There are 2 stored owner reports matching the fuel system leading-label group for the 2003 Lincoln Town Car in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
This group counts stored reports whose component label starts with one of this site's matching prefixes, ignoring case. Each matching report counts once within the group. Components mentioned later in the label or only in the narrative are not searched. How component counts work
Loaded 2 of 2 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE STRONG FUMES OF FUEL EMITTING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START OCCASIONALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INCORRECTLY REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND DID NOT SECURE THE RING OR CAP, WHICH CAUSED A FAILURE RATHER THAN A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING TO ANOTHER STATE AND NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT CORRECTLY COMPLETED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE FURTHER INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE WHAT PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
VEHICLE HAD LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS LEAKING FROM REAR PASSENGER TIRE AREA, TOWED TO DEALER AND UNABLE TO FIND ANY LEAKS OR CAUSE OF A LEAK.*AK
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.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.