1.6

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
106,080 miles

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problem #5

Aug 252014

Town Car

  • 220,000 miles
Brake lights would not work. Bulbs ok. Replacing the turn signal switch fixed problem.

- Pearl River, LA, USA

problem #4

Jul 182013

Town Car 8-cyl

  • 57,400 miles
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 I arrived home. These headlight problem has happened five times since the first occurrence. I rarely drive at night...updated 06/26/14

- Pelzer, SC, USA

problem #3

Jan 132007

Town Car 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 126,000 miles
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. The consumer stated a switch was replaced, but the problem continued. Updated 11/19/08.

- Lexington, NE, USA

problem #2

Dec 062006

Town Car 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 127,000 miles
: the contact stated while driving 70 mph on the interstate at night, all exterior and interior lights failed without warning. The contact maneuvered the vehicle to the side of the road. After turning the headlight switch off and on several times, the exterior and interior lights resumed normal function. The dealer was alerted. Updated 2/12/2007 -

- Fort Payne, AL, USA

problem #1

Nov 011998

Town Car

  • miles
While driving at night all lights on and in the vehicle went out. The dealer replaced the switch which worked for two months when the sameting happened. Fortunately I was able to stop the vehicle both time before running off the road.

- Henning, TN, USA