Ford Explorer seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

6.0

fairly significant

Typical Repair Cost:

$484.00

Average Mileage:

78,250 miles

Number of complaints:

4 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (3 reports)
  2. reconnect seat belt cable harness (1 reports)

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problem #4

2007Sep 18

Explorer Eddie Bauer V8

  • Automatic transmission
  • 100,000 miles

I was told by Ford this light indicated a bad Airbag module. Cost to repair: $600.00. I left the dealership and went to my independent mechanic, he did the repair for $354.00. The light went off and hopefully the airbags work$#@!!!?? Before I left the mechanics parking lot, the light was back on with a different code, this time "failed seat belt harness" My mechanic was lost, he said he had never even heard of that one. He told me it would require a tool to check the seatbelt receptacles and only ford had that tool. Now what??????

Roland P.

San Diego, CA, USA

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problem #3

2007Oct 10

(reported on)

Explorer XLT V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 51,000 miles

Air bag light came on soon after we bought this explorer used, with a warranty. We bought certified used and on the 110 point inspection list, the dealership said they fixed it. So I took it back in and they refused to fix. Flat out refused even at my cost. Next job for Mike Rowe on Dirty Jobs.....Working at a Dealership.

hschramko

Perrysburg, Ohio, USA

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problem #2

2007Sep 04

(reported on)

Explorer Eddie Bauer V8

  • Automatic transmission
  • 97,000 miles

I have seen a lot of cases of this happening to this model and I can't help but think this is a recall issue.

mrhurtz

San Diego, CA, USA

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problem #1

2007Jan 09

(reported on)

Explorer XLT V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 65,000 miles

The light for the airbag is also a seatbelt sensor just under the driver seat.... there is a cable harness that runs under the floor to the seat belt. This is connected to the SRS system. The cable is too short. If you move the seat too far back the cable can disconnect alerting the warning light.

However, This deactivates the air bag. Ford issued Bulletin #03103 to dealers on this problem but will not issue a recall.

Michael O.

Livermore, CA, USA

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