1999 Lincoln Town Car electrical system problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1999 Lincoln Town Car — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Takata recall: steering wheel has smoked before lightly, interior lights have stayed on,steering wheel has done a 360 turn,corrosion on the side panel and panel(chrome) has fallen off. I'm not sure how late a recall time frame is but my car happens to be very old now so I'm wondering if this is the…”
filed Jun 20, 2019
“1999 lincoln town car with 71,932 miles suddenly and without any warning caught fire ten minutes after being parked in an attached garage. This incident caused the home to become structurally damaged due to fire. Vehicle was purchased as second owner in 2003 until present time. No recalls notices…”
filed Jan 17, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Electrical System problems in other Town Car years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Town Car | 3 | 15% |
| 2007 Town Car | 4 | 5% |
| 2006 Town Car | 6 | 4% |
| 2005 Town Car | 8 | 7% |
| 2004 Town Car | 8 | 10% |
| 2003 Town Car | 8 | 4% |
| 2002 Town Car | 3 | 5% |
| 2001 Town Car | 9 | 6% |
| 2000 Town Car | 18 | 17% |
| 1998 Town Car | 15 | 10% |
| 1997 Town Car | 16 | 5% |
| 1996 Town Car | 19 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 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.