Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Lincoln Town Car submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 31 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 31, in the owner's own words
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 1/2 HOUR, AND THEN PARKED. 1 AND 1/2 HOURS LATER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND BURNED COMPLETE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED, POSSIBLY ENGINE RELATED. *YH
AFTER PARKING VEHICLE FOR 20 MINUTES IN DRIVEWAY CONUSMER NOTICED A POPPING NOISE. VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE DEPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT FIRE OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. NLM
STALLING ON INTERSTATE AND CITY DRIVING WHEN TEMPERATURE GETS VERY HOT. LOSING THE POWER IN BRAKES AND THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE'S STEERING. THE CAR CAN BE STARTED AGAIN WHEN IT HAS COOLED DOWN. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS. *AK *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734325
VEHICLE IN GARAGE FOR 10-15 MINUTES. CAR ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNT CAR AND HOUSE (TOTAL LOSS). AAA INSURANCE TO INVESTIGATE. *AK
15 MINUTES AFTER FUELING VEHICLE AND PARKING IT IN GARAGE A FIRE STARTED, BURNING VEHICLE AND HOUSE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED,CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 2 - 21/2 HRS. IT CAUSES ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. WITHIN 30 MINUTES OR MORE VEHICLE WOULD START UP AGAIN. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK
WHEN DRIVING IN LOW SPEED AND MAKING A SLOW TURN VEHICLE WILL STALL. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND POWER STEERING PRESSURE SPRING. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE IN THE ENGINE, AND BURNT DOWN THE GARAGE. CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
VEHICLE FIRE UNDERHOOD, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE.
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN CARPORT AND SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND THE CONSUMER LOST HER HOME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL UNDETERMINED,.THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE 1987-1988 MODELS WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT ARE NOT AWARE OF THE 1990 MODEL HAVING ANY DEFECTS. THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK
ABOUT 3 MINUTES AFTER PARKING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER.*AK
WHEN DRIVING AND PRESSING ON BRAKES THEY FELT LIKE THEY WERE LOCKING UP/GOT HARD AND TIGHT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELLERATE. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S WHEEL CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED TWO TIMES, DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM COULD BE REMEDIED BY REPLACING THE VALVE BLOCK/PUMP AND GASKET. ALSO, FLUSHING THE SYSTEM. REPAIRS RESULT IN COSTS UP TO $2,000. *AK
CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING, WHEN THIS HAPPENS ALL BRAKES AND POWER STEERING FAILS. FAILURES RESULTED IN TWO ACCIDENTS.
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT.CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN. *AK
ENGINE STALLING CONTINUALLY, REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER CONTINUES TO STALL.
WHILE DRIVING SMOKE WAS COMING FROM LEFT FRONT OF ENGINE .THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FIRE IN THE FRONT END. *AK
ENGINE: AFTER BEING ON HIGHWAY ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, DROVE VEHICLE INTO DRIVEWAY, OPENED THE DOOR AND NOTICED A SMELL.SHUT OFF THE ENGINE THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD ,OPENED THE HOOD LATCH FRIEND SAID GET OUT OF CAR IT IS ON FIRE . THE ENTIRE ENGINE WENT UP IN FLAMES. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN.
VEHICLE FIRE.
ENGINE FIRE.
HOOD LATCH FAILED, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY OPEN PRIOR TO RECALL.
INTERMITTENT STALLING.
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD
CAR WAS PARKED AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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