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1992 Lincoln Town Car cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 39 complaints for the 1992 Lincoln Town Car, 12% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
39 13% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
2 and 12
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 12 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

The vehicle caught on fire under the hood. The vehicle was totaled. Also, vehicle was included under manufacturer's recall 99s15 concerning speed control failure. Manufacturer will bee notified.

July 1999 Fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1992 lincoln town car. The contact received a recall notice in september of 2007 for the vehicle speed cruise control switch. At that time, she did not take the vehicle to the dealer to have the switch deactivated or repaired. The vehicle caught fire and the wiring harness was destroyed. The dealer stated that the only thing they could do was deactivate the switch. The recall number was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were 100,000. Updated 11/15/07

Reported at 100,000 miles, October 2007 Fire

Other problems reported for the 1992 Lincoln Town Car

Cruise control problems in other years

Cruise control problems across all Lincoln models