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vehicle
2004 / lincoln / town-car
known issues
8 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
83 on file (2004-04-15 → 2025-10-20)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
83 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Steering shaft and column corrosionSTEERING14 complaints2009-09 → 2025-10town-car-2004-steering-shaft-corrosion
11692471 Bought a 2004 Linc Tow as a gift to my grandson. Drove it a couple of times and had no issues. After it had sat for about 2-3 weeks, I drove it to town to let it run after sitting
11440077 The steering is binding really bad. Noticed it yesterday while taking hubby to docs. Much worse today. Unable to pull into parking spaces, did not dare to try to pull up to pumps
10610681 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE KNUCKLE WAS RUSTED AND THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED
11004112 WHEN LIGHTING IS SWITCHED ON FROM THE DASHBOARD SWITCH OR FROM AUTO LAMP FEATURE, ALL LIGHTS COME ON EXCEPT THE HEADLIGHTS.. NO HI OR LO BEAM. THE HIGH BEAMS WILL WORK FROM THE "FLASH TO PASS" FEATURE WITH THE TURN SIGNAL STALK
10743986 DRIVING SLOWLY ON A SUBURBAN STREET AT TWILIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE SAME THING OCCURRED A THREE TIMES WEEK LATER ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH ABOUT 10 P.M
11174557 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE BATTERY DRAINED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE FAILED
Water intrusion into passenger footwellSTRUCTURE3 complaints2013-03 → 2020-05town-car-2004-water-intrusion
11325896 VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE DURING RAIN SHOWERS AND WATER ACCUMULATED INSIDE THE REAR PASSENGER FOOT AREA 1ST AND OVERFLOWED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER'S FOOT AREA
10503821 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED WATER LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE FROM UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS
10649831 2004 LINCOLN LEAKS ON PASSENGER SIDE UNDER GLOVEBOX AREA, DURING MODERATE TO HARD RAIN, SEEMS TO BE MUCH WORSE WHILE STANDING STILL. PASSENGER CARPET FLOODS AND VEHICLE MUST HAVE 'SHOP VAC' TREATMENT TO GET ALL THE WATER OUT OF THE CAR AND CARPET
Wheel and lug corrosion causing air lossWHEELS6 complaints2006-06 → 2014-07town-car-2004-wheel-corrosion
10609116 WHILE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC SOUTHBOUND ON I-95 @ 75 MPH IN PALM BEACH COUNTY THERE WAS A SHIFT OF THE RIGHT REAR TO THE RIGHT. I ADJUSTED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL PRESUMING POSSIBLE HIGH WINDS ON THE ROAD
10393860 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING A FLAT TIRE REPAIRED, A FEW DAYS LATER THE TIRE BECAME FLAT AGAIN
10159059 DEFECTIVE CHROMED WHEELS ON THE TOWN CAR WHICH CAUSES EXCESSIVE PRESSURE LOSS. THE CHROME IS FLAKING AT THE BEAD AREA AND IS EXAGGERATED BY LONG DISTANCE DRIVING
11112085 OPERATOR EXPERIENCED STUCK SPEED CONTROL BUTTON AND ACCELERATED COULDN'T STOP THE SPEED ACCELERATION WITH STEERING WHEEL SO OPERATOR HIT BREAKS. LOUD BANG SOUND FOLLOWED BY DRASTIC REDUCED SPEEDS. COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL
10239773 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH INTO A GARAGE, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SURGED FORWARD, CRASHING INTO THE FOUNDATION
10067193 WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND TURNING TO THE LEFT VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER TAPPED THE BRAKES AND ENGINE SPEED INCREASED EVEN MORE. AS A RESULT, DRIVER LOSS CONTROL AND VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE, LANDING ON THE BUILDING WALL
Loss of braking powerSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC8 complaints2004-07 → 2015-11town-car-2004-brake-failure
10806696 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE EXTREMELY CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER
10128251 DT: CONTACT STATES: HER BRAKES HAVE FAILED 4 TIMES ON HER CAR. NO LIGHTS CAME ON TO WARN HER BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR
10231811 2004 LINCOLN TOWN CAR HAD BRAKE FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING A REAR-END COLLISION. *NJ THE STATE POLICE TOLD THE CONSUMER THE ABS FAILED. *JB
Interior door handle and latch failureLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES8 complaints2009-06 → 2015-10town-car-2004-door-handle-latch-failure
10274611 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. OCCUPANTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH
10447752 DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR LATCH BROKE AND IS INTEGRAL TO THE DOOR PANEL. FORD DEALER SAYS THE PART IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND FORD HAS PROVIDED NO OTHER MEANS OF REPAIR
10783336 3 OF 4 INTERIOR DOOR LATCHES BROKE IN NORMAL USE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND THE PART IS INTEGRAL TO THE DOOR PANEL. FORD DEALER SAYS THE PARTS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND FORD HAS PROVIDED NO OTHER MEANS OF REPAIR
Vehicle fire originating in engine or electrical systemELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints2006-01 → 2009-09town-car-2004-electrical-fire
10148334 2004 TOWN CAR PARKED IN GARAGE. TURNED KEY AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. ALL I DID WAS TURN THE KEY. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO CAR, FIRE AND SMOKE DAMAGE TO HOME.*AK
10205581 FIRE STARTED IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR WITHOUT ANY KNOWN REASONS. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED REGULARLY AND NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED DURING THE SERVICE TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE FIRE
10284045 WE OWNED A 2004 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WE DROVE THAT CAR THAT EVENING, PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE AT 10:45PM AND WENT TO BED. AT 3:30AM, WE WERE AWOKEN BY POLICE BREAKING OUR DOOR DOWN AND FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT OF OUR GARAGE
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 2004 Lincoln Town Car vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2004/lincoln/town-car
@misc{wrenchpro_2004_lincoln_town_car_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2004 Lincoln Town Car},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2004/lincoln/town-car}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
