There are 7 owner-reported tires & wheels complaints for the 2004 Lincoln Town Carin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
ON JUNE 20 2012 I PURCHASED 4 GOODYEAR VIVA AUTHORITY TIRES 225/70/16.ON APRIL 24 2014 I NOTICED I WAS LOSING AIR ON MY FRONT LEFT TIRE! I WENT TO WALMART# 01698 IN HOOKSETT,N.H.,AND WAS TOLD MY TIRE HAD DRY ROTTED,THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL LOOKED FINE, THE INSIDE SIDEWALL HOWEVER LOOKED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO SPLIT IN TWO,THE MANAGER SAID THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF AN IMPACT AND THE TIRE WAS PRO-RATED. THE MANAGER ALSO INFORMED ME THE OTHER TIRES,ALL BOUGHT ON 6/20/12,SHOWED EVIDENCE OF DRY ROT,BUT SINCE THEY HAD NOT YET FAILED,THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS MISSING TWO LUG NUTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. *TR
WHEELS CORRODING CAUSING TIRE TO DEFLATE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING A FLAT TIRE REPAIRED, A FEW DAYS LATER THE TIRE BECAME FLAT AGAIN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE WHEEL MAY HAVE CORRODED AROUND THE BEAD PART OF THE WHEEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,400. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 07/01/11
DEFECTIVE CHROMED WHEELS ON THE TOWN CAR WHICH CAUSES EXCESSIVE PRESSURE LOSS. THE CHROME IS FLAKING AT THE BEAD AREA AND IS EXAGGERATED BY LONG DISTANCE DRIVING. HAD TO HAVE TIRES DISMOUNTED AND RE-SEALED; LEFT FRONT TWICE (ONCE BY DEALER) AND RIGHT FRONT AT SAM'S CLUB. THIS STARTED 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. NEW MAY 2004 AND I HAVE CONTINUED TO ADD AIR DURING TRIPS. *JB
2004 LINCOLN TOWN CAR HAD THE WRONG TIRE PRESSURE PUT IN ALL FOUR TIRES DURING TIRE REPLACEMENT RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE PERFORMING BADLY WHILE DRIVING.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE IT STATED 35 PSI FOR THE REAR AND 32 PSI FOR THE FRONT. THE CONSUMER STOPPED TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION AND DISCOVERED THE REAR TIRES HAD 30 PSI AND THE FRONT TIRES HAD 31 PSI. *JB
MICHELIN RADIAL SXE, P225/60R17. DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE BLOWN TIRE, THE DOT# WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS GIVEN. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE THE RENTER WAS DRIVING ON A CLEAR DAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE SIDEWALL WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE BLOWOUT. *AK DRIVER COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. VEHICLE HIT MAIL BOX, CROSSED ROAD AND RAN BACKWARDS INTO A DITCH. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT BUT ALL OTHER TIRES WERE STILL INFLATED. *BF *NM
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026