1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD Air Bags Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT CRASHED AGAINST A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY, A FRACTURED STERNUM AND A FRACTURED COLLARBONE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE HEART CAGE, A KIDNEY AND INTERNAL BLEEDING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS LATER INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED BY BOTH. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

DT: AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF. TOOK CAR TO HERTZ, AND THEY SAID IT HAD A SHORT TO GROUND. WAS TOLD THERE WAS A BLOWN FUSE IN THE MODULE. DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT ON RECALL. MANUFACTURER SAID TO CONTACT DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT REPLACING THE FUSE IN THE MODULE WILL NOT HELP FOR LONG UNLESS WIRING IS REPLACED. *SB *NM

Mileage: 57,600

AFTER STRIKING A DEER, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED CRACKING THE DASH AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD AND KNOCKED THE CONSUMER OUT. *JB

Mileage: 92,000

1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD, FRONT END COMPLETELY TOTALED - AND THE AIR BAGS ON EITHER SIDE DID NOT GO OFF. I CALLED FORD DEALER AND WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND. THEN I GOT A CALL FROM A FORD LAWYER AND HE SAID THAT IF NO ONE WAS KILLED, THE MATTER WAS CLOSED .

VEHICLE WAS HIT ON DRIVER'S SIDE, IMPACT QUARTER PANEL AND HIT A STOP SIGN HEAD ON AT 65 MPH IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

I WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN WHICH I STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY 1995 FROD. THE IMPACK SPEED WAS 35 MPH WITH NO BRAKING WHAT SO EVER. NEITHER OF THE TWO AIR BAGS IN MY VEHICLE WORKED. I RECIEVED NECK/BACK INJURIES. ONE PERSON IN THE OTHER VEHICLE DIED AT HOSPITAL. AT WHAT SPEED SHOULD MY AIR BAGS WORKED. THE IMPACT WAS SOLID AND HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE INNER FENDER TO BUCKLE, BUT NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

AIRBAGS ENGAGED AT 20 MIL.HR. IMPACT. THREW RIGHT ARM INTO WINDSHIELD, CRUSHED WRIST, FRACTURED ARM IN 5 PLACES, REQUIRED 6 SURGERIES, PERMANATLY DISABLEDOVER $50,000 IN PHYSICAL DAMAGES. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES & STAYS ON/VOLTS GAUGE GLOWS RED & A/C & SPECIAL EQUIP. SHUTS DOWN. WAS TOLD UNDER THIS CIRCUMSTANCE THAT AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANYTIIME REGARDLESS OF ACCIDENT.

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT A 25 MPH FRONTAL IMPACT WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. MECHANIC SAID THAT DRIVER'S AIRBAG SENSOR WAS INOPERATIVE. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. *AK *ML

WHILE PARALLEL PARKING AND MOVING FORWARD, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH HIGH SPEED IN WHICH THE DRIVER HAD FOOT ON THE BRAKES, BUT WOULD NOT STOP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DRIVER HIT TREE AND A WALL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE. AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING EYE DAMAGE TO THE OCCUPANT. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, CAUSING CONSUMER TO APPLY BRAKES FOR AN EMERGENCY STOP, HOWEVER VEHICLE HIT REAR OF OTHER VEHICLE, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

WAS DRIVING AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT. CONSUMER APPLIED HER BRAKES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. 827006 DUP OF 823210; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING INJURIES TO CHEST/TWO BROKEN HANDS.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 35 MPH. *AK

DURING A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 60 MPH. THE CHEMICALS IN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED, CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO THE 12 YEAR OLD CHILD.*AK

AIR BAGS; THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

OTHER: RATTLE FROM RIGHT SIDE OF AIR BAG. *SD