2005 Lincoln Town CAR Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 24about this part
- Share
- 20%of 119 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 52,500miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 24 complaints about the brakes of the 2005 Lincoln Town CAR, 20% of the 119 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 52,500 miles. 6 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I just purchased a used 2005 Lincoln. The 1st day of/during driving it, I had the same problem when moving my right foot onto the brake pedal to stop. Doing so, 3 different times, the vehicle leapt forward. (I've heard of this happening in the past to older folks driving into buildings.) I have come to be aware that when moving the right foot from the accelerator to the brake pedal via rolling on the heel of your foot, that the right outter edge of your shoe-sole contacts the accelerator at the same time when applying the brake pedal to slow or stop the vehicle. …”
NHTSA complaint #10854244, filed 2016-04, 73,616 miles“I had just purchased this vehicle and was driving it home from the car dealership. While pressing on the brake pedal with my right foot to stop at a traffic light, the brake pedal went down so far that my right foot began to also press on the accelerator pedal while that same foot was still on the brake pedal. As my right foot was then pressing on both pedals (brake and accelerator), the car began to accelerate towards the intersection being controlled by the traffic light and towards another car that had stopped at the traffic light. …”
NHTSA complaint #10650328, filed 2014-10, 73,065 miles“The vehicle engine accelerates for no reason when I apply the brakes to stop and tries to move foward requiring me to reapply my foot on the brake pedal with force and put the transmission in nutrual to stop the forward or reverse motion of the vehicle. I had taken delivery of this vehicle on december 16, 2004 and have as of this date have driven it less then 2800 miles due to a major safety defect. …”
NHTSA complaint #10125465, filed 2005-06, 250 miles“I was driving my 2005 Lincoln Town Car signature series approximately twenty five miles per hour. When I approached a stop sign that another driver was already stopped at, my brakes completely failed, with the pedal going all the way to the floor, causing me to hit the back of the other person's vehicle. I then threw my car into park to speak with the driver of the other vehicle. The brakes seemed to work after that but now I'm completely paranoid that this will happen again at some point! Nobody seems to be able to tell me what's wrong with my brakes!”
NHTSA complaint #10537387, filed 2013-08, 69,000 miles“I was nearly stopped at a 4-way intersection, foot lightly on the brake, when the car lunged forward and I heard a noise as if I were pressing the accelerator and giving the car gas. I pressed the brakes hard and the car slowed but did not stop promptly (as if brakes were not working well). This was an unexplained acceleration, and dangerous. If the car had not finally stopped, I would have been in the middle of a busy intersection, with one of my precious grandchildren in the back seat. So dangerous. It happened again to me this a.m. When I was stopping at a stop sign. Brief acceleration. …”
NHTSA complaint #10537887, filed 2013-08, 95,900 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10020702Dec 28, 2006Parking aid system inoperative - dtc c1983.
- 10018968Jan 1, 2005Parking aid system inoperative.
- 10018949Jan 1, 2005Auto release parking brake system difficult to set.
- 10014276Dec 31, 2004Numerous anti-lock brake (abs) wheel speed sensor (wss) diagnostic trouble codes (dtc's) c1145, c1155, c1175, c1296, c1297, c1298, c1299 and c1222.
- 10013420Nov 1, 2004Pinpoint test error for front wheel speed sensors - workshop annual update.
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 17% |
| 2008 | 5 | 25% |
| 2007 | 13 | 15% |
| 2006 | 21 | 15% |
| 2005 | 24 | 20% |
| 2004 | 10 | 12% |
| 2003 | 15 | 7% |
| 2002 | 11 | 17% |
| 2001 | 13 | 8% |
| 2000 | 13 | 12% |
| 1999 | 19 | 13% |
| 1998 | 20 | 13% |
| 1997 | 44 | 14% |
| 1996 | 30 | 12% |
| 1995 | 52 | 32% |
| 1994 | 23 | 15% |
| 1993 | 25 | 14% |
| 1992 | 32 | 13% |
| 1991 | 44 | 28% |
| 1990 | 17 | 8% |
| 1989 | 2 | 2% |
| 1988 | 3 | 3% |
| 1987 | 1 | 3% |
| 1986 | 1 | 2% |
| 1985 | 1 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2005 Lincoln Town CAR
34 complaintsAir bags
22 complaintsSeat belts
11 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsEngine
7 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
7 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsTires
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 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.
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