Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-07-07 | 04V328000 |
SUSPENSION:REAR | 47,314 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) |
| 2023-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Lincoln Town Car. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the vehicle experienced … |
| 2022-07-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I have had to replace wheel bearing and axle every few months because of premature wear and causing driving to be a saf… |
| 2022-06-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Lincoln Town Car. The contact stated while his son was driving on the highway, the accelerator … |
| 2022-05-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The rear-end failed does not have tempered axle There was a recall on 2003 lincolns with same problem but when I enter… |
| 2022-05-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Rear end started a sudden howell and shaking and grinding and the Abs and traction control light came on and brakes and… |
| 2021-12-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Lincoln Town Car. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V328000 (Suspen… |
| 2021-05-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Been trying for about a year to get this safety recall called 4 local ford dealer ships first one said my cars to old … |
| 2021-03-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Lincoln Town Car. The contact stated that he noticed fuel on the pavement in the driveway at hi… |
| 2019-12-10 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE… |
| 2019-06-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING WENT OUT. MILEAGE OF CAR IS 92,643. THERE WAS A RECALL OF THIS YEAR OF CAR MANUFACTURED FROM T… |
| 2019-06-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SCRAPED. THE VEH… |
| 2019-06-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO AND IS ALREADY BAD AGAIN. THIS SPECIFIC MAKE AND MODEL… |
| 2019-02-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR DOESNT GO ON GEAR. ENGINE STARTS BUT WONT GO ON ANY GEAR. EITHER AXLE SHAFT OR BEARING PROBLEM |
| 2018-12-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECENTLY HAD OPEN HEART SURGERY AND NEED TO GET THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DISABLED. MY LINCOLN DEALER WILL DISABLE … |
| 2018-09-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK OPEN CAUSING THE CAR TO GAIN AN EXCESS AMOUNT OF SPEED IN TRAFFIC. THE C… |
| 2018-09-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN MOTION, STEERING IS STIFF. POWER STEERING OIL LEVEL IS PROPER AT APPROPRIATE LEVEL. THE LOCAL… |
| 2018-01-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | 13S08 CAMPAIGN FOR LOWER/UPPER STEERING SHAFT REPLACEMENT COVERS 2005-2011 CROWN VICTORIA/GRAND MARQUIS/TOWN CAR, BUT N… |
| 2017-11-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LOSS OF AM RECEPTION. OUR LOCAL FORD / LINCOLN DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THERE IS A TSB ON MY VEHICLE. TSB 03-23-0… |
| 2017-10-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ASSISTING A FRIEND WITH THIS. THE LEFT REAR AXLE HAS BROKEN AND DAMAGED THE BRAKES AND ABS SENSOR. HE HAD DRIVEN THE VE… |
| 2017-10-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE REAR AIR SUSPENSION WAS ACTIVATED. THE REA… |
| 2017-07-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL". I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 LINCOLN TOWNCAR ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON OUR WAY HOME … |
| 2017-07-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | LOOKING THROUGH THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO MANY TIMES TO BE IGNORED. I COUNTED 38 TIMES BY PAGE … |
| 2017-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE SPARK PLUGS EJECT OUT OF THE ENGINE AND THE CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL OF THEM AND THIS… |
| 2016-10-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR AND IS BEEN HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AXEL, I AM GETTING READY TO REPLA… |
| 2016-08-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR THAT I BOUGHT IN 2005, WHICH WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. OVER THE YEARS, I'VE HAD TO PAY F… |
| 2016-08-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE STATIONARY, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT NOTICED … |
| 2016-07-21 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A REAR HUMMING NOISE, I ALSO NOTICED LOW GAS MILEAGE. WHILE MAKING A VISUAL INSPE… |
| 2016-06-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | 47,000 MILES ON 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME DIFFICULT AND 'BINDS' INTERMITTENTLY AT A CONSTANT TURN… |
| 2016-05-06 | WHEELS | No | 0 | FOLLOW UP ON INITIAL COMPLAINT; I CAUGHT 1 BEFORE A BLOW OUT. 3 MORE TO GO. LAWYERS WON'T HANDLE IT, BECAUSE IT DIDN'T … |
| 2016-01-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TAKATA RECALL AS AN 83 YEAR OLD SENIOR CITIZEN, JUST RECENTLY WIDOWED IN MAY 2015, I WAS FORCED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER LIN… |
| 2015-12-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE LOWER … |
| 2015-11-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE STRONG FUMES OF FUEL EMITTING INSIDE A… |
| 2015-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHA… |
| 2015-10-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | ITEM = GOODYEAR VIVA TIRES; 2015, 1 AT A TIME, VIBRATIONS HAS GOTTEN WORSE, BOUGHT NEW 4 NEW ROTORS, PROBLEM STILL THE … |
| 2015-09-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE V… |
| 2015-07-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | WE HAVE A FLEET OF LINCOLN TOWN CARS USED IN A GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. THE DRIVER REPORTED THAT "THE STEERING FE… |
| 2015-06-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE AXLE FRACTURED CAUSING THE DR… |
| 2015-03-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME "HARD STEERING" ISSUES AS OUR OTHER TOWN CARS. THE NEWER ONES WERE RECALLED, BUT THE 2003 & … |
| 2015-03-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE REVERSING AT A LOW SPEED, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. UPO… |
| 2015-03-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN MURPHY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR PRIVATELY OWNED WAS NOT INCLUDED IN TH… |
| 2014-09-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY 2003 TOWNCAR WAS MAKING A SCRAPING NOISE IN THE REAR AND I BROUGHT IT TO REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC SUSPECTED REAR BRAKE… |
| 2014-08-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V328000 FORD RECALL NUMBER IS 04S16 MY CAR STARTED MAKING NOISE IN THE REAR AND WHEN CHEC… |
| 2014-07-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE R… |
| 2014-06-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | CONSIDER INCLUDING TOWN CARS IN THE LATEST FORD CROWN VIC, MERC GRAN MARQUIS, MARAUDER 500K CAR STEERING ISSUE. WHILE C… |
| 2014-05-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY LINCOLN HAS BLOWN #3 SPARK PLUG-WHEN I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH-TWICE WITHIN 18,000 MILES BETWEEN INCIDENTS-TOTAL REPAIR… |
| 2014-04-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FR… |
| 2014-02-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE NEAR… |
| 2014-02-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEEL BEARINGS AND AXLES AND DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS MAKING A LOUD NOISE AT 30-35 MPH TOLD BEARINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED.… |
| 2014-02-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ACTUAL TIME FIRST NOTICED IS DIFFICULT TO ESTABLISH. THE COMPLAINT IS FOR "FLICKERING LIGHTS" . I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A … |