1996 MERCURY VILLAGER Air Bags Problems

WHILE TURNING FROM STREET INTO A SHORT STEEP DRIVEWAY APPROACH, FRONT LOWER BUMPER FACIA DRUG VERY SLIGHTLY ON THE STEEP APPROACH RAMP SETTING OFF THE AIRBAGS, WHICH BROKE THE WINDSHIELD, CRACKED THE DASH, SNAPPED ALL FOUR BACK SIDE WINDOW LATCHES, AND CAUSED BACK NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. *TR

Mileage: 215,834

WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAGS CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

Mileage: 106,000

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY 1996 MERCURY VILLAGER FLASHES FROM THE TIME THE CAR IS TURNED ON UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. I AM AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAG WILL BE RELEASED AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHILE I AM DRIVING. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS NOT IN ACCIDENT. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN.*AK

THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MONITOR IS INOPERATIVE, THE DEALER STATES THE AIR BAG SYSTEM BECOMES INOPERATIVE WHEN THE LIGHT IS FLASHING OR WHEN IT IS BEING RECALIBRATED.*JB

AIR BAG LIGHT IS FLASHING. NOT A RESULT OF ANY TYPE OF COLLISION. DEALER SAID THIS IS NOT A COVERED PART. IF THIS PART IS INTEGRAL TO THE SAFETY SYSTEM, IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE WARRANTY.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SLC

AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING.DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS AIR BAG MONITOR OR WIRING ISSUE.WAS TOLD BY SERVICE PERSON"DON'T WORRY I DON'T BELIEVE IN AIR BAGS".VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD.THIS SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND AIRBAG MONITOR WAS REPLACED. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WAS A GOOD THING THEY BOUGHT IT IN WHEN THEY DID BECAUSE THERE WAS A POTENTIAL DANGER. *AK *ML

ALL DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK ON THEIR OWN. CANNOT GET IN OR OUT UNLESS KEY IS USED. ALSO WOULD BEEP & HONK ON ITS OWN. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ALSO COME ON. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC CAN NOT REPAIR PROBLEM. *AK

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THE PREVIOUS DAY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG.

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS, NO IMPACT OR CRASH.

WHILE DRIVING BUMPED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED UNNECESSARILY. *AK