16 problems related to air bag light on have been reported for the 2004 Ford Escape. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the 2004 Escape.
It seems one day I noticed my airbag light on. It is usually on constantly or blinking. I am not sure why it stays on. I see a lot of complaints about these airbags on this site. I wish I knew this problem prior to purchasing this car. I also just recently had the hood release cable break on me. Call the dealership and they don't make them anymore. Great! wonderful! when I went to the parts store the counter person said that this was the 5th Ford hood release that they had people looking for in less than a month. Is there some kind of recall for the hood release cable? should there be??.
My 2004 Ford Escape just reached 120,000 miles and my airbag light came on while I was driving home from work on night. The next day I took it to dealer to see what was wrong, they said it was seat belt problem and it would cost $400-$500 to fix it. So I decided to get a second opinion & I took it to a mechanic that does all my repairs to see what he would say. He put it on computer to see what showed up and it says side airbag open circuit. I called dealer to see why they said it was seat belt issue and dealer said they get a lot of older Escapes in with airbag lights and its usually just seat belt issue. I personally don't trust the dealer near me but don't want to drive 1 hr away to another dealer. My mechanic is doing research for me. I trust him before the dealer. Obviously there is issues the airbags in the 2004 Ford Escape and there needs to be an investigation so a recall can take affect. Hopefully no one gets in an accident and gets hurt or killed bc of this issue.
Airbag light blinks or continuously stays on. . . Also rear passenger shock has broken away from wheel well causing unsafe driving conditions. I just had this vehicle financed back in February 2016.
The srs airbag light was blinking-the code said that the seatbelt connector had failed-they had to remove and replace the seatbelt connectors costing us 493. 13, and this is a safety issue that Ford should cover under a warranty or safety recall. I am out 493. 13 plus the 100. 00 diagnostic fee and need to be compensated for this. I have attached the services performed by the repair shop. Ford said it was not covered by warranty or any recall. That is ridiculous. Please advise. Thanks.
In April 2016, I purchased a used 2004 Ford Escape with approximately 130,000 miles on it. The vehicle had a recent state inspection sticker verifying that it passed all state safety standards, to include having working airbags. However, after driving the Escape for only a few days, the airbag light started flashing and later stayed on. Now the airbag stays on all the time. During this same time, the vehicle also started experience an intermittent stalling problem. Not sure if these problems are connected to a larger issue. . . Especially since both problems started occurring at the same time. After reading various articles online, I realized that the airbag light issue is a common problem among Ford Escapes and expensive to fix and sometimes a reoccurring problem. I have driven many other vehicles (non-Ford) with over 200,000 miles on them, and none of these vehicles have ever had any non-operable airbag issues. Due to this being a serious safety issue, with airbag(s) in the Ford Escapes becoming prematurely inoperable, Ford should make a safety recall to fix this problem. . . Before someone accidentally gets hurt or killed, from having an inoperable airbag or airbags in their vehicle.
Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicles air bag warning indicator illuminated on the vehicles instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the seat belt alarm pretension-er had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000. Wh.
Vehicle airbag light goes on and off intermittently. This happens whether parked or driving, whether there is a passenger or not. Vehicle will "rev" in park, if the steering wheel is turned slightly, bumped or move. Twice vehicle has "jumped" while in parked when this has happened. Major issue: door locks will not open. There is no manual lock on the doors, only electronic. No place for a key. Passengers have been locked inside with no way to exit vehicle except to climb over seat. Will happen to various doors, most often the front passenger door, but not all doors at the same time (we believe this may happen,) door lock will click 3 times but will not unlock.
The airbag light on the dash board flashes as it's supposed to and then remains illuminated. This defect was present and known about long before the 2013 model recall. Include earlier year Escapes in the airbag recall--we are still driving them.
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator constantly illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic stated the seat belt pre-tensioner connectors needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 74,000. Updated 3/14/13.
I have a 2004 Ford Escape, in 2012 I paid 336. 90 to have the air bag fixed. In 2014 the air bag light returned, I paid 356. 83 for it to be fixed again. Now I recently paid 99. 95 for a diagnostic fee to be told I need to pay an additional 600 plus to have it fixed. I called Ford who said they can do nothing. I called the dealer where the car was allegedly repaired and they were of no help. This is a major safety problem and I do not have the funds to fix it again and truly believe Ford should fix it and or reimburse me for the costs I have incurred so far. Can you help?.
Air bag light is continually on for many years - feel a safety issue I haven't received a recall notice on the airbags no crash rear inner fender wells rust through on 2004 Ford Escape models according to dealership- manufacturer issue - would like replaced - safety issue my entire family owns Ford vehicles. My father retired from Ford, canton, ohio we have always been proud to be Ford owners.
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Escape. The contact noticed that the air bag warning indicator would constantly illuminate on the instrument panel. The auto shop replaced the seat belt pre-tensioner connectors at the cost of $480. 48. There had been no other failures since the repair. The failure mileage was 90,000 and current mileage was 91,731. Updated 02/24/09. Updated 02/26/09.
For the 5th time while driving under normal conditions, the airbag light flashed and remained on constantly. Took vehicle back to same dealer that has worked on vehicle repeatedly for same airbag problem. Per dealer, perform self test on rcm module koeo b1994. Pinpoint test found and replaced both side air bag connector on harness side. Cleared code and retest ok after repair.
The airbag light on the dash board flashes as it's supposed to and then remains illuminated. After having the car into the shop they informed me that it's a problem with the circuit and would cost an additional $100 just to move forward and may cost more. After researching the issue it appears that several people have this problem with their Escapes and it fails after being fixed repeatedly.
The air bag light flashes code 46 and stays on, will not go off. Taken it to Ford dealership 3 times does not fix problem. I have researched this issue and it is very widespread problem and should be a recall. This is definitely a safety issue! please do a recall on this problem!!!.
I purchased used 2004 Ford Escape with 5650 miles in 8/04. In sept04, front passenger door unlatched while I was driving in parking lot. My 13-yr-old son was in the passenger seat. After I stopped the vehicle, he attempted to open the door using the door handle, and the door would not open. He then tried unlocking the door using the pwr door control to no avail. I then used the driver side pwr door control to lock/unlock the door, and door still would not open. Suddenly the door look control on passenger side began locking/unlocking by itself. In order to open the door, I had to get out of the car and open the passenger door from the outside. I took car into dealership, and they did not find a problem. Five days later on 10/5/04, the airbag light came on. Returned vehicle to the same dealership. Dealership advised blinking code 37. They ran self test on rcm module. Fault code is b1998 (passenger side air bag high resistance). Code was cleared & self test re-ran. They also flexed wires at connectors & fault did not return. On 11/24/04, I returned vehicle to dealership again because airbag light came on again. The found same fault code. Dealer found oasis message 18280. Ford is working on a fix that is supposed to be available 4th quarter 2004. Dealer cleaned terminals per Ford instructions & re-tested. I asked service advisor if my airbags will work, and he advised he didn't know. I feel this is a safety hazard.