1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Seat Belts Problems

1. DRIVERS SEAT BELT LATCH IS BROKEN INTERNALLY AND CANNOT BE USED. TO CIRCUMVENT THE BROKEN LATCH, THE FRONT CENTER PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS BEING USED. 2. FRONT RIGHT HAND PASSENGER SEAT BELT CAN NO LONGER BE LATCHED WITHOUT FIRST PUSHING THE RELEASE BUTTON. 3. CRUISE CONTROL AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA, CAUSING A RAPID ACCELERATION OF MY VEHICLE ABOVE THE SPEED LIMIT. SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES FORCEFULLY DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL. ONE TIME OCCURRENCE.

Mileage: 211,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING AND THE WHEELS FELT AS IF THERE WERE TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED AND THE SEAT BELTS WERE UNABLE TO LOCK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND CENTER SEAT BELT RECEPTACLES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 4/24/13 *CN UPDATED 05/29/2013 *JS

Mileage: 125,000

IN 1996 BEFORE I PURCHASED MY 96 LINCOLN TOWN CAR THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE REAR SEAT BELTS (96V109000). THE REAR SEAT BELTS HAVE STARTED TO NOT WORK. I CONTACTED THE DEALER THAT SOLD IT TO ME AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF THE RECALL OR IF IT WAS A RECALL. WHAT DO I DO? I WILL GET A TICKET IF NOT USING OR SHOULD A DEATH OCCUR IF IN AN ACCIDENT. THE BELTS WILL JUST NOT PULL DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

96 V 109 000/ INTERIOR SYSTEM: SEAT BELT: LAP: REAR: THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING FEATURE AS STATES IN THIS RECALL. THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL. *JB *NM CONSUMER FEELS THEIR VIN SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *BF

Mileage: 99,000

THE FRONT AND REAR SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT LOCK DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELTS WORKED, HE JUST DID NOT BRAKE HARD ENOUGH. *SC *JB

Mileage: 111,000

REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELTS LOCKED WHEN BRAKES WERE PRESSED, AND WOULD NOT LOOSEN. PASSENGER HAD TO RELEASE BELT AND BUCKLE AGAIN. DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR. *AK

Mileage: 100

REAR SEAT BELT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK THE PROBLEM HAD GROWN WORSE. THE BELT WOULD LOCK UP AND BECOME UN-ADJUSTABLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *SC

Mileage: 30,000

CONSUMER TRIED TO RELEASE HIMSELF FROM DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT AND COULD NOT. CONSUMER HAD TO SLIDE UNDERNEATH BY USING A PAIR OF PIPE PLYERS AND SQUEEZED VERY TIGHTLY BEFORE THE BELTS RELEASED. CONSUMER FOUND A QUARTER IN THE MACHANISM THAT CAUSED THE JAM. *AK

SEAT BELT DESIGN CAUSES THEM TO TIGHTEN WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN PASSENGERS REMOVING SEAT BELTS.

THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT.

INITIALLY, WHEN PLACED MANUAL SHOULDER/LAP BELT AROUND PASSERNGER, FRONT AND BOTH REAR SEAT PASSENGER'S BELTS HAVE TENDENCY TO BECOME VERY TIGHT, FIT WON'T ALLOW MOVEMENT, REMAINING RIGID WHILE IN OPERATION. *AK

REAR SEAT BELTS LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE RETRACTED OR EXTENDED.

THE REAR SEAT BELTS HAVE A SAFETY DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH EACH SHOULDER STRAP, BECAUSE THE SHOULDER STRAPS ARE TOO SHORT, THEY MAY CAUSE DEATH/BODILY INJURY. *AK

ALL SEAT BELTS EXCEPT DRIVER'S RETRACTS UPON MOVING BACKWARDS.

THE REAR SEAT BELTS ARE TOO SHORT TO FIT AN AVERAGE ADULT. BECAUSE THEY ARE SO SHORT, THEY ARE CHOKING THE PASSENGERS THAT USE THEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK