Steering
Filed Jun 7, 2001
VERY NOISY AND SLOPPY STEERING CONTROL - POSSIBLE STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 746575
- Incident
- Jan 15, 2001
1993 Lincoln Town Car Steering Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Steering 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.
11
Latest Jun 7, 2001
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.
6%
of 176 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.
0
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 steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Lincoln Town Car submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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 steering
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
BrakesEngineSteering+1 more
Filed Mar 30, 1999
VEHICLE STALLS AFTER START UP AND RUNS ROUGHLY AFTER RESTART, INTERMTTENTLY WORSE AFTER RAIN.
- NHTSA ID
- 544713
- Incident
- Apr 2, 1997
Steering
Filed Mar 25, 1999
WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY TIE ROD BROKE OFF AND THE CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL. FAILURE DUE TO BALL JOINT SEPARATION. VEHICLE WASN'T DRIVEABLE, AND THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 836128
- Incident
- Feb 22, 1999
EngineSteering
Filed Oct 20, 1998
OIL PAN GASKET LEAKING DUE TO RUSTING.
- NHTSA ID
- 542190
- Incident
- Oct 2, 1998
Heating & air conditioningDriver assistanceSteering+1 more
Filed Aug 12, 1998
LEAKING SPEED SENSOR.
- NHTSA ID
- 538992
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1998
Steering
Filed Aug 10, 1998
WHILE DRIVING INNER TIE ROD FELL OFF THE JOINT. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 826499
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1998
Steering
Filed Nov 12, 1997
ALARM SYSTEM GOES OFF AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE.
- NHTSA ID
- 524657
Steering
Filed Jan 9, 1997
1 injury reported
TIE ROD FAILURE CAUSED ACCIDENT/INJURY.
- NHTSA ID
- 513554
SteeringTransmission
Filed Nov 27, 1996
STEERING GEAR UNIT FAILURE.
- NHTSA ID
- 511994
- Incident
- Mar 18, 1993
Steering
Filed Aug 19, 1996
DRIVING AT SPEED 15MPH TIE ROD END BROKE, CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 801044
- Incident
- Aug 19, 1996
Steering
Filed Feb 23, 1995
STEERING WHEEL AND AIR BAG COMPARTMENT THUMB CAN TRAP IN THE OUTSIDE OF STEERING WHEEL. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 960480
- Incident
- Jun 1, 1994
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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .