Air Bag Light On Problems of Ford Ranger - part 1

Ford Ranger owners have reported 35 problems related to air bag light on (under the air bag category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Ford Ranger based on all problems reported for the Ranger.

1 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2001 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 01/01/2021

The passenger seat belt doesn't latch and the airbag light illuminates sporadically. Occasionally for the entire trip and sometimes it goes on and off throughout the trip, yet other times it functions properly!.

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2 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2011 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 01/03/2018

Takata recall air bag indicator light is illuminated recall incomplete or no remedy had been found.

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3 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2010 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 01/01/2018

Tl the contact owns a 2010 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that the check engine indicator illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the cylinder head module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (ronnie watkins Ford inc, 101 george wallace dr, gadsden, al 35903) and was informed that the part was not available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 38,790. Parts distribution disconnect.

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4 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2008 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 12/01/2017

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated intermittently while driving. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags). The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Bob swope Ford (1307 n dixie hwy, elizabethtown, ky 42701, (270) 737-1000) was contacted and stated that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The dealer was also contacted for the air bag warning indicator illuminating, but the vehicle was not diagnosed due to the diagnostic fees. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The contact also received a notice from tk holdings, alerting her that the takata manufacturer filed for bankruptcy. The failure mileage was unknown.

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5 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2010 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 11/13/2017

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2010 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags). The part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that an unknown warning indicator illuminated. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

6 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2008 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 11/01/2017

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags). The part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

7 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2008 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 10/19/2017

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags); however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated intermittently. The contact called hoffpauir inc (902 key avenue, lampasas, TX 76550; 1-800-460-4171) and was informed that parts were not provided for the repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 99,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

8 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2003 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 09/13/2017

Air bag light keeps coming on and the dealership says that it is a defect with the airbag. I do not want to pay for the price of replacing it ~ if it is the companies fault that made the airbag.

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9 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2010 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 08/30/2017

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2010 Ford Ranger. While driving at an unknown speed and attempting to make a turn, the turn signal did not work. There were no warning indicators illuminated. As an independent mechanic, the contact pulled out the turn signal relay and noticed that the relay was burnt. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. Also, the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags). The dealer was contacted (paradise Ford, cocoa, FL, 321-632-2222) and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

10 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2004 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 07/01/2017

L-the contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that the air bag light was illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v787000 (air bags) however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called a local dealer mac haik georgetown located at 7201 n. Interstate hwy 35, georgetown, TX 78628 where informed that the remedy parts were not available. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had experienced a failure. (the failure mileage was 16,000. Ap.

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11 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2000 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 04/20/2017

Tanaka recall - air bag indicator on dashboard stays on for long periods of time intermittently.

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12 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2010 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 03/27/2017

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2010 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer (fairway Ford of evans, 4333 washington rd, evans, GA 30809, (706) 854-9200) scheduled an appointment. The contact waited for two hours and was informed that the remedy and parts were unavailable. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the parts would become available. The interim noticed stated that the contact would need to wait to receive a second letter. The manufacturer stated that the parts may become available in the spring of 2018. The dealer and the manufacturer provided no option of a loaner vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted to determine when the part would be supplied to the dealer to receive the recall repair. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator was randomly flashing since March 28, 2017. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

13 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2011 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 03/14/2017

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v394000 (air bags). The part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the air bag indicator was illuminated. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

14 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2008 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 03/14/2017

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v024000 (air bags). The part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The local dealer (lakewood Ford, 11503 pacific hwy sw, lakewood, wa 98499) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the air bag indicator illuminated. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

15 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2007 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 07/13/2016

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator intermittently illuminated while driving. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags). The part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called john bleakley Ford (located at 870 thornton rd, lithia springs, GA 30122, phone number: (770) 941-9000) who stated that the remedy part was not available. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 93,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

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16 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2011 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 06/01/2016

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag indicator was illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called two local dealers: advantage Ford of stuart (4000 se federal hwy, stuart, FL 34997 34997, (772) 287-0955) and grieco Ford delray beach (3000 s federal highway, delray beach, FL 33483 (877) 874-6136). The contact was informed by the dealers that the parts were not available and to try back later. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unknown. Parts distribution disconnect.

17 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2006 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 05/31/2016

Takata recall; I took my 06 Ford Ranger to jim burke to have my recall fixed on may 31 2016 they kept it all day. I picked it up at end of day ,my air bag light was still on I asked the service adviser about it , they said I would have to bring it back another day and I would be charged to check it out. Today is 7/21/16 my air bag light still comes on . I don't think jim burke Ford ever replaced my defective part.

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18 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2003 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 02/02/2016

Tacata recall airbag light is flashing the stays on . Not sure what is causing it but it could be serious if the bags do not work when needed . It came on about 1 month ago. Starts as soon as you start truck . Other light that just started flashing today over drive light started flashing but has now stopped . This is a 03 Ford Ranger f4.

19 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2001 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 11/16/2015

To begin when I got the truck the air bag light would never go off when ever I turned them on and off. Which made me wonder weather they were ever really off and considering you can't fit a car seat in the back seat I had to put it in the front seat. Then when my wife was driving the spare tire fell off the truck while she was going down the road. Here recently she was driving and some one stopped her to tell her that something fell off the truck about 2 foot long. She called me and said the truck was still running so I told her to just try and make it home and I would look at it because I didn't think it was that serious. Once I started looking at it, a canister had come loose from the truck because the frame broke in half where the canister was connected to the truck because the truck was so rotted. She got the truck inspected in October. I feel that the dude that inspected it should have noticed the frame almost broke in half. I am very disappointed with this truck I have done nothing but put money into it.

