2006 Lincoln Town Car problems
Owners have filed 207 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Lincoln Town Car. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 28% of complaints. After that come seat belts (17%) and cruise control (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 207 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 174 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 | 17 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 28 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 41 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 21 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 22 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 19 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Among the 174 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 63,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 72,000 miles (50 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 20 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 10 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 14th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Lincoln Town Car with enough data (61 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
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.
On the 2006 lincoln town car signature limited, the accelerator and brake pedals are adjustable. The pedals are close together, therefore, leaving little space between the brake and accelerator. When trying to stop, the brake and, unfortunately, accelerator pedals were both being pressed at the same time. This has almost caused accidents when trying to stop for my spouse and me. This has been a problem since the car was purchased in feb 2006. The vehicle was not diagnosed or serviced.
This was a continuous complaining that the intrument panel illumination during the daylightwas not bright enough. This got worse when a highway such as in arizona or californiawas designated a safety section and reqiuired that the headlights must be on. Then the panel was impossible to see. Thiswas dangerous as it took attention away from the road many times. The dealer stated that was the way itwas built, but cannot lincoln come up with a retrofit fix?
While driving to work the airbag light came on and started chiming. I looked the problem up on line and found this is a common issue with lincolns. They stated the problem is in the connection and the repair by lincoln cost $700. Many stated after fixing the driver side the passenger side failed soon after. Decided to not take it in for repair due to cost and chance of another failure.