1999 Ford Explorer Airbags Problems

You were in a serious car accident, but your airbags failed to deploy when they should have. This is a critical safety issue that needs immediate investigation and repair by a qualified technician.

During a front-right collision at approximately 35 mph, your airbag failed to deploy. Without the airbag cushioning the impact, your face struck the steering wheel, resulting in a broken jaw and cracked teeth that required emergency hospital treatment.

Your driver's side airbag deployed unexpectedly while the vehicle was parked, with no crash or impact involved. This caused injuries to your left side that required medical attention. The airbag system needs to be inspected and repaired to prevent this from happening again.

OUR AIR BAG LIGHT WENT TOTALLY OUT AND THEN THEIRS A BEEPING SOUND AND WHEN WE WENT TO GET CAR INSPECTED, IT FAILED INSPECTION AS THE AIRBAG LIGHT DIDNT COME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO NECK, THE BACK, AND HEAD. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THIS WAS DOING IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT THE SRS LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING AND BUZZING WHY IS IT DOING THIS REPLACE THE BULB THE BUZZING STOPS BUT LIGHT IS STILL ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE WIRING HARNESS WAS NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 211,000.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN I HIT A SLIPPERY SPOT ON THE ROAD AND MY VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL WITH THE REAR END SLIDING OUT FROM UNDER ME, IT HIT A BANK AND ROLLED OVER 3 OR 4 TIMES. THE AIRBAG ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT IS LITE CONSTANTLY AND WILL NOT TURN OFF, IF I DO HAVE AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR

I HIT A POLE IN A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLE WAS DEAD IN THE CENTER, I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE PASSENGER HIT THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

1999 FORD EXPLORE WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 154,000.

SUBJECT: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. 1999 FORD EXPLORER. TWICE DURING THE LAST 9 YEARS DEALER HAD TO REPLACE A HARNESS BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE RIDERS IN THE REAR SEATS ACCIDENTALLY HITTING THE EXPOSED CONNECTORS BELOW THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT WITH THEIR FEET. FORD MECHANIC TOLD ME THE EXPOSED CONNECTOR ASSY ARE NORMAL AND NO COVERS ARE NECESSARY. IS IT NORMAL FOR A REAR PASSENGER TO ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE CONNECTORS WITH THEIR FEET CAUSING THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON? DO NEWER EXPLORERS HAVE SAME TYPE OF EXPOSED AIR BAG CONNECTORS BELOW THE SEATS. LAST REPAIR COST 500.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRING FAILED AND THAT THE DEALER COULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD HAS ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND OFFERED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED. *NM THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER, AND HE WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONTACT FOR 2 HOURS OF LABOR TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT FORD SHOULD PAY FOR TWO HOURS TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE $200 TO HAVE IT FIXED FOR A SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG LIGHT LIGHTS UP WITHOUT ANY IMPACT. *JB

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES PERIODICALLY. LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAYS THE WIRE HARNESS UNDERNEATH PASS SEAT DOES NOT HAVE A GOOD CONNECTION AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. COST: APPROX $300. NOT ABLE TO REPLACE YET DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.

I WAS TRAVELING BEHIND A CONCRETE TRUCK WHEN HE SLAMMED ON BRAKES. I HIT THE TRUCK AND THE FRONT END OF MY EXPLORER WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE OFFICER AND SEVERAL BODY SHOP MECHANICS, THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE BODY SHOP AND THE DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE IRREPARABLE. THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THEREFORE I WAS THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE BECAUSE THE CONCRETE TRUCK WAS SO LARGE THAT IT DID NOT GIVE INTO THE IMPACT AT ALL. *NM

AIR BAG LAMP WOULD LIGHT INTERMITENTLY. (9/10/04 TOOK TO DEALER. LITE IS NOW OUT.) DEALER TRACED TO A WIRING HARNESS THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AT PRESENT THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 67,617 MILES. DEALER STATED THAT THIS MAYBE CORRISION OF CONTACTS. SOUNDS LIKE A DESIGN PROBLEM. 9/12/2004 LITE IS BACK ON STEADY. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT FORD HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE MERCURY MYSTIC. ([NHTSA RECALL NO. 99V243/FORD RECALL NO. 99S23]. COULD THIS BE THE SAME WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS INSTALLED IN SOME EARLY PRODUCTION EXPLORERS, BUT ESCAPE THIS RECALL AND NOW THE CONSUMERS ARE STUCK FOOTING THE BILL? GOING BACK TO DEALER TODAY (9/13/2004) FOR REPAIRS. ESTIMATED REPAIR COSTS $300.00.*AK

