Air Bag On-off Switch problems of the 2012 Ford Explorer

When engine is started, the airbag lights go off but come back on and stays on. This started a month ago and the warning light still switches on when the car is started.

The wipers will randomly turn on even if the switch is off. I have found that I have to turn the wipers on to the highest setting then immediately turn them off you get the wipers to stay off. My second problem is the air bag warning light will turn on at random times while driving. I can go weeks or months with out it turning on but I can also go weeks with it staying on 24/7. I have taken it to a Ford dealer to be looked at and the answer I got was �we are not sure why it's doing it but just put a towel on the dash to keep it from getting hot and that should fix it maybe�. I have found that while driving if my wife turns around to get/give something to our child the light will turn on when she fully sits back down.

My wife was driving our 2012 Ford Explorer down the highway when the steering went stiff (power steering went off), causing the vehicle to swerve into the other lane, after which the terrain management system fault light came on. I happened to be in our other car following directly behind her and was able to watch the incident happen. She immediately slowed down and steered the vehicle to the side of the road. I switched vehicles with her and drove the Explorer to our house, with no additional trouble. After restarting the vehicle, the fault light was no longer on. Our vehicle is at the dealer now, and they could not find any issues. . Read more...