Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 1999 Ford Windstar

Ten problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 1999 Ford Windstar. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 05/04/2018

1999 Ford Windstar lx. Consumer writes in regards to bracket recall that was not honored for vehicle. The consumer stated the airbag did not deploy.

2 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 07/07/2011

My 1999 Ford Windstar was involved in a crash where the front of my van hit another car. Front end damage was fairly extensive, it was ot a fender bender. My airbags did not deploy as I would have expected. Is there a problem with the airbag deployment on these vans?.

3 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 07/12/2007

The contact owns a 1999 Ford Windstar. While driving 45 mph, the contact rear ended a parked vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The passenger sustained blunt force trauma to the chest and abdomen. The contact sustained a dislocated hip on her right side and bruising from the seat belt on her left shoulder and chest area. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. Her attorney advised her not to communicate with Ford. The current and failure mileages were 69,000.

4 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 08/01/2004

While driving at 30 mph consumer's vehicle was hit from the side. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. Driver was injured.

5 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 12/01/2003

Consumer states that she lost control of her vehicle after the steering went out. She indicated that his was not the first time. The first time this occurred the vehicle was repaired by the dealer. Now it has gone out again causing her to hit a wall in the garage. The vehicle started pulling to the left and the consumer could not bring it back. The air bags did not deploy. The dealer claimed they repaired the vehicle but the invoice didn't state what was replaced.

6 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 08/24/2003

When parked on a hill, the vehicle rolled back. When the vehicle rolled, it went a big field and caused damage to the drivers door and muffler. The second incident, the vehicle was sitting in the consumers driveway on a little hill when it rolled and hit a tree and caused damage to the fender and bumper. The consumer stated when both accidents happened the air bags never deployed. Also the steering wheel never locked.

7 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 08/24/2003

The consumer stated the vehicle rolled off a hill, went across the highway into a field there was damage to the drivers door and the muffler. The second time the incident happened the vehicle was in the consumers driveway and crashed into a tree, the vehicle sustained damaged to the fender. In both cases the consumer stated the air bags did not deploy. The steering wheel never locked on the vehicle as well.

8 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 02/04/2000

While traveling 50 mph lost control of vehicle. As a result of an accident air bags did not deploy, hit vank head on and the whole front end and bumper completly came off. . Et.

9 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 03/10/1999

Consumer's air bag did not deploy when she hit a vehicle in front of her.

10 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Consumer was involved in a 20 mph frontal collision in which driver's and passenger's air bags did not deploy, cause unknown. Please give any further details.


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