Bay Saint Louis, MS
AIR BAGS
Airbag light stays on
NHTSA complaint #11447564 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2007 Lincoln Town CAR airbag problems
12 of the 114 complaints about the 2007 Lincoln Town CAR are about the airbag system — 11% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 70,000 miles.
12
Complaints
7
Crashes
0
Fires
5
Injuries
Exactly what failed
AIR Bags
9
75.0%
Frontal
2
16.7%
Side/Window
1
8.3%
Airbags across every Lincoln Town CAR year
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
at 78,000 miles
Thomasville, NC
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT SENSOR WILL NOT FUNCTION. SEAT BELT WILL NOT LOCK AT TIMES. THIS HAPPENS WHILE IN MOTION OR STATIONARY.
NHTSA complaint #11174908 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 70,000 miles
University City, MO
Crash
AIR BAGS
HAD AN ACCIDENT AND AS A RESULT THE AIRBAG NOTIFICATION LIGHT STAYS ON. LIGHT SUPPOSE TO INDICATE THAT THE AIRBAG INFLATED. IT DID NOT INFLATE DURING ACCIDENT. ACCIDENT WAS ON A CITY STREET AND IT WAS IN MOTION.
NHTSA complaint #11020495 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 81,000 miles
Sprig Hill, FL
Crash
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, A SNAP SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL FRACTURED. THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED IN CIRCLES AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. ..UPDATED 11/17/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HER HUSBAND FIXED THE STEERING PROBLEM ON HIS OWN AND AT HIS EXPENSE. UPDATED 12/15/16.8JB
NHTSA complaint #10911127 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 319,000 miles
Fort Myers, FL
Crash
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD AND CRASH INTO BUSHES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 319,000.
NHTSA complaint #10861956 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 44,000 miles
Norwalk, CT
AIR BAGS
SEAT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LUMBAR BULGED OUT. AIR CONDITION MOTOR MAKING WHINING NOISE. BODY RUST.
NHTSA complaint #10652883 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Chattanooga, TN
Crash
2 injured
AIR BAGS
MY FATHER WAS INVOLVED IN AN T-BONE ACCIDENT WHICH TOTALED BOTH VEHICLES. NOT ONE OF HIS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I UNDERSTAND THE FRONT NOT DEPLOYING BUT NEITHER OF THE SIDE BAGS DEPLOYED AS WELL.
NHTSA complaint #10649872 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 48,500 miles
NEW Smyrna Beach, FL
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR AND THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PROTECT THEM IN A CRASH NOR WOULD THE AIR BAG DEPLOY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,500.
NHTSA complaint #10526308 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 100,000 miles
Corona, NY
Crash
2 injured
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS RECENTLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN BALTIMORE, MD. AND WHEN I GOT HIT MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH MY CAR TOOK A HUGE HIT TO THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN.
NHTSA complaint #10463115 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sterling Heights, MI
Crash
2 injured
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT DROVE A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR, WHICH WAS A COMPANY VEHICLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED FOUR FEET AND THEN ACCELERATED. HE ATTEMPTED TO STEER AND APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE ONLY ACCELERATED MORE. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED AFTER STRIKING TWO POLES AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE THEN STRUCK THREE ADDITIONAL VEHICLES. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND WAS FACING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THAT HE STRUCK. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND A CRUSHING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND TWO OTHER VEHICLES WERE DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS NECK, RIGHT SHOULDER, LOWER BACK, BOTH WRISTS, LEFT HAND, RIGHT PELVIS, BOTH KNEES, AND RIGHT ANKLE. HE ALSO SUFFERED FROM DIZZY SPELLS, WAS ON MEDICATION, LOST 40 LBS., AND IS SEEING A PSYCHIATRIST. THE PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT SUSTAINED A BUMP TO HER HEAD. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALER TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. UPDATED 07/22/08 *BF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER THE CRASH AND WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. UPDATED 07/22/08
NHTSA complaint #10231481 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 1,500 miles
Viera, FL
Crash
1 injured
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE SPEED CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED, THE DRIVER SIDE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS NECK AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,500. UPDATED 4/21/08
NHTSA complaint #10221147 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 60,500 miles
Mullins, SC
1 injured
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN RUNNING OVER A TRUCK TIRE RETREAD, NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO FRONT OR SIDE OF CAR. REAR BUMBER WAS DAMAGED WHEN PIECE EXITED REAR OF CAR. 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR MANUFACTURED JUNE OF 2002.
NHTSA complaint #10187848 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.