1992 Lincoln Town Car engine and engine cooling problems
48 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1992 Lincoln Town Car — 19% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“1992 lincoln towncar signature edition. Car parked in carport 4pm thursday afternoon, engine burst into flames 5am friday morning. Car completely destroyed, causing major damage to carport.”
filed Apr 22, 2004
“While traveling and without any indication vehicle would stall. Dealer was contacted. Please provide further information. *ak”
filed May 2, 2001
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Some engine assemblies with aluminum cylinder heads repaired in-vehile have been found to leak coolant and/or oil from the cylinder head gasket area. *tt
0214 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 21, 2002
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Town Car years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Town Car | 1 | 5% |
| 2007 Town Car | 2 | 2% |
| 2006 Town Car | 2 | 1% |
| 2004 Town Car | 4 | 5% |
| 2003 Town Car | 8 | 4% |
| 2002 Town Car | 3 | 5% |
| 2001 Town Car | 10 | 6% |
| 2000 Town Car | 12 | 11% |
| 1999 Town Car | 13 | 9% |
| 1998 Town Car | 32 | 21% |
| 1997 Town Car | 87 | 28% |
| 1996 Town Car | 90 | 35% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1992 Lincoln Town Car
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.