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1992 Lincoln Town Car electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 83 complaints for the 1992 Lincoln Town Car, 27% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
83 27% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
73,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 57
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 1992 Lincoln Town Car Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 73,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 73,000 miles
Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 25% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 12 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 73,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 57 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

1992 lincoln towncar ignited while parked inside garage. Fire so intense that it destroyed vehicle, home and all contents. Also, three residents of the home have sustained injuries. Referenced in ea02-025

February 1999 FireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 1992 lincoln town car. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 75,000.

Reported at 75,000 miles, April 2014

Other problems reported for the 1992 Lincoln Town Car

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Lincoln models