Seven problems related to front air bag have been reported for the 1996 Ford Ranger. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
- the contact stated that hit a deer on 09/24/06, with the 1996 Ford Ranger extended cab while driving at 35 mph. The weather was clear and dry. The contact's vehicle hit the deer on the driver' front side , and the air bag didn't deploy. He pulled the vehicle to the side of the road, put on the hazard lights, and before getting out of the vehicle another vehicle came by and hit the vehicle from the back at the speed of 55-60 mph. The contact stated that's is when the air did bag deployed. The contact stated that there has never been any indication that there was a problem with the air bags. The failure mileage and the current mileage were both 97,000. There were two injuries as a result of the crash.
After truck was involved in an intersectional crash, driver went to get out of the truck and the air bag on the driver's side deployed, and burned driver's right arm. The air bag will be replaced.
Consumer was involved in a side impact collison in which the air bag deployed, causing consumer to sustain 2nd to 3rd degree burns. Also driver's side shoulder belt might have malfunctioned, causing her to sustain an injuries to the head.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collison and the air bag did't deploy. The driver's seat belt broke which caused the driver to be injured.
Another vehicle ran Ford off road, hit construction sign, going about 25 mph, air bag deployed and filled vehicle with chemicals which burned hands & part of neck, plastic piece cut hands wedged between steering wheel and horn went off.
Truck was involved in a head-on crash traveling at 35 mph, and there was no deployment of the air bags. The truck has been repaired.
Consumer was involved in a collision, in which the driver's air bag deployed, filling the vehicle with a powder substance, causing consumer to be blinded for several seconds and consumer also received chemical burns to skin area. Please describe details.