IllustrationTHE A/C WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, IT DOES NOT COOL. A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED FOUR TIMES AND A/C CONDENSER FAILED. *YH
1991 Lincoln Town Car
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1991 Lincoln Town Car do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 86.5.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 9 of 155 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 41 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
20 crash reports14 fire reports11 injury reports
What owners actually said
155 reportsWHENEVER IT WAS RAINING AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE TURNED OFF, THEY WOULD REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. WHEN TURNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS BACK ON, THEY WOULD GO DOWN.*AK
A VEHICLE PULLED DIRECTLY IN FORNT OF CONSUMERS VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND COLLIDED WITH VEHICLE, IN WHICH THE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HIM, BUT THE LAP BELT DID, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB
A PIECE OF THE FRAME ON DRIVERS SIDE SEAT THAT HOLDS SEAT UP BROKE. IF CONSUMER WAS TO ACCELERATE HARD BACK OF SEAT WOULD NOT HOLD. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE. *AK
AFTER DRIVING LEFT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THEN, APPLIED AIR AND IT WENT FLAT AGAIN. TAKEN TO TECHNICIAN WHERE COULD NOT BE FIX IT BECAUSE THE SIDE WALLS WORE OUT. NEXT DAY RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. LINCOLN, TOWN CAR, 1991, P215/70R15, DOT BEM3NX71239. *AK
MECHANIC SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHY THEY CRACKED...AND THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN ALL FOUR CRACK AT ONCE....
WHILE TURNING ON THE IGNITION CAR TOOK OFF INTO THE HOUSE, AND HIT ANOTHER CONSUMER, INJURING THEM. SEPT OF 1998, CONSUMER PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND CAR TOOK OFF BACKWARDS, CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF THE KEY TO STOP THE CAR.*AK
WE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION PROBLEM ON THIS TIRE IDENTICAL TO THE CURRENT FIRESTONE PROBLEM. THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHILE TRAVELING ON US 1 BETWEEN FLORIDA CITY AND KEY LARGO. FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS KEPT UNDER CONTROL AND NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE COMING OPPOSITE ON THE TWO-LANE ROAD. THE TIRE TREAD WAS PEAL…
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WE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION PROBLEM ON THIS TIRE IDENTICAL TO THE CURRENT FIRESTONE PROBLEM. THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHILE TRAVELING ON US 1 BETWEEN FLORIDA CITY AND KEY LARGO. FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS KEPT UNDER CONTROL AND NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE COMING OPPOSITE ON THE TWO-LANE ROAD. THE TIRE TREAD WAS PEALED OFF. THE CAR WAS TOWED BACK UP TO MIAMI, TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER. THEY SAID WE MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM. THE CURRENT FIRESTONE PROBLEM WAS UNKNOWN TO US THEN, SO WE HAD TO BUY NEW TIRES (TWO TO MATCH). THE CAR STILL HAS DAMAGE TO THE FENDER WELL. THE SAME MODEL TIRES ARE ON THE CAR NOW, AND WE HAVE NEW CONCERNS ABOUT THEM DUE TO THE CURRENT PROBLEM. THIS MODEL TIRE HASN'T BEEN IDENTIFIED TO ME AS PROBLEMATIC, BUT I READ IN OUR NEWSPAPER ABOUT SOMEONE HAVING A TREAD-SEPARATING BLOWOUT ALSO IN A LINCOLN TOWNCAR WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. MAYBE THERE IS A WIDE SPREAD FIRESTONE PROBLEM?? WE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THE TREAD SEPARATION, AND THOUGHT THAT WAS ONLY A RE-TREAD PROBLEM. PLEASE ADD THESE TIRES TO THE PROBLEM LIST AND HELP US WITH OUR TIRE SAFETY. THANK YOU. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/70/R15 )
THE BRAKES OCCASIONALLY FAIL CAUSING THE CAR TO PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER TRACED CAUSE TO COLLAPSED BRAKE LINES. NLM
ON MY BROTHER'S 1991 LINCOLN TOWN CAR EXECUTIVE SERIES, THE MAIN POWER WIRE TO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH APPEARED TO OVERHEAT AND MELT INSIDE THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO, AT FIRST, FLICKER OUT AND THEN COME RIGHT BACK ON AND AS THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED OVER A PERIOD OF 2 WEEKS THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON FOR A SECOND OR TWO …
