2000 Lincoln Town CAR Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 17about this part
- Share
- 16%of 108 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 30,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 17 complaints about the air bags of the 2000 Lincoln Town CAR, 16% of the 108 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 30,000 miles. 8 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The passenger side air bag deployed by itself while driving approximately 5 MPH in a parking lot. I was making a slight turn to the right at the time of deployment. The car did not hit or come in contact with anything and to my knowledge the car has never been in an accident prior. No one was sitting in the passenger seat at the time of air bag deployment.”
NHTSA complaint #10631140, filed 2014-09, 90,280 miles“Side air bag failed to deploy on drivers side during a side collision. My car is a Lincoln Town Car 2000 model cartier. I was traveling less than 5 miles an hour when I was broadsided by a pickup truck traveling more than 40 miles per hour. Both vehicles were totaled. I sustained injuries that should not have occurred had the side air deployed properly. I was wearing my seat belt.”
NHTSA complaint #10019277, filed 2003-05, 73,000 miles“The air bag warning light continuously blinked while driving. Dealership performed a diagnostic test which indicated that the failure was the air bag harness. The air bag harness was replaced, but the problem recurred twice.”
NHTSA complaint #10046123, filed 2003-10, 20,000 miles“Brake failure. First time I was able to stop. My husband next drove the car and could not find any fault with brakes. The car was driven to new orleans with no other problems except it had a tendency to hydroplane during a heavy rain. Several days later he was preparing to make a left turn at an intersection. The brakes failed to hold and he bumped the car ahead which hit another which hit another. No injuries but damage to two of the vehicles. Car was returned to superior Lincoln to have the brakes checked and to have rear bumper repaired. …”
NHTSA complaint #751402, filed 2001-08“2000 Lincoln Town Car. Consumer writes in regards to passenger side airbag exploded for no apparent reason. The consumer stated he and his wife were traveling on a straight, dry smooth, paved road, when the incident occurred.”
NHTSA complaint #10617520, filed 2014-07Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | 33% |
| 2010 | 1 | 8% |
| 2009 | 1 | 20% |
| 2008 | 1 | 5% |
| 2007 | 12 | 14% |
| 2006 | 58 | 41% |
| 2005 | 22 | 18% |
| 2004 | 2 | 2% |
| 2003 | 10 | 5% |
| 2002 | 20 | 31% |
| 2001 | 54 | 34% |
| 2000 | 17 | 16% |
| 1999 | 29 | 20% |
| 1998 | 1 | 1% |
| 1997 | 9 | 3% |
| 1996 | 9 | 3% |
| 1995 | 12 | 7% |
| 1994 | 11 | 7% |
| 1993 | 11 | 6% |
| 1992 | 10 | 4% |
| 1991 | 14 | 9% |
| 1990 | 9 | 4% |
Other parts of the 2000 Lincoln Town CAR
18 complaintsBrakes
13 complaintsEngine cooling
12 complaintsSuspension
10 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaintsEquipment
8 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsExterior lighting
6 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsSeat belts
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Lincoln Town CAR
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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