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1998 Lincoln Town Car brakes problems

The 1998 Lincoln Town Car has 22 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

22

Brakes complaints

11%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Town Car brakes complaints by model year62 complaints1977: 1 complaints1978: 1 complaints1982: 1 complaints1985: 1 complaints1986: 2 complaints1987: 1 complaints1988: 3 complaints1989: 2 complaints1990: 21 complaints1991: 60 complaints1992: 37 complaints1993: 27 complaints1994: 28 complaints1995: 62 complaints1996: 33 complaints1997: 50 complaints1998: 22 complaints1999: 24 complaints2000: 14 complaints2001: 13 complaints2002: 11 complaints2003: 15 complaints2004: 10 complaints2005: 25 complaints2006: 21 complaints2007: 13 complaints2008: 5 complaints2011: 1 complaints
Town Car brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN VEHICLE HITTING CURVE TO STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1998 Lincoln Town Car have?

NHTSA has 22 complaints about the 1998 Lincoln Town Car brakes — 11% 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.