Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f-350. While the contact's father was driving 55 MPH, he swerved to avoid striking another vehicle. When the brake pedal was depressed, the driver's side tires did not stop and the steering seized. As a result, the driver struck a tree and the vehicle rolled into a ditch. A police report was filed. The air bags did not deploy. The contact's father sustained blunt force trauma to the torso and was fatally injured upon impact. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000. The VIN was not available.
1999 Ford F-350 airbags problems
25 complaints (6% of all complaints for this car). 20 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 25
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- crashes
- 20
- recalls
- 1
Which part fails
- Frontal20
- Side/window1
- Frontal: sensor/control module1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Ford F-350 airbags problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1999 Ford F-350 airbags
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: light duty trucks. The cast tow hooks changes the crash pulse of the vehicle in frontal barrier impacts and the air bag sensor was not calibrated to this new crash pulse which may cause the air bags to deploy in lower speed impacts than design intent.
- Risk
- Unexpected air bag deployment can result in personal injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the cast tow hooks with forged hooks.
Recall number 98V303000 · Recall details
What 1999 Ford F-350 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Dt*: the contact stated the left rear tire blew out while driving 65mph. The front driver side airbag immediately deployed, although there was no contact with the sensor. The vehicle was driven to the contact's garage, but has not been inspected. The police were alerted in order to assist with traffic while the tire was being changed. The driver received minor injuries to the arm, but was wearing a seat belt. There was no concern about the safety of the tire because the contact felt the blow out could have been related to a normal road hazard. The primary concern expressed was with the unwarranted deployment of the frontal air bag.
While parking driver's air bag inadvertently deployed. Consumer suffered minor injuries. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
Consumer called complaining about having intermittently light at the switch on and off at airbag original equipment. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information. Ts
While traveling on 405 freeway left front tire blewout/ both air bags went off, and windshield was cracked by the impact of airbags. Left front fender/ bumper were damaged. When tire blewout truck turned to the left. Consumer was doing approximately 55-60 MPH. Entire tread was shredded away. Consumer was not injured nor did he crash the truck.
In a head on collision air bags did not deploy. Dealer notified.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision of 45 MPH, and neither air bag deployed. Manufactacturer contacted. *ak
Airbags failed to deploy at 45mph crash.
Vehicle was stolen which ended in an accident, the vehicle was traveling at 45-50 MPH when it hit a pole, the air bag did not deploy. Nlm
While driving between 40-45 MPH hit another vehicle. Impact was mostly on passenger's side. Driver's airbag did not deploy, passenger's airbag was turned off. *ak
Questions about the 1999 Ford F-350 airbags
Does the 1999 Ford F-350 have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 25 complaints about the airbags of the 1999 Ford F-350, 6% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1999 Ford F-350 airbags problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1999 Ford F-350 airbags?
Yes, 1 recall: 98V303000. Check your VIN to see if your car still needs the free repair.
What year does the Ford F-350 have bad airbags?
The Ford F-350 model years with the most airbags complaints are 1999 (25 complaints) and 2000 (12 complaints).
Other 1999 Ford F-350 problems
Tires 91Brakes 78Transmission 64Steering 48Suspension 37Engine 24Fuel system 24Wheels 18Acceleration 15Visibility 13Lights 11Electrical 8Body 7Seat belts 6Seats 2
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