POSSIBLE AIR BAG FAILURE OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT.*MR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON THE DASH. AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES THE FLASHING CEASED AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER HASN'T TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER YET. *NM

ROLL OVER ACCIDENT INVOLVING 1992 FORD EXPLORER. *MR THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ALONG WITH HER GRANDSON AND LOST CONSCIOUSNESS WHILE DRIVING UNEXPECTEDLY, HIT A TREE AND THE MEDIAN, FLIPPED OVER SEVERAL TIMES, LANDED ON THE ROOF AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND STAYED ON FOR TWO WEEKS. *SC *JB

THERE IS A SHORT IN THE AIR BAG WIRING SYSTEM CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ENGAGE WITHOUT PROVOCATION. FORD REPAIR PERSON AT HOLMES TUTTLE FORD IN TUCSON ARIZONA SAID PROBLEM WAS INHERENT TO THE 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHY HASN'T THE EXPLORER BEEN RECALLED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WHY DO I HAVE TO BE ALERTED TO PROBLEM AFTER A REAREND COLLISION? *AK

AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS ON 1999 FORD EXPLORER REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $550. TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS DEFECTIVE PER TSB 03-24-1.X4.5X. IT WAS REPLACED BEFORE WHEN UNDER WARRANTY FOR SAME DEFECT. TOLD BY DEALER NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SO FORD WOULD NOT COVER COSTS, BUT ALSO TOLD IF NOT REPLACED AIR BAG SYSTEM COULD FAIL.

PURCHASED A 1999 FORD EXPLORER SPORT IN OCTOBER 2003. THE VEHICLE HAD 59303 MILES ON IT WHEN WE PURCHASED IT. A FEW WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL. WE FINALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND IT TURNS OUT THAT IT IS FAULTY ELECTRICAL AND OUR AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY. APPARENTLY OUR BUMPER TO BUMPER EXTENDED WARRANTY (MINUS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR) DOES NOT COVER SAFETY ITEMS. THE DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED IT FROM WON'T HELP US. NOW WE ARE DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT IS UNSAFE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK THE DRIVER STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HER BACK AND SPRAINED HER LEFT THUMB. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND IS STILL IN THE OWNERS POSSESSION. *NM

AT 40,000 MILES AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE, AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

SIDE AIR BAGS ARE ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM REAR CENTER OF THE SEAT BACK. THIS PLACEMENT ALLOWS THE WIRES TO BE DAMAGED BY THE FEET OF THE REAR SEAT OCCUPANT SETTING A TROUBLE CODE AND DISABLEING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM ! I AM A MECHANIC AND FOUND THIS ON AN EXPLORER I WAS WORKING ON TODAY.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER MADE AN ILLEGAL PASS OF THE RIGHT SIDE AND CLIPPED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONSUMER;S VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED HER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE CONSUMER HIT THREE PARKED VEHICLE AND LANDED ON TOP OF THE FOURTH VEHICLE. THE SECOND ACCIDENT THE CONSUMER STATED A VEHICLE WAS COMING TOWARD HER, SO SHE SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED IN A WOODEN POLE AT 25 MPH THE VEHICLE BOUNCED OFF THE POLE AND WENT BACK INTO POLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES . *AK *JB *NLM

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK COLLAPSED. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RAN INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM

AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD CONTINUE ILLUMINATING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE TWICE BUT HAD NO SOLUTION, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE HIT A DEER HEAD ON, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, UNIVERSITY FORD SERVICE REP SAID LIGHT ON MEANS AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. SERVICE REP SAID IT WOULD COST $500 TO REPLACE WIRING HARNESS IT HAS A SHORT IN IT. I WAS TOLD EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THIS PROBLEMS.*AK

AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN I WAS INVOLVED IN 2 MAJOR ACCIDENTS IN MY FORD EXPLORE 1999 BOTH ACCIDENTS WERE FRONT IMPACT AND NOW I HAVE TO GET SURGERY IN MY BACK. *NLM

AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS VEHICLE HAD ALREADY TWO FRONT COLLISIONS AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED, AND COULD NO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB

AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES A CODE OF 2 FLASHES AND THEN 6 FLASHES AND THEN REMAINS ON UNTIL YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE REPAIR TECHNICIAN AT THE NEAREST FORD DEALER TO WHERE IT FIRST HAPPENED SAYS THE FAILURE IS IN THE HARNESS. HE SAID THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A SAFETY WARRANTY. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR AT MY LOCAL DEALER AND HE IS DENYING WARRANTY FOR THE REPAIR. GOING TO BE STUCK WITH A $450.00 BILL UNLESS YOU CAN PROVE OTHERWISE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB

