Vehicle report
1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
Reported problems
154 complaints · median 84000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 9 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 9 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 8 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 8 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 7 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 6 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 5 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 4 |
| STEERING | 4 |
| STRUCTURE | 4 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 4 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 4 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 3 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 3 |
| SUSPENSION | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 2 |
| ENGINE | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 2 |
| STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | 2 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | 2 |
| TIRES | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 2 |
| VISIBILITY | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 1 |
| WHEELS | 1 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 1 |
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