There are 2 owner-reported suspension complaints for the 2007 Lincoln Town Carin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
MY CAR HAD 94,106 MILES THEN THE REPAIR WAS MADE. THE FRONT END WAS HANDLING POORLY AND I KNEW THE COIL OVER STRUT ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED REPLACING. WHEN MY MECHANIC PERFORMED THE WORK THEY CALLED AND ASKED ME IF I TRIED TO WORK ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF MY CAR AND I TOLD THEM 'NO', AS I HAVE NO TOOLS OR EXPERIENCE TO DO SUCH WORK. I ASKED WHY THEY WANTED TO KNOW AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THAT MY UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE FRACTURED AND CROSS THREADED. I WANTED TO KNOW HOW IT COULD HAPPEN AND THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME ANSWER (THEY SPECULATE THIS WAS A FACTORY ASSEMBLY MISTAKE) AS THE COIL OVER STRUT SHOULD NOT BE CROSS THREADED, THAT IS WHY THEY WANTED TO KNOW IF I DID SOMETHING TO THE CAR. LINCOLN TOWN CARS WITH THE COIL OVER STRUT FRONT SUSPENSION ARE BAD FOR FALLING APART AND THIS APPLIES TO THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WITH THIS SAME CAR AND THEY HAVE REPORTED FRACTURED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE DUE POOR DESIGN OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I FEEL A RECALL NEEDS TO HAPPEN AS YOU CAN BE DRIVING YOUR CAR AND THE FRONT END WILL FALL OUT. I AM FORTUNATE AS I HAD ENOUGH SENSE TO KNOW MY CAR WAS NOT HANDLING PROPERLY AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE NOT BEEN AS FORTUNATE. I AM ATTACHING THE REPAIR BILL TO THIS FILE BUT MY PERSONNEL INFORMATION IS HIDDEN. I AM MAINTAINING THE REPAIR INVOICE IN MY PERSONNEL CAR FILE IF YOU SHOULD NEED IT. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD RE-DESIGN THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY TO HANDLE THE HEAVY WEIGHT OF THESE CARS AND REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR REPAIRS ALREADY MADE. I DO NOT TEAR UP MY CAR AND THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT HAVE EVER HAPPENED.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND AND THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,533 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,100.
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