1991 Lincoln Town Car Owner Complaints

DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE INOP....WILL NOT HOLD THE BELT IN TH E LOCKED POSITION, THEREFORE, SEAT BELT ENABLED IN CASE OF ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10937475

Incident

Dec 13, 2016

Mileage

83,100 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE HOOD LATCH FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM THE FORCE OF THE HOOD AND A BUNGEE CORD WAS USED IN ORDER TO KEEP THE HOOD SECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 95V151000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,600.

NHTSA ID

10679688

Incident

Jan 28, 2015

Mileage

174,600 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO A BRAKE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,682.

NHTSA ID

10654455

Incident

Oct 3, 2014

Mileage

66,682 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10584206

Incident

Oct 7, 2003

Mileage

27,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND US INTERSTATE 40 IN OKLAHOMA CITY,OK MY 1991 LINCOLN TOWNCAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND STOPPED RUNNING, AFTER I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND PUT THE FIRE OUT, THE CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA, LOOKING AS IF IT WAS UNDERNEATH THE CAR SOMEWHERE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10298870

Incident

Jan 9, 2010

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 35 MILES PER HOUR ON A LOCAL BRIDGE, MY RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. I DROVE A DISTANCE OF SEVERAL YARDS TO THE END OF THE BRIDGE WHERE I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP. WHEN A VERY KIND POLICE OFFICER TRIED TO REMOVE THE DAMAGED TIRE, HE HAD TO STOP BECAUSE THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED LIKE A RECAPPED TIRE AND WOUND THE TORN PART AROUND THE BRAKE LINES AND AXLE. THE DAMAGES AND SERVICE CHARGES ARE ESTIMATED TO BE MORE THAN SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS. INITIALLY, THE SERVICE REPAIRMAN AT THE TIRE STORE (WHERE ALL OF THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND MOUNTED) INDICATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY SHOWED SIGNS OF "DRY-ROT." A SHORT TIME LATER, ANOTHER WORKER SAID ONLY THE DAMAGED TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME PROBLEMS WITH MICHELIN TIRES SOLD WITHIN THE LAST FEW YEARS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10204717

Incident

Oct 1, 2007

DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY @ 55 MPH ( WINDY WITH 30 MPH GUSTS ) HOOD OPENED AND FOLDED UP OVER THE ROOF BOTH HOOD LATCHES WERE STILL LOCKED TO THE STRIKE PLATE FROM HOOD LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE REPLACED HOOD AND STRUTS WITH USED ONES ( FROM A 1993 / SAFER? ) STILL HAVE OLD HOOD AND PLATE AVAILABLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10153382

Incident

Mar 13, 2006

Mileage

150,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATED 1991 LINCOLN TOWN CAR HAD ONLY 17,000 MILES ON IT. ON 8-25-05 HE FELT LIKE HIS BRAKES WERE LOW. HE WENT TO HAVE THEM INSPECTED AND THE CAR PASSED THE INSPECTION, BUT HE HAD THE BRAKES CHANGED ANYWAY. HE SMELLED THE BRAKES BURNING THAT DAY AS HE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE GARAGE. HE PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE ,AND DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH LATER WHEN HE SMELLED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE BRAKES BURNING AGAIN. WHEN HE GOT IN TO DRIVEWAY, HE SAW FIRE UNDER THE WHEELS. HE PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. HAD HE NOT HAD THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER THE CAR WOULD HAVE BLOWN UP. THE GARAGE THAT FIXED THE BRAKES SAID THE CALIPER HUNG UP AND THAT WAS WHY THE FIRE HAPPENED. ALSO, THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THIS MAY BE A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKES THAT WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO CATCH ON FIRE OR DID NOT FIX THE BRAKES PROPERLY. HE CALLED FORD, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT WITHOUT A WARRANTY THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THEY COULD DO, AND THEN THEY TOLD HIM THEY WOULD SUBMIT HIS COMPLAINT TO THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE CAR HAD ABS BRAKES BECAUSE THE CAR WAS A 1991 MODEL. HE THOUGHT IT DID BUT WAS NOT SURE. HE WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR. *AK

NHTSA ID

10138223

Incident

Aug 25, 2005

Mileage

17,478 mi

DT: 1991 FORD LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONING AND ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES LATER SAW FIRE COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, SURROUNDING THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. PULLED OFF THE ROAD, BY THAT TIME THE CAR HAD A LARGE FIRE. THE CONSUMER PUT THE FIRE OUT BY THROWING WATER ON IT. AFTER LOOKING AT THE CAR SAW THAT ALL THE WIRES WERE MELTED AROUND WHERE THE WHEEL WAS, AND ALSO THERE WAS A MELTED RUBBER. A FRIEND INSPECTED THE CAR. HE CUT A WIRE THAT LET THE CONSUMER DRIVE THE CAR HOME. WHERE IT WAS PARKED. THERE WAS A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE WIRING SYSTEM. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10133962

Incident

Jul 8, 2005

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH GETTING THIS CAR (1991 LINCOLN TOWN CAR) THROUGH INSPECTION OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS, DUE TO SMOKING BECAUSE OF EMISSIONS PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS PROBLEM STARTED, AND NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000 MILES ON IT. THIS YEAR, I HAVE MADE 4 ATTEMPTS TO GET THE CAR TO PASS THE INSPECTION, HOWEVER IT HAS FAILED DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM EACH TIME. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO MECHANICS, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS' DEFECT WITH THESE PARTICULAR CARS. THEY STATE THAT THE VALVE SEALS GET HARD BECAUSE OF A FACTORY DEFECT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. HARDENED VALVE SEALS ALLOW OIL TO BY-PASS THE VALVE SEALS AND CAUSE THE CARS TO SMOKE. I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THE VALVE SEALS IN MY CAR, AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THIS CAR, IF YOU CAN PLEASE STOP THE SMOKING, IT IS A GOOD CAR! THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NHTSA ID

