2004 Executive Coach Lincoln Town Car

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › body. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports	Crashes	Injuries
Structure › Body	1	1	0
Engine	1	0	0
Air Bags	1	1	2

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers04V397000

Filed Aug 24, 200475 vehiclesExecutive Coach Builders

Defect. ON CERTAIN LIMOUSINES, THE J5 PLUG CONNECTING INTO THE CIRCUIT BOARD BEHIND THE DRIVER IS OVERHEATING TO THE POINT THAT SOME HAVE SHOWN SIGNS OF MELTING.

Risk. IF THIS OCCURS, IT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL TWO ADDITIONAL RELAYS WITH A SEPARATE POWER SOURCE TO RELIEVE THE AMP LOAD ON THE J5 CIRCUIT. THIS RECALL BEGAN AUGUST 20, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT EXECUTIVE COACH AT 417-831-3535.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Air BagsCrash2 injured

Filed Jan 25, 2016120,000 milesPA

I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN REAR END, WHICH HAD BEEN STOPPED. BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND I RECEIVED CONCUSSION, WHOLE FACE INJURED, BIG BUMPS ON FOREHEAD, WHOLE FACE BRUISED, FRACTURED NECK AND SPINE INJURY. HOSPITAL, REHAB &NEED SPINE SURGERY. PER DOCTORS DUE TO AIRBAG. ON HIGHWAY.

Engine

Filed Nov 25, 201586,003 milesTX

SPARK PLUG BLOWN. THIS HAPPENED IN MOTION ON HWY 87 IN BRIDGE CITY TEXAS. HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE AND WHEN ADDED A NEW SPARK PLUG IT WOULD ONLY GO IN 2 OR 3 THREADS. WORRIED IT MIGHT CATCH ON FIRE. I HAVE 86000 ORIGINAL MILES ON THIS CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AFTER 5 YEARS. I THINK THAT IS CRAP. THIS HAPPENED 11/23/15 AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND I'M NOT THE ONLY LINCOLN WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD RECALL IT.

Structure › BodyCrash

Filed May 27, 2015118,000 milesVA

ATTEMPTED TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY. CAR FULLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, CAUSING IT TO CROSS STREET AND UP INTO NEIGHBORS YARD. ATTEMPTED TO MOVE GEARSHIFT INTO NEUTRAL,, BUT ACTUALLY MOVED TO "DRIVE", CAUSING CAR TO CROSS BACK INTO STREET AND CRASH INTO A BRICK (BLOCK) WALL. FINALLY TURNED IGNITION OFF. *TR

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Aug 24, 2004. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.