2008 Ford Escape: airbag warning light

Filed Aug 13, 2019 · Airbags · 76,000 miles · NV

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Filed Mar 30, 2015 · Airbags, Seat belts · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. The contact stated that the seat belt pretensioner became stuck on every seat except the front passenger seat belt. Also, the contact mentioned that the air bag warning light continuously illuminated. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed but not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Oct 31, 2014 · Airbags, Lights · 38,000 miles · SC

There are two specific but related problems reported to ford without resolution: 1. Dome light assembly - switch burnt: in early 2014 the manual slide switch on the dome light shorted out and melted ? Burning the inside of the assembly. Thus, the switch would no longer operate properly. It was disconnected by the owner. A ford replacement assembly was purchased in september, 2014, which replaced the defective assembly. The assembly had an engineering change which eliminated the manual slide switch. Owner has pictures and has retained the defective assembly. Note: the melting of the slide switch and burning of the plastic housing could have ignited the headliner. Very dangerous. 2. Air bag fuse: when replacing the dome light assembly, it was noticed that a fuse had blow due to the switch melting. The fuse panel was accessed and it was verified that fuse #25 (demand lamps) was open. A spare fuse, per the owner?s manual, was moved from position #32 (spare) to position #25. The new dome light now worked properly. However, the next day it was noticed that the SRS (safety restraint system) light was on which indicated a possible problem with the SRS. The car was brought to the dealer on september 30, 2014. It was determined by the dealer that fuse position #32 is really not a spare as indicated in the owner?s manual ? It is instead the fuse that controls the restraints control module circuit which when it was removed caused the SRS light to appear. (of course the dealer charged for the service!) subject vehicle owner?s manual can be found online.) note: the owner?s manual must be changed to reflect the appropriate fuse locations. If someone had to use the spare fuse incorrectly marked, while driving remotely, and then subsequently got into an accident, the airbags would not deploy! Very dangerous.

Filed Jan 30, 2012 · Airbags · 71,000 miles · MO · crash

I was hit head on by a vehicle that was traveling aprox 60 miles per hour. My airbags did not deploy. But the airbag light on my bash lit up as if they had deployed. I have asked several certified mechanics why this happened and have never been given the same answer twice. I asked a ford plant worker that helped build my escape, he also had no answer. My brothers was also involved, this last summer, in a high impact totaling his focus and the airbags did not deploy, again, no answer, just a lot of shrugs and him hawing. Once again my best friend had a 2012 explorer it was 4 months old she hit a deer full on causing over 18,000$ in damage, and again, no airbags deployed! Why? I find it disturbing that we all paid no less that 15,000$ for a ford vehicle and none of us were protected by the safety equipment, nor were we provided with a sufficient explanation as to why it did not work. Do any of you have a viable non double speak reason for this? * information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) * tt

Filed Mar 25, 2009 · Airbags · 111,000 miles · WI · 1 injury

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. While driving between 25-30 MPH on normal road conditions, the air bags deployed without an impact or crash occurring. The driver sustained minor injuries from the moderate force. The air bag warning indicator did not illuminate on the instrument panel. The entire instrument panel, windshield, and steering wheel were damaged. The police was called to the scene and a report was filed. The vehicle was able to be driven to an authorized dealer for inspection, but they were unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified, but did not assist. The vehicle has not been repaired at this time. The failure and current mileages were 111,000.