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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.
1LNHM83WX4Y••••••2004 Lincoln TOWN CAR
This build draws 1.8× more complaints than the average 2004 Lincoln TOWN CAR build (5 vs 3).
5on this build
78on the model
28builds in total
2involved a crash
Most reportedVehicle Speed Control 3Service Brakes 1Hydraulic 1Fuel System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashAug 2008
The contact owns a 2004 lincoln town car. While driving approximately 2 mph into a garage, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle stopped. He attempted to shift into reverse and the vehicle automatically surged forward, crashing into the foundation. There were no…
Service BrakescrashApr 2005
The vehicle was in bumper to bumper traffic when all of a sudden it surged forward on its own when the brake was applied. The consumer rear ended another vehicle. *sc the dealer concluded that the brake and accelerator pedal were too close together, so they raised the pedal
Fuel SystemApr 2008
Clamp failure for connecting fuel hoses to inline fuel filter. Clamps are made of plastic and deteriorate with time and mileage. Result is pressured fuel line separating from fuel filter and spraying gasoline over underside of car, including catalytic converter. Vehicle was 2004…
EquipmentJul 2007
The contact owns a 2004 lincoln town car. The contact noticed that when he activates the air conditioning unit, he hears a loud rattling noise in the motor. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the air compressor in the air conditioning system was the cause of…
Vehicle Speed ControlJun 2004
While applying the brake pedal vehicle accelerated. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle and drove it home. Consumer will contact the dealer in the near future. *ak
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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 1LNHM83WX4Y612599 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.