1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 146 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: AIR BAGS (27 complaints · 18.5%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 18
  • Fires 7
  • Injuries 14
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution AIR BAGS appears in 27 of 146 owner complaints (18.5%) in this vehicle snapshot. AIR BAGS: 27 complaints, 18.5% of reports AIR BAGS 27 · 18.5% · 11 crash reports SUSPENSION: 17 complaints, 11.6% of reports SUSPENSION 17 · 11.6% VISIBILITY: 15 complaints, 10.3% of reports VISIBILITY 15 · 10.3% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 14 complaints, 9.6% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 14 · 9.6% · 3 crash reports 1 fire reports ENGINE: 13 complaints, 8.9% of reports ENGINE 13 · 8.9% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 11 complaints, 7.5% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 11 · 7.5% · 1 crash reports 4 fire reports STEERING: 9 complaints, 6.2% of reports STEERING 9 · 6.2% · 1 crash reports STRUCTURE: 9 complaints, 6.2% of reports STRUCTURE 9 · 6.2% POWER TRAIN: 5 complaints, 3.4% of reports POWER TRAIN 5 · 3.4% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 88 complaints, 60.3% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 88 · 60.3% · 13 crash reports 5 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
AIR BAGS 27 18.5% 11 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 17 11.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 15 10.3% 1 crashes · 1 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 14 9.6% 3 crashes · 1 fires
ENGINE 13 8.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 11 7.5% 1 crashes · 4 fires
STEERING 9 6.2% 1 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 9 6.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 5 3.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 88 60.3% 13 crashes · 5 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jul 1998. 1998-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 1999-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 1999-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 1999-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2000-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2000-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2001-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2002-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2002-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2003-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2004-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2005-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2007-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2015-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jul 1998 Jul 2024 Investigation SQ01014 ● Investigation SQ01014 Investigation DP02007 ● Investigation DP02007 Investigation PE03011 ● Investigation PE03011 Investigation DP05005 ● Investigation DP05005
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1998-Q3 Owner reports 1
1998-Q4 Owner reports 1
1999-Q1 Owner reports 6
1999-Q2 Owner reports 3
1999-Q3 Owner reports 4
1999-Q4 Owner reports 4
2000-Q1 Owner reports 3
2000-Q3 Owner reports 5
2000-Q4 Owner reports 2
2001-Q1 Owner reports 3
2001-Q2 Owner reports 1
2001-Q3 Owner reports 3
2002-Q1 Owner reports 5
2002-Q3 Owner reports 5
2002-Q4 Owner reports 1
2003-Q1 Owner reports 1
2003-Q2 Owner reports 5
2003-Q3 Owner reports 2
2003-Q4 Owner reports 1
2004-Q1 Owner reports 4
2004-Q2 Owner reports 3
2004-Q3 Owner reports 6
2004-Q4 Owner reports 4
2005-Q1 Owner reports 2
2005-Q2 Owner reports 3
2005-Q3 Owner reports 3
2005-Q4 Owner reports 2
2006-Q1 Owner reports 2
2006-Q3 Owner reports 2
2006-Q4 Owner reports 1
2007-Q1 Owner reports 2
2007-Q2 Owner reports 4
2007-Q3 Owner reports 3
2007-Q4 Owner reports 1
2008-Q1 Owner reports 2
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 2
2010-Q2 Owner reports 2
2010-Q4 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2011-Q2 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 2
2013-Q1 Owner reports 1
2013-Q3 Owner reports 3
2014-Q1 Owner reports 2
2014-Q2 Owner reports 2
2014-Q3 Owner reports 4
2015-Q1 Owner reports 3
2015-Q3 Owner reports 2
2015-Q4 Owner reports 1
2016-Q1 Owner reports 1
2016-Q3 Owner reports 1
2016-Q4 Owner reports 1
2017-Q2 Owner reports 1
2018-Q2 Owner reports 1
2018-Q3 Owner reports 2
2018-Q4 Owner reports 1
2019-Q2 Owner reports 2
2020-Q1 Owner reports 1
2020-Q2 Owner reports 1
2020-Q4 Owner reports 1
2022-Q4 Owner reports 1
2023-Q2 Owner reports 1
2024-Q3 Owner reports 1
Defect investigation 1 SQ01014
Defect investigation 1 DP02007
Defect investigation 1 PE03011
Defect investigation 1 DP05005
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Safety Recalls (0)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

Zero safety recalls recorded for this model year in official NHTSA records.

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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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