2002 Ford Escape: airbag warning light

Filed Sep 14, 2017 · Airbags, Steering · 150,500 miles · CA

Airbag light stays on and also I have a issue with the steering wheel and suspension there are other issues with the car and never was fixed by previous owner now im stuck with a car that has past recalled issues. If you own a car and just purchased it by previous owner make sure that recalls have been fixed on vehicle. Now I dont know what to do with my vehicle.

Filed Sep 2, 2017 · Airbags · MI

The airbag light came on on the dashboard. It continues to stay on and beeps five times repeating five times. This occurs during start up of the vehicle, and it also occurs about 30 minutes after continuous driving.

Filed Aug 24, 2017 · Airbags · 37,500 miles · CT

Air bag warning light continually illuminates; cable coupling under passenger seat does not complete the circuit which triggers the air bag warning light. This condition occurs in all weather and driving conditions.

Filed Jun 20, 2017 · Airbags · 90,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford escape. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

Filed Oct 24, 2015 · Airbags · 119,000 miles · OH

I bought my car on sept 28, 2015. The airbag light came on about 2 weeks ago. At first it would come on when I start the car and shut off. Now it blinks then stays on. I am worried that if I get into an accident my airbags will not deploy. I have read a lot of reviews about this and it seems to be a very big issue. I have searched this website with my VIN # and there are no recall. I bought this as a family car but now I am in fear of putting my children in it.

Filed Feb 21, 2013 · Airbags · CT

I have had my 2002 ford escape since june 2002. I bought it brand new and I have never had any problems with my airbags before and have never been in any accidents that would cause the airbags to deploy. All of a sudden in early january 2013, I started to notice my check airbag light on my dashboard illuminate. I thought this was odd since it had never done so before and I had never been in any accidents so I didn't really think anything of it and thought the light would just go off. The light continued to go on and so I finally brought it to the dealership on february 15, 2003. The dealership performed a diagnostic test on the airbag system only to find out that both of the pre-tensioner connectors that clip to the wire harness that makes the airbag system work had high resistance and needed to be replaced. Without a fix, the airbag system no longer worked. They claimed that over time with the wear and tear of the vehicle, this will happen and the clips will no longer clip as they said. I find that hard to believe that a major safety feature of a vehicle such as airbags would all of a sudden stop working creating a potentially hazardous situation if there was an accident and the airbags did not deploy. I just wanted to share my story with you in case there have been other similar situations with this make and model of vehicle that might warrant a model recall in the future.

Filed Nov 5, 2012 · Airbags · 80,060 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving the air bag light erroneously illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 80,060 and the current mileage was 130,000.

Filed Oct 24, 2012 · Airbags · 108,500 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford escape. The contact stated that the air bag warning lamp illuminated intermittently. The dealer was contacted who did not offer any assistance since her vehicle was not included in any recalls. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 108,500 and the current mileage was 108,600.

Filed Jun 15, 2012 · Airbags, Electrical · 69 miles · GA

The airbag light keeps coming on. I took it in for service for regular maintenance and then the light was off. I've had the car now for 10 years this december. I can't recall a time my airbag light has not been on. Just recently I started researching and found their is a short wire under the drivers seat and it has a little gray prong on it. The gray prong needs to be grounded and it should be attached the bars the seat slides back and forth on. I stuck the gray plug in and the airbag light went out. The only problem is every time you move the seat it pushes the gray plug down and eventually it will come back on and I will have to fix it again. Ford needs to correct this problem. The problem is an easy fix and I don't understand why they don't change the plug or make a longer cord. Ford needs to fix the problem. I love my car but hate the frustration.

Filed May 29, 2012 · Airbags · 20,000 miles · MD

I purchased my escape in 2004, with 15,000. Miles. Shortly after that I received an noticed that it had been recalled for something with the safety belt which they replaced/repaired frr of charge. Now the airbag light came on and the dealer told me it was some type of senor, and it would cost about 250.00 to fix. Now the airbag light is off but the chime remains. I have been observing that this issue one of safety, and it isn't the first complaint. When will ford get off their corporate behind and get this fixed before someone gets killed?

Filed Dec 18, 2011 · Visibility · IA

Yesterday I drove around town running errands in my 2002 ford escape and it was fine. Came home last night (temperature outside was around 27 degrees outside) and parked it in garage. When I went out to garage next day (14 hours later) to leave again I noticed my ford escape had it's back glass that was completely shattered out of it and all over the floor of the garage. All doors to garage were shut and locked. This explosion of glass happened all by itself after being parked there the night before. Also have an issue with air bag light and check fuel cap light that has both been staying on and cannot get either to stay off!! Worried vehicle is gonna fall apart some day before I get my child to his school one morning..not dependable vehicle after all!! :( seems I have read many many other complaints online about these problems from escape owners wanting to know..are there no recalls for the backglass?? Or even anything else for this vehicle?? Feeling unsafe for my child to ride in now!!

Filed Apr 27, 2011 · Airbags, Electrical · IN

My airbag light keeps coming on every time I start my ford escape. Upon review of this it's been on complaint websites several times by hundreds of people. How many of these people need to die due to malfunction of the air bags before we have a recall. This light has been on since I've owned the vehicle. Also my window stopped going up. The dipstick can't give a clear reading of the oil amount. These things lead to death, constant and costly repair, and constant problems.