FORD AIR BAG SWITCH Complaints

I WAS DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIP AND THEN WENT OUT AND NOW CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IT. *NLM

FORD SUPER DUTY DIESEL F-250 : ENGINE CUTS OUT AND/OR DIES DURING ALL LOAD CONDITIONS. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON UNDER MOST SEVERE CUT-OUTS. FORD SERVICE HAS REPEATEDLY (8 TIMES IN 2 YEARS) WORKED ON THE ISSUE ON MY TRUCK AS WELL AS OTHER OWNERS TRUCKS WITH WHOM I AM ACQUAINTED. THIS ENGINE FAILURE OCCURS APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY 10 MILES, AND IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO ENTER A FREEWAY OR PASS ON A FM ROAD. I BELIEVE FORD DAMAGED THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT WHEN THEY INSTALLED THEIR FORD AUTHORIZED POWER CHIP. THEY SEEM TO KEEP REPLACING LESS COSTLY COMPONENTS AND GIVING ME THE TRUCK BACK. I FEEL THEY ARE WAITING FOR MY TRUCK TO GET OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD BEFORE THE REAL STORY IS TOLD. THAT WAY, I WILL BE OUT THE MONEY FOR WHAT EVER IS REALLY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLES. OTHERS THAT I HAVE TALKED TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. PERHAPS ITS THE DEALERSHIP COVERING UP, BUT I WOULD NOT PUT IT PAST FORD TO BE BEHIND THIS. *JB

BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR THE WIRING RECALL AND I TOLD THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS SPARK KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE WHEN IT FIRST STARTS AND UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. WHEN I DRIVE INTO MY PARENTS DRIVE WAY MY PARENTS TELL ME THAT THEY KNOW I AM THERE BECAUSE OF THE RADIO INTERFERENCE ON THE TV SCREEN. I KNOW A LOT ABOUT ELECTRICITY AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY NOISE AND OR SHORTS, BAD CONNECTIONS WHAT HAVE YOU. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE CAR HAS RESISTOR PLUGS. WE HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE COMPUTER ONCE AND NOW THIS RECALL THING! WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR SPRINGS. WHEN ITS REALLY COLD OUT AND GO TO START THE CAR THE STARTER DOES NOT DISENGAGE AND GRINDS ON THE FLY WHEEL. IT TAKES FOREVER FOR IT TO WARM UP AND IT DOES NOT RARELY EVER WARM UP WHEN ITS IDLING YOU HAVE TO DRIVE IT TO GET ANY HEAT. BUT OVERALL ITS ONLY LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED ONCE. THAT'S BETTER THAN OUR LAST VEHICLE!! BUT NOW I WONDER IF THIS CAR IS A TICKING TIME BOMB WAITING TO HAPPEN. FORD MAY NOT BE MY NEXT CHOICE OF VEHICLE IN THE FUTURE THAT IS IF IT DOESN'T KILL ME FIRST! *JB

AT APPROX. 30000 MILES THE CAR HAD THE FIRST INCIDENT OF NOT STARTING (AUG. 2001). TOOK IT TO AUTO SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS MIGHT BE A ONE-TIME INCIDENT. ABOUT 1/2 YEAR LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. HAD IT TOWED TO AUTO SHOP, THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME TO CALL THEM IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN LATE 2002 AND I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER AUTO SHOP. THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE REASON EITHER - EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE AND AFTER A WHILE IT STARTED AGAIN AND WAS RUNNING NORMALLY. IT HAPPENED AGAIN LATE JANUARY 2003 AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LATTER AUTO SHOP. THEY REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND TOLD ME EVERYTHING SHOULD BE FINE. LATE FEBRUARY 2003 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CAR IS AT THE AUTO SHOP - THEY ARE TRYING TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. ON AND OFF IT WILL START. ALL CHECK DATES - EVERY 5000 MILES - HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED AND THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AT ALL TIMES. NOW, I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING IT - BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, THAT AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE I HAVE TO FACE THIS PROBLEM. *JB

