Air Bag Related Problems of the 1996 Lincoln Town Car

Table 1 shows four common air bag related problems of the 1996 Lincoln Town Car. The number one most common problem is related to the air bag (four problems). The second most common problem is related to the air bag not deploy (three problems).

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Lincoln Town Car


Recently reported Air Bag problems of the 1996 Lincoln Town Car

The Air Bag problem

Air bag wiring failure. Clock spring assembly part number f5vy-14a664-a steering column wiring broke. All 7 wires were worn through from the movement of the tilt steering column. 3 of these wires were broken-one gray which signals the air bags to deploy and the other controlled the radio and other   Read details...

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

On four separate occasions the consumer experienced a loss of braking due to four different sections of the metal brake line due to exterior corrosion. Each time the vehicle was taken to a repair shop to have the brake line replaced. The dealer was notified.   Read details...

The Front Air Bag problem

When rearended, the two front seatbacks broke and reclined on there own, also no deployment of driver's and passenger's air bags during rearend accident, resulting in injuries.   Read details...


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