1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR

203 complaints filed with NHTSA.

203
Complaints
24
Crashes
9
Fires
17
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS14
SUSPENSION10
STEERING9
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP8
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW8
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM7
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER6
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT6
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION4
TIRES4
STRUCTURE4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4

Recent Complaints

20201223CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT FELT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED TRUCK. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE AN INJURY THAT REQUIRED TRANSPORT TO A HOSPITAL AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CRASH HAPPENED RIGHT AT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC'S SHOP. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FIXED THE BRAKES WITH A FLUID LEAK FROM THE BRAKE LINE AS THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT FE

Mileage: 200,000

20201223CrashSERVICE BRAKES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT FELT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED TRUCK. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE AN INJURY THAT REQUIRED TRANSPORT TO A HOSPITAL AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CRASH HAPPENED RIGHT AT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC'S SHOP. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FIXED THE BRAKES WITH A FLUID LEAK FROM THE BRAKE LINE AS THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT FE

Mileage: 200,000

20190415FireFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A PUBLIC STREET NOT EVEN GOING THE SPEED LIMIT AND I CAME TO THE STOP LIGHT MY CAR ACTED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANNA GO I GOT IT TO A PARKING SPOT AND IT BURST TO A BALL OF FLAMES I HAD NO PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS AND THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE IT HAD JUST GOTTEN TO HALFWAY MARK ON MY HEAT GAUGE. I THINK IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED MAYBE? ANY WAYS THOUGHT I WOULD REPORT THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY A VERY DANGEROUS THING IT ALMOST BURNT ME ALIVE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN

Mileage: 161,000

20190415FireUNKNOWN OR OTHER

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A PUBLIC STREET NOT EVEN GOING THE SPEED LIMIT AND I CAME TO THE STOP LIGHT MY CAR ACTED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANNA GO I GOT IT TO A PARKING SPOT AND IT BURST TO A BALL OF FLAMES I HAD NO PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS AND THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE IT HAD JUST GOTTEN TO HALFWAY MARK ON MY HEAT GAUGE. I THINK IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED MAYBE? ANY WAYS THOUGHT I WOULD REPORT THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY A VERY DANGEROUS THING IT ALMOST BURNT ME ALIVE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN

Mileage: 161,000

20180920CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH IN HEAVY RAIN, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED WITH A FLAT BED TOW TRUCK. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT, BUT A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE, TREATED, AND RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT AND LATER DEEMED DESTROYED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE M

Mileage: 183,000

20140908FireVISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE AIR VENTS AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THE COOLANT ALSO DRAINED ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEATER CORE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,824.

Mileage: 105,824

20140825CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY A SHERIFF NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN CASE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

20140117FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH 71,932 MILES SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING CAUGHT FIRE TEN MINUTES AFTER BEING PARKED IN AN ATTACHED GARAGE. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED THE HOME TO BECOME STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED DUE TO FIRE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS SECOND OWNER IN 2003 UNTIL PRESENT TIME. NO RECALLS NOTICES WERE EVER RECEIVED. *TR

Mileage: 71,932

20130902FireSTEERING

I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL WHEN I NOTICED THE INSIDE OF MY CAR STARTED SPARKING NEAR THE DASHBOARD THEN A FEW MINS LATER MY WHEEL LOCKED UP I COULDN'T TURN AND ALMOST CRASHED. I PUT POWER STEERING FLUID IN BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP . ALSO HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID ITS A PROBLEM WITH THE BEARING UNDERNEATH THE HOOD IS ALSO SPARKING WHEN I START THE CAR. *JS

Mileage: 220

20130902FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL WHEN I NOTICED THE INSIDE OF MY CAR STARTED SPARKING NEAR THE DASHBOARD THEN A FEW MINS LATER MY WHEEL LOCKED UP I COULDN'T TURN AND ALMOST CRASHED. I PUT POWER STEERING FLUID IN BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP . ALSO HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID ITS A PROBLEM WITH THE BEARING UNDERNEATH THE HOOD IS ALSO SPARKING WHEN I START THE CAR. *JS

