my brother got me this vehicle five yrs ago, and ever since then the air bag light has been on,i have no idea of why it is on, i don't know if it is the fuse, i don't know if there is even a air bag is in the vehicle my brother got the vehicle up in vermont, i have a pending cl# [XXX] on another issue, thank you so much, deeply appreciated, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Mercury Grand Marquis airbag light comes on
116 of the 3,703 owner complaints about the Mercury Grand Marquis describe airbag warning light, most of them for the 2005 model year.
- owner complaints
- 116
- worst model year
- 2005
- typical repair cost reported
- $800
- typical mileage
- 63,000
Is there a fix? There are 3 recalls for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
Seat belt 12No deployment 4Wipers 2Adaptive cruise 2Stalling 1Power steering loss 1Loss of power 1
What owners say
5/9/2021 The SRS dashboard light came on with a bell warning. Bell quits after a short time but the light stays on solid. When turning ignition on, light and bell comes on, blinks 3 times, does this 6 times and then stays on solid. When driving hear bell for 5 times, this repeats later for a total of 5 times. After turning the ignition switch on/off I hear a sound from under the driver or passenger seat. The passenger side air bag light does light. I bought this car new.
My drivers side seat belt works sometimes and sometimes it doesn’t and also my passenger side airbag light stays on when starting the car it flashes a few times and then stays on
The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that on numerous occasions while the vehicle was started, the driver’s side air bag warning light intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a driver’s air bag pretensioner fault and that the seat belt pretensioner needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,842.
Passenger seat belt pre-tensioner has malfunctioned. Air bag check light flashing code 34. My mechanic informs me the entire SRS will not function in a crash. He was informed by Ford that a replacement part is no longer available. The vehicle mileage is around 43,000. No rust and no collision damage. With the numerous complaints about this same problem why hasn't a safety recall be issued? Why hasn't Ford been required to stock replacement parts for a longer time?
Air bag light comes on and has a dinging noise that goes through a cycle of dinging 5 times then has break of approximately 15 min then does it again. Has not been in accident and shows no sign of problem with actual parts.
Air bag light comes on and blinks code 3 3 then dings an alarm 5 dings x 5 times every 30 minutes, light stays on. I understand code 33 or 34 are seat belt pretentioners that are known to fail on mid 2000's ford vehicles. Mine is 2006 grand marquis. This appears to be a defect in materials causing a saftey concern for myself and passengers. The air bag system is disabled until repaired and the repair is very expensive. The vehicle has not been in an accident and it has been diagnosed as a driver side pretentioner high resistance failure. The mechanic suggested they replace both driver and passenger side since the passenger side will most likely also fail soon according to his experiance. This should be recalled to have pretensioners replaced since it is a known defect and safety hazard caused by ford parts.
The air bag light on the driver side stays on and sometimes blinks. This car only has 21,523 miles on it. I'm told this is an indication of a malfunctioning air bag operation. Has a recall been issued on this malfunction. The air bag light comes on when the car is stationary and moving. This has created a fear of the air bag not operating correctly in the event of an accident. The repair for it is unknown to me.
Tamara I just love this car. I don't know why they have to make cheaper cars an smaller trunks. Any way on driver side the air bag light is on. An as I'm trying to get somewhere. Than the beeping noise starts up randomly an it can get on your nerves. But if I take it to a dealerships I can't afford their prices. Thankyou. Oh I love how big the trunk is.
Air bag light blinks code 34 indicating problem with passenger pre-tensioner. Suspect air bags inop. Dealer quoted $1,500 to repar
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: minivans and passenger vehicles. A restraint control module (rcm) or a side or front crash sensor may have been assembled with one or more of the screws that mount the circuit board in the housing missing. If some or all of the screws are missing, the performance of the occupant restrains could be affected.
- Risk
- In some cases, less than the intended level of protection in the event of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the rcm and crash sensors and, if necessary, replace them.
Recall number 00V412000 · Recall details
Air bags
- What is wrong
- Certain passenger vehicles, limousines, and mini vans were built with a newly designed restraint control module (rcm). In some cases, the rcm does not recognize certain system faults that could result in an air bag or seat belt pre-tensioner unexpectedly activating during the self-test sequence at vehicle start-up.
- Risk
- This condition could result in personal injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the rcm in these vehicles. Owner notification began september 14, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1‑800‑392‑3673.
Recall number 00V270000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles may have been built with lower than the intended level of torque on the bolts that attach the air bag electronic crash sensor module to the vehicle.
- Risk
- A loose module could result in a delayed air bag deployment in the event of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will tighten the air bag electronic crash sensor attaching bolts.
Recall number 00V050000 · Recall details
Questions about the Mercury Grand Marquis airbag light
Why does the airbag light come on in the Mercury Grand Marquis?
Owners who report it most often also describe seat belt won't latch or retract, airbags did not deploy in a crash and windshield wiper failure.
Which Mercury Grand Marquis years have airbag warning light problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2005 (56 complaints), 2006 (32 complaints) and 1990 (6 complaints).
How much does it cost to fix airbag warning light on the Mercury Grand Marquis?
Owners who mentioned a price put the repair at about $800 (median of 22 complaints that include a dollar amount). Costs vary with mileage, warranty and where the work is done.
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