10124833

Incident

Jun 6, 2005

Mileage

119,000 mi

WHILE TURNING LEFT VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. UPON IMPACT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS BROKE. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10087613

Incident

Jul 23, 2004

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. CONSUMER FOUND IN THE NHTSA WEB 28 COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10071993

Incident

May 3, 2004

Mileage

55,000 mi

PAINT IS PEELING FROM CAR IN VARIOUS AREAS INCLUDING HOOD, ROOF, DOOR PANELS, AND TRUNK LID.

NHTSA ID

10068817

Incident

Nov 15, 2002

WHILE DRIVING, THE TIRE BLEW OUT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10019612

Incident

May 3, 2003

Mileage

129,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALL THREE REGULATORS THE TWO IN THE FRONT AND THE LEFT BACK ONE. CONTACTED DEALER

NHTSA ID

8010913

Incident

Jan 2, 1991

CONSUMER FOUND A CONSTANT LEAK UNDER VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR, AND DEALER FOUND OUT THAT FUEL LINE WAS CORRODED/ RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE BRAKE LINE. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO TO FAIL TO START, AFTER REPAIRS WERE FINISHED THE PROBLEM WITH STARTING THE CAR WAS REMEDIED. *JG *AK

NHTSA ID

8006018

Incident

Feb 1, 2002

WHILE DRIVING, TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, CONSUMER LOST PARTIAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HIT A CURB, DAMAGED ANOTHER TIRE AND BOTH RIMS, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TO GO TO THE LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER AND HAVE THEM TO SHIP THE DAMAGED TIRES IN ORDER TO BE REIMBURSED, THE CLAIM WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DENIED BECAUSE GOODYEAR STATED THEY ONLY RECEIVED ONE OF THE DAMAGED TIRES.(GOODYEAR REGATTA P21570R15 TIRES)*JB

NHTSA ID

564605

Incident

Sep 7, 2001

CAR WOULD NOT START ON NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, BATTERY FINE, NEW STARTER. WHEN STARTED BY REPAIRMAN FROM UNDER HOOD, CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED MOVING DOWN THE STREET IN REVERSE WITH NO DRIVER, NEARLY HITTING TELEPHONE POLE. SOMEHOW SLIPPED INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN, YET KEY COULD BE REMOVED WITH EACH PREVIOUS ATTEMPT TO START IT. *AK

NHTSA ID

758377

Incident

Feb 12, 2002

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME, I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST YEAR AROUND OCTOBER 2001, THE OWNER TOLD ME HE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES AND NOTHING THEY TOLD HIM NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR, I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM THAT PERSON AND ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER THERE IS WATER INSIDE THE MOTOR, IT WAS RUNNING PERFECTLY FINE. ABOUT THE BRAKES, THERE IS A WIERD NOISE, IT'S NOT SQUEAKING, BUT WHEN YOU'RE AT A STOP SIGN AND YOU LET GO OF THE BREAK A LITTLE THERE IS AN UNUSUAL NOISE. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED IN OCTOBER FOR THE HOOD LATCH RECALL, MOST OF THE PLACES WERE REALLY BAD ABOUT HELPING ME WITH THE RECALL, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS TOO OLD. I FINALLY GOT IT FIXED, BUT CAN THE OTHER PLACES ACTUALLY REJECT MY CAR FOR BEING TO OLD? I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERS AND THEY SAID THAT THE OTHER RECALLS DON'T APPLY TO MY CAR. IS THAT CORRECT?

NHTSA ID

758179

Incident

Jan 10, 2002

CONSUMER SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO PARK FROM DRIVE, WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCLERATED TO A HIGH SPEED, CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, HOWEVER VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BANK, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES DUE TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. *SLC

NHTSA ID

897164

Incident

Sep 25, 2001

RIGHT DOOR PANEL FAILED. *YH

NHTSA ID

562844

Incident

Oct 9, 1991

WHENEVER IT WAS RAINING AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE TURNED OFF, THEY WOULD REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. WHEN TURNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS BACK ON, THEY WOULD GO DOWN.*AK

NHTSA ID

893288

A VEHICLE PULLED DIRECTLY IN FORNT OF CONSUMERS VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND COLLIDED WITH VEHICLE, IN WHICH THE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HIM, BUT THE LAP BELT DID, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB

NHTSA ID

562670

Incident

Nov 2, 1997

A PIECE OF THE FRAME ON DRIVERS SIDE SEAT THAT HOLDS SEAT UP BROKE. IF CONSUMER WAS TO ACCELERATE HARD BACK OF SEAT WOULD NOT HOLD. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE. *AK

NHTSA ID

878950

Incident

Jan 24, 2000

AFTER DRIVING LEFT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THEN, APPLIED AIR AND IT WENT FLAT AGAIN. TAKEN TO TECHNICIAN WHERE COULD NOT BE FIX IT BECAUSE THE SIDE WALLS WORE OUT. NEXT DAY RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. LINCOLN, TOWN CAR, 1991, P215/70R15, DOT BEM3NX71239. *AK

NHTSA ID

873631

Incident

Oct 20, 2000