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1990 Lincoln Town Car brakes problems

21 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 1990 Lincoln Town Car, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
21 8% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
1 and 4
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 1 crash, 4 fires.

What owners wrote

Backing plate on front brakes overheated and caused a fire. It was the right tire that was burned. Dealers said problem occurred because of a faulty power brake unit.owner is very concerned about this problem. Has ABS brakes.

Fire

Consumer parked the vehicle in the garage and it caught on fire, and in minutes was engulfed in flames. Consumer contacted the fire department. The vehicle burned completely. The fire department noted that the fire started under the hood.......... Consume rclaimed fire appeared to be due to mechanical failure in car , possibly brakes.

Reported at 101,000 miles, January 2004 Fire

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