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1998 Lincoln Town Car electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 15 complaints for the 1998 Lincoln Town Car, 8% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
15 8% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 3
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 3 fires.

What owners wrote

While test driving vehicle at 25 MPH an dwithout prior warning, there was a fire under the hood due an electrical short..

January 1998 Fire

1) leak from manifold, involved replacing whole manifold. 2) paint peeling from bumpers. 3) air conditioner blower motor failure. 4) special switch device located under dashboard that controls cooling/heating for the vents in the dashboard failure. 5) generator warning lamp failure.

Reported at 48,000 miles, January 2001

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