1999 FORD EXPLORER- AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT, TOOK TO DEALER AND RESPONSE WAS THE CONNECTION FOR SIDE AIR BAG, VEHICLE HAS NONE, NEEDS REPLACED, APPROXIMATELY $400 JOB. TO MANY COMPLAINTS BY OTHER OWNERS TO BE A COINCIDENCE. WILL AIR BAGS DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED? *NLM

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED, HIT A BARRIER AND FLIPPED OVER 3 TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE SLID ON BLACK ICE AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION AND SUBSEQUENT ROLLOVER. VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED, BUT THE NEITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *NLM

I WAS IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT AND MY CAR ALMOST ROLLED OVER. I HIT THE HIGHWAY RAILING AND MY CAR WAS DAMAGED PRETTY BADLY IN THE FRONT AND SIDE. THE CAR WAS NOT IN DRIVABLE CONDITION HOWEVER, NO AIRBAG CAME OUT. THREE MONTHS LATER MY AIRBAG FAILURE LIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY TURNED ON. THE LIGHT REMAINS ON.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE TIRES WERE TOO BIG FOR THE VEHICLE.*JB

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER ABOUT A TEMPORARY FIX THAT WOULDN'T LAST LONG.*JB

1999 FORD EXPLORER - AIRBAG SENSOR STAYS ON; WILL NOT DEPLOY AIRBAGS. FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS IT NEEDS A "CLOCK SPRING" A COIL OF WIRE LIKE A STATOR WHICH BURNED AND CAUSED A SHORT IN THE AIRBAG WIRING. ACCORDING TO FORD, THIS WILL ALSO CAUSE THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL TO MALFUNCTION. FORD WANTS $300 TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING. MY CONTENTION IS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY DEVICE IN WHICH THERE ARE NO WEARABLE PARTS. IT IS A MIS-ENGINEERED COMPONENT THAT SHOULD REQUIRE A RECALL TO FIX. THIS COULD VERY WELL CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO SOMEONE BY NOT DEPLOYING THE AIRBAG IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE 30/40 COMPLAINTS JUST IN THIS WEB SITE ALONE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO ESCALATE THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FORD PRODUCE A RECALL TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE? FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS....

AIRBAG LIGHT REMIANS ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPAIR HARNEST SYSTEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, CONTACTED DEALER , WAS INFORMED THAT AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK IN AN ACCIDENT,BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. MR CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, A BOLT THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE SEAT WAS ABLE TO RECLINE ALL THE WAY BACK, ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. PH 09-DEC-2002

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE OWNER PURCHASING TRUCK ACCUMULATING SEVERAL MILES. HE HAD THE "ALL RSPR ASY AIR BAG" REPLACED. NINE MONTHS LATER,SAME SITUATION ACCURRED DEALING WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.AK

AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK *TT

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND NOT GO OUT. CONSUMER HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM ONCE ALREADY, AND THEN AFTER DOING IT AGAIN, DEALER HAD THE SIDE AIR BAG SYSTEM REPLACED.*AK AIR BAG LIGHT ON FOR THE THIRD TIME. LOCAL DEALER REPLACED SIDE AIR BAG SYSTEM FOR 2ND TIME. *TT

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION THAT CONTRIBUTED TO A LIGHT POLE FALLING ON TOP OF VEHICLE'S HOOD. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINS ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED PROBLEM TWO TIMES UNDER WARRANTY BY SOLDERING AND RECRIMPING AIR BAG WIRING. THEN, THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. *AK *TT

VEHICLE STRUCK 12 POINT BUCK WHILE DRIVING APPROX.55-60 MPH; VEHICLE CAME TO STOP "GRADUALLY" AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. MAJOR IMPACT WAS DRIVERS SIDE FRONT.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON & REMAINS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE DATE. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON & REMAINS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE DATE. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF IN DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED THAT WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO AIR BAG MODULE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. NOTE: CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO SIGN A PAPER FROM DEALERSHIP RELEASING DEALER OF ANY LIABILITY IF AIR BAGS WERE TO DEPLOY BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD BE TURNED OVER TO CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS/STATEMENTS.*AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A SIDE/REAR COLLISION, INCLUDING A ROLLOVER, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SPEED/IMPCAT WAS NOT DETERINED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK

