2006 Lincoln Navigator Air bags Problems

“2006 Lincoln Navigator was parked. Entered vehicle and inserted key in ignition. I cranked the vehicle, sat back to have the car warm up. About 5 seconds after cranking the vehicle, air bag inadvertently deployed without incident. Car was filled with white smoke. Contacted local ford/Lincoln dealership and was told they had never heard of a vehicle airbag deploying without incident. Contacted ford/Lincoln corporate office and they offered to pay for the diagnostic at local ford/Lincoln dealership. …”

“The contact owns a 2006 Lincoln Navigator. While the vehicle was stopped, the air bags inadvertently deployed without warning or impact. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 91,000.”

“The contact owns a 2006 Lincoln Navigator. While driving approximately 35 MPH and attempting to change lanes, the left lane suddenly stopped and the contact rear ended the preceding vehicle. The passenger air bag deployed, but the driver side air bag did not deploy. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the ann collision repair center who repaired the front end, radiator support, and the hood of the vehicle. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 177,000.”

“The contact owned a 2006 Lincoln Navigator. The contact stated that while at a completed stop, another vehicle crashed into the rear end of the vehicle. As a result, the contact crashed into the vehicle that was ahead. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained minor injuries to the back and legs that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 189,000. The VIN was not available. Updated 04/07/16 updated 05/14/18”