2005 Lincoln LS Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 11%of 90 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 60,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the air bags of the 2005 Lincoln LS, 11% of the 90 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 60,500 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“I was driving on a county road in colorado to pickup some food. I was not going very fast because I did not know where I would have to turn. The side impact air bag deployed. I did not hit anything and nothing hit me. I have done everything that the car company has asked and now they will not take responsibility. The car has not been fixed yet.”
NHTSA complaint #10354917, filed 2010-09, 71,575 miles“The passenger side impact airbag deployed without an accident while I was driving. Ford has refused to fix the vehicle claiming that I must have had an accident because of the diagnostic computer code . Only the one bag deployed, damaging the seat and the passenger side seat belt retractor molding. No one was sitting in the passenger seat at the time.”
NHTSA complaint #10127819, filed 2005-07, 5,900 miles“The 2005 Lincoln LS left the road, hit a ditch, and overturned several times in a field. The vehicle overturned side to side. The airbags did not deploy during the crash. The driver seat and the passenger seat we're both occupied at the time of the crash. We do not believe that the accident was caused by in a faulty mechanisms in the vehicle, however, despite multiple impacts during the accident, the airbags never deployed. The injuries sustained in the crash could have been prevented, or minimized, if the airbags would have deployed as they should have. …”
NHTSA complaint #10959884, filed 2017-03, 53,000 miles“I was driving in glennie mi on vacation and the drivers side airbag went off. I was not in any accident, nothing hit my car. I was driving around 40-50 MPH. I now have a bruise under my left shoulder and have had several headaches.”
NHTSA complaint #10233565, filed 2008-07, 60,500 miles“On may 13th, I was driving down the road when all of a sudden my driver's side curtain airbag deployed. Fortunately, I was able to avoid a wreck but damage to my vehicle interior and my left ear was done.”
NHTSA complaint #10269105, filed 2009-05, 41,119 milesAir bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Lincoln LS
21 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
17 complaintsFuel system
14 complaintsEngine cooling
13 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsEngine
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsWheels
8 complaintsTires
4 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Lincoln LS
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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