Air Bag Light On problems of the 2000 Ford Windstar

Takata recall - air bag light is on. Problems with turning of steering wheel. Could not perform complete turns. Steering will stop halfway during turns. After review it appears that the airbag is coming through steering column. Van currently not drivable.

On my 2000 Ford Windstar my airbag light has been coming on and flashing a code. I asked a friend that works at the local dealership what this code meant and I was informed that there is a short in my passenger side airbag. I said something to my local mechanic and he told me that at a conference he attended they were told that on safety equipment like airbags there is an extended warranty. I went to my local dealer and asked the shop manager about the extended warranty on airbags and they told me there is no such thing and they are covered the same as the vehicle warranty which is 60,000 miles. As of today my van has about 118,000 miles on it so I am well beyond the warranty. Is there an extension of the warranty on safety equipment? I was also wondering since this is a short in my passenger side airbag can that airbag deploy without being in a crash. I ask this because my teenage daughters sit up front with me all the time and I would hate for it to explode in their face without any warning, just because I wasn't able to get the short fixed.

Airbag light had been coming on for 2 months van taken to armstrong Ford on 3 occasions to be fixed they stated airbags were okay that it was an electrical problem with the light replaced a spring in the light airbag deployed 2 days afer picking up the van from repairs there was no impact to the van it deployed on it's own.

The airbag light had been coming on and going off by it's self for a couple of months dealership stated it was a problem with the electronics the sirbag deployed without impact on Dec. 3, 2000 when my husband turned the iginition to start the vechicle - it deployed while we were in a parking lot- he was bruised but not require medical treatment.

Upon review of the air bag warning indicator, the dealer's service center has determined that the vehicle was manufactured and sold to me missing the entire driver's side air bag assembly. Because the safety system on the air bag system runs through a loop, all of the air bags were rendered inoperable. The dealer is making an effort to build and install the entire air bag assembly. The concern is however, that the vehicle was 1) allowed off of the production line and 2) allowed to be sold by the dealer with no functioning air bag system. If this questionaire is selected for further review, I would like to recommend 1)that the NHTSA issue an informational bulletin alerting drivers that if the air bag warning indicator light is on in their vehicle, that no air bags will deploy in an accident; and 2) that a review of the manufacturer's safety system inspection procedures is conducted, and that the procedure ensures that vehicles are not allowed to leave the plant without functioning air bags. Thank you for your time with this issue.