2004 Ford Escape airbags problems

Filed Apr 11, 2022 · Airbags · FL

I have a 2004 Ford Escape which I absolutely love knocking on the door of almost 300,000 miles. Go Ford. But lately my airbag light blinks and my escape beeps 5 times every 8 seconds or so and then it repeats itself with a total of 20 beeps. After the beeping is finished my airbag light stays illuminated. When I checked online what it means it says a defective airbag. It is intermittent or when I am on long trips.

Filed Aug 3, 2018 · Acceleration, Airbags · 177,000 miles · KY · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford escape. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a ditch. The steering wheel air bag deployed. A police report was not filed. The driver sustained bruising to the legs and was unconscious. Medical treatment was received. The contact was uncertain if the front passenger and curtain air bags deployed. The vehicle was towed to a police impound lot. The vehicle was not diagnosed by an independent mechanic or a dealer. The manufacturer issued the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v353000 (engine and engine cooling, vehicle speed control); however, the vehicle was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and inquired about access to the vehicle to investigate the cause of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 177,000.

Filed Apr 2, 2018 · Airbags · 143,400 miles · MA

It seems one day I noticed my airbag light on. It is usually on constantly or blinking. I am not sure why it stays on. I see a lot of complaints about these airbags on this site. I wish I knew this problem prior to purchasing this car. I also just recently had the hood release cable break on me. Call the dealership and they don't make them anymore. Great! Wonderful! When I went to the parts store the counter person said that this was the 5th ford hood release that they had people looking for in less than a month. Is there some kind of recall for the hood release cable? Should there be??

Filed Sep 18, 2017 · Airbags · 120,000 miles · PA

My 2004 ford escape just reached 120,000 miles and my airbag light came on while I was driving home from work on night. The next day I took it to dealer to see what was wrong, they said it was seat belt problem and it would cost $400-$500 to fix it. So I decided to get a second opinion & I took it to a mechanic that does all my repairs to see what he would say. He put it on computer to see what showed up and it says side airbag open circuit. I called dealer to see why they said it was seat belt issue and dealer said they get a lot of older escapes in with airbag lights and its usually just seat belt issue. I personally don't trust the dealer near me but don't want to drive 1 hr away to another dealer. My mechanic is doing research for me. I trust him before the dealer. Obviously there is issues the airbags in the 2004 ford escape and there needs to be an investigation so a recall can take affect. Hopefully no one gets in an accident and gets hurt or killed bc of this issue.

Filed Jul 21, 2016 · Airbags · 130,000 miles · VA

In april 2016, I purchased a used 2004 ford escape with approximately 130,000 miles on it. The vehicle had a recent state inspection sticker verifying that it passed all state safety standards, to include having working airbags. However, after driving the escape for only a few days, the airbag light started flashing and later stayed on. Now the airbag stays on all the time. During this same time, the vehicle also started experience an intermittent stalling problem. Not sure if these problems are connected to a larger issue...especially since both problems started occurring at the same time. After reading various articles online, I realized that the airbag light issue is a common problem among ford escapes and expensive to fix and sometimes a reoccurring problem. I have driven many other vehicles (non-ford) with over 200,000 miles on them, and none of these vehicles have ever had any non-operable airbag issues. Due to this being a serious safety issue, with airbag(s) in the ford escapes becoming prematurely inoperable, ford should make a safety recall to fix this problem...before someone accidentally gets hurt or killed, from having an inoperable airbag or airbags in their vehicle.

Filed Jun 12, 2016 · Airbags, Body · 144,500 miles · PA

Airbag light blinks or continuously stays on...also rear passenger shock has broken away from wheel well causing unsafe driving conditions. I just had this vehicle financed back in february 2016.

Filed Jun 8, 2016 · Airbags, Seat belts · 100,000 miles · GA

The SRS airbag light was blinking-the code said that the seatbelt connector had failed-they had to remove and replace the seatbelt connectors costing us 493.13, and this is a safety issue that ford should cover under a warranty or safety recall. I am out 493.13 plus the 100.00 diagnostic fee and need to be compensated for this. I have attached the services performed by the repair shop. Ford said it was not covered by warranty or any recall. That is ridiculous. Please advise. Thanks

Filed May 28, 2016 · Acceleration, Airbags · FL · crash · fire · 1 injury

Takata recall

Filed Mar 11, 2016 · Acceleration, Airbags · 120,000 miles · NM · crash

Takata recall

Filed Dec 15, 2015 · Airbags · 72,400 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford escape. While starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light illuminated continuously. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 72,400.