2004 Lincoln Town Car Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2004 Lincoln Town Car. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 99 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the vehicle speed control. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
16
7crashes
STEERING
14
1crashes5injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
1crashes2fires
STRUCTURE:BODY
6
1crashes
WHEELS
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
5
4crashes
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
4
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
1crashes
AIR BAGS
2
2crashes
Total complaints99

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Bought a 2004 linc tow as a gift to my grandson. Drove it a couple of times and had no issues. After it had sat for about 2-3 weeks, I drove it to town to let it run after sitting. On my way home I was turning on to the road for home and the steering suddenly caught, I was in the middle of a turn…”

STEERING · reported 2025-09-19

“My car has the same lcm control module issues as cars from the same years ad models, but when I enter my vin it is not showing. +4 po#3 1998-2000 lincoln town car lighting control module yw1t ... Yes, a recall exists for a 2003-2005 model year ford/lincoln town car lighting control module (lcm)…”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING · reported 2024-12-02

“My car has the same lcm control module issues as cars from the same years ad models, but when I enter my vin it is not showing. +4 po#3 1998-2000 lincoln town car lighting control module yw1t ... Yes, a recall exists for a 2003-2005 model year ford/lincoln town car lighting control module (lcm)…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2024-12-02

“The steering is binding really bad. Noticed it yesterday while taking hubby to docs. Much worse today. Unable to pull into parking spaces, did not dare to try to pull up to pumps. Cornering was a challenge in either direction. We do not have any ford garages in this area. Think this is a major…”

STEERING · reported 2021-11-09

“Vehicle was parked outside during rain showers and water accumulated inside the rear passenger foot area 1st and overflowed into the front passenger's foot area.”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2020-05-25

“My steering is hard to turn. Very stiff. Bought it used and I see they repaired the upper and lower power steering shaft., all other models were being recalled for this problem. Why not this year? It only has 65,500 miles”

STEERING · reported 2020-03-29

“I have only 20,118 original miles on my 2004 lincoln town car ultimate. The steering column under the hood is terribly rusted. The corrosion looks scary. I wanted to take it to the dealer to have them tell me if I needed to replace it! Now, I wasn't looking for ford to pay for anything but get…”

STEERING · reported 2020-01-22

“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 lincoln town car. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and the battery drained intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the light control module failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and manufacturer…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2018-12-01

Defect investigations

Investigation DP05005 Opened 2005-09-22 · closed 2006-01-04

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…

Investigation DP05005 Opened 2005-09-22 · closed 2006-01-04

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…

Investigation DP05005 Opened 2005-09-22 · closed 2006-01-04

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…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 Lincoln Town Car as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.