Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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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.
16
Latest Aug 31, 2010
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.
1%
of 1,433 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.
9
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
10
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 1998 Ford Windstar submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 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
Airbags
Filed Aug 31, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND AIR BAG ALSO FAILED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THEY WERE ALL CONNECTED THROUGH THE STEERING COLUMN THROUGH WIRING. UPDATED 12/09/10
NHTSA ID
10352974
Incident
Jun 8, 2010
Mileage
106,000 mi
AirbagsElectrical
Filed Jan 26, 2010
HORN & AIR BAG, MY HORN WILL NOT BLOW AND THE AIR BAG WILL LIGHT IS ON AND IT STAY`S ON WHICH MEANS IT IS NOT WORKING . THE HORN I TRIED TO HAVE SOME ONE LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE LOCATED . *TR
NHTSA ID
10302422
Incident
Oct 11, 1998
Airbags
Filed Nov 17, 2003
Crash reported1 injury reported
I WAS A PASSENGER IN MY 1998 FORD WINDSTAR VAN WHEN WE STRUCK A DEER GOING 55 MPH. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES TO MY RIGHT EYE, INCLUDING A TRAUMA INDUCED CATARACT. SO FAR VISION HAS NOT RETURNED AND I'M WORRIED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A DEFECT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *LA
NHTSA ID
10047062
Incident
Nov 9, 2003
AirbagsElectrical
Filed Aug 27, 2003
THE CLOCKSPRING FAILED WHICH RENDERED HORN AND AIR BAG INOPERATIVE. *AK
NHTSA ID
10037761
Mileage
100,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 31, 2003
Crash reported
REAR ENDED CAUSING A FRONT-END COLLISION AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
NHTSA ID
10006076
Airbags
Filed Sep 24, 2001
THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, THE FUSE, WIRING HARNESS AND BRAKE WIRES WERE FIXED AS POSSIBLE CAUSE BUT THE LIGHT KEEPS ON COMING. *YH
NHTSA ID
785585
Incident
Aug 1, 2000
AirbagsEngine
Filed Aug 20, 2001
Fire reported2 injuries reported
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, THAT VEHICLE RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, CONSUMERS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, FIREMAN STATED FIRE COULD HAVE BEEN MECHANICALLY RELATED, CLAIM 43-R763-433. *SLC
NHTSA ID
6900606
Incident
Aug 16, 2001
AirbagsEnginePowertrain (other)+2 more
Filed Aug 17, 2001
WHILE TRAVELING IN WARM WEATHER ,MAKING SUDDEN STOPS/PARKING AND WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMAITON.*AK AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO FAULTY MODULE, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ADJAR SWITCH WAS STICKING CAUSING THE DOOR ADJAR LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, OUTER TIE ROD FAILED CAUSING NOISE IN THE FRONT END, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LOSS OF POWER/SLIPPING DUE TO FAULTY TRANSMISSION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE STALLED, DEALER REPLACED SENSOR, SPEEDOMETER WAS OFF. NLM
NHTSA ID
894643
Incident
May 1, 2000
AirbagsEngine
Filed Jan 8, 2001
Fire reported
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER SMELLED GAS AND PULLED OVER, CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND THERE WAS FIRE SHOOTING FROM THE ENGINE, CLAIM 42-1328-321. *SLC
NHTSA ID
6900607
Incident
Jan 5, 2001
Airbags
Filed Dec 9, 2000
Crash reported
FRONT HEAD ON COLLISION AT 35-40 MPH NO DEPLOYMENT OF ANY AIRBAG. UNSURE OF AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AS ACCIDENT OCCURRED DAY BEFORE REPORT FILED. *AK
NHTSA ID
737572
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Jan 28, 2000
Crash reported2 injuries reported
WHILE DRIVING DOWN STREET CAR RAN STOP SIGN, CONSUME SMASHED ON BRAKES, BUT STILL CRASHED INTO OTHER CAR, UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER'S SIDE AR BAG DEPLOYED AND STRUCK FATHER IN FACE, CAUSING TEMPORARY BLINDNESS. ALSO, BRAKES SQUEAKED, AND PULLED TO RIGHT WHEN APPLIED. DEALER TEST DROVE VEHICLE, BUT FOUND NOTHING. CLAIM FORMS WERE TO BE SENT TO CONSUMER, BUT WERE NEVER SENT. *AK
NHTSA ID
853770
Incident
Oct 14, 1999
Airbags
Filed Jan 21, 2000
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A DEER AND DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID DEPLOYED, BUT IT DID NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY, WHICH SEEMED AS IF AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ALL THE WAY. OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ID
855287
Incident
Dec 23, 1999
Airbags
Filed Nov 15, 1999
Crash reported2 injuries reported
IN A FRONTAL IMPACT DRIVER'S AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY TO THE SIDE, AND CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. ALSO, PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND EXPLODED, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO BE BLIND. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUS EOF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ID
852910
Incident
Oct 14, 1999
Airbags
Filed Sep 30, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A LOW SPEED AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WAS BLINDED. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS TO INTERIOR. DEALE RHAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
849410
AirbagsBrakes
Filed May 6, 1999
Crash reported2 injuries reported
FRONT ABS BRAKES WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISES. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC CHANGED BRAKES. WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE & THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
NHTSA ID
836187
Incident
Jun 15, 1998
AirbagsEngineSuspension+1 more
Filed Aug 14, 1998
ENGINE HAS TROUBLE STARTING AND INTERMITTENT LUNGING AND ROUGH IDLE.
NHTSA ID
539090
Incident
Jul 7, 1998
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.
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