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1994 Lincoln Town Car engine problems

The 1994 Lincoln Town Car has 30 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 14% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

30

Engine complaints

14%

Share of year

1

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

“THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE FIRE STARTED WHILE PARKED WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE FIRE SPREADED TO THE HOUSE. FIRE INVESTIGATOR, CHAD BIBLE, CALLED THIS COMPLAINT IN FOR OWNER WILLIAM LARNER AT 6823 WINDOVER WAY, TITUSVILLE, NC. *AK *SC ”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · August 27, 2002 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1994 Lincoln Town Car have?

NHTSA has 30 complaints about the 1994 Lincoln Town Car engine — 14% 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.