2003 Lincoln Town Car: problems, recalls and reliability

“The rear-end failed does not have tempered axle There was a recall on 2003 lincolns with same problem but when I enter vin It does not pull anything up Lost control of car and had to be towed home have not had it to the dealer yet”Owner report · Steering · May 2022

“Rear end started a sudden howell and shaking and grinding and the Abs and traction control light came on and brakes and suspension did not want to function properly while driving in traffic as quick as I could I pulled over and it looked like one tire was sticking out of the axel way far So I just pulled over and called for my AAA to to and got towed home thats it”Owner report · Vehicle Speed Control · May 2022

“Been trying for about a year to get this safety recall called 4 local ford dealer ships first one said my cars to old they won't fix the safety recall other don't give call back I can hear like vibrating in the back where this recall would fix it hopfully it don't break on me”Owner report · Power Train · May 2021

“The contact owns a 2003 Lincoln Town Car. The contact stated that he noticed fuel on the pavement in the driveway at his residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the intake manifold was faulty. The mechanic also confirmed that the manifold was leaking and needed to be replaced. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 85,800.”Owner report · Engine · Mar 2021

“Tl* the contact owns a 2003 lincoln town car. While the vehicle was stopped at a traffic light, the rear passenger side axle fractured. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the bearings seized, which caused the axle to fail. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v328000 (suspension). The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 106,000.”Owner report · Suspension · Dec 2019

“Right rear wheel bearing went out. Mileage of car is 92,643. There was a recall of this year of car manufactured from the same plant, wixom, mi, but the production line of recall ended in december 2002. This car rolled off in february2003. However, it was exactly as the recall stated and there is no way that the bad parts was not put on other vehicles of the 2003 production vehicles. When the bearing went, it chewed the axle so it too had to be replaced. It went out while accelerating from a stopped position. Was immediately parked and not driven til fixed. Machanic agrees that it was bad parts and knows of several 2003 models with the same problem.”Owner report · Suspension · Jun 2019

“The rear right wheel bearing was replaced less than 2 years ago and is already bad again. This specific make and model and year of car has been recalled for the bearing issues that this car has, and this car was produced in the exact plant that the recall involves. However, the recall manufacture date ends on december 31, 2002 and this car's manufacture date is february 2003. The car has the bad parts that have been recalled and it needs to be addressed.”Owner report · Power Train · Jun 2019