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Lincoln acceleration problems

Owners have filed 1,018 complaints with NHTSA about the throttle and cruise control on Lincoln vehicles — 5% of everything reported about the brand, across 23 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Lincoln Town CAR, worst in 1997.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

1,018

Complaints

5%

Share of all Lincoln complaints

219

Crashes

98

Fires

Which Lincoln models have the most acceleration problems

Town CAR 469 46.1%

Worst in 1997

Continental 110 10.8%

Worst in 1990

Navigator 96 9.4%

Worst in 1998

LS 80 7.9%

Worst in 2000

Mark Viii 51 5.0%

Worst in 1993

MKX 49 4.8%

Worst in 2008

MKZ 43 4.2%

Worst in 2010

Worst Lincoln model years for acceleration problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
1997 Lincoln Town CAR 44 11% 106,353 D
1992 Lincoln Town CAR 39 13% 100,000 F
1993 Lincoln Town CAR 37 16% 113,500 F
1996 Lincoln Town CAR 36 11% 102,500 D
2005 Lincoln Town CAR 34 21% 48,250 F
2007 Lincoln Town CAR 32 28% 28,000 F
2001 Lincoln Town CAR 26 13% 32,000 F
2006 Lincoln Town CAR 26 13% 28,000 F
2000 Lincoln LS 23 5% 63,000 F
1994 Lincoln Town CAR 22 10% 111,500 F
1991 Lincoln Town CAR 20 7% — F
1995 Lincoln Town CAR 19 8% 137,000 F
1998 Lincoln Navigator 19 8% 97,751 F
2004 Lincoln Town CAR 19 19% 3,366 F
2003 Lincoln Town CAR 18 7% 43,307 F
1988 Lincoln Town CAR 17 14% 98,500 F
1990 Lincoln Town CAR 16 6% — F
1993 Lincoln Mark Viii 15 5% 90,000 F
2004 Lincoln LS 15 11% 45,000 D
1990 Lincoln Continental 14 6% — C

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