1993 Lincoln Town Car electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 44 complaints for the 1993 Lincoln Town Car, 19% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 44 20% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 96,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 29
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 96,000 miles, and 8% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 29 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Tl*the contact owns a 1993 lincoln town car. The contact parked the vehicle in the garage and approximately fifteen minutes later, the vehicle caught fire and destroyed his home. The contact's wife suffered several burns and the contact found recall # 99v124000 (electrical system). The contact has pictures, fire reports, and police reports. The current and failure mileages were 92,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 1993 lincoln town car. After parking the vehicle, the contact heard a popping noise and noticed flames shooting out from the front passenger and driver's side wheel wells. Seconds later, the entire vehicle was engulfed in flames. The fire and police department arrived and the fire was extinguished. A fire report was filed and there were no injuries. The fire marshall stated that the fire was probably caused by an electrical failure.
Other problems reported for the 1993 Lincoln Town Car
- Cruise control 37 complaints
- Brakes 27 complaints
- Transmission 20 complaints
- Engine 19 complaints