1994 Ford Mustang Air Bags
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. A DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DEALER WAS FORTHCOMING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
I WAS DRIVING MY 1994 GT MUSTANG DOWN THE ROAD, AND LUCKILY JUST CLIMBED OFF THE FREE WAY, WHEN BOTH MY DRIVER SIDE & PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN MY FACE, FOR NO REASON AT ALL. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, I CALLED FORD, THEY TOLD ME DUE TO MY CAR NOT BEING UNDER WARRANTY, THE PROBLEM DOES NOT LYE ON THEIR END. I FOUND THAT UNBELIEVABLE CONSIDERING AIRBAGS ARE NOT A SERVICEABLE ITEM. *JB
TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER DUE TO AIR BAG LIGHT ON. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL FLASH ON DASHBOARD. THEN, LIGHT WILL STAY ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER TIGHTENED GROUND TO MODULE. *AK
WAS TRAVELING 50MPH AND SUDDENLY/WITHOUT ANY WARNING PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. AFTER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. *AK
WHILE EXITING AN AREA AND GOING INTO TRAFFIC VEHICLE GOT HIT ON DRIVER'S SIDE, AND AIR BAGS EXPLODED, BUT DID NT DEPLOY IN CRASH. CONSUMER WAS CHOKING ON AIRBAG FUMES WHEN EXPLODED. *AK
DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL IMPACT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHENEVER THE CAR IS STARTED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. DEALER SAYS THE COMPUTER HAS A MALFUNCTION. *AK
CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING VEHICLE IN SCHOOL PARKING, NOT PAYING FULL ATTENTION, RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, CAUSING BOTH AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE IMPACT WAS TOO LOW FOR AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.
AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKS AND THEN STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHTS STAY ON AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED UP, THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. DUP 536516, POSTED ON 03-NOV-98. *AK
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL.
AIR BAG DEPLOYED DURING A CRASH AND THE CHILD PASSENGER RECEIVED SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS ON HIS CHIN AND NECK AREA.
WHEN STARTING AND WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. *AK
HIT BY SEMI-TRUCK IN REAR, NON DEPLOYMENT OF DUAL AIR BAGS UPON REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A WALL. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 65MPH, DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL, VEHICLE WENT ACROSS INTO ANOTHER LANE, IMPACTED ON REAR GUARD RAIL AT 6:00 POSITION. *AK
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION , SPEED 15MPH, DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, PASSENGER DEPLOYED, CAUSING FACIAL BURNES/INJURIES. *AK
OTHER: PASSENGER'S AIR BAG FAILED. *SKD
DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON 2:00 COLLISION. *AK
THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, FUEL PUMP SHUT-OFF SWITCH DID NOT SHUT OFF UPON FRONTAL IMPACT; DEER RAN INTO SIDE PANEL, WENT OVER EMBANKMENT, HIT A TREE.
AIR BAG LIGHTS COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. TT
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Quick Summary
The 1994 Ford Mustang has 24 Air Bags complaints on file. 11 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.