There are 15 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2000 Lincoln Town Carin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT CLICK INTO PLACE ANY MORE.
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.
2000 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE AND HIS WIFE WERE TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT, DRY SMOOTH, PAVED ROAD, WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. *JB
THE CENTER SEAT BELT COULD NOT BE LATCHED (BUCKLED) CLOSED. THIS RENDERS THE CENTER SEAT BELT USELESS AND COULD LEAVE A REAR PASSENGER WITH NO SAFETY RESTRAINT.*AK
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
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
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
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
WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH, PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *SLC
WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT INDICATION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
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
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
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
LOCATION OF THE SEAT BELT CONNECTION ON THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND CAUSES DISCOMFORT ON CONSUMERS HIP WHEN DRIVING, DEALER STATED IT WAS A DESIGN ERROR. NLM
WHILE BEING HIT BROADSIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026