Three problems related to air bag on-off switch have been reported for the 2004 Ford Ranger. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Ford Ranger based on all problems reported for the 2004 Ranger.
I don't know if I can get my truck fixed or not I have a light on in my 2004 Ford Ranger edge. And the shop told me it was going to cost me near 300. 00 to fix it I told them just to wait. I live close to nashville tennessee just north of it about a few miles I'm h wonder with with your pull you could help me out. I went to town and country a few weeks ago for something else to. They think the switch that turns the passengers side off no longer works.
The srs passenger airbag on/off switch has a lightbulb that is hard wired into the board inside the switch module. It has a relatively short life span, and when the bulb burns out is causes the module to deactivate the srs airbags in both the driver's side and the passengers side. This causes the occupant(s) to be unprotected as the airbags cannot deploy in the event of a collision. This is the 2nd occurrence of this in my vehicle in the last 4 years, and from what I have been able to glean in online research, this is a "known" problem. . . And no doubt one that Ford motor company is aware of, or should be aware of the existence of the problem, as I personally have reported this to Ford motor company. Ford motor company's willful neglect to remedy this situation by not changing the switch to allow for the easy and inexpensive replacement of a $1. 00 led lightbulb to allow either the owner of the vehicle or a qualified automobile mechanic with the capabilities of testing for the continuity of the device is being done for the greed of the bottom line, and their total lack of care for the safety of the vehicle occupant(s). I have personally placed a call, and left a voice message on 10/29/13, for [xxx], Ford motor company's general counsel, to call me to discuss the issue, without the decency of a return call in over 24 hours. In the event that Ford motor company does not acknowledge this defect as a major safety defect. . . Which to correct each time costs the owner of the vehicle somewhere in the neighborhood of $150. 00 to $200. 00 for the replacement "oem" part and labor, and also does not reimburse me for these (2) expenses, I will file a suit in u. S. Federal court for the northern district of new hampshire for the recovery of the actual, compensatory and punitive damages, as well as the possibility of expanding this to be a "class" filing.
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. He stated that the passenger on and off switch remains in the on position and that it has failed. The light air bag light is illuminated on the dashboard; however, no one has turned the air bag switch on. The mechanic performed a diagnostic test and confirmed that the switch has failed. The contact stated that the air bags have also malfunctioned. The Ford manufacturer has been contacted and they stated that there were no related recalls for his year, make and model vehicle. Ford has also stated that the repair parts are not available. The failure continued to occur. The repairs will be done at the owners expense. The failure and current mileages were 60000. Updated 02/17/10.