The contact owns a 2002 Ford Ranger. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the air bag warning light was illuminated. Neither the dealer nor the independent mechanic was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.
2002 Ford Ranger: airbag warning light
10 of the 346 complaints about the 2002 Ford Ranger describe airbag warning light.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 64,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Airbag warning light by model year
What owners say
The seat belt on the driver side does not lock, and as a result it's causing the airbag light to go off and it flashes code number 46 as for the seat belt tensioner.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford ranger. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated and the seat belt warning light flashed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 64,000. Updated 6/11/15
Was in an accident and the airbag didn't deploy did some research on the internet and found out there is a wire under the driver's seat that is too short. If someone tall like me pushes the seat back all the way it stretches the wire and causes the safety system to error and shut off. An airbag warning light lights up on the dashboard. Ford issued a bulletin to the dealers and are well aware of the problem. I've read cases of people being charged $600 to fix it.
I have a 2002 ford ranger, shortly after I purchased it the air bag light started flashing and then the o/d light started flashing and the transmission started shifting really hard into second gear. I took it to the dealership and they said the transmission needed replaced and the airbag switch was bad.. From what I have read this has been an ongoing problem with this type of transmission since it came out. It is a sealed transmission, in that,the fluid cant be checked. It's very poorly designed and ford doesn't want to do a recall even they are aware of the problem....
Vehicle was hit in driver side in april 2005. Airbag did not deployed then. Took truck for inspection in jan 08 and was rejected for air bag light on. Could be air bag module defected.
Seat belt never stays connected ( pops out) all speeds. (5 yrs) I asked dealer about fixing he said my warranty expired buy a new one (ford does not care about safety after warranty date) the airbag light will stay on for a week then off for a month then repeat ( 5 yrs) door ajar light has never turned off (maybe it will burn out so I don't see it anymore) tailgate latch replaced 3 times ( dang that cheap plastic) front end realigned numerous times (anti nascar, always turns right) engine shudders bad few times a year(bad gas maybe once, others probably not) coil pack replaced twice (im still under 60,000 miles) rear window leaks also :)
My airbag light came on with blinking 4x then 7 times. The ford dealership said the reason my air bag light came was because the connection was dirty. My question to them was why is their electrical connections in need of cleaning? Then they turn around and charge you labor to clean the connection.
Airbag light came on.dealer said harness under front passenger seat came undone from moving seat back and forth when entering rear seat of vehicle.they reconnected harness and cleared computer lightcost $162.50 to reconnect harness . Would like refund from ford for defect in wiring harness.no new parts involved in fixing problem with harness. I had 48,678 miles guaranteed for 50,000 miles.
Air bag light become inoperable distracting the driver. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information. Ph
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2002 Ford Ranger airbag light
Is airbag warning light a common problem on the 2002 Ford Ranger?
10 of 346 owner complaints about the 2002 Ford Ranger (3%) mention airbag warning light. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2002 Ford Ranger?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2002 Ford Ranger
No deployment 15Adaptive cruise 12Stalling 12Grinding brakes 11Fire or smoke 10Harsh shifting 8Sudden acceleration 8ABS 7Jerking 7Ball joint 6Tire blowout 5
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