2008 Ford F-250 Air Bags & Restraints Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, GOT HIT BY AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER THAT RAN A STOP SIGN, STRIKING THE DRIVER SIDE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE POLICE WAS PRESENT AND A REPORT NUMBER: 88163534 WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE, TREATED AND RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FUTURE FORD LINCOLN OF CONCORD (2285 DIAMOND BLVD, CONCORD, CA 94520. 888-415-4242), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SLID OFF THE ROAD DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED INDEPENDENTLY. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN NECK, BROKEN SPINAL CORD, DISLOCATED JAW, DISLOCATED SHOULDER, AND SPRAINED RIBS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD 250 ON A SLICK ROAD WHEN A PICK UP STOPPED SHORT IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME HITTING THE REAR END OF THE PICK UP APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT ALLOWED ME TO SLIDE UNDER THE BELT CAUSING MY KNEES TO HIT THE DASH. OTHER THEN GOOD BRUISES AND MILD SORENESS I WAS FINE. THE OTHER PERSON WAS FINE AS WELL. MY SEAT BELT DID NOT ENGAGE AND I AM WONDERING WHY MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE GRILL AND RADIATOR WERE DAMAGED?

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS COME UNLATCHED WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED IN ANY WAY. SOMETIMES THE SEAT BELTS WON'T EVEN LATCH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAULTY SEAT BELTS ARE UNRELIABLE TO PROTECT MY FAMILY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG INFLATER MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 . ..UPDATED 12-30-13 *BF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 12/5/13. *JB

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS WILL COME UNFASTENED/ UNBUCKLED ON THEIR OWN. *TR

MY DAUGHTER AND HER FIANCE WERE INVOLVED IN A WRECK. HIS 2008 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK FLIPPED END OVER END. THEY WERE VERY BADLY INJURED. THE DRIVER AIR BAG NOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HIS NECK WAS BROKEN BY THE STEERING WHEEL OR DASH AND SHE RECEIVED INJURIES TO HER FACE AND HAD TO GET STITCHES, ALONG WITH OTHER INJURIES. WE SAW A FORD F-150 A FEW DAYS LATER WITH DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END AND PASSENGER SIDE AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I WANT TO KNOW IF THIS IS A DEFECT IN HIS PICKUP AND WHAT CAN WE DO. *TR

I ORDERED A 2008 F-250 SUPER DUTY LARIAT CREW CAB IN MARCH 2008 AND TOOK DELIVERY IN LATE APRIL 2008. WHEN TRYING TO INSTALL A CHILD SAFETY SEAT, I REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEATBELT IN THE INBOARD REAR SEAT. IT WOULD NOT GO INTO 'AUTOMATIC LOCKING MODE' FOR THE CORRECT INSTALLATION OF THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT AS THE TWO OUTBOARD REAR SEATS AND THE OUTBOARD PASSENGER SEAT DID. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE INBOARD REAR SEATBELT ONLY TO FIND THAT ONE DIDN'T WORK EITHER. UPON CLOSE EXAMINATION OF MY OWNER'S MANUAL I FOUND THAT IT SAID THAT ONLY THE OUTBOARD REAR SEATS AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAD SEATBELTS WITH AN 'AUTOMATIC LOCKING MODE.' THE TECH SERVICE LINE TOLD MY DEALER THAT THE REAR INBOARD SEAT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN 'AUTOMATIC LOCKING MODE' AND LEO FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THE SAME. FORD WAS FORCED TO CHANGE FROM A 'TYPE 1 LAP BELT' IN THE REAR INBOARD SEAT TO A 'TYPE 2 INTEGRAL LAP/SHOULDER BELT' BECAUSE OF 'ANTON'S LAW,' WHICH WAS SIGNED DECEMBER 4, 2002. ONE OF THE PRIMARY REASONS FOR THIS LAW WAS THE 'INCREASED PROTECTION THAT CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF FOUR AND EIGHT GAIN BY HAVING A LAP/SHOULDER BELT MADE AVAILABLE IN REAR INBOARD SEATING POSITIONS. WHEN THESE TYPE 2 BELTS ARE INSTALLED IN THE REAR INBOARD SEATING POSITION, THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL, AND POTENTIALLY SAFER, SEATING POSITION AVAILABLE FOR A CHILD IN A BELT-POSITIONING BOOSTER SEAT.' *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I JUST BOUGHT A NEW 2008 FORD F-250 CREW CAB PICKUP. WHEN I WAS INSTALLING THE CAR SEAT, AFTER WE GOT HOME, I NOTICED THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY LOWER ANCHORS FOR THE LATCH SYSTEM. I DID NOTICE THE UPPER TETHERS WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT, SO I FIGURED IT WOULD HAVE THE LOWER ANCHORS. WHY ISN'T THERE ANY LOWER ANCHORS, THAT IS PART OF THE LATCH SYSTEM. ALSO, THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT IN THE BACK SEAT IS NOT A RETRACTABLE ONE, BUT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS. THAT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE, YOU ARE NOT TO HAVE A CHILD IN THE FRONT SEAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A BACK SEAT. PUTTING YOUR CHILD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK SEAT IS THE SAFEST PLACE FOR THEM AND THERE IS NOT EVEN A RETRACTABLE SEAT BELT OR LOWER ANCHORS FOR A CAR SEAT THERE. IS FORD TRYING TO CUT CORNERS ON SAFETY? IF I WOULD HAVE NOTICED THAT I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT TWICE BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS STANDARD FOR ALL NEW VEHICLES TO HAVE THE LATCH SYSTEM. I REALIZE THAT IT IS A HEAVY DUTY PICK UP BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT KIDS WON'T RIDE IN THEM. THEY STILL NEED THE PROPER SAFETY SEAT OPTIONS THAT THE LIGHT DUTY PICKUPS AND CARS DO. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY 2008 FORD F250, I NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WOULD LOCK INTO PLACE WHEN BRAKING AS THEY SHOULD BUT WOULD NOT RELEASE WITHOUT REMOVING THE BUCKLE TO RESET THEM. BUMPS OFTEN SET OFF THE LOCKING. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND THAT FORD OFFERED NO FIX. WHEN THE SEAT BELT LOCKS, I AM UNABLE TO REACH FORWARD TO ACCESS CONTROLS OR TURN WELL ENOUGH TO SEE WHEN CHANGING LANES UNTIL I UNLATCH AND RESNAP THE BUCKLE. *TR