1995 Ford Mustang Airbags Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AREA. HE INVESTIGATED UNDER THE HOOD AND DID NOT SEE ANY SMOKE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN HE STARTED THE IGNITION, HE HEARD A VERY LOUD BOOM SOUND, AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BECAME FILLED WITH GAS AND CHEMICALS FROM THE AIR BAG. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 174,000. UPDATED 0424/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNAL, REAR DEFROSTER, AC VENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, CRUISE CONTROL, IGNITION SWITCH AND STEERING WERE INOPERATIVE. UPDATED 04/29/09.*JB

NHTSA ID

10262064

Incident

Mar 13, 2009

Mileage

174,000 mi

NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALLS FOR:CAMPAIGN# 01V318000 AIR BAGS: FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE, MINE IS NOT SEALED. CAMPAIGN#95V134000 HAD ACCIDENT REPLACED TIE ROD CAPAIGN#01I011000 I REPLACED COOLING FAN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10100597

Incident

Apr 12, 2001

ON FEB. 17, 2004 I WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A KIA SPORTAGE THAT WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. I WAS STOPPED BEHIND A MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AT THE TIME. WHEN I WAS STRUCK IT THRUST MY VEHICLE INTO THE REAR OF THE ECLIPSE. MY AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE NEVER DEPLOYED. I AM POSITIVE THAT THE FORCE OF THE COLLISION WAS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINE TO DEPLOY. MY 2 CHILDREN, AS WELL AS MYSELF RECEIVED WHIPLASH AND SHOULDER/NECK INJURIES. I FEEL THAT WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO COME OUT OF THIS UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT ALIVE. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHY THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. WHO CAN WE CONTACT ABOUT RETRIEVING THE INFORMATION FROM THE BLACK BOX? WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADVISED TO SECURE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CAN BE INVESTIGATED. WE WILL ALSO PHOTOGRAPH THE OTHER 2 VEHICLES INVOLVED, AS THIS MAY MAKE IT EASIER TO INVESTIGATE. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT ALL 3 VEHICLES HAVE BEEN TOTALED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10058623

Incident

Feb 17, 2004

Mileage

180,000 mi

AFTER DRIVING MY CAR AND PARKING IT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT NOR WAS THE VEHICLE HIT. I HAVE TRIED TO GET HELP FROM FORD TO REPAIR THE DEFECT AND THE DAMAGE TO MY INTERIOR DUE TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIRBAGS AND HAVE RECEIVED THE "RUN AROUND" FROM THEM AND STILL NO REPAIRS FROM FORD. THEY SEEM TOO BUSY TO HELP OR TO STAND UP FOR THEIR PRODUCT, LET ALONE A SAFETY FEATURE ON THE CAR THAT WAS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. *CB

NHTSA ID

10054273

Incident

May 3, 2003

Mileage

108,000 mi

CLOCK SPRING HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE HORN TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10024740

Incident

May 20, 2003

Mileage

75,601 mi

TRAVELING AT 30 MPH HIT CAR THAT WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BROKE TWO FINGERS (PINKY AND RING), (THE PINKY FINGER IS BROKEN IN MULTIPLE PLACES) WRIST, BROKEN LIP, BURN TO THE FACE OF PASSENGER, ABRASION TO ARM AND CHEST. THE DRIVER AIRBAG ASIDE FROM INFLATING/EXPLODING, BROKE INUNDATING THE CAR WITH BLUE SMOG THAT ALMOST CHOCKED ME. ASIDE FROM THAT NOTHING HAPPENED TO ME. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10023511

Incident

May 31, 2003

THE DRIVER WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT WAS TRAVELING AT LEASE 45 MPH. NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

