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1990 Lincoln Town Car engine problems

The 1990 Lincoln Town Car has 32 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

32

Engine complaints

12%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Town Car engine complaints by model year98 complaints1981: 1 complaints1982: 1 complaints1983: 2 complaints1984: 2 complaints1985: 2 complaints1986: 2 complaints1987: 4 complaints1988: 10 complaints1989: 5 complaints1990: 32 complaints1991: 22 complaints1992: 50 complaints1993: 20 complaints1994: 30 complaints1995: 19 complaints1996: 94 complaints1997: 98 complaints1998: 34 complaints1999: 17 complaints2000: 16 complaints2001: 16 complaints2002: 4 complaints2003: 14 complaints2004: 5 complaints2005: 7 complaints2006: 4 complaints2007: 4 complaints2008: 3 complaints2009: 2 complaints
Town Car engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“WHEN DRIVING AND PRESSING ON BRAKES THEY FELT LIKE THEY WERE LOCKING UP/GOT HARD AND TIGHT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELLERATE. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S WHEEL CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED TWO TIMES, DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM COULD BE REMEDIED BY REPLACING THE VALVE BLOCK/PUMP AND…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · July 4, 1998 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1990 Lincoln Town Car have?

NHTSA has 32 complaints about the 1990 Lincoln Town Car engine — 12% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.