Air Bag Light On problems of the 2012 Ford Explorer

2/17/21 my airbag light came on. . . But when I looked for a recall or what to do it says I don't have a recall. . . .

The same common problem with every single 2012 Ford Explorer. The airbag light came on and possibly disabled the airbag system. According to hundreds of Explorer owners this issue is an endless money pit because there is no permanent fix and Ford refuses to recall the vehicle for this problem. The cost for turning off the light at a Ford dealership will be upwards of $400 and will only turn the airbag light off for a short while. I was promised by local Ford dealer "there's a high probability I'll have to bring the car back in for this issues down the road and their apologies but there's nothing from Ford to help me cover the cost of this repair". Unsafe rip off. . . . Pure and simple.

Airbag light illuminates soon after being fixed at dealer. Literally went on prior to driving home from dealer only to turn around and bring it back. Have had the vehicle in the dealership on numerous occasions in the last year. No one can answer the question: is the whole airbag system dismantled while on? if you turn car off and on it will disappear and come on soon after. Called Ford customer service only to be told they can't answer the question. Been dealing with this constantly since prior to August 2017.

The airbag light keeps coming on, it has been addressed before by the dealer but continues to happen. Now that my car is out of warranty I would be responsible for this issue that is very common with this car.

Front passenger seat pretensioner has failed causing the airbag light to come on. A technical service bulletin has been created on Ford's end blaming the connect. See TSB 12-5-11. It tells the mechanic to inject dielectric grease as a fix.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Explorer. While driving various speeds, the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (lombard Ford, inc located at 385 new hartford rd, barkhamsted, CT 06063; (860) 379-3301) where the dealer stated that the contact needed to pay to have the vehicle diagnosed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted at 800-392-3673 and stated that the vehicle was out of warranty. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided case number: cas-12821614. The failure mileage was 103,149.

This is a safety issue - air bags could malfunction at anytime due to miscommunication within the system. Air bags can deploy at anytime or can fail to deploy when necessary. Air bag light turns on and stays on. According to Ford dealer this is a known issue but has not yet been recalled. Seat belt buckle replaced, air bag diagnostic module replaced, program control module air bag reprogramed. Light continues to turn on. Has a wire harness issue l/f door module srs - wiring loom needs to be replaced.

The airbag light stays on continuously despite being checked. I see that this is a known problem with the airbag but no recall has been issued. I don't have anything under my seat to affect the units being unplugged.

The air bag light is on and the Ford dealer says that the issue is related to the connections that are under the seats. The connections need to be cleaned and reattached. They indicated that it was caused by cookie crumbs, juice, etc. Probably from children. I indicated that the vehicle is a 2012 and that cookies, etc. Should not be able to cause a safety device as important as an air bag from not working. I believe that this issue should be investigated as if cookie crumbs, etc. Can cause air bags to fail then there should be an immediate recall to address the issue.