1997 Lincoln Town Car exterior lighting problems
17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 1997 Lincoln Town Car — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was traveling at 9:30 pm when the headlights went out for about 45 seconds and then came back on. Traveled about a mile, when they went out again, can on, then started rapidly flashing. I pulled over and it about a minute before they returned to normal. This happened three times that night before…”
filed Jun 23, 2014
“Tl*the contact owns a 1997 lincoln town car. Whenever the contact drives with the high beams activated, the lights flicker on and off continuously until they are turned off. The current mileage was 130,000 and failure mileage was 126,000. Updated 11/19/08. *lj the consumer stated a switch was…”
filed Oct 22, 2008
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Exterior Lighting problems in other Town Car years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 Town Car | 2 | 1% |
| 2005 Town Car | 3 | 3% |
| 2004 Town Car | 4 | 5% |
| 2003 Town Car | 6 | 3% |
| 2001 Town Car | 2 | 1% |
| 2000 Town Car | 6 | 6% |
| 1999 Town Car | 2 | 1% |
| 1998 Town Car | 12 | 8% |
| 1996 Town Car | 14 | 5% |
| 1995 Town Car | 12 | 7% |
| 1994 Town Car | 7 | 5% |
| 1993 Town Car | 3 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 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.