"takata recall" airbag light keeps blinking with the seat belt noise. Changed the light bulb from the dash board and now the airbag light stays on but will not connect with mileage.
Ford Explorer Sport airbag light comes on
12 of the 733 owner complaints about the Ford Explorer Sport describe airbag warning light, most of them for the 1999 model year.
- owner complaints
- 12
- worst model year
- 1999
- typical mileage
- 68,112
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20031
- 20013
- 20002
- 19996
Often reported together
What owners say
Air bag light keeps flashing off and on. Don't know if air bags will deploy or not in case of an accident. Ford has a safey memo out on this problem, but won't recall because they say it isn't a safety issue. How can this not be a safety issue if you don't know if the air bags will deploy.
Air bag light stays on. Dealer states a "short" in wiring loom, needs to replace with a better connector for $1100. Dealer warns me that while light is "on" airbag system will not operate in a crash.
When it is hot outside, the car will not start. It just cranks and cranks,but, will not turn over.....as if it was out of gas when it is not. There are many tricks to getting this thing to start though. If the windows are rolled up all of the way, and it has not been driven before noon, it wont start. If I drive it in the morning when it is cool outside, it will almost always start later in the day. If I don't drive it until the afternoon, and the windows have been left down and it is parked in the shade, it will almost always start. This problem has become a nightmare. I have had it in the shop 2 different times and they have yet to figure out what is causing this to happen. They have replaced relay switch's and fuel filter, but has not helped. I have noticed the "theft light" blinks rapidly when it wont start, even though I have no theft device activated in the vehicle!!! The air bag light comes on and off when it feels like it, the driver side window doesn't role down half the time, and the seat belts in the back seat "lock up" every time someone uses them to the point where whom ever is using it has to take it off and let it retract all the way to get it to unlock. This happens several times during a trip in the car. I am over all disappointed with the car at this point, and would love to sell it, but, I can not predict from day to day if it will even start for a buyer to test drive it!!!! The starting issue has been going on for a few months, the other issues have been happening for almost a year now.
While driving the airbag light lights up without any impact.
While driving 40 MPH, the SRS light, ABS light and check engine light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. Suddenly, the front wheels locked and the vehicle flipped over. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. The cause has not been determined at this time. Please provide further details.
Purchased a 1999 ford explorer sport in october 2003. The vehicle had 59303 miles on it when we purchased it. A few weeks after purchase the air bag light kept coming on. I called the dealership and they stated that it was normal. We finally took the vehicle into another dealership and it turns out that it is faulty electrical and our air bags won't deploy. Apparently our bumper to bumper extended warranty (minus normal wear and tear) does not cover safety items. The dealership we purchased it from won't help us. Now we are driving a vehicle that is unsafe.
Airbag warning light kept coming on, indicating airbags were not functioning properly. After eight unsuccesful repair attempts, ford replaced the vehicle.
Nar 1/29/2003. The air bag light constantly stayed on. There has been four attempted repairs on the vehicle.
Air bag light would blink on/off on several occasions while driving the vehicle. Dealer has been notified and replaced the wiring harness. Provide further information. Ts
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Ford Explorer Sport airbag light
Why does the airbag light come on in the Ford Explorer Sport?
Owners who report it most often also describe won't start, check engine light and abs light or abs activating.
Which Ford Explorer Sport years have airbag warning light problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1999 (6 complaints), 2001 (3 complaints) and 2000 (2 complaints).
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