2006 Lincoln Town Car seat belts problems
35 complaints about seat belts have been filed for the 2006 Lincoln Town Car, which is 17% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 35 17% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 79,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When seat belts problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 29 seat belts complaints that report mileage, the median is about 79,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Within a mile of leaving home, the seat belt light came on & started beeping. Driver glanced down to check seatbelt only to find that it was coming unlatched. In the brief seconds that it took to glance down & back up, driver was already leaving the road and in a panic, accidentally hit gas instead of brake. Car was totalled. The only airbag that deployed was the steering wheel. Driver sustained serious trauma injuries to head, ribs, pelvis, femur as well as extensive hematomas.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 lincoln town car. While starting the vehicle, the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the front passenger side seat belt assembly needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Lincoln Town Car
- Air bags 58 complaints
- Cruise control 26 complaints
- Brakes 21 complaints
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