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Exterior lightingPart report

1995 Lincoln Town CAR Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
12about this part
Share
7%of 165 total for the year
Median mileage
103,234miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 1995 Lincoln Town CAR, 7% of the 165 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 103,234 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Well I was driving home one day and smoke was starting to poor out from underneath my dashboard luckily I was close enough to the house to be able make it home and then after I had gotten home I cut the car off and was not able to start it up since”

NHTSA complaint #11291730, filed 2019-12, 103,467 miles

“The headlights have went off at night completely 4 times and back on. I was driving about 45 MPH about a block from my house at 4am when the headlights marker lights and everylight except tail lights went off. I ran off the road into a ditch and back on. I reached for the blinkers which worked and saw I was in the other lane. I went into my lane and stopped. A few seconds later the headlights came back on and all other lights. This has happened again twice. The second time on a major highway. The last time I had to have a wrecker pull me out of a side ditch. …”

NHTSA complaint #10607610, filed 2014-07, 217,000 miles

“Dt: the contact states there is NHTSA recall campaign 96v009000 concerning the headlights dimmer switch .this vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall, but it is not included in the recall due to VIN. The repairs of will be done at contact's expense.”

NHTSA complaint #10143932, filed 2005-11, 103,000 miles

“Dad: the contact stated the headlights are aligned improperly. One cannot see the surface of the road. It does not reflect the surface of the road. When driving in a snow storm, the driver becomes blind very quickly and cannot see a thing in fog.”

NHTSA complaint #10136237, filed 2005-10, 86,000 miles

“I have a 1995 Lincoln Town Car and the plastic headlight lens are discollored, and opaque, that theeir effectiveness is severely diminished. I just think such components should have a longer service life.”

NHTSA complaint #10050778, filed 2003-12

Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200621%
200533%
200445%
200363%
200121%
200066%
199921%
1998128%
1997175%
1996145%
1995127%
199475%
199332%
199221%
199164%
199021%
198911%
198822%

Other parts of the 1995 Lincoln Town CAR

Brakes
52 complaints
Suspension
23 complaints
Electrical system
21 complaints
Vehicle speed control
19 complaints
Steering
15 complaints
Engine cooling
14 complaints
Air bags
12 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
12 complaints
Fuel system
9 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaints
Body and structure
6 complaints
Other or unknown
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1995 Lincoln Town CAR

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology