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The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at 20 MPH, the vehicle collided head-on with another vehicle that failed to stop at a red light. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed, and injuries were reported. The contact stated that he had suffered minor injuries to his jaw but had not sought medical attention. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 320,000.
Hello, this is an update to ref 11396297 Since the last incident 1-3-21 letter, I have had 3 more air bag related codes: 10-24-21 B1211 Restraint contol module code 10-24-22 B11D8 Restraint contol module code 1-28-23 B1211 Restraint contol module code, air bag light on. Dealer has done about $2600 in repairs and the issue(s) continue. I have written to Ford again (Attached) Please update your file, and please let me know if you have any new information on regarding Ford F150 air bag issues. Thank you, Pete
Over a couple years had several occasions where the air bag light came on. First time was in 2017 and several times through 2021. See repair reports. Sometimes the light went out on its own, sometimes the dealer couldn-€™t find anything and cleared the fault or just cleaned the contacts. Finally in August 2021 the light came on and stayed on and the dealer had to replace the Restraint Control Module. It was unclear if the air bag system was functional over these numerous faults and months. Very expensive repair.
When vehicle starts has wrench light on, tracadvance light on, and airbag light on. Truck wants to call 911 about 1 minute after started. Auto shop diagnostic has air bag module is not responding. My family and I have been buying Ford for years and Ford has treated us very well. I bought my first brand new car for my wife in 2016 and was a Ford Explorer. Despite of the issues that that vehicle has had Ford has always done the right thing and has taken care of them. My grandfather owned a Ford dealership when I was a child and grew up riding in Ford vehicles. This airbag module that went bad is not a part that car wear out. From my research other 2012 F150's like mine has the same issue and some have a recall on them for this. It is a very expensive part that I think is faulty by manufacture. I have been driving around in the truck with my kids with this module bad and am not sure if it is safe or not. Please advise how to proceed. Thanks
- Canton, OH, USA
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2012 Ford F-150. Consumer writes in regards to illuminated airbag light. The consumer stated the manufacturer advised the vehicle was to drive even though the airbag light was illuminated. The consumer requested that the manufacturer put that information into writing. The consumer also requested to be reimbursed the cost of repairs in relation to the airbag repairs.
On Wednesday September 30, 2020, my 2012 Ford F-150 was involved in a 35mph front end collision. The driver was the only occupant in the vehicle. The driver side airbag did not deploy. I am concerned why airbag did not deploy. After accident, there was an amber "airbag malfunction" warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. In 2012, there was a Ford F-150 recall # 12V198000 for passenger airbag control sensor module (ocsm). This VIN # was not included in recall. This vehicle may have a faulty ocsm that was not included in the recall. I am going to ask the repair shop to save this vehicles "black box" and ocsm in case there is need for further investigation of these parts.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle down shift to 1st gear with the air bags and power train warning lights illuminated. The contact veered to the shoulder of the roadway where he turned the vehicle off and back on which resumed back to normal. The vehicle was taken to the dealer todd judy Ford (East 7891 maccorkle ave, charleston, wv 25304) where it was diagnosed that the power train failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure recurred intermittently. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure however, informed the contact that no recall was subjected to the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000. VIN was not available.
Parasitic battery drain burned and corrsion damage from water leaks into the electrical system. This affected passenger air bag deployment and seat restraint. Vehicle was stationary, battery died, new battery placed in vehicle and dead next day. Ford motor unresponsive and without transportation for one month!
Airbags did not deploy even after an accident involving front of truck. Frame of truck had to be re-aligned but aibags didn't deploy. Airbag light has been on/off since I purchased this vehicle and it does not stay on constantly
Took the vehicle to the Ford dealership where I bought the vehicle new. The airbag light on the dash was coming on intermittently while driving and sometimes staying on for days. The vehicle was tested and "found that fault code present B0091 93 left side restraint". the wiring was tested and advised that the vehicle needed the "side air bag sensor" replaced. I was advised that if I did not have this sensor replaced that they could not say that the rest of the vehicle's airbag system would work if I was involved in a collision. At the time of this repair the vehicle was just 5 years old and had 41,068 miles on it. I do not believe that a vehicle that is just 5 years old, only has 41K miles, no collisions or any damage should be needing safety related airbag sensors replaced. Total cost for this repair was $515.21.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag sensor illuminated when the passenger seat was occupied. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 12V198000 (air bags) as a possible solution; however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 119,000.
My truck does two things, both with the transmission. 1rst this is random and happens at any unsuspecting time and at all speeds. The truck goes into limp mode (killing all power) starts to clunk in and out of gears to the point it locked up the tires once going 55 mph for a second as this is happening my mph needle goes to 0, also the wrench light comes on. The other problem is random as well. The truck displays the airbag light while driving along, the transmission will get stuck in third and won't shift, some times it gets stuck in first and never make it up to 6th gear it will eventually shift through the gears as this is happening the miles, avg fuel display goes to all blanks. Both very unsafe and very scary, as I don't know when it will happen. I will not put my daughter in the vehicle until I feel it's save to do so.
Airbag light came on for no reason and will not go off. Have tried everything to get the light off. Was not driving the car anywhere. I had just started the car and noticed that the light did not turn off.
The visual (orange or yellow) seat belt symbol light comes on intermittently. Sometimes remains on. Seal belts always used and there has been no accident or repair. This is a continuous issue for months.
Someone stopped short in front of me. I applied the brakes but could not avoid hitting car. The brake indicator on front control display said my brakes are ok. Once I crashed the seat belt engaged but I still hit the steering wheel with my chest. The airbags did not deploy! there was some heavy smoke though around the seat belt area or from perhaps the electrical connections under the seat?
I was involved in a traffic accident June 4, 2016 in which a car attempted to make a left turn in front of me at an intersection and the result was a moderate collision. Due to the collision my vehicle lost all power (engine and electrical) and the air bags failed to deploy.
The contact owned a 2012 Ford F-150. While at a complete stop, another vehicle crashed into the rear of the contact's vehicle. As a result, the contact's vehicle was pushed under an eighteen wheeler. The frontal air bags did not deploy. The vehicle that crashed into the contact continued to drive, sideswiped another vehicle, and crashed into a pole. The police and fire department were called and a police report was filed. The contact had to be transported to the hospital by helicopter with a shattered jaw, a neck bone injury, cuts and bruises under the chin and inside the cheek, and inflamed lungs and kidney. The front passenger sustained fatal injuries. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot and was deemed destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.
Steering wheel clock spring, which controls all steering wheel electronics and airbag is faulty. Replacement clock spring required. I noticed this issue while driving and using my radio controls on the steering wheel. Upon pushing a button like volume up for instance, the radio station would change. The buttons were doing the improper functions. I brought it into Ford and they stated that the clock spring is faulty and needs to be replaced since it controls the airbag, which may be affected by the faulty unit.
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- Nettleton, MS, USA