2006 Lincoln Town Car

SEAT BELT/AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW, ORIGINAL DEALER DIAGNOSED BAD SEAT BELT PRE TENSIONER INTERNALLY FAULTED ON DRIVERS SIDE. OUT OF WARRANTY, AND VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $354 PARTS AND $305 LABOR. SEAT BELT/AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN JAN 8, 2015. ORIGINAL DEALER DIAGNOSED BAD SEAT BELT PRE TENSIONER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. PARTS ON ORDER AND TO BE REPAIRED FEB 26, 2015. PARTS COST $507 AND $305 LABOR. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ITEM THAT HAS A HISTORY WITH THIS VEHICLE YEAR AND MODEL. COST TO CUSTOMER IS EXCESSIVE AND UNACCEPTABLE CONSIDERING THIS ITEM MUST BE REPAIRED TO INSURE A FUNCTIONAL SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE EXCESSIVE COSTS APPEARS TO BE DISCOURAGING SOME OWNERS FROM REPAIRING THIS SAFETY ITEM ACCORDING TO OTHER COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS NOT FULFILLED REASONABLE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY ON A SAFETY ITEM THAT COULD CAUSE SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH AS A RESULT OF THE MALFUNCTION OF KNOWN DEFECT IN A REQUIRED PIECE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS A CHIME SOUNDED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PRETENSIONER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FOR THE SEAT BELTS FAILED. AS A RESULT, A DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 02/18/15*LJ UPDATED 10/2/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SEAT BELT SENSOR AND THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

WITHIN A MILE OF LEAVING HOME, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON & STARTED BEEPING. DRIVER GLANCED DOWN TO CHECK SEATBELT ONLY TO FIND THAT IT WAS COMING UNLATCHED. IN THE BRIEF SECONDS THAT IT TOOK TO GLANCE DOWN & BACK UP, DRIVER WAS ALREADY LEAVING THE ROAD AND IN A PANIC, ACCIDENTALLY HIT GAS INSTEAD OF BRAKE. CAR WAS TOTALLED. THE ONLY AIRBAG THAT DEPLOYED WAS THE STEERING WHEEL. DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS TRAUMA INJURIES TO HEAD, RIBS, PELVIS, FEMUR AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE HEMATOMAS. DRIVER IS ALSO SUFFERING FROM STRESS RELATED TO ACCIDENT. DRIVER IS NOW RECOVERING WITH THE AID OF PHYSICAL THERAPY AND OTHER DEVICES FOR MOBILITY (WALKER, WHEELCHAIR, CANE, ETC.). DRIVER IS SON OF OWNER OF VEHICLE. *TR

LIGHT FOR SEAT BELT CAME ON AND THERE WAS A BEEPING SONG, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, SAID THAT WAS A SHORTAGE AND THE PRE-TENSIONERS SEAT BELT RETRACTOR HAD TO BE REPLACE, IF NOT REPLACE IF I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. PAID 719.00 TO HAVE REPLACE. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY OCT. 22, 2014. SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN TOOK IT TO DEALER SAID THAT THIS TIME IT IS THE DRIVER SIDE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SPOKE WITH SOME OTHER LINCOLN OWNER OF 2006 LINCOLN, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH QUITE A FEW PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THIS WELL-MAINTAINED CAR IS KEPT IN A PRIVATE GARAGE. I CRANKED CAR IN THE MORNING AND AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE TO DEALER WITHOUT PROTECTION OF AN OPERATIONAL AIR BAG SYSTEM. DEALER IDENTIFIED PROBLEM AS PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT SEATBELT PRETENSIONER BUT THERE HAD BEEN NO PASSENGER IN CAR EITHER THE LAST TIME IT WAS DRIVEN OR AS THE CAR WAS CRANKED AND AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A PROBLEM EXISTED. *TR