CONSUMER RECIEVED AUTHORIZATION TO HAVE INSTALLATION OF AIR BAG ON-OFF SWITCHES FOR THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS, FORD DENIED REQUEST AND NOW CONSUMER WANTS AIR BAG DISCONNECTED. NLM

CONSUMER RECIEVED AUTHORIZATION TO HAVE INSTALLATION OF AIR BAG ON-OFF SWITCHES FOR THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS, FORD DENIED REQUEST AND NOW CONSUMER WANTS AIR BAG DISCONNECTED. NLM

ON 11/24/00 I HIT A DEER GOING 45-50 MPH. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. THE FRONT FENDER OF MY TRUCK IS CRACKED. THE LICENSE PLATE FLEW 100 HUNDRED FEET AS DID THE DEER. WINNER FORD SAID THAT THE IMPACT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO LOCK THE SEAT BELTS OR CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO INFLATE. THIS WAS SAID WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE TRUCK. ON 11/26/00 I WAS BRINGING THE TRUCK TO WINNER FORD, THE TRUCK THEN SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNING OVER AS IF IT WAS STILL ON. ON CLOSER INSPECTION IT WAS SEEN THAT YOU COULD SEE THE METAL BEHIND THE PLASTIC CASING. THERE WAS A GAP OF A 1/4 INCH OR MORE. THE TRUCK SHUT OFF 3 MORE TIMES ON MY WAY HOME. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE ELECTRIC MODUAL CHANGED. THE FIRST TIME I WENT THEY TOLD ME IT HAD BEEN DONE, BUT IT WAS NOT. SO I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK A SECOND TIME AFTER MY WIPERS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. *AK

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN A CAR ATTAMPTED TO CHANGE THE LANES AND HIT MY CAR. THE OTHER CAR WAS TURNED ACROSS MY LANE AND I HIT THE CAR WITH MY FRONT RIGHT SIDE, THEN MY CAR WAS PUSHED ONTO THE CONCRETE DIVIDER AND I HIT THE DIVIDER WITH MY FRONT LEFT SIDE, ALL WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH. THE PASSANGER SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK UP, AND MY WIFE WAS THROWN ON THE DASHBOARD. I ALSO HIT THE STEARING WHEEL WITH MY HEAD, AND BECAUSE I WEAR GLASSES I HAVE SOME FACIAL INJURIES. AT THE WHOLE TIME WHEN THE ACCIDEND OCCURED, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. THERE IS AN ELECTRIC SHORT THAT'S SHUTS AIRBAG MODULE. WHICH MEANS AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. DEALER HAS TRIED LOTS OF REMEDIES,BUT NOTHING WORKS.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT WILL STAY ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES.*AK THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 7 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE OWNER IS WORRIED THAT THE AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY ANYTIME OR MAY NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. *YH

THIS ERROR CODE SHOWED UP AT 3500 MILES,THE DEALER HAS CHANGED THE WHOLE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND THE SAME CODE COMES UP HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES SAME CODE. PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL EXPLAIN FURTHER. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING FORD BUY THIS TRUCK BACK BUT THEY ARE BEING LESS THAN COOPERATIVE. THE DEALER IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND.. I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE FIRESTONE HEARINGS I THINK YOU HAVE THE HAMMER TO SWING THAT I DON'T.. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO DISCUSSING THIS FURTHER. BILL HILGENDORFF

THIS ERROR CODE SHOWED UP AT 3500 MILES,THE DEALER HAS CHANGED THE WHOLE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND THE SAME CODE COMES UP HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES SAME CODE. PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL EXPLAIN FURTHER. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING FORD BUY THIS TRUCK BACK BUT THEY ARE BEING LESS THAN COOPERATIVE. THE DEALER IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND.. I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE FIRESTONE HEARINGS I THINK YOU HAVE THE HAMMER TO SWING THAT I DON'T.. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO DISCUSSING THIS FURTHER. BILL HILGENDORFF

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS OCCURRED AND THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN INJURY TO THE DRIVER. *MJS

PE00020 ; AIRBAG MODULE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. THROTTLE WAS STUCK, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED/T HOOD LATCH BOLTS WERE DEFECTIVE, AND AND THE FIRESTONE #ATX P23575 R15 DOT VDUL TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE, AND THEY PUT ON A WAITING LIST. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A POLE, AND DRIVER'S/ PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. DEALER WAS UNWILLING TO CHECK VEHICLE UNLESS INSURANCE COMPANY CONTACT THEM. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AIR BAG INDIACATOR LIGHT FLASHED. DEALER REPAIRED AIR BAG SYSTEM THREE TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN TURNING ON THE IGNITION, WARNING LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO COME ON AND GO OFF. HOWEVER, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE, AND THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. ALSO, AUTOMATIC DOORS LOCKS DO NOT LOCK WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO DRIVE, BUT AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS TRAVELED 2-3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. *AK *ML

