2001 Lincoln Town Car problems
Owners have filed 207 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Lincoln Town Car. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 27% of complaints. After that come cruise control (13%) and wipers, windshield & visibility (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 207 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 31 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 25 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 86,000 miles 113 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 17 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 25 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 113 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 86,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 89,000 miles (35 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 31 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 25 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 85% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Lincoln Town Car with enough data (102 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I started the car and when I put it into reverse it suddenly accelerated and hit a number of objects including a small tree. I was finally able to turn the car off.
Driver's side air bag inadvertently deployed while driving at 65 MPH. Upon deployment, the air bag busted driver's eye glasses. As a result, driver lost control of vehicle, and ended up on the shoulder on the opposite side of the highway. Driver sustained minor cuts.
Tl*the contact owned a 2001 lincoln town car. While driving 5 MPH, the vehicle automatically accelerated while entering the contact's parking garage. She depressed the brake pedal, but nothing happened. The consumer crashed into her den. The investigator from her insurance company was unable to identify the cause of failure. The contact sustained an injury to her knee. The vehicle was destroyed. The mileage on the vehicle was 68,000. Updated 05/23/07.
I was proceeding south on interstate 71 halfway between cleveland and columbus, at 55 MPH. The road was dry. All of a sudden, the car started drifting towards the right. When I turned the wheel towards the left, there was no immediate response. When the car responded, it started drifting towards the left. I had no steering control of my car for about 10 seconds. Fortunately, I was able to straighten the wheels, and regain control.
Engine started to make a loud clicking noise while driving 45MPH down the block. Managed to pull into the driveway and when a opened the hood the coil pack had blown apart and the spark plug was sitting on top of the engine.