50 of the 312 complaints about the 1992 Lincoln Town CAR are about the engine — 16% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 94,000 miles.
50
Complaints
0
Crashes
28
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1992 LINCOLN TOWNCAR SIGNATURE EDITION. CAR PARKED IN CARPORT 4PM THURSDAY AFTERNOON, ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES 5AM FRIDAY MORNING. CAR COMPLETELY DESTROYED, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO CARPORT.
NHTSA complaint #10069288 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH ENGINE DRIVE BELT FELL OFF. AS A RESULT, STEERING BELT FELL OFF, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL.
NHTSA complaint #10055985 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE METAL OIL PAN RUSTED AND LEAKED OIL. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE ENGINE BLOWING WHILE DRIVING. *NLM *TS
NHTSA complaint #10025078 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #887251 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TLY AND FORD CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE CONTACTED LINCOLN AND THEY DO NOT SEEM TO CARE. THEY BASICALLY SAID IT IS OUR PROBLEM. IT HAS STALLED ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AS WELL AS IN TRAFFIC. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE.
NHTSA complaint #743955 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE WOULD STALL IN SUMMER. NO MATTER WHERE CONSUMER WAS ENGINE WOULD STILL STALL. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.*AK ON VERY HOT DAYS, AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, VEHICLE STALLS, IT WILL ONLY RESTART AFTER IT HAS COOLED DOWN, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE MAF SENSOR, VEHICLE STILL CONTINUES TO STALL, FOR 2 YEARS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #885458 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM HAS NEVER TOLD ME ANY OF THE RECALLS IN WHICH I HAVE PAID FOR MANY OF THE RECALL REPAIRS MY SELF. HOW CAN I GET REINBURSED.
NHTSA complaint #734808 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR STALLS ON HIGHWAY. DEALERS TRIES TO FIX BUT CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM. SOUNDS LIKE SAME PROBLEM AS IN CALIFORNIA.
NHTSA complaint #734186 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
DRIVING 40MPH WHEN VEHICLE STALLED OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TOWED TO DEALER & NOTHING WAS FOUND BY MECHANIC. VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BY MECHANIC. STALLED A SECOND TIME & WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER 30 MINUTES. THIS WOULD HAPPENED AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES SINCE AT THE DEALER. STALLING PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. HAD REPAIRS DONE ON VEHICLE & HAS NOT STALLED SINCE THEN.*AK.
NHTSA complaint #873225 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ENGINE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #865842 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. NLM
NHTSA complaint #552591 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH SHUTTING OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEED EVERY 400 MILES. VARIOUS WORK WAS PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT PROBLEM WAS REOCCURRING. DEALER CONTACTED, CANNOT FIND SOURCE OF PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA complaint #864470 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER PARKING VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, 15 MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. ALSO,THE DRIVEWAY AND THE HOUSE WERE DAMAGED DUE TO THE FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT FIRE OUT. MAMUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE CONSUMER FOUND WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL (99V124) REGARDING THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, THE RECALL STATES THAT THE SWITCH COULD SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND RESULT IN A FIRE. *SLC REFERENCED IN RQ01-002
NHTSA complaint #859202 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TRAVELLING AT 65MPH ALL OF SUDDEN & WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SHUT OFF. HAD TO WAIT FOR FIVE TO TEN MINUTES IN ORDER FOR VEHICLE TO START BACK UP. CONTACTED DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #858812 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE OIL PAN CAUSED IT TO RUST THROUGH, RESULTING IN AN OIL LEAK WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #858408 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TEMPERATURE SENSOR VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #857311 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TEMPERATURE SENSOR VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #857311 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE EXPLODED AND RESULTED IN FIRE. *MJS
NHTSA complaint #550569 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS 98 DEGREES OR ABOVE AND WHILE TRAVELING 100 MILES OR MORE, VEHICLE DOES NOT TAKE GAS. IT STALLS, AND WILL NOT RUN UNTIL IT COOLS OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY A DEALERSHIP. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #845618 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE PARKED. DEALER HAD VEHICLE A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE FIRE. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025
NHTSA complaint #848762 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED WHEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND THE FIREWALL AREA. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #848214 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE LISTED VECHILE (1992 LINCOLN TOWN CAR) AND OTHER VECHILE YEARS AND MAKES MANUFACTURED BY THE FORD MOTOR CO. SUCH AS 1993 LINCOLN TOWN CAR, 1992-1993 MERCURY MARQUIE, AND THE 1992-1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA TO NAME A FEW (THERE COULD BE OTHER MODLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. BUT THESE MODLES ARE THE ONES I KNOW OF FOR SURE) IMPOSE A SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFTY PROBLEM BEING THAT THE OIL PANS ON SAME ROT OUT WITH RUST. IN DOING SO OIL IS CONSTANTLY WEEPING FROM OIL PAN AREA. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT MYSELF AND PEOPLE IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY ARE WELL AWARE OF. I PERSONALLY KNOW 6 PEOPLE THAT ARE OR HAVE EXPIERENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I KNOW THIS MAY NOT BE #1 ON THE SAFETY CONCERN LIST BUT IT CERTAINLY IMPOSES SOME ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT CONCERNS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS CARS OF THIS TYPE OF YEAR ,MAKES AND MODLES IN SERVICE AT THIS TIME. I PERSONALLY ADD AT LEAST 1 QUART OF OIL PER/WEEK IN FEAR THAT MY WIFE WOULD RUN THE ENGINE OUT OF OIL AND BLOW THE ENGINE WHILE ON THE HIWAY WHICH COULD HAVE ADVERSE EFFECTS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. I AM SURE OWNERS HAVE BLOWN THERE MOTORS AND BEEN INVOLVED IN NEAR MISSES OR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #709169 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITHOUT ENGINE RUNNING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. FIRE WAS VERY HOT AND SEEMED TO FEED ON BRAKE FLUID. MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER HAD EXPLODED AND WAS BLOWN 20 FEET AWAY. THE BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL WIRING WERE CONSUMED INCLUDING INSULATION. PLASTIC AIR DUCTS AND ALUMINUM FAN BLADES WERE BURNED. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025
NHTSA complaint #842103 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. THEN THE VEHICLE JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #838492 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DURING HOT WEATHER VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE REASON WHY THIS IS HAPPENING.
NHTSA complaint #837461 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT RESULTING IN DESTRUCTION OF VEHICLE AND HOME OF CONSUMER. MJS
NHTSA complaint #545438 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE. MJS
NHTSA complaint #545472 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR AN HOUR A FIRE STARTED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. OWNERS SON SMELLED SMOKE, OWNER SAW FIRE COMING FROM AROUND DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025
NHTSA complaint #545365 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE PARKED FOR AN HOUR FIRE STARTED ON LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE, OWNER SAW FIRE COMING FROM AROUND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025
NHTSA complaint #837530 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #544199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.