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2005 Lincoln Town Car Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2005 Lincoln Town Car has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 490,724 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 161 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the vehicle speed control. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

STEERING 14V704000 2014-11-05 36,888 affected
Defect

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 Ford Crown Victoria, 2005-2011 Mercury Grand Marquis vehicles manufactured March 23, 2004, to August 30, 2011, and 2005-2011 Lincoln Town Car vehicles manufactured March 8, 2004, to August 30, 2011, and on which the upper intermediate shaft was…

Consequence

Improper servicing of the upper intermediate shaft could cause the shaft to separate, which can then result in a loss of steering control, and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Ford will notify the owners of vehicles whose repair records reflect that the upper intermediate steering shaft was repaired during the course of the prior recall 13V-385. Dealers will inspect and replace the upper immediate shaft if necessary free of charge. The recall began November 17, 2014. Owners may contact…

STEERING 13V385000 2013-08-29 355,000 affected
Defect

Ford is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 Ford Crown Victoria (including Crown Victoria Police Interceptors), Mercury Grand Marquis, and Lincoln Town Car vehicles. The affected vehicles are currently registered or were originally sold in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,…

Consequence

If the lower bearing separates, the vehicle may experience a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Ford will notify owners and dealers will replace the lower intermediate shaft, free of charge. The upper intermediate shaft and steering column lower bearing will be inspected to identify any damage that may have occurred as a result of lower intermediate shaft corrosion, and repaired or replaced as necessary. If…

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 05V518000 2005-11-09 98,836 affected
Defect

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE BATTERY CABLE INCLUDES A FUSIBLE LINK THAT MAY CONTACT AND SUBSEQUENTLY CHAFE ON A #2 CROSS MEMBER ATTACHING BOLT.

Consequence

THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT IN HEAT DAMAGE AND COULD LEAD TO A FIRE.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUSIBLE LINK AND POSITION IT AWAY FROM THE CROSS MEMBER BOLT. IF THE FUSIBLE LINK HAS ALREADY CHAFED AND COPPER WIRES HAVE BEEN EXPOSED, THE FUSIBLE LINK WILL BE REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 18, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673, OR LINCOLN/MERCURY AT 1-800-521-4140.

Complaints by component

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
32
7crashes9injuries
AIR BAGS
20
1crashes1injuries
SEAT BELTS
10
SERVICE BRAKES
9
3crashes
STEERING
8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
ENGINE
7
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
6
2crashes5injuries
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
5
1crashes
POWER TRAIN
4
1crashes5injuries
Total complaints161

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Unknown”

STEERING · reported 2023-04-08

“Unknown”

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS · reported 2023-04-08

“Unknown”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2023-04-08

“The contact owns a 2005 lincoln town car. The contact stated that the windshield wipers became inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was approximately…”

VISIBILITY/WIPER · reported 2022-11-21

“While accelerating approximate @ 30 mph, vehicle speed increased without assistance nearly plummeting into a body of water at a curve... Exit 77 on I-95s md. The car could not handled the curve at that rate of speed. Town car had to be thrown into neutral and hard press brake pedal in order to…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2020-09-28

“While accelerating approximate @ 30 mph, vehicle speed increased without assistance nearly plummeting into a body of water at a curve... Exit 77 on I-95s md. The car could not handled the curve at that rate of speed. Town car had to be thrown into neutral and hard press brake pedal in order to…”

ENGINE · reported 2020-09-28

“While accelerating approximate @ 30 mph, vehicle speed increased without assistance nearly plummeting into a body of water at a curve... Exit 77 on I-95s md. The car could not handled the curve at that rate of speed. Town car had to be thrown into neutral and hard press brake pedal in order to…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2020-09-28

“2005 lincoln towncar. Consumer writes in regards to faulty accelerator which resulted in a auto accident. *ld *js”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2020-09-01
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2005 Lincoln Town Car as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.