I was driving a 1994 ford probe se, going north on westnedge in portage, michigan when I noticed too late that car in front of me had stopped moving. I slammed on the brakes and rear ended it. I was traveling at the posted speed of 35 MPH and was slowing down considerably but ran out of braking room. I braced for the impact and heard a loud krack! And then something which sounded like a small bomb had gone off inside my car. I felt a burning sensation and then looked at my arm. It looked mangled, with glass imbedded in my wrist. There was lots of smoke and I had trouble breathing. I heard my wife screaming and sobbing. I got out of the car and laid on the grass. The pain was awful. I could not bear to look at my disfigured arm. The police and ambulance arrived. They spent a long time checking me over for internal bleeding and a broken neck. My wife complained of the pain in her wrist. I overheard the paramedic discuss our situation. They expressed surprise at the extent of our injuries in comparison to the damage from the crash. We spent 5 hours at the er. My wife was diagnosed with closed fractures to her right wrist and a broken finger. I had burns on my right arm where the end of the forearm and elbow meets. I have deep cuts, abrasion, and bruises on that arm. The occupants of the other car were able to walk away from the accident and drove home afterwards. Yet, we are still coping with the injuries caused by the inflation of the airbags in what seemed like a low speed impact. We were wearing our seatbelts and did not receive seatbelt lacerations. There was no damage to the passenger compartment, no collapsing of the a pillars or roof that would have caused my wife's broken arms or me to suffer serious burns and cuts. What did happen was that the airbags exploded, shattered the windshield, which sent glass onto my wrist, and caused concussive damage to mine and my wife's right arm.
1994 Ford Probe airbags problems
11 complaints (7% of all complaints for this car). 8 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- crashes
- 8
- recalls
- 1
Which part fails
- Frontal8
- Side/window1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Ford Probe airbags problems in other years
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal
- What is wrong
- If the passenger-side air bag deploys in an accident and there is no passenger in that seating position, the air bag can detach from, and deform, the mounting bracket.
- Risk
- Installation of a replacement passenger-side air bagwould be impeded by the damage to the mounting bracket and would require moreexpensive repair work. This may deter the vehicle owner from having the repairmade and the replacement air bag installed, which would place future passengersat higher risk of injury in an accident.
- Remedy
- A new air bag module with a slightly revised door to improve fit and appearance will be installed and a doubler will be installed on the mounting bracket to more securely retain the module.
Recall number 93V169000 · Recall details
What 1994 Ford Probe owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
At stop light vehicle was hit by drunk driver in right rear & front. This caused lights inside the panel to flash on/off. Insurance co. Inspector checked vehicle & noticed that it was involved in previous accident. Had no passenger air bag module or wires. Vehicle was poorly reconstructed, wires were all cut.
1st ins- horn started would not go off ,smoke came out of instrument cluster. Horn still went off after car was turned off. Had to pull fuse. Ford said clock spring in steering wheel broke and crused cruise control and horn wires and the short blew out the whole instrument panel. Ford said it would cost more then three thousand dollars to fix. Had to replace the instrument panel with used items because of price. So the millage is about ten thousand more then on the origanal. . 2nd. Air bag light keeps coming on while we drive down the road. Took it in twice to ford. They say they cant fix it because the light doesnt stay on all the time. We are scared that the air bag will go off while we are driving. They said they dont know what to tell us
No summary listed for this vehicle.
Violent deployment of driver's side air bag. Also, engine check light came on/off.
Consumer was driving at 55 MPH and 65 MPH when hit something in the street and the air bags on both side of the vehicle deployed. Insurance company contacted the dealer for repairs to the vehicle.
Dual air bags deployed while driving on slight incline, no accident, vehicle did not hit anything in road; when passenger's side airbag deployed, front windshield shattered; driver and passenger injured.
Involved in a fender bender accident and the deployment of the air bags shattered the windshield and blew out the passenger's side window. The driver's skin was burned by the power from the air bags.
Design:when deployed, impact of passenger side airbag broke front windshield shattering glass all over front and back seats; hit by another vehicle at high sp.
Drivers air bag did not deploy during head on collision, also shoulder lap seatbelt did not restrain driver. Tt
Questions about the 1994 Ford Probe airbags
Does the 1994 Ford Probe have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 11 complaints about the airbags of the 1994 Ford Probe, 7% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1994 Ford Probe airbags problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1994 Ford Probe airbags?
Yes, 1 recall: 93V169000. Check your VIN to see if your car still needs the free repair.
What year does the Ford Probe have bad airbags?
The Ford Probe model years with the most airbags complaints are 1993 (25 complaints) and 1994 (11 complaints).
Other 1994 Ford Probe problems
Brakes 48Transmission 29Electrical 27Engine 25Seat belts 14Fuel system 9Steering 7Tires 4Acceleration 3Suspension 3Wheels 3Body 2Locks 2Seats 2Lights 1Visibility 1
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