Tl* the contact owns a 1999 lincoln town car. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact became aware of noticed liquid dripping from the air vents. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic for diagnosis and repair. The diagnosis was a failure with the intake manifold. The dealer was not contacted and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
1999 Lincoln Town Car engine problems
17 complaints (11% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 111,500.
- owner complaints
- 17
- of this car's complaints
- 11%
- typical mileage
- 111,500
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe3
- Engine2
- Cooling system2
- Exhaust system: emission control: catalytic convertor1
- Engine: gasoline1
At what mileage
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Lincoln Town Car engine problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Spark plug ejection from cylinder head
On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehicle stalled without restart.information contained in the odi consumer complaints and obtained from 72 telephone interviews with complainants showed the following:(1) 99% of the complaints were on my 1997 to 2002 subject vehicles.(2) most the complainants reported hearing a loud pop while driving or upon starting up the vehicle followed by a loud, repetitive clicking or popping sound.(3) many of the complainants reported that the popping sound was accompanied by some loss of vehicle power; however, in 99% of the incidents reported, the vehicle did not stall.in the very few incidents where the vehicle did stall, most vehicles could be restarted.(4) only a small percentage of the complainants cited that they smelled gas or a slight burning smell when the incident occurred.(5) in all but a very few incidents, vehicle damage was limited to the engine.in one incident, the complaint reported that the fuel rail was damaged and replaced after one of the spark plugs ejected from the engine; however, the complainant reported that the damage did not result in any type of fuel leak or fire.in another incident, the only incident where a fire was alleged, the complainant reported that no fluid leak was observed, but that a fire resulted after the spark plug had ejected from the engine and he had restarted the vehicle and driven to another location.none of the complainants reported any damage to the vehicle hood.(6) only two complainants reported that they observed what appeared to be some drops of fuel coming from the cylinder where the spark plug had failed or on the spark plug itself; however, each of these complainants reported that there was no smoke or flames as a result of his incident.as the petitioner noted, and odi?s analysis showed, it is possible for a spark plug to detach from the engine cylinder threads in the subject vehicles.however, odi?s analysis of 474 complaints describing such incidents found only a very few alleged any safety-related consequences.none of these showed any evidence of a serious safety consequence.given the large population and relatively long exposure time of the subject vehicles, the complaint analysis indicates that the risk to motor vehicle safety from the alleged defect is very low.in view of the foregoing, it is unlikely that the federal safety agency would issue an order for the notification and remedy of the alleged defect at the conclusion of the investigation requested in the petition.therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize the federal safety agency?s limited resources to best accomplish the agency?s safety mission, the petition is denied.
DP05005
What 1999 Lincoln Town Car owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Lincoln town car, 1999, leaking intake manifold due to defective part originally used in manufacture of car that ford was reportedly aware of but has never recalled the cars for replacement of a better part now with metal parts to prevent cracking that occurred in the original all plastic manifold intakes. At one time there was a very under-published lawsuit enabling owners who had already fixed this deficiency a $700+ rebate but the offer was only for a short period of time. Apparently the former owner of my lincoln town car knew nothing about this opportunity and problem was diagnosed 2 years ago. Previous owner thought it was no big deal. Today many ford owners have been left holding the bag for this expensive and sometimes engine damaging repair when they reportedly knew about the defect and continued selling the cars. Coolant constantly leaks out causing possible engine damage as well as risk of overheating if coolant isn't constantly added. Repair is approximately $800-$1000. Many fords have been affected.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 lincoln town car. The contact stated that the vehicle had been making an abnormal noise near the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine piston had been encountering the cylinder wall and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.
The intake manifold on my 1999 lincoln town car developed a crack and began leaking all over the engine . We bought the car in 2008 and the manifold had not been changed and we knew nothing of the "settlement" with ford to replace them.. I contacted ford and they told me that agreement ended march 16, 2006.. Now the ford dealer wants $1000 to replace it.. Why should the car owner have to pay an excessive amount when ford is responsible for installing plastic in an engine compartment that gets hot and is bound to crack at some point.. Just a warning .. Don't buy a town car without checking on recalls, bulletins, and settlements...
