALL DOORS DO NOT UNLOCK REAR DOORS AFTER STOPPING AND EXITING CAR. ONE MUST MANUALLY UNLO… |
| 2006-02-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR CAUSING IT TO HIT A METAL FENCE. NEITHE… |
| 2006-01-27 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | (1) 2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR, VIN# [XXX] WITH APPROXIMATELY 76,000 MILES AND OUT ORIGINAL WARRANTY. NO PREVIOUS WARNINGS… |
| 2005-08-11 | TIRES | No | 0 | 2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT.*MR THERE WAS A NAIL FOUND IN THE TIRE, THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE TIRE … |
| 2005-07-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHEN THE CONSUMER ACCELERATED MERGE AND PASS OVER INTO THE SECOND LANE, THE CAR SPED FASTER THAN… |
| 2005-06-26 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | CONTACT STATES VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING DOWN A DIRT ROAD AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO A … |
| 2004-10-09 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | AT APPROX. 8 PM ON SAT. OCT.9 MY WIFE AND I WERE RETURNING HOME, TRAVELING ON RT. 95 NORTHBOUND IN THE CENTER LANE OF 3… |
| 2004-08-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2002 LINCOLN TOWNCAR AT 51200 MILE I DISCOVERED THAT THE DOOR HING ON THE DRIVERS DOOR CAUSED THE DOOR TO MAKE… |
| 2004-07-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD A VEHICLE THAT WAS A POTENTIAL DANGER. VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR SLO… |
| 2004-03-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING FOOT PEDAL/FRONT SEAT VIBRATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 2004-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS … |
| 2004-02-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE. *LA VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO PROBLEMS … |
| 2004-02-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AFTER HER BROTHER HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THE VEHICLE. *PH THE… |
| 2003-12-30 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | UPON STARTING AND PUTTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ENGAGED AND LOCKED ALL 4 DOORS. UPON STOPPING A… |
| 2003-12-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | THE SPACING BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE. DRIVER'S FOOT GETS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PEDALS WHEN CHA… |
| 2003-10-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED CLUSTER PANEL… |
| 2003-09-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | FRONTAL COLLISION 50MPH, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON MY 2002 LINCOLN TOWNCAR. MY INSURANCE CO. SAID CAR IS TOTAL L… |
| 2003-05-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED VERY HARD AND THE FOOT IS OVERHANGING THE BRAKE PEDAL (NOT ENTIRELY ON THE PEDAL) THE … |
| 2003-05-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 70 MPH. THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMP… |
| 2003-03-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | 2002 LINCOLN TOWNCAR CAR HAS AUTO LOCK FEATURE LOCKING ALL DOORS WHEN MOVING FORWARD. AFTER STOPPING THOSE IN THE FRONT… |
| 2003-03-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND AS A … |
| 2002-12-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | PURCHASED NEW 2002 LINCOLN TOWNCAR APRIL 2002 FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA LINCOLN MERCURY IN ORLANDO FLORIDA. CAR IS GARAGED A… |
| 2002-11-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE, SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAIL… |
| 2002-10-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER ATTACHED A RECORDER TO THE COMPUTER AND IT SHOWED NO DEF… |
| 2002-08-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | IN A FRONTAL COLLISON, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT FORD DID SEND SOMEONE TO… |
| 2002-07-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30MPH INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
| 2002-07-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN, THE ENGINE WENT INTO AN UNCONTROLED SPEED. IT WAS IF SOMEONE FLOORED THE GAS AND THE E… |
| 2002-05-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED TWICE IN LESS THAN A MONTH. *YH |
| 2002-05-14 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SWINGS OPEN AT INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICATBLE TIMES AND FAILS TO CLOSE. *AK |