2006 Lincoln Town Car problems
Owners have filed 207 complaints about the 2006 Lincoln Town Car with NHTSA. Air bags account for 28% of them — the clear leader, ahead of seat belts at 16.9%.
Complaints207
Crashes20
Fires1
Injuries10
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 28.0% · 58
Seat belts 16.9% · 35
Vehicle speed control 12.6% · 26
Steering 6.3% · 13
Service brakes 5.8% · 12
Service brakes, hydraulic 4.3% · 9
Unknown or other 3.9% · 8
Structure 3.9% · 8
Severity
Of those complaints, 20 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire and 10 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 16 model years of the Lincoln Town Car in this data, 2006 sits 11th by complaint volume. 1997 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 14 in the last three years against 12 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 62,768 miles.
In owners' own words
This well-maintained car is kept in a private garage. I cranked car in the morning and air bag light came on. Drove to dealer without protection of an operational air bag system. Dealer identified problem as passenger side, front seatbelt pretensioner but there had been no passenger in car either the last time it was driven or as the car was cranked and air bag light came on indicating a problem existed. Air bags · reported at 48,867 miles
Air bag light came on, ford ran a $60 test and said it was the passenger side pretensioner and the air bags might not deploy with this light on. Ford's cost to fix $750. From internet information it is a chronic problem on the lincolns, particular around the 2006s. The service manager knew what my problem was right away when I said air bag. I think there should be a recall, or help with the repair. Air bags · reported at 45,000 miles
While driving to work the airbag light came on and started chiming. I looked the problem up on line and found this is a common issue with lincolns. They stated the problem is in the connection and the repair by Lincoln cost $700. Many stated after fixing the driver side the passenger side failed soon after. Decided to not take it in for repair due to cost and chance of another failure. Air bags · reported at 148,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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