I OWN A 1998 FORD MUSTANG COBRA AND IT ONLY HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THE CAR JULY 18TH 2002. I ONLY HAD THE CAR A SHORT TIME BEFORE FOR SOME REASON ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY THE CAR MADE SOME FUNNY NOISES AND OF COURSE IT BENT A ROD. I CALLED A COUPLE OF FRIENDS AND ONE OWNS HIS OWN PERFORMANCE SHOP AND SAID IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN WITH MY 4.6L DOHC ENGINE. I NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULD ONLY REV UPTO ABOUT 4,000 RPM SOMETIMES BUT YET THE RPM RED LINE IS 7,000RPM BUT SINCE I DON'T USE IT TO RACE I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. WELL I AM NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT THIS AND FORD SAID THAT IT WOULD COST ME $3,500 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IF IT IS HAPPENING SO MUCH WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY UP TO FIX SOMETHING THAT THEY PUT WEAK PARTS IN.

ON MY NEW FORD ESCAPE 2002 BOUGHT 8-2002. MY GAS PEDAL STUCK, MY BRAKES WERE LEAKING FLUID MY IGNITION HAS BROKE. MY PASSANGER SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE PROPERLY AND HAS OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THERE IS A VIBRATION IN MY LEFT FRONT END AND MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AT TIMES MY DRIVER SIDE SAFTEY RESTRAINT HAS SHEARED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED

1995 FORD MUSTANG, 6 CYL. THE RUBBER SEAL BETWEEN THE GAS TANK AND THE FILLER TUBE IS LEAKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO, AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE LEAK IS SUBSTANTIAL, IT IS A STEADY DRIP, 1/2 GALLON PER HOUR.

SEVEIR VIBRATION ON BRAKE APPLICATION .... REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND NEW ROTORS.... SUSPENSION SEEMS FINE....NEW TIRES....BALANCED

MY HEAD GASKETS IN MY 95 MUSTANG 3.8 LITER BLEW ON 4-20-00, BBB INVESTIGATED, AND FORD MOTOR CO. AGREED TO DO REPAIRS FREE. LANHAM FORD IN LANHAM MD. REPALACED HEAD GASKETS. RETURNED MY CAR WITHOUT OIL, AND SEVERLY DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THEY REPLACED ENGINE ALSO. MY CAR HAD 73214 MILES THEN. NOW IT HAS APP. 100,600 MILES, 28,00 MILES LATER AND SHEEHY FORD IN MARLOW HEIGHTS MD. STATES MY HEAD GASKETS NEED TO BE REPLACED. SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE, EXCEPT, THEY ARE CHARGING ME FOR REPAIRS. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ONGOING PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS WITH THESE HEAD GASKETS. I BELIEVE THAT WHEN THEY INITIALLY REPAIRED MY CAR THEY PUT IN MORE HEAD GASKET DEFECTS. AM I RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING EVERY 28,000 MILES FOR HEAD GASKETS THAT ARE DEFECTED FORD KEEPS PUTTING IN MY VEHICLE. NHTSA HAVE AN ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF HEAD GASKETS CPOMPLAINTS BY FORD. PLEASE LOOK INTO FOR . THANK YOU

I AM CURRENTLY INVOLVE IN A DISPUTE WITH FORD MOTOR COMPNY REGARDING REPAIRS TO MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER. IN BRIEF, THE TRUCK WAS DIAGOSED BY FORD WITH INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE, FORD CLAIMS THAT SENT THE TRUCK TO THEM WITH (5) FIVE QUARTS OF OIL MISSING, I HAVE DOUCUMENTATION SHOWING THAT FORD DID THE LAST OIL CHANGE WITHIN THE TIMELINE OF MAINTANENCE AS PER FORD MAINTANTIENCE MANUAL. FORD IS CLAIMING THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THEFULL AMOUNT VERBALLY ESTAMATED AT $5000.00.