Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Electrical reportsComplaints 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.
13
Latest Aug 23, 2005
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
8%
of 155 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Lincoln Town Car submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 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.
Owner reports naming electrical
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Electrical
Filed Aug 23, 2005
Fire reported
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
Electrical
Filed Jun 2, 2002
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
Electrical
Filed Feb 18, 2002
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
Electrical
Filed May 8, 2000
ON MY BROTHER'S 1991 LINCOLN TOWN CAR EXECUTIVE SERIES, THE MAIN POWER WIRE TO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH APPEARED TO OVERHEAT AND MELT INSIDE THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO, AT FIRST, FLICKER OUT AND THEN COME RIGHT BACK ON AND AS THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED OVER A PERIOD OF 2 WEEKS THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON FOR A SECOND OR TWO AND THEN NOT COME BACK ON AT ALL. I REPLACED THE SWITCH AND WIRE HARNESS FOR HIM, WHICH SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BUT HE HAS SINCE SOLD THE CAR. I ALSO ENCOUNTERED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON MY FRIEND'S FATHER'S 1992 LINCOLN TOWN CAR (EXECUTIVE SERIES), I FIXED IT THE SAME WAY AND IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO HAVE COME BACK (I FIXED IT ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO). BY THE WAY THE 1991 LINCOLN TOWN CAR DID NOT HAVE THE "AUTOLAMP" FEATURE AND THE 1992 DID.
NHTSA ID
722388
Incident
Dec 21, 1999
Electrical
Filed Sep 15, 1999
Crash reported
HEADLIGHT WIRE BURNED OUT DUE TO A SHORT. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED.ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. A/C UNIT BELT WASN'T WORKING, AND THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF LOUD NOISE. *AK
NHTSA ID
847819
Incident
May 12, 1998
Electrical
Filed Jun 15, 1999
WHENEVER COMPUTER GETS HOT, IT CAUSES VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALER CAN'T FIND A SOLUTION. *AK
NHTSA ID
839827
Electrical
Filed May 14, 1999
Fire reported1 injury reported
TURNED ON THE VEHICLE AND IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE, RESULTING IN INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ID
837965
Incident
Apr 29, 1999
BrakesHeating & air conditioningElectrical+1 more
Filed Nov 17, 1997
CONSUMER STOPPED TO GET TICKET FORM PARKING MACHINE, THEN HEARD GRINDING METAL NOISES AS HE TRIED TO MOVE AWAY. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT HEADED IN THE DIRECTION HE WAS STEERING. HE PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR TOW TRUCK. TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THAT THE TIE ROD WAS DRAGGING UNDERNEATH. WHEN T/T DRIVER WAS PULLING VEHICLE ONTO TRUCK THE LEFT WHEEL DRAGGED SIDE WAYS. THE DEALER LATER TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS ALSO THE RIGHT SIDE CLAMPS THAT CAME OFF, CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK VEHICLE EXPERIENCED WIRING PROBLEMS. AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. RADIO FAILED. *SLC
NHTSA ID
819105
Incident
Nov 12, 1997
ElectricalSteering
Filed Sep 4, 1996
THERE'S A SNAPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE KEY GETS HOT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH.*AK
NHTSA ID
801781
Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+4 more
Filed Aug 23, 1996
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED.
NHTSA ID
505792
Incident
May 13, 1996
Electrical
Filed Apr 18, 1996
Fire reported
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
NHTSA ID
982916
Incident
Dec 1, 1995
BrakesElectricalEngine+3 more
Filed Oct 2, 1995
LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT FAILED.
NHTSA ID
488573
Incident
Jul 12, 1993
Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+9 more
Filed Jul 18, 1995
REAR AIR SPRINGS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, CAUSING REAR OF VEHICLE TO BE RAISED HIGHER THAN FRONT END. *SD
NHTSA ID
484881
Incident
Jun 3, 1993
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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