Had the clock ring repaired (year 2000)due to the airbag light stayed on. Now the airbag light stays on ,there is no horn and the cruise control doesnt work. There has to be a recall for this safety problem.
Ford Aerostar airbag light comes on
51 of the 1,704 owner complaints about the Ford Aerostar describe airbag warning light, most of them for the 1994 model year.
- owner complaints
- 51
- worst model year
- 1994
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
Often reported together
Adaptive cruise 14No deployment 3Seat belt 1Overheating 1Fuel pump 1Fire or smoke 1Check engine light 1
What owners say
Dt: contact stated that the air bag light on the dashboard flashed on and off. The cruise control and the horn will not work. The problem started without warning. He was told by the dealer the air bag will not work as long as the light on the dashboard was on. Also, the dealer told him he had a broken wire in the steering wheel. He has not had it repaired yet. The air bag problem was not covered under warranty or recall. Therefore, e the manufacturer will offer no free remedy.
Air bag light started flashing constantly, then horn and cruise control stopped working. Noise in column sounds like loose wires flopping.
Three days after I have the vans wireing done because of a recall, my horn stopped working and the air bag light started flashing and my brake lights started staying on. I called jim wilson ford who did the repairs I was told by the head man at the dealership that it was not there falt and I would have to pay to have it fixed. Everything worked fine until they did the recall work.
Date is approximate. 1994 ford aerostar rear ended at stop light hard enough to break 7x19 cable holding spare tire, and send vehicle into car in front of it with enough force to break radiator and AC radiator. Air bag did not deploy. Approximatly 3 months after back from repairs, the airbag light started blinking occasionly. This continued getting worse until it blinked constantly, also the horn was intermittentaly operational. I checked your "search complaints" section and see several people have had the same problem even without the accident. I had the vehicle repaired and it was the clock spring as several people state in the complaints section. In fact this must be common due to when I called the dealership that did the original repairs they didn't even listen to all the information on the problem and said "it sounds like the clock spring and takes about 2 hours to repair." then quoted a price, only missing the price quote by the amount of tax added to the bill! Please research this, if nothing else look at your own system under airbags, horn, and speed controls! Doesn't take a bean counter to see there is a problem with this "safety" system!!!!!!!
Consumer states that air bag light came on. Checked by dlr who advised that air bag fuse is bad and air bags will not deploy if needed.
The airbag light comes on while driving and flashes because of a defective clockspring that can affect the deployment of the airbag per larry philputt, tom wood ford, 3130 e. 96th st., indianapolis, in.
After ford recall for replacement of wiring in steering column, the airbag light began blinking in a 3/2 pattern. The cruise control and horn both ceased function. Indicates a clockspring failure meaning that the airbag, cruise control and horn are inoperative. Also, the rear liftgate supports are fixed to the frame with small studs. With the liftgate open, one of these studs broke sending the liftgate crashing onto owner's head and neck.
Air bag light on the instrument panel will illuminate erratically, then go off while operating vehicle at any speed. Also, has experienced failure of cruise control and horn. Dealership has not examined vehicle to determine a cause for this problem. Please provide any additional information / documentation.
Airbags deactivated. Also, vehicle had no horn. Airbag light was coming on and off.contacted dealer, and dealer stated clock spring was defective.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Ford Aerostar airbag light
Why does the airbag light come on in the Ford Aerostar?
Owners who report it most often also describe adaptive cruise control problems, airbags did not deploy in a crash and seat belt won't latch or retract.
Which Ford Aerostar years have airbag warning light problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1994 (23 complaints), 1992 (15 complaints) and 1993 (13 complaints).
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