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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1LNHM82W4YY••••••2000 Lincoln TOWN CAR
This build draws 2.1× more complaints than the average 2000 Lincoln TOWN CAR build (5 vs 2).
5on this build
87on the model
37builds in total
1involved a crash
4injuries
Most reportedService Brakes 1Hydraulic 1Air Bags 1Engine And Engine Cooling 1
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakescrashAug 2001
Brake failure. First time I was able to stop. My husband next drove the car and could not find any fault with brakes. The car was driven to new orleans with no other problems except it had a tendency to hydroplane during a heavy rain. Several days later he was preparing to make…
EngineMar 2013
The contact owns a 2000 lincoln town car. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle stalled and the traction control warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the intake manifold assembly was fractured…
Traction Control SystemAug 2010
I tried to accelerate to merge onto the freeway. It was dry, but the trac active came on and my 2000 lincoln would not go more than 45mph with the gas pedal mashed to the floorboard. The problem remains. Help
VisibilityJan 2005
The windshield wipers went out in the middle of a snow storm. The consumer had to make it home without any wipers. The manufacturer made the repair to the windshield wipers sometime ago and stated there would be no second repair
Engine And Engine Cooling
The 2000 lincoln car I own the engine consume excess oil the dealer states a quart of oil used every 900 miles driven is within specification the dealer manual states the oil should be changed every 5000 miles is their a problem with the 4.6 liter engine in this car
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1LNHM82W4YY812806 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.