2005 Mercury Grand Marquis Air Bags & Restraints Problems

Seat belt does not fully clip in to buckle and tends to come undone while in operation of motor vehicle furthermore requires occupant to wiggle buckle back and forth to attempt to get a good connection between the two, belt and buckle.

My drivers side seat belt works sometimes and sometimes it doesn’t and also my passenger side airbag light stays on when starting the car it flashes a few times and then stays on

Passenger seat belt pre-tensioner has malfunctioned. Air bag check light flashing code 34. My mechanic informs me the entire SRS will not function in a crash. He was informed by Ford that a replacement part is no longer available. The vehicle mileage is around 43,000. No rust and no collision damage. With the numerous complaints about this same problem why hasn't a safety recall be issued? Why hasn't Ford been required to stock replacement parts for a longer time?

The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that on numerous occasions while the vehicle was started, the driver’s side air bag warning light intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a driver’s air bag pretensioner fault and that the seat belt pretensioner needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,842.

my brother got me this vehicle five yrs ago, and ever since then the air bag light has been on,i have no idea of why it is on, i don't know if it is the fuse, i don't know if there is even a air bag is in the vehicle my brother got the vehicle up in vermont, i have a pending cl# [XXX] on another issue, thank you so much, deeply appreciated, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

AIRBAG FAULT CODE 34. PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT PRETENSIONS CIRCUIT RESISTANCE OUTSIDE LIMITS. CIRCUIT WAS DAMAGED BY STATIC DISCHARGE FROM HUMAN TO OUTSIDE OF DOOR. VEHICLE WAS PARKED DURING BOTH INCIDENTS. NO ACCIDENT. NO DETONATION OF EXPLOSIVE CHARGE. SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED 2 YEARS AGO ON DRIVER SIDE WITH CODE 33. NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS. PLEASE INQUIRE TO REPAIR FACILITY 'SAFETYRESTORE DOTCOM' FOR NUMBER OF THESE FAILURES. AIRBAGS ARE INOP WHEN FAULT OCCURS. NEED SHIELDED CIRCUIT TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE.

THE SEAT BELT LITE STARTED FLASHING THEN WENT OUT AND NOW THE ALARM GOES OFF AND RINGS 5 TIMES AND DOES IT 5 TIMES IT DOES THIS WHEN YOU START THE CAR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE STAYS ON AND SOMETIMES BLINKS. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 21,523 MILES ON IT. I'M TOLD THIS IS AN INDICATION OF A MALFUNCTIONING AIR BAG OPERATION. HAS A RECALL BEEN ISSUED ON THIS MALFUNCTION. THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND MOVING. THIS HAS CREATED A FEAR OF THE AIR BAG NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE REPAIR FOR IT IS UNKNOWN TO ME.

AIR BAG DIL CODE CAME UP 33. TOOK CAR TO REPAIR, COST ~$1300 TO REPLACE FAILED PRETENSIONERS DRIVER AND PASSENGER. SAFETY WAS COMPROMISED WITHOUT REPAIR AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN MORE SEVERE INJURY OR EVEN DEATH HAD A COLLISION OCCURRED.

AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKS CODE 34 INDICATING PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER PRE-TENSIONER. SUSPECT AIR BAGS INOP. DEALER QUOTED $1,500 TO REPAR

VEHICLE WELL MAINTAINED. 81,000 MILES. GETTING 3 4 AIRBAG CODE. I AM SEEING REPAIRS AROUND $1300-$1400. AND MANY MANY FOLKS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. CAR INSPECTION DUE THIS MONTH. PLEASE FORCE MANUFACTURER TO COVER THIS SAFETY REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED THREE TIMES AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,621. *TT CONSUMER STATED DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT MECHANISM FAILED. SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS CEASED WORKING.*JB

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON VEHICLE STARTUP. LIGHT FLASHES 3,4 THREE TIMES THEN REMAINS CONSTANT. DIAGNOSTICS INDICATES MALFUNCTION DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT PRETENSIONERS. FORD ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT COST $1,400.00. OEM PART NUMBERS SUPERSEDED BY REPLACEMENT NUMBERS. SHOULD BE RECALLED!!!

DASHBOARDL LIGHT IS ON TOLD IT WAS AN AIRBAG PROBLEM

TAKATA RECALLAIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND FLASHES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V861000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT CALLED SETH WADLEY FORD LINCOLN AT 877-710-2709 (LOCATED AT 333 N. BUTLER ROAD, PAULS VALLEY, OK 73075) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES MALFUNCTIONED AND THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. GRIFFITH FORD SEGUIN (I-10 FRONTAGE RD, SEGUIN, TX) STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND ANY REPAIR WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. WHEN STARTING CAR, GET 3 DINGS TWICE, PAUSE, REPEAT ... I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A LOCAL DEALER IT WILL COST $600-$1200 TO FIX. CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND THE FACT THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, WHY HAS NHTSA NOT REQUIRED A RECALL? SINCE I CANNOT AFFORD THE COST, I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT AS I AM SURE MANY OTHERS ARE DOING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FAIL THE STATE INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALLEN TIRE INCORPORATED (4110 WEST HUNDERE ROAD CHESTER, A 23131 PHONE (804-748-6471) WHERE A FAILURE CODE WAS LOCATED AT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000....UPDATED 08/31/17 *BF *CN

THE LIGHT FOR THE AIR BAG BLINKS AND WILL NOT STOP AS LONG AS THE SWITCH IS ON, THE MANUALIN THE CAR IS NO HELP OR IF IT HAS A FIX BUT SAYS IT IS DANGEROUS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT IT MAY NOT WORK.