Air bag warning light remains illuminated on the dashboard, indicating a malfunction within system, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
1995 Ford Contour airbags complaints
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Consumer was involved in an accident where the vehicle rolled seven times, the air bags experienced no deployment, consumer was injured in accident.
Vehicle became airborn over railroad tracks at 55mph, and when hitting ground vehicle ran into a ditch, and flipped over about 7 times. Upon impact, neither driver's side nor passenger's side airbags deployed.
Vehicle has experienced same problem as mentioned in recall 95e006002/ manufacturer's recall# 7243. Passenger's side air bag did not deploy properly. Airbag blew up, causing dashboard to crack/ windshield/ sunvisor and passenger's side window to break. Sunvisor flew to rear of vehicle, and caused minor injuries to a child. Consumer rearended another vehicle at 10 MPH, causing airbags to deploy. During deployment, vehicle had black smoke.
Ea o1 007/air bag clockspring: air bag light staying on. Dealer / manufacturer was not notified at this time. *ak the engine was okay but the light on dash board cames and stays on.
While driving without collision occurring driver's air bag fell from steering wheel, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
1.) replaced ignition switch on two occasions; 2.) frontal torsion bar had to be replaced; 3.) air bag in steering wheel has a rattle noise when turning wheel, and 4.) air bag senor light intermittently comes on. Dealer notified and made all repairs except rattle in air bag on steering wheel, and the air bag sensor light that come on intermittently. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Drivers side airbag is loose and consumer can stick hand behind airbag. Consumer is scared airbag may deploy and injure someone. Two weeks later while driving at 50 another driver hit consumer's vehicle from the front and airbags didn't deploy.
Airbags deployed over speedbump. No other related vehicle damage. Body and paint original.
Airbags deployed in 3 MPH collision. Small bumper cover tear only. Airbags deplyed breaking windshield on deployment. I feel the airbags should not have deplyoyed on such a light impact.
Drivers side airbag detached from steering wheel/without cause
While driving air bag cover fell into consumer's lap.
Had an accident on 08-aug-99, and driver's air bag didn't deploy.consumer contacted dealer.
While driving 60 MPH had a tire blowout, and lost control. Vehicle spun around and had a frontal impact with a group of trees. Upon impact, driver's and passenger's air bags did not deploy, which did not protect the occupant in this crash. Please provide further information.
While driving air bag light came on. Consumer took vehicle to dealer, and dealer couldn't turn it off.
Air bag light flashing but dealer cannot locate short.
Air bag system has an electrical short. Consumer was told by the dealer that they cannot find the problem, and is waiting for the system to recode itself.
Going 40-45mph towards a curb. Applied brakes, vehicle failed to stop. Steered to side of road. Steering hard to control. Crossed median & hit metal fence pole. Air bags did not deploy upon impact.
Driver was at traffic tie u when a vehicle struck the driver from behind, the truck was moving at a hight rate of speed, pushed the driver into a van that was stopped in front and into the center cement divide. Driver's side seatback fell into a semi-recline position and the seat slid back, airbag did not deploy, the seat falling back caused the driver's lumbar spine to be injured.
The explosion of the passenger side air bag broke the windshield, rear view mirror and glove box. Had there been a front seat passenger, serious injury could have resulted.
While driving air bag became loose & fell in driver's lap. Took back to dealer & service manager supposedly repaired air bag 1st time. It happened again later on in the year. This time told by manufacturer & dealer that it was not a safety issue. Was not repaired.
Air bag deployment was violent, causing burns to left arm/right hand, and also on left side of stomach with the development of a small cyst. Dup of 516955, added on 25-feb-98.
Airbag deployment was violent, causing chemicals to disperse into face, left arm, small area of right hand.
The driver's side airbag is not properly connected to the steering wheel. The driver can move it around with her hand. On cold days driver felt the cold air all around edge opening of air bag from outside of car.
Driver hit curb and car turned over at 30 MPH and the airbags did not deploy.
Consumer was involved in a very low speed collision and the passenger's and driver's side air bags deployed, causing serious injuries to the occupant on the passenger side, no damage to the front end, all damage was from the deployment of the air bags.
Brake pads replaced.
Vehicle hit a lamp pole and the driver's side and air bag deployed, but when it deployed it didn't deploy fully. Air bag came out half way. But the passenger's side air bag deployed but also cracked the windshield and dashboard.
Air bag deployed but driver received injuries from deployment due to ignitor, the injuries were burn related. There is no instructions in owner's manual to position hands.please describe details.
Recall related, 95v228000 and 95v232000 contacted dealership on 3/11/95, will order parts by apr.20,1995, no parts available as 4/3/95. *ak consumer was also having problems with the driver's side seat track, driver;s side air bag, and the driver's side window, and was also told a new filler neck ws needed for gas tank, also needed new wiper, starter needed to be replaced,switch for windshield wiper on steering wheel was coming off and would not snap back into place.
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