1999 Ford Contour: airbag warning light

5 of the 419 complaints about the 1999 Ford Contour describe airbag warning light.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 1%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Airbag warning light by model year

1999
5
1998
43
1997
3
1996
1
1995
8

What owners say

Filed Oct 31, 2005 · Airbags, Body · WV

Dt: the contact stated the dashboard warped. It touched the windshield, and was pulling the passenger's air bag piece. The air bag light came on a couple of days ago. The light has not been on since. He stated now that he was using the defroster, it was coming up more. Often. The vehicle has not been inspected to see why this was occurring.

Filed Jul 29, 2004 · Airbags, Brakes · GA

I have normal use on my car and on july 26, 2004 my air bag light and the emergency brake light came on. I read my owner's guide to see what the problem could be and it stated that if theses problems was to occur that I need it to be service by a qualified technician. I brought my vehicle in on july 27, 2004 to get it serviced. I informed ford that I smelled a wire burning, and that I saw a little puff of smoke on july 26, 2004 that came from under my dash board. I was informed my the ford dealership that they did 3 diagnostic test on it and they still could not figure out what the problem is with the airbag system. This is a safety problem that could have ended up deadly if I was to get into an accident because of the malfunctions in the car. As far as what is being done is beyond me because they still cannot figure out what the problem is, and what parts are going to be needed for the repairs on my car. I would like to matter to be investigated immediately before someone get hurt, and they don't have their air bag system nor emergency brake light system working.

Filed Oct 23, 2003 · NM

I own a 1999 ford contour, in which the dash cover (vinyl and foam) are separating from the metal shell underneath. It is approaching the passenger's side airbag (SRS), and my concern is it my either cause an unexpected deployment of the airbag resulting in an accident, or it may prevent the airbag from deploying in the event of an accident. I have contacted ford and their answer was they would submit it to the engineers to determine if a recall was in order. Unless there are enough people reporting this problem, I feel they will take no corrective action. I have personally observed to other '99 contours with the same problem. Unfortunately, I was unable to contact the owners and ask them to make complaints as well.

Filed Apr 22, 2003 · Airbags, Body · CA

The vehicle had poor gas mileage. The drivers window jammed. The rubber piece around the frame of the right side rear passenger's seat constantly came off. The shoulder harness on driver's side and in the rear seats twisted and jammed. The dashboard cover came loose. The radio operated poorly. The trunk latch often required multiple pulls to open the trunk. The air bag light intermittently came on. While driving there was a whining/grinding noise. *ak

Filed Dec 17, 2001 · Airbags, Electrical · MO · fire

Windshield wipers will come on intermittently, and air bag light illuminates while driving, causing vehicle to stall and die. Dealer has been notified. Car was on fire which burned up fuse box.