Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems of the 1999 Ford Explorer

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.

: 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. 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.

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.

Air bag light would continue illuminating. Dealer has inspected vehicle twice but had no solution, problem still occurring.

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?.

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. . . .

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.

Wiring harness malfunctioned, causing srs sensor lights to stay on.

Intermittently airbag sensor light will stay illuminated while vehicle is in motion. Dealer has attempted to repair vehicle several times. 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.

Air bag senor light remain on; vehicle been in dealer shop on three occasion and condition reoccur.

The airbag light comes on indicating a problem with airbag system which won't deploy in event of a crash so it wont protect the occupant. Also problems with windshield wiper malfunction which may cause visual diffculty and crash. Problem still exists. Please provide further information. Mjs.

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.

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.