2006 Lincoln Town Car

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ALARM TO GET YOUR ATTENTION SOUNDED. THIS ALARM OCCURS OFTEN AND IS DISCONCERTING. I TALKED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM AND ASKED ON TWO OCCASIONS FOR A FREE DIAGNOSIS OF THE REASON OF THE AIRBAG LIGHT WARNING AND ALARM BUT WAS TURNED DOWN. I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR OFTEN AS I AM NOT SURE IF THE AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

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. *TR

BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND TOO OFTEN, WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED AS WELL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ADVANCE (EITHER FORWARD OR IN REVERSE). I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER (MALOUF) AND WAS TOLD THEY FOUND NO DEFECT AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SAFETY BULLETINS AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO. I SEE, FROM READING THE N.H.T.S.A. REPORTS THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON COMPLAINTS AND THE SAFETY BOARD SHOULD FORCE FORD/LINCOLN TO INSTALL SOME DEVISE THAT PREVENTS ENGAGING BOTH THE BRAKE AND THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

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. *TR

TL* 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V385000 (STEERING). THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, SHORTLY AFTER THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,301.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT IN ORDER TO FIT SNUGLY ACROSS THE OCCUPANT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,896. JCC UPDATED 8/22/14*CN THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. UPDATED 09/11/14

ON THE 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR SIGNATURE LIMITED, THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE ADJUSTABLE. THE PEDALS ARE CLOSE TOGETHER, THEREFORE, LEAVING LITTLE SPACE BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR. WHEN TRYING TO STOP, THE BRAKE AND, UNFORTUNATELY, ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE BOTH BEING PRESSED AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS WHEN TRYING TO STOP FOR MY SPOUSE AND ME. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN FEB 2006. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR SERVICED. ON JUNE 3, 2014, I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY AND SAW A TRACTOR-TRAILER COMING DOWN THE ROAD. TRYING TO STOP, I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE HARDER TO STOP; HOWEVER, I WAS ALSO PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR HARDER. THIS CAUSED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT BETWEEN THE TRACTOR-TRAILER AND ME. I WAS AIR LIFTED TO A TRAUMA CENTER. THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS ALSO INJURED. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. I CONSIDER THE ADJUSTABLE PEDALS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND THE OWNERS OF OF THE 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR SIGNATURE LIMIT8JSED WITH ADJUSTABLE PEDALS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS DANGER. *JS