Lincoln cruise control problems
Across all Lincoln models in NHTSA's complaint database, 959 complaints involve cruise control. The Town Car accounts for the largest share (45%). The single worst model year is the 1997 Town Car with 44 cruise control complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 959 about cruise control, all Lincoln models
- Most affected
- Town Car 45% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 467 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 204 and 96
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Lincoln models
Worst model years for cruise control
- 1997 Lincoln Town Car44 complaints
- 1992 Lincoln Town Car39 complaints
- 1993 Lincoln Town Car37 complaints
- 1996 Lincoln Town Car36 complaints
- 2005 Lincoln Town Car34 complaints
Cruise control complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 31 |
| 1991 | 32 |
| 1992 | 50 |
| 1993 | 61 |
| 1994 | 46 |
| 1995 | 24 |
| 1996 | 47 |
| 1997 | 61 |
| 1998 | 44 |
| 1999 | 19 |
| 2000 | 49 |
| 2001 | 56 |
| 2002 | 38 |
| 2003 | 43 |
| 2004 | 37 |
| 2005 | 50 |
| 2006 | 44 |
| 2007 | 48 |
| 2008 | 25 |
| 2009 | 14 |
| 2010 | 31 |
| 2011 | 19 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 |
Among the 467 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.