Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 15908 | 05/01/2002 | 637800 | Air bag lamp illuminated with diagnostic trouble code b1994 or b1998 passenger side air bag resistance high. *tt | 12/06/2002 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | ||||||
| PE03011 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/14/2003 | 08/22/2003 | INADVERTENT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT | ||
| Odi has identified 173 complaints alleging inadvertent or non-crash deployment of side air bags on model year (my) 1999-2003 lincoln town cars.most of the complaints allege that one of the side air bags deployed while driving without any impact.analysis showed that my 2001 through early my 2003 town cars have much higher complaint and warranty claim rates (138 complaints and 120 warranty claims) than the remaining vehicles (35 complaints and 32 warranty claims).ford changed its supplier of the side crash sensors for the my 2001 town cars.ford states that the algorithm in the my 2001 town cars is different from the previous model year's design, and that it is designed to provide improved occupant protection in moderate speed side pole impacts.in december 2002 (i.e., early my 2003 vehicle production), the crash sensors were moved from the floor of vehicle to near the base of b-pillars in order to reduce the incidents of inadvertent side air bag deployments.this preliminary evaluation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea03-014) for my 2001-2003 town cars built before december 2002. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer called complaining about having problems with air bag light turning on vehicle's panel. vehicle has been at the dealer different times, they would fixed it, and it came back on. manufacturer was contacted, and stated that the only thing the consumer could do is to go to local dealer.*ak | |||
| 30000 | |||
| While driving at 45 mph vehcile was in an head on collision due to brake failure. upon impact, none of the air bags deployed. *ak | |||
| 30000 | |||
| While driving at 45 mph vehicle experienced brake failure, which resulted in an accident, and none of the air bags deployed. *ak | |||
| 5 | |||
| The air bag light illuminated on the dash board, the vehicle was taken to the dealer on 5 occasions, the dealer was unable to correct the problem. *jb | |||
| 07/31/2002 | |||
| Air bag blinks 3-6 times and then stays on. dealer was informed that air bag can malfunction, to have it inspected. please provide more information.*ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 11/29/2000 | 4 | 11/01/2000 | |
| Nar 03-24-2003 mr. when the consumer hit the brakes, the vehicle veered to the left and the pedal would go down low. the consumer took the vehicle to the dealership on several occasions and because the problem was never fix, the consumer was involved in a collision due to the brakes failing when the consumer needed to come to a stop. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer after the repair were made, but they were unable to find a problem, however on 7/10/02 the consumer wife was unable to stop the vehicle and rear ended a truck and the air bags did not deploy. *jb | |||
| 11/06/2001 | |||
| Vehicle was rear ended, spun around several times, and frontal hit again by another vehicle. upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. manufacturer was notified. feel free to provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 07/23/2001 | |||
| While traveling at 55mph vehicle ran off the road and ran through some bushes, and then it had a head-on collision with a tree. skidded on the nose of vehicle. upon impact, air bags did not deploy. contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything. *ak | |||
| 08/14/2001 | 3 | ||
| 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. they had to replace the rear plastic bumper and stated that they could not find any problems with the brakes. we picked up the car on 8/14/01 and after testing the brakes while driving home everything seemed o.k. that night while driving from a 4th floor parking garage the brakes failed completly and we headon crashed into a concrete block wall. there were 4 people in the car (all had their seat belts fastened) and all sustained bruises and contusions. fortunatly there were no broken bones but we are still nursing various aches and pains. the 2 people in the rear seat suffered from wiplash and seat belt bruises and sore chests. one thing that worked was the front air bags that saved my wife and i from any further injury.*ak | |||
| While being hit broadside air bags did not deploy at any time. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| While traveling 15 mph driver's side air bag deployed without indication. dealer has been contacted. please provide further informaton. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 20000 | 2 | ||
| 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.*ak | |||
| 09/01/2001 | 4 | ||
| Airbag light keeps flashing, vehicle taken to dealer 4 times, wiring harness was replaced, did not remedy problem. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 05/09/2003 | 73000 | 1 | 11/10/1999 |
| 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. *nlm | |||
| 12/15/2000 | 1 | 08/01/2000 | |
| While driving 40-45 mph, passenger's airbag deployed without prior warning. *slc | |||