2004 Lincoln Town Car problems
Owners have filed 99 complaints with NHTSA about the 2004 Lincoln Town Car. Cruise control is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. After that come steering (14%) and body & structure (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 99 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 22 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 66,000 miles 77 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 | 24 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Among the 77 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 66,000 miles. For cruise control specifically, the median reported mileage is about 3,000 miles (16 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 22 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 80% 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 2004 ranks 17th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Lincoln Town Car with enough data (47 complaints in that window).
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.
2004 lincoln town car, power steering failure. While driving, driver may lose control of car, just like driving on black ice. While driving making a right hand merge, steering got stuck for a few seconds. And when driver tried to correct the car was going one way while the driver was steering another. Driver lost control and hit the wall totaling the car and putting 5 people into the er.
Michelin radial sxe, p225/60r17. Due to the condition of the blown tire, the DOT# was unavailable when the complaint was given. The right rear tire blew out while the renter was driving on a clear day at approximately 55 MPH. The sidewall was damaged due to the blowout. Driver could not control vehicle. Vehicle hit mail box, crossed road and ran backwards into a ditch. The right rear tire blew out but all other tires were still inflated.
2004 town car parked in garage. Turned key and vehicle caught on fire. All I did was turn the key. Extensive damage to car, fire and smoke damage to home.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 lincoln town car. While driving or parked, the vehicle whines, the power drains, and the battery fails. The contact has to charge the battery every two or three days. The failure occurred on three previous occasions. The dealer was unable to find any failure. The failure mileage was 26,749 and current mileage was 32,794. Updated 4/8/08 updated 04/08/08
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 lincoln town car. The contact stated he was driving at 40 MPH when he attempted to apply the brakes. The contact's foot became lodged between the accelerator and brake pedal. He was able to dislodge his foot but when doing so, the brake pedal cover detached from the pedal itself. The dealer would not provide any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed for the failure. The contact stated the design of the accelerator and brake pedals were faulty.