Front Air Bag Sensor Control Problems of Lincoln Town Car

Lincoln Town Car owners have reported 12 problems related to front air bag sensor control (under the air bag category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Lincoln Town Car based on all problems reported for the Town Car.

1 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 2001 Lincoln Town Car

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?.

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2 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 2002 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 11/04/2014

Tl-the contact owns a 2002 Lincoln Town Car. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph, the air bag deployed without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the air bag sensor needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 159,000. Ss.

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3 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 2006 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 01/01/2014

The contact owns a 2006 Lincoln Town Car. The contact stated that the air bag light illuminated and the vehicle started making a loud beeping sound. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the air bag sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. The air bag sensor was replaced several times but it failed to remedy the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 3,000.

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4 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 2001 Lincoln Town Car

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.

5 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 2001 Lincoln Town Car

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.

6 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 2003 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 08/01/2005

While driving down a gravel road at 40 mph the side/curtain air bags deployed. The caller said she did not hit anything. Dealer ordered parts to fix it, but the insurance company wanted pictures first. Manufacturer took her information and said they will look into it. Consumer sustained back and neck injuries. The restraint control module was replaced.

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7 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 2003 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 02/17/2005

2003 Lincoln Town Car, missing wiring that goes underneath the passenger seat. The consumer stated the air bag light illuminated.

8 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 2002 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 08/21/2002

In a frontal collison, none of the air bags deployed on impact. The consumer states that Ford did send someone to check out the system, and they said that all the sensors were working. There's over $10k worth of damage in the front of the vehicle. The factory representative said it was not hit within 27 percent radius of the center. But with the impact, they should have deployed.

9 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 2000 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 09/01/2001

Airbag light keeps flashing, vehicle taken to dealer 4 times, wiring harness was replaced, did not remedy problem.

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10 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1997 Lincoln Town Car

Failure Date: 04/21/1997

The airbag warning light pops on and stays on when driving the vehicle. Has taken to dealer 5 times to have problem corrected, but they still can't fix the problem.

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11 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 2000 Lincoln Town Car

The air bag warning light continuously blinked while driving. Dealership performed a diagnostic test which indicated that the failure was the air bag harness. The air bag harness was replaced, but the problem recurred twice.

12 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1997 Lincoln Town Car

Would be driving & the steering wheel would have too much play. Feels like losing control of vehicle. Took vehicle to dealer. Steering pressure sensor has been rplaced or changed & affects the steering of the vehicle. Rocker arm was cracked & needed replacing. Had an accident due to lack of control of steering wheel. Hit a telephone pole & the air bags deployed. Suffered injuries.


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