The ford ranger lost traction and slid on the ice. The seat belt did not lock on impact and the air bags did not deploy. My child hit the steering wheel with her head. This is the second accident in our 1998 ford ranger that the seat belt did not lock.
1998 Ford Ranger: airbags did not deploy in a crash
11 of the 575 complaints about the 1998 Ford Ranger describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
I was involved in a 20-25mph rear end colision. I had ran into the back of an old gmc pickup causing $4000.00 worth of damage to the front end of my truck. Both the driver and the passenger airbag never deployed. While the truck was in the shop for repairs the shop had found out the airbag sensor was bad. They tried to replace the sensor but was informed by ford that the sensor on that make and model has been changed and the location of the sensor(s) are in now located in a different spot other then on the radiator mounts. Because of this change by ford the bodyshop had to order the new part as well as the proper location of htis new sensor.
While traveling about 40mph on highway in inclement weather vehicle hit a patch of water that was in a puddle, and vehicle hydroplaned, and flipped five times. Upon impact, dual airbags didn't deploy.
Consume r was traveling about 40mph on highway on icy roads and another vehicle veered into him. Forcing him into a meridian baracade enbankment. Causing him to roll three times, there were some minor injuries. Upon impact, air bags failed to deploy.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and the airbags did not deploy, resulting in injury. Manufacturer has been notified.
While driving around town a vehicle in the opposite direction ran a red light,and rearended consumer's vehicle. Upon impact, driver's side airbag didn't deploy until three hours later while parked at home. Contacted dealer, and he was not able to help.
Due to a chain reaction another vehicle hit consumer's vehicle. Upon impact, driver's side airbag didn't deploy. Also, driver's shoulder seat belt didn't lock up.
Driver missed a turn and hit light pole on front drivers side. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy.
Dual airbags did not deploy even after a frontal collision at 23-27 MPH impact with truck, resulting in $3600 worth of damage to front end alone. Both driver and passenger hit windshield.
The consumer experienced problems with anti- lock brakes and airbag. During an accidentanti-lock brakes failed to work. When the consumer applied their brakes, the pedal went to the floorboard. In addition, driver's and passenger's side airbags failed to deploy. The manufacturer has been contacted.
Driving at approximatley 25 MPH ,consumer was involved in head- on collsion. Driver's and passenger's side airbags did not deploy, causing at a least 2500 worth of damage to front end ,and bruises on knees as a result of hitting dash panel.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Ford Ranger no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1998 Ford Ranger?
11 of 575 owner complaints about the 1998 Ford Ranger (2%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Ford Ranger?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Ford Ranger
Tire blowout 53Adaptive cruise 20Fire or smoke 20Stalling 16Ball joint 10Brake failure 10Grinding brakes 10Headlights 8Harsh shifting 7Hesitation 7ABS 6Loss of power 6Seat belt 6Sudden acceleration 6Knocking 5
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