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#BS-1990-LINTOW-20301990 Lincoln Town Car
Based on reports from 267 owners and 4 recalls for this exact model.
Preliminary Verdict
Red Flag
Based on 267 complaints, 30 crashes, 75 fires, and 4 recalls. Complaint rate is 3.4x the class average.
Top reported problems
ac heater does not work
1 complaints • Severity 8/10
coolant leaking
1 complaints • Severity 4/10
clunking
1 complaints • Severity 4/10
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Mechanic Inspection Checklist
24 owners reported engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline issues — failures commonly reported around 101K miles.
30,000-Mile Cost Projection
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Top cost driver: Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:gasoline (24 reports).
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Where the complaints fall
1990 Lincoln Town Car: Known Issues & Problem Areas
Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:gasoline Issues
Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:gasoline complaints account for 9% of all reports filed for the 1990 Lincoln Town Car, with 24 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. The median mileage at time of complaint is 101,000 miles, suggesting issues tend to surface around the 101K-mile mark.
Latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch Issues
Latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch complaints account for 7% of all reports filed for the 1990 Lincoln Town Car, with 20 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Electrical System:wiring:front Underhood Issues
Electrical System:wiring:front Underhood complaints account for 7% of all reports filed for the 1990 Lincoln Town Car, with 18 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to electrical system:wiring:front underhood-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Speed Control Issues
Speed Control complaints account for 6% of all reports filed for the 1990 Lincoln Town Car, with 15 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to speed control-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Data sourced from NHTSA owner complaints and community reports. The full report analyzes severity, repair costs, and failure patterns for each category.
Complaint trend by year
Complaints filed with NHTSA by year for the 1990 Lincoln Town Car. Recent trend: decreasing.
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Recall History (4 recalls)
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
TIRE PLACARD MAY CONTAIN INCORRECT GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATINGS AND TIRE INFORMATION.
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATINGS AND TIRE INFORMATION MAY BE INCORRECT ON LABELS.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
CORROSION OF THE HOOD LATCH STRIKER PLATE CAUSES DETACHMENT OF THE PLATE FROM THE HOOD ASSEMBLY RESULTING IN AN UNEXPECTED OPENING OF THE HOOD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 1996-1999 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE, FLEET, NATURAL GAS, AND 1996-1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR LIMOUSINE VEHICLES THAT WERE PRODUCED WITH A LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT CONTAINING A ONE PIECE BEARING; AND 1990-1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE, FLEET, AND NGV VEHICLES AND 1990-1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR LIMOUSINE VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN SERVICED WITH EITHER A BALL JOINT CONTAINING THE ONE-PIECE BEARING OR A FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM CONTAINING A BALL JOINT WITH A ONE-PIECE BEARING. THE ONE-PIECE BEARING WITHIN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT CAN WEAKEN SLOWLY DURING USE AND EVENTUALLY CRACK. THIS COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE BALL AND CAP OF THE JOINT, ALLOWING THE CONTROL ARM TO DROP TO THE GROUND.
Recall severity analysis & seller scripts
The full report rates each recall's severity and gives you scripts for asking the seller about recall completion.
The worst model year for the Lincoln Town Car is the 1999 — worth knowing if you're cross-shopping years. The biggest problem area is engine.
1990 Lincoln Town Car vs. Class Average (Large Cars)
This vehicle
267
Class avg
79
3.4x the class average — significantly more complaints than typical large cars vehicles.
Complaint counts correlate with sales volume — popular vehicles naturally generate more reports. The full report normalizes for this.
About this data
NHTSA Complaints
Federal database of owner-filed safety complaints. 267 records for this vehicle.
NHTSA Recalls
Manufacturer-issued safety recalls. 4 recalls found for this vehicle.
Repair Cost Data
Real-world repair costs from owner reports and independent databases.
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