Table 1 shows three common exterior lighting related problems of the 2004 Lincoln Town Car.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Headlights problems | |
| Exterior Lighting problems | |
| Headlight Switch problems |
Driving slowly on a suburban street at twilight the headlights and dashboard lights went out. The same thing occurred a three times week later on the interstate at 65 mph about 10 p. M. The automatic delayed headlight off setting no longer functions. The lights can be turned on in the manual position. Apparently, the light control module has faulty relays which fail suddenly during the course of normal use.
Lighting control module same part number as Ford recall for marquis of same year, why isn't Town Cars included from same period. Possible link to left information display in dash has begun flickering, numbers phase out and eventually after a period of time, entire display disappears losing speed, odometer, warning lights, everything on that side of the display panel. Right display panel has displayed similar flickering when left side completely goes out.
When lighting is switched on from the dashboard switch or from auto lamp feature, all lights come on except the headlights. . No hi or lo beam. The high beams will work from the "flash to pass" feature with the turn signal stalk. This failure occurred suddenly. Fortunately just before I entered the highway this seems precisely the lighting control module problem that Ford covers for the crown vic and marquis vehicles under recall 15s39. The Town Car is the same panther platform as the "covered" vehicles, and certainly within the same year range as covered in the recall. This is a very serious safety issue. Mine is a "hard" failure. . Not intermittent. The vehicle has no headlights at this moment. I visited the local Ford dealer today and they confirmed that the Town Car was not covered under Ford 15s39.