2004 Lincoln Town CAR Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 2%of 83 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 14,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 2004 Lincoln Town CAR, 2% of the 83 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 14,500 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.
“While turning into a parking space consumer was depressing the brakes and the vehicle surged forward. Consumer lost total control of the vehicle and collided into a wall. A bicycle rack was destroyed in the process. The seat belts were worn and the air bags did deploy. The police did arrive and cited the consumer for the collision.”
NHTSA complaint #10083216, filed 2004-07, 3,000 miles“The contact owns a 2004 Lincoln Town Car. While driving 72 MPH, the contact crashed into a concrete wall, and then bounced to another concrete wall. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. Before the crash, new backup sensors were placed in the rear of the vehicle. The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were approximately 26,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10217969, filed 2008-02, 26,000 milesAir 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 2004 Lincoln Town CAR
19 complaintsSteering
14 complaintsBody and structure
11 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaintsWheels
6 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsExterior lighting
4 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 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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