NHTSA ID

10022315

Mileage

70,000 mi

MONDAY AUGUST 12 2002 I TOOK MY MUSTANG TO RIVERSIDE FORD BECAUSE OF A FAILED HEATER CORE VALVE. WHEN I GOT TO THE SERVICE DEPT. I NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD COME ON. ASKED THEM TO FIX AIRBAG LIGHT AND TO LET ME KNOW IF IT WAS INDEED THE HEATER CORE VALVE THAT HAD BUSTED.THAT AFTERNOON I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE VALVE.I TOLD THEM TO REPAIR AIRBAG LIGHT ONLY. PICKED UP CAR NEXT DAY,PAID THE BILL AND GOT IN CAR.AIRBAG LIGHT WAS STILL ON.IQUESTIONED SERVICE WRITTER AND HE TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND A CODE WHEN THEY HOOKED UP THE COMPUTER SO THEY REPLACED A FUSE.HAD A FEW MORE WORDS WITH HIM AND HE SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG. TOLD HIM IT WAS NOT FIXED BUT YET I HAD TO PAY BILL. I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO ARGUE TOLD HIM I WOULD RETURN.TWO WEEKS LATER I RETURNED WITH 2 BLOWN AIRBAGS.MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON AUGUST 26. SHE STOPPED AT A REDLIGHT AND DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG EXPLODED,PULLED IN A PARKING LOT AND GOT OUT OF CAR WHEN PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG EXPLODED.SHE CALLED ME CRYING AND SCARED TO DEATH OVER WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. NO WRECK, NO COLLISION WITH ANY OBJECT AIRBGS EXPLODED FOR NO REASON.ANY WAY DEALERSHIP WANTED ME TO PAY FOR 2HOURS OF LABOR SO THEY COULD DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. TOLD THEM THEY WERE CRAZY IF THEY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO PAY.SINCE THEY DAY IHAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SOME ENGINEERS FROM FORD TO COME DOWN AND HAVE A LOOK AND DECIDE WHAT TO DO.WELL THEY DID TODAY AND SAID THEY WERE DENYING CLAIM DUE TO AGE AND MILES ON VEHICLE.I HAVE ASKED FOR NOTHING OTHER THAN MY VEHICLE TO BE FIXED BUT IT SEEMS IT IS GOING NO WHERE.OH BY THE WAY WHEN I ASKED WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN I GET THE SAME RESPONSE,WE DO NOT KNOW.

NHTSA ID

766988

Incident

Aug 26, 2002

WHILE PULLING INTO GAS STATION GOING 5 MPH DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. ON AUGUST 7, 2001 WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, THERE WAS A LEAK IN RADIATOR CORE, FLUID DRIPPED ON COMPUTER CHIP FOR AIRBAG, CORRODED CHIP AND SHORTED OUT. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $1500.00 TO $ 2000.00. NO INJURIES. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

894053

Incident

Aug 5, 2001

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH OR FASTER, MY RIGHT FRONT STARTS TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, IT HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE A CRASH, NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER. I WAS NOT CONTACTED BY ANY DEALER FOR THE OTHER RECALLS, # 95V138000 AND #95E006002. HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING MY CAR CHECKED OUT WITHOUT BEING CHARGED. PLEASE SEND ME INFORMATION. THANK YOU,

NHTSA ID

749803

Incident

Apr 12, 2001

SHORTLY AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT A COLLISION OCCURRING DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

889056

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 25-30MPH. UPON IMPACT , AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

881455

Incident

Feb 24, 2001

THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN NORMAL AND HOT. ONE SECOND, YOU LOOK AT THE GAUGE, IT IS NORMAL, ONE SECOND LATER IT IS HOT. WHEN YOU START THE CAR COLD, THE ANTIFREEZE DOES NOT CIRCULATE, IT GOES INTO THE RESERVOIR BOTTLE, AND THEN COMES OUT ONTO THE GROUND. I HAVE CHANGED THE WATER PUMP, THE RADIATOR CAP, AND THE THERMOSTAT THREE TIMES.IT DOES HAVE A DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG, BUT IT HAS NEVER DEPLOYED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P3515 )

NHTSA ID

721496

Incident

Apr 1, 2000

THE VEHICLE WAS HIT AT ABOUT 40MPH ON THE LEFT FRONT END, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER 'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

852206

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

825261

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG RESULTING IN SEVERE FACIAL INJURIES TO CONSUMER.

NHTSA ID

531572

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLOSION GOING ABOUT 40 MPH, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT, INJURING THE PASSENGER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

819198

Incident

Apr 19, 1997

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED MUSTANG. THEN MUSTANG REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS SLUNG FORWARD. SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. SUFFERED WHIPLASH OF NECK & SPINE. *AK

NHTSA ID

819952

Incident

Nov 12, 1997

SLIGHTLY APPLIED BRAKES, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED/BURST, AIRBAG SUBSTANCE BLINDED DRIVER, CAUSING ACCIDENT, PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

986991

Incident

Jul 15, 1996

VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP, DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH CAUSED DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION. *AK

NHTSA ID

985284

Incident

May 4, 1996

FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER MISALIGNED. *SD

NHTSA ID

503436

Incident

Jul 11, 1995

DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THE GEARS WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR, WHEN THE AIR WAS ON WOULD NOT GO OVER 55MPH.THE AIRBAG WAS LEAKING GAS AND SMOKING BAD. TT

NHTSA ID

977931

DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT FULLY INFLATE IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 45-50 MPH. TT

NHTSA ID

974783

Incident

Jun 28, 1995

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES FAILED HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER HAND TO BREAK.

NHTSA ID

974618

Incident

Oct 2, 1995

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INJURING PASSENGER. TT

NHTSA ID

969981

Incident

Jul 29, 1995