2006 Lincoln Town Car

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE AND THE MOON ROOF DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME AROUND THE ROOF WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT HAD WORK PERFORMED INSIDE THE VEHICLE THROUGH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 267,000. CONSUMER STATED GLASS ROOF LEFT THE CAR DRIVE WAS UNAWARE. MOON ROOF WAS INSTALLED BY DEALERS SUB CONTRACTOR. UPDATED 8/1/18*JB

ON 6-18-2017, WHILE DRIVING ON A 4 LANE ROAD WITH 2 PASSENGERS, THE GAS TANK DROPPED AND WAS DRAGGING ON THE ROAD. IT DID NOT IGNITE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS (INVOICE LICS480075). I FILED A COMPLAINT (CASE # CAS12546829) WITH THE FORD-LINCOLN MOTOR COMPANY. THIS WAS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING OCCURRENCE.

I STARTED THE CAR AS USUAL AND IMMEDIATELY THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT FROM FLASHING TO SOLID AND THE CAR BEGAN A SERIES OF 5 BEEPS AND REPEATED THIS SERIES OF BEEPS 5 TIMES. A LOCAL AUTO SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT PRE-TENSIONER AND SAID IT WOULD BE AROUND $1,000 TO REPLACE, GIVE OR TAKE A COUPLE HUNDRED. THE SHOP ADVISED IF THE REPAIR WAS NOT COMPLETED, THE AIRBAGS WOULDN'T DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS SAFETY ISSUE APPEARS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND HAS NOT YET BEEN RECALLED. THIS ISSUE OCCURS IMMEDIATELY WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP (THE SERIES OF BEEPING SEEMS TO STOP AFTER REPEATING THE SERIES 5 TIMES).

CHIMES 5 TIMES AND REPEATS 5 TIMES. THIS OCCURS EVERY 30 MINUTES ONCE CAR IS STARTED AND SEAT BELT/AIBAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ON. DIAGNOSED BY FORD DEALER AS DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACROR. REPLACED AND CHIME AND LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. HAPPENS WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. HAVEN'T ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR AGAIN DUE TO COST AND HAVE READ THAT THIS DOESN'T NECESSARILY FIX THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, A BEEPING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE DASHBOARD AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

AT ABOUT THE 83,500 MILEAGE MARK AN AIRBAG DASH INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A SERIES OF 5 CHIMES PLAYED. THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. THE CHIMES WOULD PLAY PERIODICALLY WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THAT WAS FIXED FOR ABOUT $780. ABOUT 1-WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD BY THE SAME DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT IT WAS A SEPARATE ISSUE AND WAS THE MAIN COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE. I'M STILL UNCLEAR WHETHER IT IS THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG THAT WILL NOT, OR MAY NOT, WORK OR IF IT IS BOTH OF THEM. I IMAGINE THAT THE SIDE AIR BAGS ARE STILL FUNCTIONAL. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR THIS AGAIN FOR $800 AND I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING IF THEY EVER REPAIRED IT CORRECTLY THE 1ST TIME. IT COULD BE THAT THE PROBLEM ALWAYS WAS THE MAIN COMPUTER MODULE. IN ANY CASE, I'M NOT FIXING IT AND I CAN'T SELL IT AS IS. A GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH LINCOLN TOWN CARS FROM THAT ERA. I'M STILL PERPLEXED WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ISSUE ALREADY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S HEATED SEATS OVERHEATED, WHICH CAUSED THE SEATS TO BECOME UNUSABLE. THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE WHEN THE SEATS OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.