2006 Lincoln Town Car cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 26 complaints for the 2006 Lincoln Town Car, 13% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 28,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 28,000 miles, and 73% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 lincoln town car. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated while turning left, causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle then proceeded through traffic and crashed into another vehicle that was turning right but the contact's vehicle did not stop and proceeded to travel over a side walk. The contact was able to shift into neutral and shut the engine off to stop the vehicle from accelerating any further. The driver and passenger were both injured.
I was stopping at a stop sign, with my foot on the brake when the car suddenly accelerated to 2,500 rpms. I was able to stop the car with the brake and avoid hitting the car in front of me, but even after stopping the car it was still running at 2,500 rpms for another couple of seconds before then returning to idle at 500RPM. This happened two more times that day and it's very scary to say the least. Each time it happened I was braking the car (luckily) and was able to brake harder and stop the car.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Lincoln Town Car
- Air bags 58 complaints
- Seat belts 35 complaints
- Brakes 21 complaints