Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Fuel system 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.
8
Latest Jun 24, 2002
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.
3%
of 249 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.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Lincoln Town Car submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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 fuel system
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Fuel system
Filed Jun 24, 2002
FOR PAST 4 TO 5 YEARS, IN HOT WEATHER (CAR ENGINE NOT RUNNING HOT ON GAUGE) WHEN DRIVING FOR SOME TIME, GAS FUMES BECOME VERY VERY PERSISTANT IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT, EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN. YOU CAN HEAR A BOILING SOUND FROM THE GAS TANK. WHEN PUT CAR IN THE HOME GARAGE IT IS REALLY BAD. WHEN RELEASE THE GAS CAP SLOWLY IT HAS SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE AND KEEPS RELEASING PRESSURE FOR A LONG TIME. THE GAS IS BOILING. I HAVE ASKED THE LINCOLN OF MANY OCCASIONS ABOUT THE SMELL AND HAVE HAD IT CHECKED AGAIN JUST RECENTLY AND THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG AND JUST SAY TO KEEP GAS TANK FULL IN THE SUMMER. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND SEEMS TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. *AK
NHTSA ID
763423
ElectricalEngineFuel system
Filed Oct 17, 2000
DRIVING 40MPH WHEN VEHICLE STALLED OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TOWED TO DEALER & NOTHING WAS FOUND BY MECHANIC. VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BY MECHANIC. STALLED A SECOND TIME & WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER 30 MINUTES. THIS WOULD HAPPENED AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES SINCE AT THE DEALER. STALLING PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. HAD REPAIRS DONE ON VEHICLE & HAS NOT STALLED SINCE THEN.*AK.*ET
NHTSA ID
873225
Incident
Mar 27, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Dec 23, 1999
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING FUEL LEAKAGES FROM FILLER NECK AREA, THIS ONLY ALLOWS CONSUMER TO FILL TANK AT 3/4 CAPACITY TO PREVENT FUEL SPILLAGES. SPILLAGE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION. *AK
NHTSA ID
854381
Incident
Dec 17, 1999
Driver assistanceElectricalFuel system+1 more
Filed Nov 9, 1999
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND QUIT WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED, AND SPORADIC MISS IN ENGINE DUE TO WIRES SHORTING OUT/ REPLACED WIRES. *AK
NHTSA ID
848976
Incident
Jan 1, 1999
Fuel system
Filed Feb 12, 1999
Fire reported
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, ON DRIVER'S LEFT SIDE. FIRE DEPT CLAIMED WAS LEAKING FUEL INJECTORS. *AK.ET.
NHTSA ID
834776
Incident
Feb 5, 1999
Fuel system
Filed Feb 26, 1998
Fire reported
ELECTRONIC COMPONENT ON DRIVERS SIDE FENDER WELL OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT CATCHES FIRE.
NHTSA ID
531503
Incident
Feb 11, 1998
Driver assistanceFuel systemSteering+1 more
Filed Jul 10, 1996
ACCELERATOR CABLE FAILED. *SD
NHTSA ID
506479
Incident
May 1, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Jun 27, 1995
Crash reportedFire reported
THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIR ON A BRIDGE HOSES FROM THE GAS LINE DETACHED AND CAUSED A FIRE. TT
NHTSA ID
967803
Incident
Apr 28, 1995
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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