The driver side air bag went off while reversing out of my home. The air bag went off while my arm was across the steering wheel. Powder went in my eyes from it and my arm was bruised and burned from the impact. It hurt so bad that my I had someone pick me up from home and drive me to the hospital. I also had my ear drums ringing for a good while. No police has inspected it as it happened at my home and there were no warning lights for it on. I didn’t hit anything either. I was simply reversing when it went off.
2008 Ford F-150 airbags problems
29 complaints (8% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 98,000. 20 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 29
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- typical mileage
- 98,000
- crashes
- 20
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Frontal2
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Ford F-150 airbags problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2008 Ford F-150 airbags
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2008 Ford F-150 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
My 5.4 v8 triton motor timing came phasers are bad the truck runs fine when cold when it gets warmer up it rattles and shakes and stalls air bag light stays on I had to pull the fuse bc it beeps and warning light so it's not active
My emergency brake doesn't work and light is on,and air bags did not deploy when I was hit from behind.
During an accident that totaled the car, air bags didn’t deployed.
The incident took place on an exit on interstate (I-610 loop south in houston). My son came to a stop when car in front stopped abruptly. This is when my son was rear ended by 2016 f-250 that was towing horse trailer. This pushed my son's truck into the car in front. Impact completely buckled my son's truck bed and damaged the front and the inside cabin. Both the front seats broke (back reclining portion snapped backward) plus neither airbags inflated from the impact. So my question is why would the front seats snap backwards (is it design flaw?) and why didn't the airbags inflate from the impact to the car in front? From the damage to all the vehicles involved you can see that it was a very hard impact.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f150. The contact stated the air bag warning light remained illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer nor mechanic to have a diagnostic test performed. The manufacturer informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 200,036.*dt
I,(mr.[xxx])was driving my grandchildren home and they live @1025 [xxx] dr.,and was driving on a dirt road and swerved to avoid hitting a deer,and oversteered and hit a large tree head on and the air-bags did not employ,leaving us with all kinds of medical cost,thanks to my insurance company(geico) [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).'
I was taking the grandkids home,5miles west of hwy 24 on 1025 badger trl.dr.florissant,co.80816,to my son an his wife and going a little fast on the dirt road an swerved to keep from hitting deer that jumped in front of me,well I oversteered,done a 360 and ended up on my sons land with the truck in the middle of a big tree,crammed the front end to engine block,but no airbags deployed,all that were in truck were hurt,I got whiplash,my great niece got her arm hurt,my grandson got a hurt leg,and my grandaughter hurt her head,I had full coverage insurance,but geico said they were not paying the x-rays an have been stranded all summer long,never had a more miserable summer over an accident,missed a few doctor appointments due to no transportation,no attourneys would take my case,so I give up knowing the devil is responsible grandkids home,like alway`s
"takata recall" I was taking my grandchildren home on a dirt road and hit a deer which spun me around and smashed into a big tree head on.the crash was so hard that the front bumper was crushed against the motor block,declared totalled from my insurance company.myself,I had a whiplash,my great niece (passenger) broke her wrist,my grandson has leg problems and my granddaughter hit her head real hard!mr. (xxxxx) the owner was driving!!!!!!! Parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owned a 2008 ford f-150. The contact stated while driving an unknown speed, when the vehicle hit a deer causing the contact to lose control and hit a tree. The contact stated the front of the vehicle received the majority of the impact. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact stated medical attention was provided for 4 people but the injuries were unknown. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The contact has called local dealer phil long ford of motor city located at 1212 motor city dr, colorado springs, co 80905, (866) 947-5647 to notify failure of the vehicle. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer has not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 119,401. *bf
Questions about the 2008 Ford F-150 airbags
Does the 2008 Ford F-150 have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 29 complaints about the airbags of the 2008 Ford F-150, 8% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2008 Ford F-150 airbags problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 98,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2008 Ford F-150 airbags?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Ford F-150 have bad airbags?
The Ford F-150 model years with the most airbags complaints are 2005 (101 complaints), 1997 (99 complaints) and 1994 (94 complaints).
Other 2008 Ford F-150 problems
Engine 75Steering 53Transmission 50Acceleration 41Brakes 39Electrical 29Fuel system 27Body 23Visibility 12Seat belts 11Suspension 11Tires 9Wheels 7Lights 6Locks 3Driver assistance 2Seats 2
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