This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2001 Lincoln Town Car. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the passenger-??s side curtain air bag inadvertently deployed without warning. While the contact was startled by the deployment of the air bag, there was no injury sustained. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that the vehicle was not under recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 50,930.
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?
The contact owns a 2001 Lincoln Town car. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact mentioned that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 122,000.
- Mureno Valley, CA, USA
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I lost control of the car when it hit ice at 9:20A- 1/25/2013 on I-94 near chesterton, in, spun around and crashed twice (front/rear) into the left concrete barrier parallel to the roadway. None of the 4 air bags deployed. I (age 77) and my passenger (age 83) wore seat belts that saved us. Car front smashed; car rear less damaged. Sides are O.K.. isp report id:201300021141. Neither of us sought medical treatment. My chest still hurts! air bags would have helped had they deployed. Lake shore Ford, chesterton, in (219)787-8600 said car was "totaled." Isp officer weems reported that I may receive a ticket for "too fast for conditions." Tc failed the only air bag test it ever had. Seat belts did not. No other cars were involved on busy I-94. We were lucky!
Driver side air bag in seat deployed while I was driving down hwy....I called Lincoln they claimed it was a recall that had been fixed.....evidently was replaced with a defective part.
The contact owns a 2001 Lincoln Town car. While driving 25 mph, the passenger side air bag erroneously deployed without warning or impact. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that they would further inspect the failure of the air bags. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The current and the failure mileage was 100,000.
The contact owns a 2001 Lincoln towncar. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds, the driver side air bag deployed without any warning. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The manufacturer was also contacted but they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000.
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.
The contact owns a 2001 Lincoln Town car. While driving 40 mph, the side air bag deployed for no apparent reason. As a result, the contact's wife was pushed across the front seat. The dealer and manufacturer stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign id number 00V270000 (air bags). The air bags were repaired at the cost of $800. The failure and current mileages were 89,000. Updated 03/11/08.
: the contact stated while driving 25 mph on a dry road, the vehicle hit a small pot hole in the road and the passenger air bag deployed. The air bag light was not illuminated prior to the incident. The dealership was notified.
: the contact stated while traveling 20 mph, the vehicle's passenger side airbag deployed with no accident involved. The airbag light was not illuminated and there was no braking prior to deployment. The service dealer could not find anything wrong with the airbag.
: the contact stated while driving 70mph in smooth road conditions, the driver's side curtain air bag deployed with no prior warning. The contact recently filled the vehicle with gasoline 20 miles prior to the incident. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection.
While riding over a dead dog the passenger side air bag exploded. After contacting the dealer they stated that a sensor underneath the car obviously triggered the explosion. The consumer had to pay a $500 deductible for seat repairs caused in the incident, and was requesting to be reimbursed for the deductible paid because of the defective air bag system.
While traveling 70 mph, the passenger's side air bag deployed without any impact. There was a very loud explosion and the inside of the vehicle filled with smoke. The air bag did not deflate. The consumers wife suffered heavy bruising and discoloration to her arm.
Driver's side air bag inadvertently deployed while driving at 65 mph. Upon deployment, the air bag busted driver's eye glasses. As a result, driver lost control of vehicle, and ended up on the shoulder on the opposite side of the highway. Driver sustained minor cuts.
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- Bucyrus, KS, USA