1996 Lincoln Town Car exterior lighting problems
14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 1996 Lincoln Town Car — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Headlights and dash panel cut off intermittently while driving on smooth pavement for past 10 years. I have had dealership experience this but they could not find any problem. Also, the speedometer shows car speed at 100 or more mph when starting car but goes to normal when moving. I just replaced…”
filed Aug 17, 2011
“There is a very high number of vehicles of all types on the road on which the headlight lenses have become foggy or yellowed as a result of uv or chemical age. This results of loss of headlight range, clarity of vision and glare to oncoming vehicles as the result of scattered light rather than…”
filed Dec 9, 2007
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% |
| 1997 Town Car | 17 | 5% |
| 1995 Town Car | 12 | 7% |
| 1994 Town Car | 7 | 5% |
| 1993 Town Car | 3 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1996 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.