2007 Lincoln Town Car Airbags Problems

Airbag light stays on

NHTSA ID

11447564

Incident

Jan 30, 2019

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 ID

11174908

Incident

Jan 15, 2019

Mileage

78,000 mi

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 ID

11020495

Incident

Jun 20, 2013

Mileage

70,000 mi

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 ID

10911127

Incident

Sep 20, 2016

Mileage

81,000 mi

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 ID

10861956

Incident

Apr 26, 2016

Mileage

319,000 mi

SEAT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LUMBAR BULGED OUT. AIR CONDITION MOTOR MAKING WHINING NOISE. BODY RUST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10652883

Incident

Sep 2, 2014

Mileage

44,000 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10649872

Incident

Oct 15, 2014

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10526308

Incident

Jul 14, 2013

Mileage

48,500 mi

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. *JB

NHTSA ID

10463115

Incident

May 24, 2012

Mileage

100,000 mi

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 ID

10231481

Incident

Jun 25, 2007

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 *CN

NHTSA ID

10221147

Incident

Jun 7, 2007

Mileage

1,500 mi

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. *AK

NHTSA ID

10187848

Incident

Mar 5, 2007

Mileage

60,500 mi