I have a Ford Windstar, and my drivers side impact airbag deployed without having an accident. Ford refused to pay for the repair, and said it isn't supposed to happen, but mechanics keep telling me they've seen it many times before. I reported it to the NHTSA and found other reports there, but I was stuck with a very big bill until Ford recalls it. Just wondered if there's anyone else that it's happened to.
2006-06-25 17:11:47 · 9 answers · asked by divamom 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
Ford airbag gave me my brain injury. They KNOW it IS a problem, they sent out a FAT PACKET of litigation stuff trying to PROVE they were NOT at fault, when the very SIZE of that packet PROVED they had ARMED themselves for KNOWN weakness.
Stick to your guns. They ARE at FAULT!
2006-06-26 11:27:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Back in 1996, I avoided a collision and jammed on my breaks. My driver's airbag deployed. Chrystler came out to look at the computer and found no error codes, but upon visual inspection of the vehicle, could find nothing that would have set off the deployment of the air bag. Chrystler elected to pay for the repair.
2006-06-25 17:17:31 · answer #2 · answered by qiranger 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The airbag did not setting up meaning, it became defective to start with. Airbags are meant to setting up at specific speeds. If the vehicle your mom became utilising became hit and it became totaled it fairly is what it sounds like, then of direction the air bag became meant to setting up. yet because of the fact it did not the producer of the vehicle is at fault for this. They bought your mom a defective vehicle, and it placed her existence in jeopardy. Mechanical blunders do happen so that's no marvel however the vehicle ought to have been examined formerly it became bought, and hence your mom is in soreness because of the negligence of somebody else.
2016-12-08 12:41:17 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know, a good friend went thru that with her Windstar. I haven't had that happen to me but it did to her. I would check and see if there's a class action lawsuit against Ford by all the people it happened to.
2006-06-26 04:31:51 · answer #4 · answered by Aria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, its completely possible. i've seen an airbag go off from just tapping the front bumper. its suppose to need at least a 35mph impact
2006-06-25 17:45:47 · answer #5 · answered by boostedbuell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard this happen many times, it is usually a defect in the car and they should pay for it. That's crap, they are trying to keep their name out of the paper and public.
2006-06-26 06:16:35 · answer #6 · answered by jinxy84 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but I've been in an accident where it should have and it didn't. That was one hard connection of forehead and steering wheel. Ouch!
2006-06-29 10:22:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never
2006-06-25 18:11:58 · answer #8 · answered by kriend 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never.
2006-06-25 19:17:32 · answer #9 · answered by eriklittle2004 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