general problems of the 1996 Lincoln Town Car

Four problems related to air bag have been reported for the 1996 Lincoln Town Car. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 03/17/2003

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.

2 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 01/15/2003

Consumer is having problems with the clock spring.

3 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 06/03/1996

Other: carbon monoxide leak from air bag, causing driver to pass out/drive off road.

4 Air Bag problem

Air conditioner went out and clock spring went bad because airbag shorted out. Safety feature shorted out horn and cruise control.


Other Air Bag related problems of the 1996 Lincoln Town Car



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