Vehicle report
1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
Reported problems
313 complaints · median 90000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 39 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 33 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 23 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 19 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 17 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | 15 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 14 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 12 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 11 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 11 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 11 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 10 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 10 |
| STEERING | 7 |
| SUSPENSION | 7 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 6 |
| TIRES | 6 |
| ENGINE | 5 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 5 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | 5 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 5 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 4 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | 4 |
| AIR BAGS | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 3 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 3 |
| STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | 3 |
| STRUCTURE | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 2 |
| SEATS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 2 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES | 2 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT | 2 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 1 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 1 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 1 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION:SPRINGS/BAGS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER | 1 |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 1 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 1 |
| WHEELS | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.