1993 Lincoln Town Car defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1993 Lincoln Town Car. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FIRES
  Engineering Analysis EA02025 · opened Sep 6, 2002 · closed Jun 30, 2004

  Based on the low rate of fire incidents (2.5 incidents per 100,000 vehicles sold) where failure of the scds is involved and the age of the vehicles ? 7 to 11 years ? A safety-related defect trend has not been identified and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.the closing of this investigatio…

• FUEL-FED FIRES
  Defect Petition DP02007 · opened Aug 22, 2002 · closed Dec 4, 2002

  The fars data shows that the risk of fire from impact in all directions in the subject vehicles is the same as all other sedans.the subject vehicles are not over represented with respect to the risk of fire in real-world high-energy crashes.a further discussion of issues related to post crash fires in the subject vehic…

• POST REAR END COLLISION FIRES
  Investigation SQ01014 · opened Nov 27, 2001 · closed Oct 3, 2002 · led to recall 02I003000

  There is no summary currently available

• ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
  Recall Query RQ01002 · opened Sep 20, 2001 · closed Sep 6, 2002 · led to recall 99V124000
• UNDER HOOD FIRES
  Engineering Analysis EA99006 · opened Mar 11, 1999 · closed May 19, 1999 · led to recall 99V124000

  Alleged that the engine compartment fires on the driver's side in the area of the left front wheel well and the brake master cylinder

• UNDER HOOD FIRES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE98055 · opened Oct 27, 1998 · closed Mar 11, 1999

  Alleged engine compartment fires on the driver's side in the area of the left front wheel well and the brake master cyliner.

• HOOD FLY-UP WHILE DRIVING
  Preliminary Evaluation PE93086 · opened Oct 1, 1993 · closed Feb 28, 1994

  There is no summary currently available