Major Problems with 2002 Lincoln Town Car Derived from Complaints & Recalls


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Worst 3 complaints of 2002 Lincoln Town Car

2002 Lincoln Town Car STEERING Victims: 3 Mileage: 129000 miles

2002 Lincoln Town Car AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 35424 miles

2002 Lincoln Town Car FRONTAL Victims: 1

Browse 2002 Lincoln Town Car complaints by category

Problems with AIR BAGS, FRONTAL and VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Lincoln Town Car owners.

Problem Category Number of Problems
AIR BAGS
while driving the passenger side side airbag deployed without vehicle being in an accident. please provide more details. ts *dt...
8
~ 103272 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS
while driving 30mph involved in a head-on collision and air bags did not deploy. *ak...
7
~ 29322 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
when the consumer was at a stop with the engine running the engine revved up and the tires would spin.
7
~ 8000 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS
at approx. 8 pm on sat. oct.9 my wife and i were returning home traveling on rt. 95 northbound in...
6
~ 22422 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
brake pedal and accelerator pedal are too close together. *ak consumer states that when pushing down on the brake pedal...
4
PEDALS AND LINKAGES > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
gas pedal and brake pedal are too close together. when trying to apply brakes consumer will sometimes press on gas
4
~ 7500 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
when attempting to start the vehicle it failed to start. vehicle was towed to dealer. dealer replaced cluster panel computer
3
~ 66333 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
the driver side door swings open at intermittent and unpredicatble times and fails to close. *ak...
3
~ 3667 miles
MASTER CYLINDER > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
the master cylinder failed and was replaced twice in less than a month. *yh ...
2
~ 765 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION
while driving in inclement weather the vehicle would wander to the left and right. the consumer believes this problem occurred
2
~ 3051 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY
while driving sun roof roof blew off. this could have caused someone to be injured.*ak...
2
~ 38500 miles
STEERING
there was a popping noise in the steering and contained a lot of play which was caused by two mounting
2
~ 86500 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
i took delivery of car 2/xx/2002. when driven the first time in the rain. the car pulled to the right...
2
~ 28000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES
takata recall i've change the brake switch on my car over four times and it went out again. mt car...
1
~ 76000 miles
ENGINE
intake manfiold...
1
~ 123000 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
tl* the contact owns a 2002 lincoln town car. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph the vehicle began...
1
~ 98000 miles
SEAT BELTS
the driver side safety belt on my 2002 lincoln town car no longer latches and appears to be locked preventing...
1
~ 47950 miles
MOTOR > WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY
dt*: the contact stated while driving 30 mph on a city street smoke erupted from all of the air vents...
1
~ 20571 miles
TIRES
2002 lincoln town car right rear tire blew out.*mr there was a nail found in the tire the consumer believed
1
~ 55100 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > DOOR > BODY
i have a 2002 lincoln towncar at 51200 mile i discovered that the door hing on the drivers door caused...
1
~ 48500 miles
SUSPENSION
while driving foot pedal/front seat vibrated. dealership was notified but did not resolve the problem. *ak...
1
~ 22231 miles
CRANKCASE (PCV) > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM
when attempting to start the vehicle it failed to start. vehicle was towed to dealer. dealer replaced cluster panel computer
1
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
the consumer had the cruise control engaged at 70 mph. the cruise control failed to disengage when the consumer attempted
1
~ 22000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2002 lincoln towncar car has auto lock feature locking all doors when moving forward. after stopping those in the front...
1
~ 6000 miles
IDLER AND ATTACHMENT > ARM > LINKAGES
purchased new 2002 lincoln towncar april 2002 from central florida lincoln mercury in orlando florida. car is garaged all the...
1
UNDERBODY SHIELDS > FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE
purchased new 2002 lincoln towncar april 2002 from central florida lincoln mercury in orlando florida. car is garaged all the...
1
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
while driving down a mountain the engine went into an uncontroled speed. it was if someone floored the gas and...
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
consumer states when looking through the windshield at eye level all you see is the defrost vent grill its reflecting
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
head restraint set too low on driver's side no protection for driver's head if vehicle gets involved in a crash....
1
HEAD RESTRAINT > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS
head restraint set too low on driver's side no protection for driver's head if vehicle gets involved in a crash....
1
FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
on two occasions wihile attempting to stop the brakes failed to stop the vehicle the first occurance the vehicle struck...
1
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
while applying the brakes the vehicle would not stop consumer rearended the back of another vehicle dealer stated there were...
1

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