1999 Lincoln Continental Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 21%of 42 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 97,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the air bags of the 1999 Lincoln Continental, 21% of the 42 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 97,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Dt: the caller sai while wife driving 55-60 MPH side/curtain airbag on the passenger's side deployed. Dealer said a rock might have hit the sensor and made it deploy. Manufacturer said they could offer no help for free. The caller said there was a safety update 03i44000 in 2003, not a recall concerning crash sensor.”
NHTSA complaint #10135986, filed 2005-09, 97,000 miles“Consumer was traveling about 40mph on highway and a very loud noise came from side, passenger's side eairbag exploded. Also, there was smoke inside of vehicle, powder was everywhere. There were no injuries. Consumer could not get any help from the manufacturer due to dealer found a very small dent under the passenger side of vehicle and stated that the deployment was justified.”
NHTSA complaint #880860, filed 2001-02“While traveling 40 MPH passenger's side airbag deployed unexpectedly. No prior warning before incident. No accident occurred, the dealer found a small dent under the car and stated this could have caused the airbag to deploy, dealer refused to pay for any of the damages.”
NHTSA complaint #877223, filed 2001-01“Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 50 MPH. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. Vehicle was totaled. Please provide additional information.”
NHTSA complaint #8005553, filed 2002-03“Driver's side door airbag deployed while driving at approximately 5-10 MPH and without hitting or being hit b any object which could have caused loss of vehicle control.”
NHTSA complaint #841145, filed 1999-06Related recalls
- 03V144000Apr 9, 2003On certain passenger vehicles, the driver and/or passenger side air bag could deploy as a result of underbody impacts near the sensors, such as those…Covers: Lincoln Continental 1999–2000
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 3% |
| 2002 | 2 | 6% |
| 2001 | 1 | 3% |
| 2000 | 16 | 25% |
| 1999 | 9 | 21% |
| 1998 | 4 | 6% |
| 1997 | 4 | 4% |
| 1996 | 1 | 2% |
| 1995 | 1 | 1% |
| 1994 | 7 | 4% |
| 1993 | 7 | 6% |
| 1992 | 7 | 6% |
| 1991 | 11 | 5% |
| 1990 | 10 | 6% |
| 1989 | 5 | 3% |
| 1988 | 2 | 2% |
Other parts of the 1999 Lincoln Continental
12 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Lincoln Continental
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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