seat belts / air bags problem
6.4
fairly significantTypical Repair Cost:
$355.00
Average Mileage:
74,900 miles
Number of complaints:
5 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (3 reports)
- replace air bag cables (2 reports)
Helpful Websites About 2002 Ford Escape air bag light on
2007Aug 14
(reported on)Escape XLT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 72,000 miles
$450 to replace the airbag cables. Otherwise the airbags won't deploy during a crash. I'm hoping for a recall soon so I can get my money back.
2007Jun 28
(reported on)Escape XLT 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 68,000 miles
I only had this suv a month when the air bag light came on. A week later I hear an awful noise in the front end. Two days later the driver side window won't roll up. Unfortunately, I bought this vehicle as is!!!!! I have only made one payment and there is no telling what it will cost to fix.
2007Jan 29
(reported on)Escape
- Automatic transmission
- 82,000 miles
I bought the vehicle used with 30,000 miles on it and soon after the airbag light came on. I took it to the dealership and they "cleaned the connectors in the seat belts" and charged me around $60. The light stayed off for a couple of months, but then came back on. Over the last 2 years, it has gone off and came back on randomly. I finally got irritated of seeing that stupid light flashing and took it to a different dealership. They told me that the seat belt sensors where bad and needed to be replaced & told me if that light was on, the airbags would not deploy in an accident. I haven't had many more problems out of it, but safety is a big issue.
2006Nov 05
(reported on)Escape LT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 75,000 miles
This is the forth time this has happened. Each time it is one day in the shop and $250. There is defintely something wrong with the escape air bags pretensior. The first two times the dealer fixed it and the third time they said it wasn't covered and I had to pay for it now the fourth time and the dealer said the car is out of warranty and I am again on my own. I have two payments left on the damn thing and it has been a good car but it wouldn't take much for me to trade it in. How many more times will it break before Ford gets the message!!!!!
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2006Feb 08
Escape XLS 3.0L V6
I bought this SUV used and I do love everything about it,but I am very concerned about the safety of this problem. I used all the money I had just to get the truck, and the light was not on when I bought it, but within a few days it was on. I took it to the dealership and they said that the pretenser needed replacing at $475. I could not afford that so 2 years later I still have not had it fixed. The dealer said that in an accident the airbags may not deploy. I have called the Ford company and said that if I am hurt in an accident, because of the airbags not deploying because I can't afford to pay $500,MY Family will sue Ford. I don't think that I should have to be hurt or die, just because I can't afford $500.
Pamela B.
Port St. Joe, FL, USA
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