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG FOR NO REASON. YH

VEHICLE HDROPLANED & ROLLED NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHERE IT ROLLED OVER, AND HIT SEVERAL VEHICLES AND TREES. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY . MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE AIR BAG UNIT CAME OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL, REPLACED UNIT. *MJS

WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP ,DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE AIRBAG. SINCE THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG, DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE AIRBAGS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE COLLISION WAS A FRONTAL IMPACT THAT DESTROYED BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAG SENSORS,. BOTH AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER HAS NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLIUMINATED ON THE DASH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS DUE TOTHE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS FAILED (SHOWN BY SENSOR LIGHT BEING ON) FOUR TIMES. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM TO PREVENT IT FROM RECURRING.

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEAE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED, AND HAD TO BE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES BEFORE IT WAS EFFECTIVELY REPAIRED

AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED CODES AND THEN STAYED ON. DEALER REPLACED MODULE. WAITED TWO WEEKS FOR PART. SAME PROBLEM REOCCURED TWO WEEKS LATER AND AS OF 9/25/99 HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.

WHEN STARTING UP THE CAR, AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, AND TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER. *AK *MJS

THE AIR BAG SENSORS FOR SIDE AIR BAG WAS MISSING. THIS CAUSED FRONTAL AIRBAGS NOT WORK LIKE THEY SHOULD. THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATOR ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM COULD NOT BE LOCATED. *AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR END BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ALSO THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED, WHEN WELDS HOLDING SEAT FRAME FAILED, THROWING THE DRIVER FOWARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL, THEN FALLING BACKWARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER AT 5 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR REPAIR. EACH TIME MECHANIC REPAIRED IT, 2 MONTHS LATER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. *AK

IN JAN, 1999 I RECEIVED AUTHORIZATION FOR INSTALLATION OF AN ON-OFF SWITCH FOR THE DRIVER AIRBAG. I FOUND AN AUTO SHOP WHO WILL INSTALL THE SWITCH, YET FORD REFUSES TO PROVIDE THE SHOP WITH THE SWITCH. SINCE JAN, 1999 THEY HAVE SAID THERE IS A THREE WEEK BACKUP ON PARTS, AND THEY HAVE BEEN STALLING FOR EIGHT MONTHS. SINCE FORD CREATED A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION BY INTALLING AIR-BAGS WITHOUT THE SWITCHES THEY ARE OBLIGED TO NOW PROVIDE CONSUMERS WITH THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. FORD'S RECKLESS DELAY TACTIC IS CRIMINAL.

1ST. TIME FORD TOOK A WEEK AND A HALF TO SEND A SENSOR, 2ND TIME THEY SENT A (RCM) COMPUTOR MODULE, 3RD TIME STILL WAITING AFTER 3 WEEKS FOR FORDS VENDER TO SEND ANOTHER SENSOR. I HAVE KNOW IDEA IF THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY IF WE ARE IN ACCIDENT OR IF IT WILL SUDDENLY DEPLOY BY ITSELF. SINCE THE SAME PART KEEPS GETTING REPLACED AN THE LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON I DON'T THINK FORD IS SURE THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. PLUS I THINK WAITING FOR 3 WEEKS FOR THIS PART IS CRAZY.

THE AIR BAG MODULE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & HAD IT ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. INFORMED CONSUMER NO AIR BAGS IN VEHICLE. NO PARTS WERE ORDERED FOR MODULE LIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER & THE MODUILE WAS INSTALLED. *AK

AIR BAG SENOR LIGHT REMAIN ON; VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASION AND CONDITION REOCCUR.

UNABLE TO HAVE AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH INSTALLED, PART NOT AVAILABLE.

CONSUMER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES 2 TIMES THEN 9 TIMES FOR FIVE SEQUENCES AND THEN REMAINS ON. THIS USUALLY OCCURS ON FIRST START IN THE MORNING BUT MAY NOT OCCUR ON SUBEQUENT STARTS. DEALER SERVICE RESET COMPUTER AND WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK REPLACED THE AIRBAG MODULE. IT HELPED FOR ALMOST A DAY BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK . I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIRBAG WILL WORK IF NEEDED.