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1987 Lincoln Town Car Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 15, 2009
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
16
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jan 9, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 32 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Lincoln Town Car. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 15, 2009

TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION FROM TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 ..M.P.H. FRONT RIGHT TIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10276936
Incident
Jul 15, 2009
Mileage
34,102 mi
Electrical
Filed Jan 13, 2004
Fire reported

FOUR MINUTES AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF, BLACK SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE OWNER OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE ALTERNATOR WAS ON FIRE. *AK A MECHANIC EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS MADE. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE FORD TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THE SAME TYPE ALTERNATOR AND OTHER COMPONETS AS HIS. *PH

NHTSA ID
10050168
Incident
Dec 1, 2003
Mileage
25,880 mi
Engine
Filed Sep 8, 2003

WHILE DRIVING RADIATOR SUDDENLY STARTED TO LEAK FLUID. UPON THE LEAKAGE FROM THE RADIATOR VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING. *AK

NHTSA ID
10038380
Fuel system
Filed May 9, 2003

STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE CAR MOST NOTICEABLE WITH A WINDOW DOWN, HAVE CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND CAN'T FIND IT, SEEMS LIKE IT MAY BE COMING FROM BEHIND THE DASH. *JB

NHTSA ID
10018443
Incident
May 9, 2003
Mileage
150,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 30, 2001
Crash reported

WHEN TURNING VEHICLE AT LESS THAN FIVE MILES AN HOUR, VEHICLE WENT INTO HIGH THROTTLE MODE, AND ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP CURB. BOTH FRONT TIRES WENT FLAT, KNOCKING DOWN 20 FEET WOODED FENCE, AND HIT HOUSE.*AK CONSUMER STATED PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL.*JB

NHTSA ID
887146
Electrical
Filed Apr 14, 2001
Crash reported

ONGOING TFI IGNITION MODULE PROBLEM, ALL IGNITION COMPONENTS REPLACED, TFI 3+ TIMES, STILL HAPPENS, CAR STALLS AND WON'T START. CALIFORNIA HAS DONE SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, WHEN ARE YOU!? NOW I HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. DO I HAVE TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WHAT????????

NHTSA ID
744068
Incident
Jul 1, 2000
Electrical
Filed Oct 12, 2000
Fire reported

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH . CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TAILIGHTS HAD TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES. 1 WEEK PRIOR TO INCIDENT, RADIO HAD STARTED TO SMOKE AND THEN FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
872813
Electrical
Filed Sep 5, 2000

VEHICLE STALLS, FAILS TO START, AFTER FIRST 30 TO 45 MINS DRIVING DURING 95F PLUS OUTSIDE AIR TEMP, DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS, DALLAS, TX. TFI REPLACED TWICE, COIL REPLACED, TPS REPLACED, AND TUNE UP STILL HAS NOT RESOLVED PROBLEM. POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS ACCIDENT, INJURY, OR DEATH EXISTS WITH THIS PROBLEM AS VEHICLE STALLS WITH NO WARNING. ONCE STALL CONTITION EXISTS VEHICLE CANNOT BE STARTED FOR AT LEAST 1.5 TO 2 HOURS, UNTIL ENGINE HAS COOLED ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR A RESTART. ENGINE TEMP GUAGE REMAINS IN NORMAL RANGE DURING THIS ENTIRE PROCESS. ALSO BOTH COOLANT TEMP SENSORS, GUAGE, AND COMPUTER COOLANT SENSOR, HAVE BEEN REPLACED.

NHTSA ID
730224
Incident
Jul 1, 2000
Electrical
Filed Jan 22, 2000
Fire reported

WHILE SITTING IN THE HOUSE CONSUMER HEARD A STRANGE NOISE THAT SOUDED LIKE A CAR STARTING. WHEN GOING TO INVESTIGATE CONSUMER THEN NOTICED THAT THE GARAGE WAS FULL OF SMOKE. CONSUMER OPENED CAR HOOD AND THERE WERE FLAMES COMING OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID
852478
Incident
Nov 2, 1999
Heating & air conditioningElectricalTransmission+1 more
Filed Oct 24, 1999

PLEASE SEND SIGNATURE FORM TO SEND TO MANUFACTURER

NHTSA ID
713778
Transmission
Filed Sep 29, 1999

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A PROBLEM WITH ROLLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER'S FOUR YEAR OLD CHILD MOVED THE SHIFTER OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN THE STREET. CAN NHTSA HELP OR PROVIDE ADDITION INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
849340
Incident
Sep 26, 1999
Fuel system
Filed Feb 9, 1999
Fire reported

DEFECTIVE "O"-RINGS IN THE FUEL RAIL CAUSED A FUEL LEAK WHICH, IN TURN STARTED A FIRE IN UNDERHOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. OWNER REPAIRED VEHICLE HIMSELF, AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
834646
Incident
Mar 1, 1998
Electrical
Filed Nov 13, 1997
Fire reported

CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE, SMELLED BURNING, STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT ON FIRE,FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, DEALER CLAIMS BAD IGINITION SWITCH WAS INSTALLED. *AK

NHTSA ID
818999
Incident
Nov 3, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Nov 13, 1996

THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLES BROKE. . *AK

NHTSA ID
803577
Incident
Sep 1, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Nov 6, 1996
Fire reported

COMBUSTIBLE GASOLINE WAS EXPELLED, FROM EITHER A BREACHED RUBBER HOSE OR QUICK CONNECT FITTING, INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING FIRE.

NHTSA ID
511104
Incident
Nov 14, 1995
Electrical
Filed Jul 25, 1996
Fire reported

WHILE CAR WAS IN PARK, CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSED BY INGITION SWITCH. *AK

NHTSA ID
986017
Incident
Jun 16, 1996
Electrical
Filed Jul 18, 1996

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)

NHTSA ID
506369
Incident
Mar 1, 1996
Electrical
Filed Jun 17, 1996
Fire reported

IGNITION CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
985687
Incident
Jun 16, 1996
Engine
Filed Jun 3, 1996
Fire reported

VEHICLE FIRE. *SD

NHTSA ID
505253
Incident
Jun 3, 1996
Electrical
Filed May 31, 1996

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
505241
Incident
Mar 1, 1995
Electrical
Filed May 5, 1996
Fire reported

IGNITION FIRE. *SD

NHTSA ID
504210
Incident
Apr 30, 1996
Electrical
Filed Apr 22, 1996
Fire reported

POSSIBLE IGNITION SHORT WHILE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, RESULTING IN BURNING UP THE GARAGE. *AL

NHTSA ID
983303
Incident
Mar 2, 1996
Engine
Filed Apr 4, 1996

ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET REPLACED TWICE DUE TO LEAKING ON BOTH REAR SIDES OF ENGINE; FUEL ODOR; COULD CAUSE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
982316
Incident
Aug 15, 1995
Electrical
Filed Mar 6, 1996

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)*SD

NHTSA ID
501977
Incident
Mar 6, 1996
Electrical
Filed Feb 13, 1996
Fire reported

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. TT

NHTSA ID
979156
Incident
Dec 15, 1993

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