Air Bag Problems of Ford E-250

Ford E-250 owners have reported 17 air bag related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 5 most common air bag problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bag (5 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's warning light on (4 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Ford E-250


Recently reported Air Bag problems of Ford E-250

The Air Bag problem

The contact owns a 2014 Ford E-250. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle suddenly fishtailed, causing the rear passenger side of the vehicle to crash into an unknown object. The contact indicated that the vehicle would only operate in limp mode after the crash.   Read details...

The Warning Light On problem

The contact owns a 2005 Ford E-250. The contact stated that once starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light remained illuminated for almost two weeks. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic.   Read details...

The Side/window Air Bag problem

Takata air bag . . While car was parked and ignition off for a couple of hours woke up the next morning to find the driver. Side air bag deployed for no reason took to Ford dealership they ran diagnostic and told me there were no error codes found other then air bag deployed   Read details...

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

The contact owns a 2001 Ford e250. While driving 45 mph, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver received neck injuries and was hospitalized. The vehicle was taken in for repair. Rhode island police filed report number t-08209-ac.   Read details...

The Air Bag On-off Switch problem

Ford e250 van 9000#gvw. No rear seats, owners manual states a on/off switch for passenger side air bag for small child use, this van has no such switch, I am unable to transport my grand child safely. Ford was informed of this and stated it was a miss print in the owners manual.   Read details...




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