Tl*- the contact stated that while driving the 1995 ford contour with 36000 failure mileage at 55 MPH the front front driver's side airbag deployed without any warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The ford engineer checked the vehicle, and determined that there was no damage to the vehicle, but he determined that the sensor was faulty. The vehicle has been repaired. The driver received minor injuries.
1995 Ford Contour airbags problems
45 complaints (5% of all complaints for this car). 21 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 45
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- crashes
- 21
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Frontal21
- Side/window3
- Frontal: sensor/control module2
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Ford Contour airbags problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1995 Ford Contour airbags
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1995 Ford Contour owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
I have a ford contour 1995 manufactured in 12/94 I have some complaints about my car. There are some recalls out on this vehicle. But there are not list for my contour VIN # but I have the same problems. My car was taken to the robins ford delership in glenolden,pa for not starting. After they inspected the vehicle they called me and told me that I have a wiring harness defect that caused it to short circuit my spark plugs. They told me that the wires for this vehicle is out dated and for have been replacing them with updated wires. But they have not issued a recall for my VIN# but it is a known manufacturer defect with this car. I also have some problems that have just started that ford have recalls on but again not my so called VIN#. My seat belts on this car have been breaking off at the connection tab as well as my defroster not working. Both have recalls on them. I also have concerns about other recalls they have open on this car that are safty haszerds one for which is a fuel tank assembly filler that can cause a flash fire and a fuel tank leakage that can cause a fire they also have a recall for their air bags. I have children that makes me very concered about their safty in this car. And the lack of concern by their ford manufacturer. How can I get this things fix so their will be no accidents.
Vehicle is emmitting noises as if the bottom of the vehicle is falling apart.
Consumers daughter was stopped at a traffice light, when she was hit head on by another vehicle, both the driver and the passenger were wearing seat belts, however the seat belts failed to restrain them and both driver and the passenger were thrown foward, also the airbags failed to deploy, the driver and passenger suffered injuries.
Consumer states steam from the radiator caused her daughter to be injured, consumer also stated that other failures occurred due to the failed radiator.
Air bag lights illuminate all the time while vehicle is running. Dealer contacted.
Consumer complains about air bag light illuminating.
Vehicle was involved in a side collision with some frontal damages, and neither air bag deployed, dealer was not notified at this time. Feel free to provide any further informastion.
The consumer experiencing problems with air bags.
Consumer was involved in a front end collision with another vehicle, but driver's side air bag did not deploy fully. As a result, driver hit steering wheel and dashboard. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further details.
Questions about the 1995 Ford Contour airbags
Does the 1995 Ford Contour have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 45 complaints about the airbags of the 1995 Ford Contour, 5% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1995 Ford Contour airbags problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1995 Ford Contour airbags?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Ford Contour have bad airbags?
The Ford Contour model years with the most airbags complaints are 1998 (99 complaints), 1995 (45 complaints) and 1999 (29 complaints).
Other 1995 Ford Contour problems
Engine 225Electrical 180Transmission 126Brakes 85Fuel system 85Suspension 83Steering 76Seat belts 44Visibility 43Acceleration 42Lights 27Body 14Seats 14Locks 13Tires 10Wheels 7
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