2006 Lincoln Town Car

AIR BAG DASH LIGHT ON, THERE ARE 5 BEEPS FIVE TIMES EVERY HALF HOUR. REPAIR SHOP/LINCOLN DEALER SAYS IT'S A SEAT BELT SENSOR FAILURE. SEAT BELT MAKER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. LINCOLN WILL NOT GUARANTEE THAT A REPLACEMENT BELT FROM THEIR STOCK WILL WORK. COST TO REPLACE SEAT BELT PARTS AND LABOR $700.00. PER MANY BLOG SITES THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD/LINCOLN HAS NOT ADDRESSED. WHEN QUESTIONED LINCOLN DEALER WILL NOT CONFIRM THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MARCH 22, 2013, AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH. DEALERSHIP SERVICE MAN ADVISED ME THE LIGHT INDICATED THE AIRBAG MAY NOT INFLATE UPON CRASH. I WAS CHARGED $39.95 FOR MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BUT A DIAGNOSTIC COST WOULD BE $89.95 AND REPLACEMENT COST WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $1600. DUE TO COST, NEITHER WAS THE DIAGNOSTIC NOR THE REPLACEMENT COMPLETED. TODAY, THE AIRBAG'S ALARM BEEPING AND THE AIRBAG'S DASH LIGHT CONTINUE TO OPERATE. IS THERE ANY PATTERN RELATED TO AIRBAGS IN 2006 LINCOLN PRODUCTS? *TR

SEAT BELT ALARM STARTED GOING OFF. FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY KNEW OF THE CONDITION. THE SEAT BELT IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG/S WILL NOT ENGAGE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT THE FORD COMPANY HAS KNOWN ABOUT AND REFUSES TO FIX AT THEIR COST. IT IS ABOUT $1,000.00 AND I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY.. THIS TO ME DOESN'T SEEM ANY DIFFERENT THEN GM KNOWING THERE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO DO A RECALL. FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS THERE HASN'T BEEN ENOUGH REPORTS OF THE PROBLEM TO DO A RECALL. SO NOT HAVING THE MONEY TO FIX THIS, I'M RISKING MY LIFE AND ANYONE RIDING IN THE FRONT SEAT WITH ME EACH AND EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY AND ALL HELP ON THIS MATTER. *TR

DRIVER WAS PARKING LINCOLN TOWN CAR. STEPPED ON BRAKE WHILE PUTTING CAR INTO PARK POSITION. CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OVER CONCRETE PARKING STOP AND SLAMMED INTO AN ENTRANCE TO SHOPPING CENTER SIGN THAT WAS IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE CAR ENDED UP WITH THE FRONT OF THE CAR AGAINST THE SIGN AND THE REAR WHEELS OF THE CAR UP AGAINST THE PARKING STOP. ALSO, THE REAR DOOR LOCKS FAILED, AND PASSENGERS WERE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 06/10/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT DID NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD RECTIFY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT KIT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,019 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON....AND THE SEATBELT ALARM WOULD SOUND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. SO I TOOK THE CAR INTO ALLAN VIGIL FORD TO BE CHECKED. THEY TOLD ME MY SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH THEY SAID THEY HAD TO PULL THE DASH OUT TO GET TO THE PROPER PARTS. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR WAS $594.27......THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 9, 2013...AT WHICH TIME I CARRIED IT BACK TO ALLAN VIGIL AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT WITH THE SAME ISSUE..... THEY REPAIRED IT AT THE COST OF $630.88......I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED BY FORD, AT NO COST TO ME...BECAUSE UPON MY FURTHER INTERNET SEARCHES FOUND THIS WAS AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON SEVERAL YEARS WITH THE SEATBELTS...OF THE 2006 LINCOLN TOWNCARS. ALSO I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN MORE CONSIDERATION DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY HUSBAND RETIRED FROM FORD WITH 35 YEARS SERVICE. PLEASE RESPOND . *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER AND REPLACED AT A COST OF $628. THIRTY DAYS LATER, AUGUST 13, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALER AND THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER WAS FAULTY AND REPLACED AT A COST OF $764. IT WOULD SEEM THAT A SAFETY REQUIREMENT SUCH AS THESE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN A 100,000 MILES? *TR