Mileage: 220

20130704CrashSTEERING

2 OCCASIONS WHERE BALL JOINT SNAPPED AND VEHICLE WAS MOVING AND FELL TO GROUND .WHILE MY CHILD WAS INSIDE . MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES SUCH AS: ODOMETER FLASHES CONSTANTLY AND GAS GAGE WACKED OUT EVER SINCE VEHICLE FELL TO GROUND EVERY THING WAS WORKING PROPERLY BEFORE AND ON THE FIRST INCIDENT IS WHEN IT STARTED AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. SUSPENSION AND STEERING : ALSO SINCE CAR FELL TO GROUND HAS CAUSE STEERING AND SUSPENSION TO BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE . I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS RIP ME OFF

Mileage: 161,000

20130704CrashSUSPENSION

2 OCCASIONS WHERE BALL JOINT SNAPPED AND VEHICLE WAS MOVING AND FELL TO GROUND .WHILE MY CHILD WAS INSIDE . MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES SUCH AS: ODOMETER FLASHES CONSTANTLY AND GAS GAGE WACKED OUT EVER SINCE VEHICLE FELL TO GROUND EVERY THING WAS WORKING PROPERLY BEFORE AND ON THE FIRST INCIDENT IS WHEN IT STARTED AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. SUSPENSION AND STEERING : ALSO SINCE CAR FELL TO GROUND HAS CAUSE STEERING AND SUSPENSION TO BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE . I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS RIP ME OFF

Mileage: 161,000

20130704CrashELECTRICAL SYSTEM

2 OCCASIONS WHERE BALL JOINT SNAPPED AND VEHICLE WAS MOVING AND FELL TO GROUND .WHILE MY CHILD WAS INSIDE . MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES SUCH AS: ODOMETER FLASHES CONSTANTLY AND GAS GAGE WACKED OUT EVER SINCE VEHICLE FELL TO GROUND EVERY THING WAS WORKING PROPERLY BEFORE AND ON THE FIRST INCIDENT IS WHEN IT STARTED AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. SUSPENSION AND STEERING : ALSO SINCE CAR FELL TO GROUND HAS CAUSE STEERING AND SUSPENSION TO BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE . I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS RIP ME OFF

Mileage: 161,000

20130311AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED AS SOON AS THE CONTACT INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED AND WAS NOT DRIVEN ON THE DAY OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND THE HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,525.

Mileage: 101,525

20100302AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON BY AN SUV. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POST. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BY THE POLICE AND LATER ON MOVED BY THE CONTACT TO A DEALER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

20080225FireSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ON THE 2-19-2008 I WAS GOING TO WALMART,WHEN I GO TO THE FRONTAGE ROAD AND TRIED TO STOP THE BRAKES GO OUT. I WENT THUR THE STOP SIGN, THERE WERE NO CAR COMING . I MANAGE TO PARK IN THE WALMART PARKING LOT. I PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. WENT INTO THE STORE, IN ABOUT TWO MINUTE THERE WAS A PAGE FOR THE OWNER OF A BLACK LINCOLN TOWN CAR TO COME TO THE FRONT DECK. MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. IT WAS BURNING UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERSIDE. WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS BUR

20080215CrashVISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING

CRASH - WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED DURING HEAVY RAIN STORM. *TR

20080215CrashVISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

CRASH - WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED DURING HEAVY RAIN STORM. *TR

20061005CrashAIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 2MPH THROUGH A PARKING LOT, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON DEPLOYMENT OF THE SIDE AIR BAG, THE CONTACT, WHO WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT, WAS PUSHED ASIDE INTO THE CENTER CONSOLE, AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER A PARKING LOT DIVIDER, AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DUE TO THE LOW SPEED OF THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN

Mileage: 110,000

20051105CrashAIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

WE WERE HIT BY TWO VEHICLES BROADSIDE /PASSENGER DOOR THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT RESPOND. *JB

Mileage: 58,500