1995 Ford Windstar Air Bags & Restraints Problems

SMALL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT OUTSIDE OF THE LEFT FENDER, CAUSED BOTH AIR BAGS TO GO OFF. THIS BROKE THE REARVIEW MIRROR ON THE WINDSHIELD AND BOTH REAR WINDOW LATCHES TO BREAK THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING. ALSO AIR BAG BLEW WHEN CAR WAS IDLING AND NO ONE IN THE CAR FORTUNATELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NO LONGER RESTRAIN THE PASSENGERS. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WERE NO LONGER SAFE AND THE REPLACEMENT WOULD COST $400. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000.

TOOK CARE OF TWO PATIENTS INJURED BY AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OF 1995 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AFTER VEHICLE STRUCK A SMALL DOG. NO DAMAGE TO EXTERIOR OF VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS WAS AN INAPPROPRIATE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY. *JB

WHEN BRAKING SEVERELY TO AVOID COLLISION FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK. THERE WAS NO COLLISION AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURY. SUBSEQUENTLY, ALL SEVEN SEAT BELTS WERE TESTED BY OWNER BY VIOLENTLY JERKING. ALL SEVEN SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK WHEN JERKED. LOCAL FORD DEALER HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO INSPECT THE SEAT BELTS. *NM

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY FOLLOWED BY THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG. *BF ONE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES ON HIS ARMS, THE OTHER OCCUPANT EXPERIENCED HEARING LOSS AND AN INNER EAR CONCUSSION. *NM

MY HUSBAND, MY SON, AND MYSELF WERE ON OUR WAY HOME LAST TUESDAY EVENING AND THE AIRBAGS ON OUR 1995 FORD WINDSTAR DEPLOYED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THIS WAS A VERY FREIGHTING AND STRESSFUL SITUATION. WE HAD JUST TURNED OFF ONE ROAD ONTO THE NEXT MAKING OUR WAY HOME WHEN THE AIRBAGS BURST OUT AND CAUSED SEVERAL INJURIES TO MY HUSBAND AND ME. MY HUSBAND HAS POWDER RESIDUE BURNS ON HIS FACE, HIS ARMS ARE CUT FROM THE WRIST UP. HE RECENTLY SUFFERED A STROKE AND THIS HAS CAUSED A LOT OF MENTAL STRESS AS WELL AS PAIN. X-RAYS ARE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT HIS HAND IS NOT BROKEN. I HAD HEART SURGERY IN AUGUST AND DID NOT NEED THIS KIND OF SCARE. I HEAR AN ECHO IN MY RIGHT EAR NOW FROM THE LOUD EXPLOSION FROM THE AIRBAGS. I AM AFRAID TO RIDE IN ANY VEHICLE WITH FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAGS. I CALLED 9-1-1 TO FIND OUT IF AN OFFICER NEEDED TO COME AND INVESTIGATE AND TROOPER WILLIAMS TOLD ME THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT THAT HE COULD NOT DO ANY TYPE OF REPORT. WE HAVE MANY WITNESSES THAT SAW OUR VAN AND THE EXTREME DAMAGE THAT IT DID TO THE HOOD RESULTING IN THE SIGNAL LIGHT FLYING OFF THE VAN WHICH WE STILL HAVE NOT FOUND AND THE HEADLIGHTS BARELY HANGING ON. THE HOOD IS BOWED UP FROM THE UNDER SIDE. WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND ALSO TOOK THE VAN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT INSPECTED TO FIND OUT WHY THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED. THEY ARE JUST AS PUZZLED. I NEED AN ANSWER AS TO WHY THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED LIKE THEY DID WHILE WE WERE DEPLOYING OUT OF THE BLUE. THE WINDSTAR IS OUR ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I FEEL LIKE FORD NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. IF MY HUSBAND WOULD HAVE TAKEN HIS HANDS OF THE STEERING WHEEL, WE WOULD PROBABLY BE DEAD NOW. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT FLICKERED ON, AND OFF. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING CAUSED THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN COLLISION, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, WHICH CAUSED INJURY TO THE CONSUMER.*JB

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 20-25 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

MY MINIVAN WAS REAR-ENDED BY A SPEEDING FORD F350 AT A STOP LIGHT. FORTUNATELY I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE VEHICLE. MY SEAT BELT FAILED, IMPALING ME ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED, SPRAYING GLASS CUBES AND SHARDS ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE SHARDS PRIMARILY STUCK INTO THE BACK OF THE REAR SEAT MAKING IT LOOK LIKE A CACTUS. THERE ARE FINE PIECES EMBEDDED INTO THE CARPET AND UPHOLSTERY. I THOUGHT THAT "SAFETY" GLASS WASN'T SUPPOSED TO DO THIS. AS FOR THE SEATBELT, I AM STILL BEING TREATED FOR THE INJURIES. *AK

AFTER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED THEY POPPED OUT AND CHEMICALS BURNED CONSUMER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

SPRING FAILURE IN AIRBAG. *AK

REAR RESTRAINTS DON'T LOCK TO SECURE PASSENGERS OR CHILD'S SEATS. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE THAT ALL 1995 WINDSTAR RESTRAINTS DON'T LOCK. HAVE TO PURCHASE A LATCH TO HELP LOCK. *AK

ENGINE DAMAGE FROM COOLENT. RECALL 95E006.002 ON 1995/ PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG; AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ALL THE TIME,STREERING WHEEL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 VEHICLE STRUCK A DEER AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, HITTING CONSUMER AND HUSBAND IN THE FACES WITH AN OBJECT FROM AIR BAGS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT 5 MPH BOTH AIR BAGS DEPOLYED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY DURING COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURY TO HEAD,NECK AND BACK FROM BEING THROWN FORWARD. *MJS

WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL IT WAS REAR ENDED.THERE WAS A CHILD SITTING ON THE SECOND ROW OF SEATS RESTRAINED PROPERLY IN THE SEAT BELT.BUT WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED, THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK, THROWING THE CHILD INTO THE BACK OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT AND THEN SHE BOUNCED BACK INTO HER SEAT.PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK