1997 Lincoln Town Car cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 44 complaints for the 1997 Lincoln Town Car, 11% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 44 11% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 106,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 106,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 3 fires, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
Consumer's wife turned ignition to on, put vehicle into gear, and vehicle suddenly accelerated into garage, causing property damage, and physical damage to her husband. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Failure of cruise control to kick down after reaching desired speed and to kick back in when going below desired speed. Also if cruise control is not turned off before turning engine off it will continue to draw current and run battery down. This has not caused any accidents yet but has caused two close calls. I stopped using the cruise control until it is fixed.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Lincoln Town Car
- Engine 87 complaints
- Suspension 59 complaints
- Brakes 50 complaints
- Exhaust system 41 complaints
- Lighting 23 complaints
- Steering 22 complaints
- Fuel system 18 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 17 complaints