Four problems related to air bag have been reported for the 1996 Lincoln Town Car. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
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 functions.
Consumer is having problems with the clock spring.
Other: carbon monoxide leak from air bag, causing driver to pass out/drive off road.
Air conditioner went out and clock spring went bad because airbag shorted out. Safety feature shorted out horn and cruise control.
| Air Bag problems | |
| Air Bag Not Deploy problems | |
| Front Air Bag problems | |
| Warning Light On problems |