Ford motor company, p.o. Box 1904, dearborn, michigan 48121, chose to not warn a segment of their full-size car owners who are "civilian" that their cars were produced with a plastic intake manifold that was failing and causing enormous coolant problems for their 4.6l v-8 engines and other component engine parts. Because ford did not notify me of their known problems with the intake manifold the defected part caused my car to repeatedly loose coolant and cause my car to overheat and finally blow my intake manifold gasket causing me to replace defective intake manifold (copy of shop bill attached) and causing unknown damages to my engine. I am requesting a refund for these repairs.
I was never notified about the ford recalls on intake manifold, I recently found out that my manifold had cracked and that prior to it braking ford had settle a lawsuit regarding said problem. I have never nor has my godfather be notified about the recall item. Known ford recalls: 97m91, 99m01, 01m02 did not apply to privately owned vehicles why.
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 lincoln town car. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the contact heard a loud crack. He pulled over but did not find the cause of the noise. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where the contact was advised that the front ball joints needed to be replaced. The contact called the manufacturer in regards to recall 98v322000 (suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint) but was told that the vehicle was not included. The contact also stated that there was a crack in the intake manifold and a mechanic told him that it needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 111,500.
The intake manifold on my 1999 lincoln town car is leaking coolant. My wife noticed a noise coming from under the hood, when I turned on her car to listen to the noise I could tell it was the fan belt squeaking. While the engine was running I opened the hood and I could see the coolant running out of the thermostat housing. I thought it was a bad thermostat so I bought a new one and replaced it myself. It wasn't until I turned the car on following the repairs that I saw the coolant coming from cracks in the manifold. I did not know of the ford recalls 97m91, 99m01, 01m02 until I was researching to buy a new manifold on the internet. I bought this car back in 2000 and never was notified of the recall. This vehicle has 160,000 miles on it and still runs great, until now. I feel I should have been notified of this recall and ford motor co. Should reimburse for my expenses.
1999 lincoln town car, cracked intake manifold. My husband, lewis barber, jr., spoke with ford today and was told that ford would not reimburse replacement cost. Even though ford told my husband that they mailed notice to me in july 2005, I never received any such notice. I keep very good records, and my car has been in an authorized dealers repair shop but no one told me about the cracking intake manifold problem or any lawsuit "settlement". I found fords number from a letter they sent me dated august 2000, which concerned a problem with tire jacks --at that time I lived in oklahoma city. There may be hundreds of others who are similar situated. Again, ford did not give me any notice of this problem. I paid $1,179.56 to c&f automotive (2439 n. Decatur blvd, las vegas, nv 89108-0000 - 702‑647‑7787) to replace the cracked manifold.
(1)normal driving; nothing unusual (2)leaking of coolant into air conditioning system; oily substance on inside of windshield (3)heater core replaced 3 times in less than 6 months; first time at my expense. 3rd time I was told that ford motor company had 'found a solution' to keep it from happening again...at an additional cost of $464.27
Questions about the 1999 Lincoln Town Car engine
Does the 1999 Lincoln Town Car have engine problems?
Owners have filed 17 complaints about the engine of the 1999 Lincoln Town Car, 11% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1999 Lincoln Town Car engine problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 111,500 miles.
Was there a recall on the 1999 Lincoln Town Car engine?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Lincoln Town Car have bad engine?
The Lincoln Town Car model years with the most engine complaints are 1997 (91 complaints), 1996 (90 complaints) and 1992 (47 complaints).
Other 1999 Lincoln Town Car problems
Airbags 29Suspension 21Visibility 20Brakes 19Steering 15Electrical 13Body 12Transmission 7Acceleration 5Fuel system 5Tires 5Lights 3Seats 3Wheels 2Seat belts 1
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