2006 Lincoln Town Car

Want to report similar problem others seem to be reporting. When starting the car you hear 5 chimes/beeps repeating five times. The airbag light remains lit the entire time. On extended trips the chimes/beeps comes on again roughly every thirty minutes. Being directly linked to the airbag I’m surprised to find that this has yet to be recalled especially since many other towncar owners are reporting the exact same problem. I discovered that others were having similar issues when I was looking for a replacement seat belt because ours is sluggish to retract, you have to help it back to starting position.

WARNING LIGHT FOR AIRBAG CAME ON SUDDENLY YESTERDAY WITH NO INCIDENT, LIGHT STAYS ON AND 5 SETS OF BEEPS REPEATING 5 TIMES OCCURS, THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE CAR WAS STARTED AND BEEPS STARTED AFTER DRIVING... AFTER TURNING OFF VEHICLE AND TURNING BACK ON IT CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT SAME AIRBAG LIGHT AND BEEPING...DRIVES WITH NO ISSUES EXCEPT THAT.

AIRBAG AND SEATBELT ORANGE COLORED LIGHT HAS COME ON DASHBOARD; 5 CHIMES X 5 TIMES STARTING CAR AND EVERY HALF HOUR THEREAFTER; CAR TO GARAGE, ON DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER, FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT REMOVED; SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER BAD; UNKNOWN WITH AIRBAG; DEALERSHIP STATES CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY; MILEAGE IS 57209.3; SEAT BELT LAP AND SHOULDER HARNESS HAVE LOCKED INTO PLACE AFTER ADJUSTMENT SINCE CAR PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2006; SHOULD NOT LOCK PER MY MECHANIC; DEALERSHIP AND LINCOLN UNWILLING TO PAY TO REPLACE PRETENSIONER AND SEAT BELT; CAN'T DETERMINE IF AIRBAG IS DEFECTIVE UNTIL PRETENSIONER AND SEAT BELT REPLACED; LINCOLN COULD OFFER TO COMP DEALERSHIP THE COSTS OF THE PRETENSIONER AND SEAT BELT REPLACEMENT AND AIRBAG IF AIRBAG IS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE; HAVE NO IDEA IF SEAT BELT WOULD WORK LET ALONE AIRBAG NOW; VERY CONCERNED DRIVING THIS CAR GOING FORWARD; CURRENT AND POTENTIAL COSTS ARE HIGH FOR ME NOW; FEEL LINCOLN SHOULD PAY AS THIS HAD TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT TO ANYONE WHO DROVE THIS CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP ONCE IT WAS DELIVERED FROM THE FACTORY.

I STARTED THE CAR AS USUAL AND IMMEDIATELY THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT FROM FLASHING TO SOLID AND THE CAR BEGAN A SERIES OF 5 BEEPS AND REPEATED THIS SERIES OF BEEPS 5 TIMES. A LOCAL AUTO SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT PRE-TENSIONER AND SAID IT WOULD BE AROUND $1,000 TO REPLACE, GIVE OR TAKE A COUPLE HUNDRED. THE SHOP ADVISED IF THE REPAIR WAS NOT COMPLETED, THE AIRBAGS WOULDN'T DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS SAFETY ISSUE APPEARS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND HAS NOT YET BEEN RECALLED. THIS ISSUE OCCURS IMMEDIATELY WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP (THE SERIES OF BEEPING SEEMS TO STOP AFTER REPEATING THE SERIES 5 TIMES).

CHIMES 5 TIMES AND REPEATS 5 TIMES. THIS OCCURS EVERY 30 MINUTES ONCE CAR IS STARTED AND SEAT BELT/AIBAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ON. DIAGNOSED BY FORD DEALER AS DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACROR. REPLACED AND CHIME AND LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. HAPPENS WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. HAVEN'T ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR AGAIN DUE TO COST AND HAVE READ THAT THIS DOESN'T NECESSARILY FIX THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, A BEEPING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE DASHBOARD AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.