Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems of the 2001 Lincoln Town Car

Three problems related to front air bag sensor control have been reported for the 2001 Lincoln Town Car. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Lincoln Town Car based on all problems reported for the 2001 Town Car.

1 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Failure Date: 08/26/2015

Driving down the road at 30 miles an hour, the passenger seat side impact air bag module assembly deployed. There was no crash, impact, or contact with anything. Faulty sensor or controller?.

2 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Failure Date: 02/12/2008

The contact owns a 2001 Lincoln Town Car. While driving 5 mph, the side air bags on the passenger side seat deployed. There was no impact or crash. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the air bag sensor deactivated and caused the air bag to deploy. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 00v412000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module). The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 102,068. Updated 04-07-08.

3 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Failure Date: 01/17/2008

2001 Lincoln Town Car air bags failed to deploy in an accident. Consumer states that the vehicle was totaled and the air bags did not deploy in the accident.


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