20 Air Bag Light On problem of the 1999 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 04/15/2014

The air bag discharged while I was driving to work at 45 mph. I heard a hissing sound as a white powdery substance came out of the steering wheel. There was no collision. The bag did not deploy but the air bag light came on. I wrote Ford 3 times. Each time I was sent a letter stating that there was a collision. I wrote back , no collision. They had me send them pictures of the entire inside and outside of the vehicle. No damage any where. They said it was off warranty. I say it was defective. It discharged without reason and still didn't work correctly thank god. An air bag should be warranted for the life of the car. They were no help at all with this seriously dangerous situation. Can you help me?.

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21 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2001 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 08/19/2013

Constant passenger airbag issues since purchase. Airbag lights are on and dealer will not correct issue. Concerned due to recent issues with airbags on previous Ford Rangers.

22 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2003 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 04/07/2008

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that his air bags were not functioning correctly because the air bag light constantly remained illuminated. The failure was noticed while driving 30 mph. He has scheduled an appointment with the dealer for April 14, 2008 to have the vehicle diagnosed. The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were approximately 48,000.

23 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2001 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 04/01/2008

Air bag light flashes on and off. Indicating it is deactivated according to town Ford dealer in redwood city CA. Vehicle only has 39,000 miles on it. Vehicle is 2001 Ford Ranger XLT 4 x 4. 5 years or 50 mile warranty which I do not fall under because I do not drive much, and regardless of my low mileage the dealership will not honor this defect. This is the second major defect I have found on this vehicle. There was an recall on the egr sensor, which appeared at around 36,000 miles. Because I drive rarely it didn't occur until it's 7 year and again I was penalized for "going green", and had to pay for this full repair. Can you please assist me to find out if this airbag is an actual defect. I have seen other discussion groups mention the Ford Ranger having the flashing air bag light at early mileage.

24 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2002 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 10/26/2007

Seat belt never stays connected ( pops out) all speeds. (5 yrs) I asked dealer about fixing he said my warranty expired buy a new one (Ford does not care about safety after warranty date) the airbag light will stay on for a week then off for a month then repeat ( 5 yrs) door ajar light has never turned off (maybe it will burn out so I don't see it anymore) tailgate latch replaced 3 times ( dang that cheap plastic) front end realigned numerous times (anti nascar, always turns right) engine shudders bad few times a year(bad gas maybe once, others probably not) coil pack replaced twice (im still under 60,000 miles) rear window leaks also :).

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25 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2002 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 10/10/2004

Airbag light came on. Dealer said harness under front passenger seat came undone from moving seat back and forth when entering rear seat of vehicle. They reconnected harness and cleared computer lightcost $162. 50 to reconnect harness . Would like refund from Ford for defect in wiring harness. No new parts involved in fixing problem with harness. I had 48,678 miles guaranteed for 50,000 miles.

26 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2002 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 09/10/2004

My airbag light came on with blinking 4x then 7 times. The Ford dealership said the reason my air bag light came was because the connection was dirty. My question to them was why is their electrical connections in need of cleaning? then they turn around and charge you labor to clean the connection.

27 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2003 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 04/21/2004

The air bag light continuously illuminated on the dashboard. As a result, air bags were inoperative, and wouldn't deploy when needed. Dealership inspected and fixed the air bags three times. However, the problem recurred twice.

28 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2002 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 11/28/2003

While driving at 30-mph, the passenger's side air bag deployed. Fifteen minutes prior to air bag deployment, the air bag light indicator flashed then it stayed on. The consumer stated the brakes failed to stop the vehicle, minutes later the driver side air bag deployed and the vehicle hit a wall.

29 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2001 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 11/01/2003

I was driving in the off road area of oceano dunes and went off a sand dune head first about 15 feet. The entire front end is smashed, I hit the steering wheel so hard it is bent. Neither the air bag nor the seat belt worked. I had taken the truck in for repair five different times because the air bag light would stay on for long periods of time. They said they had repaired it the last time but obviously they hadn't. I have called repeatedly since the accident, they keep promising to return my call but I get no response from them. First they wouldn't believe there was anything wrong and now they refuse to accept responsibility for the failure of their safety equipment to work. I wonder if any one is interested in a class action suit.

30 Air Bag Light On problem of the 1999 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 08/15/2003

Airbag light flickers then stays on for the remainder of the ride.

31 Air Bag Light On problem of the 1998 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 07/08/2002

Air bag light stays on. - no accidents/bumps/hits . Truck only has 56,000 miles. What's the problem on this. Why should I have to pay for a company defect. I have read the complaints involving the airbags, don't you think there is a problem. One day someone is going to die because of this problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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32 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2000 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 06/12/2002

Steering column shaft upper was replaced due to vehicle making a loud metal to metal noise, and getting hard to steer. Also, problem occurred with air bag light illuminating. Dealer aware of problem. Please provide more information.

33 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2001 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 06/02/2002

Air bag light will come on and stay on intermittently for about 20-30 mintues before going out. Contacted dealer, and the dealer cannot find cause of preoblem.

34 Air Bag Light On problem of the 1999 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 08/13/1999

Airbag light on passenger's side stays on and airbag is turned off.

35 Air Bag Light On problem of the 2003 Ford Ranger

While driving air bag light illuminated and stayed on the remainder of the time that vehicle was being operated. The dealership tried to repair vehicle twice, but same problem recurred.


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