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1994 Lincoln Town Car cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 22 complaints for the 1994 Lincoln Town Car, 10% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
22 10% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 8
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 8 fires.

What owners wrote

Left front fender started on fire and it stayed in engine compartment. Idle speed control unit deactivation switch failed, and thats how vehicle caught on fire. Referenced in ea02-025

June 2002 Fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1994 lincoln town car. While driving 70 MPH, the contact attempted to disengage the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. The feature would not disengage and the vehicle suddenly accelerated and caught fire. Ford motor company stated that they would send a letter within 7-10 days. Ford would not inform him if the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control) and ford recall number 05s28.

Reported at 187,000 miles, January 2007 Fire

Other problems reported for the 1994 Lincoln Town Car

Cruise control problems in other years

Cruise control problems across all Lincoln models