1999 Lincoln Town Car Airbags Problems

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY

NHTSA ID

11150889

Incident

Sep 10, 2018

Mileage

325,655 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH IN HEAVY RAIN, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED WITH A FLAT BED TOW TRUCK. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT, BUT A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE, TREATED, AND RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT AND LATER DEEMED DESTROYED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

NHTSA ID

11130460

Incident

Sep 16, 2018

Mileage

183,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY A SHERIFF NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN CASE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10627981

Incident

Aug 23, 2014

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED AS SOON AS THE CONTACT INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED AND WAS NOT DRIVEN ON THE DAY OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND THE HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,525.

NHTSA ID

10502378

Incident

Mar 7, 2013

Mileage

101,525 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED ERRONEOUSLY. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA ID

10450649

Incident

Mar 6, 2012

Mileage

120,000 mi

THE "AIR BAG" LIGHT ON THIS VEHICLE COMES ON OFTEN, IRREGULARLY AND UNPREDICTABLY ON THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAYS IT MUST BE ILLUMINATED WHILE IN THEIR SHOP TO PERFORM ANY DIAGNOSTICS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND MANY MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10320937

Incident

Mar 14, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON BY AN SUV. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POST. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BY THE POLICE AND LATER ON MOVED BY THE CONTACT TO A DEALER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA ID

10315678

Incident

Feb 9, 2010

Mileage

120,000 mi

MY AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT 90 SECONDS THEN GOES OFF FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 90 SECONDS THEN COMES ON AND STAYS ON I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC AT THE LINCOLN DEALERSHIP THAT I DO NOT HAVE ANY AIR BAGS WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON THE PROBLEM? NOT KNOWN UNTIL I SPEND $$$ FINDING OUT WHY THEN SPENDING MORE $$$ TO FIX IT *JB

NHTSA ID

10197518

Incident

Jun 29, 2007

Mileage

72,000 mi

1. I ENTERED THE VEHICLE WHICH HAD BEEN PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES. I TURNED THE IGNITION KEY TO START THE VEHICLE AND AT THE MOMENT I TURNED THE KEY THE DRIVER SIDE, SEAT/WINDOW SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION, NOT IN DRIVE GEAR AND WAS NOT STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALSO, THERE HAD BEEN NO WARNING LIGHTS STAYING ON INDICATING A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. 2. THE SIDE AIR BAG STRUCK MY LEFT SHOULDER AND UPPER BACK. IT WAS PAINFUL, BUT DID NOT INJURE ME. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED SO I DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE TO MY HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. 3. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL LINCOLN MERCURY DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT FOUR WIRES IN THE MAIN WARNING HARNESS UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT WERE DAMAGED, HAD SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE IS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH 74,000 MILES ON IT. THEY SAID ALL WARRANTIES WERE EXPIRED AND THERE WERE NO EXTENDED WARRANTIES ON THE VEHICLE AND IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. ADDITIONALLY, THE WARNING HARNESS( PART # XW1Z14A005AA) IS NO LONGER MADE AND NOT IN STOCK AND MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE. THE ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR IS $3,500.00 PARTS AND LABOR. IF THEY REPAIRED THE WIRING HARNESS, I WOULD HAVE TO SIGN A RELEASE OF LIABILITY STATING IF THE REPAIRED AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY OR DEPLOYED WHEN IT SHOULD NOT BECAUSE THE WIRING HARNESS WAS NOT REPLACED THE DEALER WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE. I CONTACTED THE FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS CENTER AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NO HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM OR RECALLS OF THIS NATURE FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THAT REPAIR WOULD BY AT MY EXPENSE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10184247

Incident

Mar 2, 2007

Mileage

74,045 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 2MPH THROUGH A PARKING LOT, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON DEPLOYMENT OF THE SIDE AIR BAG, THE CONTACT, WHO WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT, WAS PUSHED ASIDE INTO THE CENTER CONSOLE, AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER A PARKING LOT DIVIDER, AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DUE TO THE LOW SPEED OF THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND AN INSURANCE ADJUSTOR WHO WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO ALERTED. UPDATED 10/31/2006 -*NM

NHTSA ID

10170023

Incident

Aug 28, 2006

Mileage

110,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED AN ACCIDENT DID NOT HAPPENED SO THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE.

NHTSA ID

10154019

Incident

Mar 29, 2006

Mileage

84,248 mi

WE WERE HIT BY TWO VEHICLES BROADSIDE /PASSENGER DOOR THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT RESPOND. *JB

NHTSA ID

10141821

Incident

May 16, 2005

Mileage

58,500 mi

THE AIR BAG CHECK LIGHT REMAINS ON, WHICH THE OWNER IS INFORMED BY THE OWNER'S MANUAL THAT THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY CONSUMER. *NM THE LIGHT STAYED ON PERIODICALLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK FEBRUARY 2005 BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE SHOULD BE SOME ERROR MESSAGES LEFT IN THE VEHILCE; HOWEVER THAT WAS NOT TRUE. *BF *NM

NHTSA ID

10111693

Incident

Feb 10, 2004

THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT, DRIVER'S SIDE IMPACT AND PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. THE ONLY AIR BAG THAT DEPLOYED WAS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG. *NM (LAWYER, DAVID DUHIGG ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER)*JB

NHTSA ID

10109457

Incident

Aug 1, 2004

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AN]D MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT SIDE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY AIR BAGS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10082014

Incident

Oct 20, 2003

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT ON A SLIGHT ANGLE HEAD ON WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED THE DIVIDER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST IN A DITCH. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED A BROKEN ANKLE IN 3 PLACES AND A HAIRLINE CRACK ON THE RIGHT KNEE. ALSO, A CUT ON THE LEFT LEG. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS KILLED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. *PH *JB

NHTSA ID

836359

Incident

Mar 27, 1999

Mileage

4,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF A PRIOR INCIDENT OF UNNECESSARY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. SEE ODI# 8015319 AND 8013707. *PH *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10032360

Incident

Aug 6, 2003

THE REAR SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

NHTSA ID

10006240

Incident

Jan 26, 2003

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO VIEW THE INFORMATION ON MY AIRBAG AND CAN'T FIND IT FEB. 2002 SENT TO YOU. *AK

NHTSA ID

765283

Incident

Oct 23, 2001

AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING FOR A FEW HOURS, THEN STOPPED. FOLLOWING DAY WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DEALER STATED COMPUTER SHOWED VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. *AK

NHTSA ID

8015319

Incident

Jun 26, 2002

DRIVERS AIR BAG AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOYED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE SEAT.*AK *MJ

NHTSA ID

8013707

Incident

Jun 30, 2002

WHILE TRAVELING 40-45 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8004547

CONSUMER STATED AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION ON, THE VEHICLES SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, RELEASING POWDER AND CHEMICALS, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER.*AK *JG

NHTSA ID

8003727

Incident

Oct 23, 2001

WHILE DRIVING 58 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE MY VEHICLE ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. UPON IMPACT SIDE DOOR SEAT AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS KNOCKED SIDEWAYS TOWARDS DOOR AND WINDOW IN VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.

NHTSA ID

9002719

Incident

Apr 26, 2001

AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON, AND CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER SAID THAT AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

867363

Incident

May 16, 2000