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ON MY BROTHER'S 1991 LINCOLN TOWN CAR EXECUTIVE SERIES, THE MAIN POWER WIRE TO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH APPEARED TO OVERHEAT AND MELT INSIDE THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO, AT FIRST, FLICKER OUT AND THEN COME RIGHT BACK ON AND AS THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED OVER A PERIOD OF 2 WEEKS THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON FOR A SECOND OR TWO AND THEN NOT COME BACK ON AT ALL. I REPLACED THE SWITCH AND WIRE HARNESS FOR HIM, WHICH SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BUT HE HAS SINCE SOLD THE CAR. I ALSO ENCOUNTERED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON MY FRIEND'S FATHER'S 1992 LINCOLN TOWN CAR (EXECUTIVE SERIES), I FIXED IT THE SAME WAY AND IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO HAVE COME BACK (I FIXED IT ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO). BY THE WAY THE 1991 LINCOLN TOWN CAR DID NOT HAVE THE "AUTOLAMP" FEATURE AND THE 1992 DID.
Official recalls
598V322000 · Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Ball Joint
Dec 16, 1998
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 1996-1999 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE, FLEET, NATURAL GAS, AND 1996-1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR LIMOUSINE VEHICLES THAT WERE PRODUCED WITH A LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT CONTAINING A ONE PIECE BEARING; AND 1990-1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE, FLEET, AND NGV VEHICLES AND 1990-1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR LIMOUSINE VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN SERVICED WITH EITHER A BALL JOINT CONTAINING THE ONE-PIECE BEARING OR A FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM CONTAINING A BALL JOINT WITH A ONE-PIECE BEARING. THE ONE-PIECE BEARING WITHIN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT CAN WEAKEN SLOWLY DURING USE AND EVENTUALLY CRACK. THIS COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE BALL AND CAP OF THE JOINT, ALLOWING THE CONTROL ARM TO DROP TO THE GROUND.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING, REDUCED STEERING CONTROL COULD OCCUR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS (2).
95V151000 · Latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch
Aug 7, 1995
THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH MAY NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE HOOD IS CLOSED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT THE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH RELEASES OR IS NOT PROPERLY LATCHED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE HOOD COULD FLY UP OBSTRUCTING THE OPERATOR'S VISION, AND INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY.
95V091000 · Latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch
May 16, 1995
CORROSION OF THE HOOD LATCH STRIKER PLATE CAUSES DETACHMENT OF THE PLATE FROM THE HOOD ASSEMBLY RESULTING IN AN UNEXPECTED OPENING OF THE HOOD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN REDUCE THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROAD INCREASING THE POTENTIAL OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW HOOD INNER PANEL REINFORCEMENT AND A NEW, GALVANIZED HOOD LATCH STRIKER PLATE.
91V147000 · Latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch
Sep 10, 1991
THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH MAY NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE HOOD IS CLOSED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT THE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH RELEASES WHEN THEVEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE HOOD COULD FLY UP, OBSTRUCTING THE OPERATOR'S VISION,AND INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: INSTALL A NEW HOOD LATCHING ASSEMBLY.
91V008000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery
Jan 8, 1991
DISTORTED FUEL LINES IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT MAY CONTACT THE STEERING COLUMN UNIVERSAL JOINT AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE FUEL LINE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE COULD OCCUR FROM THE DAMAGED FLUID LINE AND,IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: REPOSITION FUEL LINE TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH UNIVERSAL JOINT; IF FUEL LINES ARE ALREADY DAMAGED, REPAIR OR REPLACE FUEL LINES.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1EA91021 · Hood Latch Failure
Opened Mar 29, 1991 · Closed Mar 16, 1992
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure
There is no summary currently available