1994 Ford F-150 Air Bags

1994 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT UNABLE TO REPAIR DRIVER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT THAT HAS BEEN BLINKING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. *SMD

AIR BAG FLASHING A CODE AND THE HORN NO LONGER WORKS. LOCAL DEALER REPORTED THE "CLOCK SPRING" HAS FAILED AND IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY OR CURRENT RECALL, REPAIR COSTS WOULD BE AROUND $150. DEALER REPORTS THAT THE AIR BAG MAY OR MAY NOT WORK IN AN ACCIDENT. I DID NOT HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE. RECENT RESEARCH AT YOUR SITE NOTED OTHER '94 FORDS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WANTED TO ADD TO THOSE REPORTS BECAUSE, LIKE ME, THERE ARE PROBABLY THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS THAT ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH A FLASHING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT OR PAID FOR THE REPAIR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A "RECALL" BECAUSE OF SOME DEFECT.

GOT INTO OUR 1994 F-150, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON OUR WAY TO TOWN WE FOUND OUT THE HORN WOULDN'T WORK EITHER. WHEN WE GOT HOME LOOKED IT UP AND FOUND 818 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1994 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIS SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE CONTACT ABRUPTLY ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIBS, FOREHEAD AND HAD TO HAVE ADJUSTMENTS TO A PACEMAKER. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 172,000.

I HAD MY 1994 FORD F-150 RUNNING AND GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK TO MAKE SURE A DOOR WAS LOCKED AND STARTED TO GET BACK IN THE TRUCK WHEN THE AIR BAG WENT OFF FOR NO REASON.I WAS INJURED AND WENT TO ER AND ENDED UP WITH PART OF MY LEFT EAR TORN OFF AND ABRASIONS AND BURNS ON FACE AND CHEST. ALOT OF PAIN *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND THE HORN WAS INOPERABLE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 93V184000, REGARDING THE AIRBAGS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

SPEED WAS APPROX. 30 MPH, MAKING A BEND WHEN TRUCK WENT STRAIGHT WHICH CAUSED HEAD-ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURY TO ARM, AND CHEST AREA. NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT PROBLEM DUE TO FACT THAT VEHICLE WAS TOTALED

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AT ANY SPEED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE CLOCK SPRING HAD FAILED. PLEASE ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *LA

THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, WITH THE VEHICLE ON, WITHOUT WARNING THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM THE AIR BAG.PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

1994 FORD F150 WITH 65,600 MILES. I AM CERTAIN THAT THE CLOCK SPRING IS BAD WHICH DOES CONTROL THE AIRBAG FEATURE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR REPLACEMENT OR REIMBURSEMENT IF REPLACED BY OWNER ALREADY. I AM AWARE THAT RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER MAKE VEHICLES. I AM ALSO AWARE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE WENT AND HAD THIS PART REPLACED ON THEIR OWN.

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AIR BAG INDICATION LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 50-60 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES , MOSTLY WHEN THE IMPACT SNAPPED HIS NECK BACK. HE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON, BECAUSE THE PERSON HE COLLIDED WITH LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE.*AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *PH *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB *TS

A SEMI TRUCK FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT AWAY WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE LOCATION AND TYPE OF IMPACT WAS DESCRIBED AS "T BONED" . THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NLM

93 V 155 000/PASSIVE RESTRAINT AIR BAG: DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ARE UNABLE TO TELL WEATHER VEHICLE IS OR IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. ASKING NHTSA TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS ON THE DASH INDICATING A PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *TS *NLM

AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND SPEED CONTROL FAILED TO WORK. DIAGNOSED AS BROKEN CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. NO WARRANTY AT DEALER. REPAIRS COST $ 230.99. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO CLOCKSPRING MALFUNCTIONING. WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

MY QUESTION IS WHY DID THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOY? THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED ON THIS FORM REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING ON THE AIRBAG MAYBE 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR AGO. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY UNLESS ACCIDENT WAS AT 28 MPH AND LIKE HITTING A STONE WALL WITHOUT BREAKING. MY SON REAR ENDED A NEON HITTING DIRECTLY IN THE CENTER OF THE TRUCK BUMPER CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE TRUNK OF THE NEON. THE TRUCK DAMAGE IS THAT THE BUMPER MUST BE REPLACED AS IT BENT AND CRACKED ALONG WITH BENDING THE 1/4" BRACKESTS THAT ATTACH IT TO THE FRAME. THE GRILL ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP COMMENTED THAT IF THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOT ON ITS OPERATING CORRECTLY ALONG WITH 28 MPH COMMENT. WHO'S TO SAY THE BULB IS NOT OUT OR THEY CONNECTED THE WIRES WHEN THE WORK WAS DONE OR IT'S JUST NOT OPERABLE. BEING A LIFE SAVING DEVISE I'M A BIT SHAKEN BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A GOOD FEELING THAT IT WOULD DEPLOY. IS IT POSSIBLE TO CLARIFY IF WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SAID IS CORRECT THAT IT WOULD NOT DEPLOY UNLESS ACCIDENT WAS AT OR ABOVE 28 MPH? THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT GIVE ME THE IMPRESSION THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT EITHER UNLESS OF COURSE I WAS BILLED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THAT VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING AUTOMOBILE WHILE SH STOPPED, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED SOME BRUISES.*AK

WHILE IN VEHICLE NOTICED AIR BAG INDICATOR ON AT ALL TIME. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON DUE TO A LOOSE SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS COULD CAUSE A MALFUNCTION IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. DEALER HAS TO REPLACE SPRING. *AK