The passenger side air bag deployed by itself while driving approximately 5 MPH in a parking lot. I was making a slight turn to the right at the time of deployment. The car did not hit or come in contact with anything and to my knowledge the car has never been in an accident prior. No one was sitting in the passenger seat at the time of air bag deployment.
2000 Lincoln Town Car airbags problems
17 complaints (16% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 30,000. 8 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 17
- of this car's complaints
- 16%
- typical mileage
- 30,000
- crashes
- 8
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Frontal6
- Side/window2
- Frontal: sensor/control module2
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Lincoln Town Car airbags problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2000 Lincoln Town Car airbags
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Inadvertent side air bag deployment
Odi has identified 173 complaints alleging inadvertent or non-crash deployment of side air bags on model year (my) 1999-2003 lincoln town cars.most of the complaints allege that one of the side air bags deployed while driving without any impact.analysis showed that my 2001 through early my 2003 town cars have much higher complaint and warranty claim rates (138 complaints and 120 warranty claims) than the remaining vehicles (35 complaints and 32 warranty claims).ford changed its supplier of the side crash sensors for the my 2001 town cars.ford states that the algorithm in the my 2001 town cars is different from the previous model year's design, and that it is designed to provide improved occupant protection in moderate speed side pole impacts.in december 2002 (I.e., early my 2003 vehicle production), the crash sensors were moved from the floor of vehicle to near the base of b-pillars in order to reduce the incidents of inadvertent side air bag deployments.this preliminary evaluation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea03-014) for my 2001-2003 town cars built before december 2002.
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What 2000 Lincoln Town Car owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
2000 lincoln town car. Consumer writes in regards to passenger side airbag exploded for no apparent reason. *smd the consumer stated he and his wife were traveling on a straight, dry smooth, paved road, when the incident occurred.
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.
Consumer called complaining about having problems with air bag light turning on vehicle's panel. Vehicle has been at the dealer different times, they would fixed it, and it came back on. Manufacturer was contacted, and stated that the only thing the consumer could do is to go to local dealer.
While driving at 45 MPH vehcile was in an head on collision due to brake failure. Upon impact, none of the air bags deployed.
While driving at 45 MPH vehicle experienced brake failure, which resulted in an accident, and none of the air bags deployed.
Side air bag failed to deploy on drivers side during a side collision. My car is a lincoln town car 2000 model cartier. I was traveling less than 5 miles an hour when I was broadsided by a pickup truck traveling more than 40 miles per hour. Both vehicles were totaled. I sustained injuries that should not have occurred had the side air deployed properly. I was wearing my seat belt.
The air bag light illuminated on the dash board, the vehicle was taken to the dealer on 5 occasions, the dealer was unable to correct the problem.
Nar 03-24-2003 mr. When the consumer hit the brakes, the vehicle veered to the left and the pedal would go down low. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealership on several occasions and because the problem was never fix, the consumer was involved in a collision due to the brakes failing when the consumer needed to come to a stop. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer after the repair were made, but they were unable to find a problem, however on 7/10/02 the consumer wife was unable to stop the vehicle and rear ended a truck and the air bags did not deploy.
Air bag blinks 3-6 times and then stays on. Dealer was informed that air bag can malfunction, to have it inspected. Please provide more information.
Questions about the 2000 Lincoln Town Car airbags
Does the 2000 Lincoln Town Car have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 17 complaints about the airbags of the 2000 Lincoln Town Car, 16% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2000 Lincoln Town Car airbags problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 30,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2000 Lincoln Town Car airbags?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Lincoln Town Car have bad airbags?
The Lincoln Town Car model years with the most airbags complaints are 2006 (58 complaints), 2001 (54 complaints) and 1999 (29 complaints).
Other 2000 Lincoln Town Car problems
Electrical 18Brakes 14Engine 14Suspension 10Acceleration 9Visibility 9Lights 7Steering 7Body 5Seat belts 5Fuel system 3Tires 3Wheels 3Driver assistance 2Locks 1Seats 1Transmission 1
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