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Ford Mustang Air Bags Safety Report | Aug 25, 2010
Reported on Aug 25, 2010
| 2011 FORD MUSTANG V-6 AFTER OWNING FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS, WE NOTICED THAT ON OCCASION THE PASS AIR BAG' LIGHT IN THE OVERHEAD WOULD FLICKER ON INDICATION THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED. AFTER A FEW WEEKS, THE LIGHT BECAME MORE CONSISTENT TO THE POINT THAT IT WOULD REMAIN ON FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE DURATION OF ANY TRIP. MADE A TRIP TO THE SHOP AND THE SYSTEM WAS RE-ZEROED . NO ISSUES FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN THE ISSUE STARTED AGAIN. BACK TO THE SHOP AND TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM DUE TO MY WIFE WEIGHING ~105 - 110LBS. WENT HOME AND READ THE DRIVERS MANUAL TO SEE IF THIS FEATURE OF THE SYSTEM WAS DESCRIBED. FOUND A PROCEDURE IN THE MANUAL FOR TRAINING THE SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY THE WEIGHT OF A PASSENGER TO THE SYSTEM. FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURE. AGAIN THE SYSTEM OPERATED AS EXPECTED FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN STARTED AGAIN. BACK TO THE SHOP AND AGAIN TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL OPERATION BUT FORD WAS AGAIN E-MAILED. RESPONSE WAS TO PERFORM THE PROCEDURE IN THE DRIVERS MANUAL. IF THIS FAILED TO WORK ADDITIONAL TESTING TO BE PERFORMED. REPEATED THE RESET PROCEDURE 2 MORE TIMES AND RETURNED TO THE SHOP WITH THE SAME RESULTS. WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVE WAY OF THE DEALERSHIP THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS WITNESSED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER FLASHING ON AND OFF WITH THE CAR IN IDLE AND MY WIFE PROPERLY RESTRAINED. ADDITIONAL TESTING HAS BEEN PERFORMED AND ALL TESTS HAVE BEEN PASSED. THE DEALERSHIP IS PLANNING TO REPLACE THE SEAT PAD/BLADDER WHEN THE PARTS ARE RELEASED BY FORD. THIS WILL BE IN EARLY DECEMBER AT BEST. I AM CURRENTLY BEING TOLD BY FORD TO PULL OVER AND HAVE MY WIFE RIDE IN THE BACK SEAT OF OUR BRAND NEW CAR WHEN THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. *TR | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | Mustang |
| Manufactured by: | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | COLUMBUS MS |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1ZVBP8AM9B5 |
| Mileage: | 2700 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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