2006 Lincoln Town CAR Air Bags Problems
Owners have filed 58 complaints with NHTSA about air bags problems on the 2006 Lincoln Town CAR, 41% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 71,900 miles. The words owners use most often: “air bag” (55% of reports).
- 58air bags complaints
- 71,900median miles at failure
- 3mention a crash
- 2mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 17%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Air bag: mentioned in 32 of 58 complaints (55%)
- Seat belt: mentioned in 26 of 58 complaints (45%)
- Every minutes: mentioned in 5 of 58 complaints (9%)
- Diagnostic testing: mentioned in 5 of 58 complaints (9%)
At what mileage do air bags problems happen?
Based on 50 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 58 complaints, 3 mention a crash, 2 an injury.
Lincoln Town CAR air bags complaints by model year
| Model year | Air Bags complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Town CAR | 2 | 33% | 53,500 |
| 2010 Town CAR | 1 | 8% | 110,000 |
| 2009 Town CAR | 1 | 20% | 12,619 |
| 2008 Town CAR | 1 | 5% | 486,713 |
| 2007 Town CAR | 12 | 14% | 70,000 |
| 2006 Town CAR | 58 | 41% | 71,900 |
| 2005 Town CAR | 22 | 18% | 63,500 |
| 2004 Town CAR | 2 | 2% | 14,500 |
| 2003 Town CAR | 10 | 5% | 60,000 |
| 2002 Town CAR | 20 | 31% | 68,000 |
| 2001 Town CAR | 54 | 34% | 89,000 |
| 2000 Town CAR | 17 | 16% | 30,000 |
| 1999 Town CAR | 29 | 20% | 100,763 |
| 1998 Town CAR | 1 | 1% | — |
| 1997 Town CAR | 9 | 3% | 100,000 |
| 1996 Town CAR | 9 | 3% | 81,000 |
| 1995 Town CAR | 12 | 7% | 107,500 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists air bags for the 2006 Lincoln Town CAR. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Want to report similar problem others seem to be reporting. When starting the car you hear 5 chimes/beeps repeating five times. The airbag light remains lit the entire time. On extended trips the chimes/beeps comes on again roughly every thirty minutes. Being directly linked to the airbag Iâm…
As so many people have experienced, my 2006 town car has had the orange illuminated airbag warning light on the dash , along with the 5 chimes over and over. This has been going on for years, and i'm shocked to see how prevalent it actually is. Shame shame lincoln.
Warning light for airbag came on suddenly yesterday with no incident, light stays on and 5 sets of beeps repeating 5 times occurs, this occurred after the car was started and beeps started after driving... After turning off vehicle and turning back on it continues to exhibit same airbag light and…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2006 Lincoln Town CARs have air bags problems?
No. NHTSA has 58 owner complaints about air bags for the 2006 Lincoln Town CAR (41% of the 143 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2006 Lincoln Town CAR air bags?
No recall currently lists air bags for this vehicle.
At what mileage do air bags problems start?
The median reported mileage is 71,900 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about air bags problems on the 2006 Lincoln Town CAR?
The most frequent phrase is “air bag”, in 32 of 58 complaints, followed by “seat belt” (26).
See all 2006 Lincoln Town CAR problems or air bags problems across all Town CAR years.