1997 Lincoln Town Car vehicle speed control problems
43 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1997 Lincoln Town Car — 14% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl* the contact owns a 1997 lincoln town car. The contact stated that the horn and cruise control were inoperative. A local mechanic diagnosed that the horn would need to be replaced. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 58,000…”
filed Jan 26, 2012
“The oil pan rusted through and caused all the oil to leak out onto the ground. The cruise control computer keeps causing the car to take off or not even work at all when u set it, when the car takes off after setting it the gas peddle goes all the way to the floor and it will not deactivate unless…”
filed Dec 20, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, PASSENGER VEHICLES, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MOTOR HOMES…Campaign 07V336000 · Aug 3, 2007
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Town Car years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Town Car | 5 | 25% |
| 2007 Town Car | 32 | 38% |
| 2006 Town Car | 26 | 18% |
| 2005 Town Car | 34 | 29% |
| 2004 Town Car | 19 | 23% |
| 2003 Town Car | 18 | 9% |
| 2002 Town Car | 12 | 18% |
| 2001 Town Car | 26 | 16% |
| 2000 Town Car | 9 | 8% |
| 1999 Town Car | 5 | 3% |
| 1998 Town Car | 7 | 5% |
| 1996 Town Car | 33 | 13% |
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.