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1991 Ford Crown Victoria Airbags Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
11
Latest Oct 9, 2001
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
20%
of 55 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Ford Crown Victoria submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming airbag

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

AirbagsEngine
Filed Oct 9, 2001

CAR HAS STARTED TO STALL REPEATEDLY AT IDLE OR NEAR IDLE SPEEDS BUT NOT CONSISTANTLY, OTHERWISE RUNS FINE. AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO BLINKS ON AND OFF 9 TIMES STOPS AND RE STARTS BLINKS CONSISTANTLY, WORKS?*AK

NHTSA ID
753024
Incident
Jul 1, 2001
Airbags
Filed Feb 10, 1999

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
834694
AirbagsSuspension
Filed Jan 21, 1999

BALL JOINTS FAILED, RECALL NOTICE NOT RECIEVED.

NHTSA ID
543463
AirbagsOther / unspecified
Filed May 19, 1998

WHEELS CORRODE AND WILL NOT HOLD AIR.

NHTSA ID
535718
Airbags
Filed Jun 14, 1996
Fire reported

WHEN TURNING ON THE IGNITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
985641
Incident
Jun 7, 1996
Airbags
Filed Jun 4, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN AN ACCIDENT AT 55MPH, BURNED DRIVER'S CHEST. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
985239
Incident
May 29, 1996
AirbagsBody & structureHeating & air conditioning+4 more
Filed May 8, 1996

POWER STEERING FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
504207
Incident
May 10, 1993
Airbags
Filed Apr 12, 1996
Crash reported

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SD

NHTSA ID
503200
Incident
Apr 1, 1996
Airbags
Filed Dec 13, 1995

POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE AIR BAG UNIT LIGHT IS FLASHING ON THE AIR BAG. TT

NHTSA ID
976545
Incident
Jun 15, 1995
Airbags
Filed Feb 23, 1995

WHILE DRIVING, AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME, DEALER CAN'T CORRECT PROBLEM. TT

NHTSA ID
960508
Airbags
Filed Jan 30, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND CAUSED ACUTE BRONCHITIS. TT

NHTSA ID
959316
Incident
Dec 19, 1994

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Electrical10

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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