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1994 Lincoln Town Car Tires & wheels Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA

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Tires & wheels 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 Sep 12, 2022
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.
5%
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.
0
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 tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 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 tire or wheel

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 12, 2022

The contact owns a 1994 Lincoln Town Car equipped with Goodyear Tires, Tire line: Assurance Comfortred Tread Touring, Tire size: 215/70/R15 DOT: PJ343912 and PJ340214. The contact stated that all four tires were showing signs of cracked sidewalls and treads. The contact stated that the failure was discovered while cleaning the tires. The contact stated that the tires were purchased new from Walmart on 10/31/2014. The tires were not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer for diagnosis or repairs. The manufacturer Goodyear was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the tires were too old as there was a 6-year warranty on cracking. There was no assistance offered. The tire failure mileage was unknown. The approximate vehicle mileage was 200,000.

NHTSA ID
11484053
Incident
Feb 12, 2016
Mileage
200,000 mi
ElectricalTires & wheels
Filed Aug 23, 2002

WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION, ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TIRE SIZE 215715, NOT ORGINAL TIRE. DOT #P21570R15. *AK *SCC

NHTSA ID
8017077
Incident
Aug 19, 2002
Tires & wheelsTransmission
Filed Jun 10, 2002

WHEN DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THERE IS A WASHBOARD SHUDDER EFFECT WITH TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION WAS DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION ELECTRONIC MODULE. CONSUMER STATES THAT 2 MICHELIN TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATIONS FROM THE STEELBELTS, 2 OF THE OTHER TIRES HAD STEEL WIRES THAT CAME THROUGH THE SIDES OF THE CROWN AREAS, THE OTHER TIRE DEVELOPED HOLES WHICH ALLOWED THE TIRE TO LEAK AIR, MICHELIN STEELBELT RADIALS, XW4 M AND S 97S, P215/70R15, DOT NUMBER HTC7585X044. CONSUMER STATES THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE FIRESTONE, P215/70R15, 97S DOT NUMBER HYM3MIA338, OF THESE TIRES 2 OF THEM EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATIONS FROM THE STEELBELTS AND BLEWOUT. *SLC

NHTSA ID
8011427
Incident
Jun 6, 1994
Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 27, 2001

COOPER, FUTURA PLUS, P215/70R16, DOT UNKNOWN, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 24000 MILES ON A 1994, LINCOLN TOWN CAR, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. NO INJURIES.*AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
899524
Incident
Nov 21, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 11, 2001

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH IN A 1994, LINCOLN, TOWN CAR LEFT-REAR FIRESTONE TIRE, SIZE: P215/70R15, DOT: UNKNOWN EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES ON THE TIRES, AND THEY WERE NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK DOT NUMBER HYM3F28018. *JB

NHTSA ID
897618
Incident
Oct 2, 2001
BrakesDriver assistanceEngine+4 more
Filed Jan 11, 2001

THE ENGINE HAD A NOTICEABLE AMOUNT OF OIL EXHAUST SMOKE, THIS IS AN INDICATION OF INTERNAL ENGINE WEAR. NLM

NHTSA ID
558908
Incident
Aug 22, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 29, 2000

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AND STARTED TO FEEL VIBRATION, RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE FTZ0C EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
871862
Incident
Aug 27, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 17, 1998

A LARGE PIECE OF BROKEN RETREAD WAS KICKED UP BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, STRIKING THIS VEHICLE AND BREAKING THE GRID.

NHTSA ID
539994

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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