1997 Lincoln Town Car suspension problems
59 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 1997 Lincoln Town Car, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 59 15% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 24 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 0% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes.
What owners wrote
On december 14, 2001, while parking my car with my granddaughter buckled in her car seat in the back, I suddenly heard a loud crashing sound and felt the jolt of the entire right side of my car collapsing. I immediately removed myself and my granddaughter from the car only to see that the suspension on the right side of the car had simply fallen off. As a mechanic in my younger years it was very obvious that my grand daughter and I would have been severely injured-even killed- had this occurred on the highway.
While driving 25 MPH, the front driver's side wheel fell off. The driver was able to pull to the side of the road and call a towing truck to have the vehicle towed to a dealership. The consumer replaced the upper and lower ball joints.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Lincoln Town Car
- Engine 87 complaints
- Brakes 50 complaints
- Cruise control 44 complaints
- Exhaust system 41 complaints
- Lighting 23 complaints
- Steering 22 complaints
- Fuel system 18 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 17 complaints