Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Interior & seats 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.
9
Latest Dec 29, 2003
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 259 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.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Lincoln Town Car submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 interior
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 29, 2003
I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET MY ICE SCRAPER OUT OF THE TRUNK AND USED THE DOOR TRUNK BUTTON TO OPEN IT. TRUNK LID WAS LIGHTLY COVERED WITH SNOW AND WOULD ONLY OPEN ABOUT 1/2 INCH. SO...I PUT MY RIGHT HAND UNDER THE TRUNK TO LIFT IT, AND THE CLOSING HYDRAULIC MECHANISM STARTED CLOSING THE TRUNK AND CLOSED IT ON MY HAND. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN IT WAS TO PUSH THE TRUNK BUTTON ON THE DOOR WHICH WAS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE I COULDN'T MOVE WITH MY HAND CAUGHT IN THE TRUNK. DESPITE MY CHILLING SCREAMS OF AGONY NO NEIGHBORS RESPONDED AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE HAD MY HUSBAND OUT THERE WHO FREED ME FROM THE CLUTCHES OF THIS CAR.*AK
NHTSA ID
10051258
Incident
Dec 10, 2003
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 25, 2003
THE VEHICLE'S DOOR LOCK EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 96 V 070 000, BUT IT'S VIN NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. *NLM
NHTSA ID
10040647
Interior & seatsOther / unspecified
Filed Oct 17, 2000
CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH UPGRADED WIRE WHEELS, THE WIRES SPOKES WERE CONTINUALLY BREAKING AND BECOMING LOOSE, THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY WERE SAFE AND NOT TO WORRY, HOWEVER THE TIRES WERE FAILING DUE TO THE WHEEL SPOKES. *MJS
NHTSA ID
556495
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 8, 1999
Fire reported
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ABOUT 14 HOURS, HORN STARTED BLOWING. WHEN OWNER WENT TO EXAMINE THE PROBLEM, FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE FRONT WINDOWS. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. FIRE MARSHALL STATED THAT THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025
NHTSA ID
852640
Incident
Nov 7, 1999
Interior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Jul 22, 1999
THE HEADLIGHTS / DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. NEITHER DEALER NOR FORD HAS PROVIDED HELP. *YC *ML
NHTSA ID
842946
Incident
Apr 1, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 20, 1997
DOOR LATCHES FAILED.
NHTSA ID
602561
Incident
Oct 1, 1996
Interior & seatsSuspension
Filed Jan 9, 1997
VEHICLE VEERED OUT OF CONTROL.
NHTSA ID
513490
Incident
Nov 27, 1996
AirbagsInterior & seats
Filed Jul 29, 1996
Crash reported2 injuries reported
WHEN REARENDED, THE TWO FRONT SEATBACKS BROKE AND RECLINED ON THERE OWN, ALSO NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING REAREND ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
NHTSA ID
985832
Incident
Jun 12, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 24, 1996
NO KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL AND NO PARTS. AFTER GETTING AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE OF RECALL 96V070000. *AK *JB
NHTSA ID
986075
Incident
Jun 24, 1996
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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