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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006091266 | Incident Date: Oct, 31 2006 |
| Consumer's City: BORING | Consumer's State: OR |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: RANGER | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTYR14U8WP | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 08 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 30 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driver's side airbag stopped working for no reason. flashing warning light came on indicating a problem. went to ford dealer (suburban in sandy, or) and they said the 'resistance' level had increased causing the airbag to no longer function. called ford, they gave me a "senior discount", although not a senior. said that airbags fall under 5 year/50000 mile warranty. the ranger has 56,000. ford said that they cannot guarantee the function of an airbag for more than 5 years or 50,000 miles. they were not able to ascertain if the airbag stopped functioning all at once or if my safety was in jeopardy over an extended period of time as the airbag slowly stopped working. airbags are a mandatory safety device and should be covered from defect for the life of the vehicle. i am extremely dissatisfied with ford's attitude about my safety. i have the airbag module and can provide it to nhtsa to study and determine if this is a major safety issue. because of the mechanics of an airbag, i would ask for specific instructions on how to send it to you. *jb |
