1997 Lincoln Town Car exhaust system problems
41 complaints about exhaust system have been filed for the 1997 Lincoln Town Car, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 41 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 81,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When exhaust system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 26 exhaust system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 81,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the exhaust system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
While driving vehicle stalled out at least 3-4 times a week. Has taken vehicle to dealership & mechanic placed vehicle on diagnostic machine. No code came up. Mechanic did replace fuel filter/ idler/ neck in fuel tank & a canister. But, problem still exists.
Vehicle would stalled intermittently without warning while driving. Vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined that the intake manifold was cracked and caused coolant to leak and flood the alternator.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Lincoln Town Car
- Engine 87 complaints
- Suspension 59 complaints
- Brakes 50 complaints
- Cruise control 44 complaints
- Lighting 23 complaints
- Steering 22 complaints
- Fuel system 18 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 17 complaints
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