2004 Lincoln Town CAR Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 5%of 83 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 19,875miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2004 Lincoln Town CAR, 5% of the 83 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 19,875 miles. 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.
“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. The source of the fire was determined to be from the Lincoln Town Car. The Town Car had no hood after the fire, 2 other vehicles were also destroyed. Our home also caught on fire and approximately 100% of our contents and 50% of our home was destroyed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10284045, filed 2009-09, 30,000 miles“Dt: while driving about 65 MPH the engine began to hesitate and finally stalled. Consumer inspected under the engine and smelled smoke. An individual stopped along the side of road where consumer was and noted he was from aaa. He took out the air filter which had smoldered and was slightly smoking. He poured water on it. The consumer drove home without the air filter in. That monday morning went to a dealer and showed the service manager the air filter. Consumer left vehicle for repairs and four days later. …”
NHTSA complaint #10132432, filed 2005-09, 19,875 miles“Dt: the engine died/stalled. The first time it occurred was on september 15, 2005. The vehicle was towed to a dealership. They changed the fuel pump. It happened again on october 3. The contact was able to restart it, but it died again. He was able to restart it and slowly got it to the dealership. They replaced two fuel injectors, and two spark plugs. Afterwards they test drove the vehicle and the check engine light came on. They found the vacuum line had not been connected. The contact was concerned that the problem will reoccur. Updated 11/29/05.”
NHTSA complaint #10138917, filed 2005-10, 6,138 miles“2004 Lincoln Town Car developed a knocking when the vehicle is first started. The dealer installed covers for the catalytic converters but this did not solve the problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10132363, filed 2005-08Related service bulletins
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- 10018745Nov 14, 2005Wds cop kit diagnostic tip - coil on plug (cop) ignition systems - engine misfire or rough running.
- 10012947Feb 21, 2005Maf diagnostic service tip - vehicles equipped with egr system module (esm).
- 10011162Aug 23, 2004Engine misfire or running - coil on plug (cop) ignition systems - wds cop kit diagnostic tips. To include various 2005 models. * ar this article 04161 supersedes tsb 03-14-04.
Engine cooling: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 5% |
| 2007 | 2 | 2% |
| 2006 | 2 | 1% |
| 2004 | 4 | 5% |
| 2003 | 8 | 4% |
| 2002 | 3 | 5% |
| 2001 | 10 | 6% |
| 2000 | 12 | 11% |
| 1999 | 13 | 9% |
| 1998 | 32 | 21% |
| 1997 | 87 | 28% |
| 1996 | 90 | 35% |
| 1995 | 14 | 8% |
| 1994 | 23 | 15% |
| 1993 | 17 | 10% |
| 1992 | 48 | 19% |
| 1991 | 19 | 12% |
| 1990 | 31 | 15% |
| 1989 | 5 | 6% |
| 1988 | 7 | 7% |
| 1987 | 4 | 13% |
| 1986 | 2 | 4% |
| 1985 | 2 | 10% |
| 1984 | 1 | 7% |
Other parts of the 2004 Lincoln Town CAR
19 complaintsSteering
14 complaintsBody and structure
11 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaintsWheels
6 complaintsExterior lighting
4 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Lincoln Town CAR
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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