12 problems related to warning 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.
Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Ford Escape. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light illuminated continuously. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 72,400. Ak.
Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 mph, the air bag light warning light illuminated. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 61,000. Jo.
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for repair. The mechanic stated that the air bag wiring in the front driver and passenger side seats would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 165,000.
Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact stated that the mechanic replaced two front seat belt buckles and terminals. The mechanic also cleared the air bag warning fault code. The contact stated that the failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 74,508. Ah.
The air bag warning light stays on. Took it in to see what the problem was. They said we need to replace the pretensioner and connecters. Very expensive estimate. I did a little research and someone suggested checking under the seat (driver side) for a loose connection. We have been adjusting the seat back and forth because we have a teenager learning to drive. We did check under the seat to make sure there was not a loose connection. Now the air bag light does not stay lit. Not sure if by jiggling some wires to make sure there wasn't a loose connection that we may have solved the problem. Not sure this vehicle is safe to drive.
After driving about 10 miles my airbag warning light came on. On the way back, it again came on after about 10 miles - it flashed a few times and then stayed on. The Ford dealer tested the car and said the warning light was caused by both front pretensioner connectors costing $397. 99. I looked up pretensioner on the internet and saw many complaints specific to 2004 Ford Escapes. There were also solutions such as disconnecting the light, ignoring the light, and rigging the wires under the seat. My concern is that this is a wide spread defect that may lead to lack of safety and highway death. It is an expensive repair that consumers may ignore.
Air bag warning light lit. Ford dealer had a service bulletin to change wiring harness for $415 wiring for safety equipment should not fail in 4 years.
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Escape. The contact stated that at engine start up,air bag warning light illuminated. On a seperate occassion, the accelerator pedal detached from the vehicle while attempting a turn. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and a private mechanic to diagnose both failures. The dealer confirmed that a computer chip failed and the private mechanic replaced the throttle cable for the detached accelerator pedal. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 52,000 and the current mileage was 78,116.
On 5/21/2007 while on my way to work the airbag warning light on the intrument cluster began to flash. After a few sequences of flashing the light came on steady. When I arrived at work I called and arranged a time to take the vehicle to a dealership to be repaired. On 5/23/2007 I received a call from the dealershi,p and they informed me it was a bad airbag wiring harness that needed to be replaced, and the cost of parts and labor would be approximately $390. 00. Also, this was the second time I have had a problem with the airbag warning light on this vehicle. The first time approximately 1 year ago, I can get details when I get the vehicle back. I got the same indications , and a dealer made the repair and the explanation was a shorted out twire in the passenger seat sensor. That repair cost was approximately $300. 00. I as wondering if this was a common problem, and if this was a safety related failure am I responsibe to pay for the repair.
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Escape. While driving at 30 mph, the contact heard a noise coming from the rear passenger side of the vehicle. In addition, the contact stated that the air bag and seat belts warning lights illuminated and the front driver side seat belt failed to retract. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the rear passenger inner fender well corroded and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was also taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the seat belt pretensioner connectors needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 28,000.
(1) normal driving to work & school. (2) while driving on freeway to work approx 70 mph, airbag warning light came on for 3rd time. (3) returned vehicle back to dealer with following results: perform self test on rcm module koeo b1881. Pinpoint test found high resistance on passenger side pretensioner. Remove both from seat & replaced pretensioner connectors per TSB 05-17-11. Cleared code & retest ok after repair.
(1) I drive approximately 60 miles per day. Vehicle is used primarily for driving to work and transporting children to school & activities. (2) on 12/6/05, I returned vehicle to dealership for 2nd time due to air bag warning light illuminating. (3) per dealer description: performed self test on rcm module koeo b1998. Pinpoint test found high resistance in side air bag harness. Replaced connector under passenger seat per TSB 04-26-12. Cleared code & retest okay.