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2002 Ford Mustang Air Bags Problems

7
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 7 stored complaint records:

  • 5 indicate a crash
  • 3 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi2
100–150k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • October 28, 2019 · 1,128,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Ten minutes prior to air bags deploying i complained to my two passengers that my eyes were burning. I was stopped in traffic, with my foot on brake in center lane in city traffic, when i hear a loud bang and instantly both airbags on driver and passenger side deployed. The noise and force startled me taking my foot of brake and rolling forward. The air bags blew both my passenger and my glasses into the back seat…

    1 injury

    ODI 11278233

  • April 11, 2019 · 98,000 miles

    Air Bags

    While my daughter was driving on a in town road she came upon construction, all traffic was stopped because the 2 lanes were down to 1. As she was waiting for traffic to start moving her boot got caught under seat lever (thigh high boots flap got caught) and it made her foot slip from brake, she then bumped into the van in front of her, less then 5mph and both which there was no passenger or anything on her seat…

    Crash reported

    ODI 11196165

  • March 6, 2017 · 115,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford mustang. While driving 35 mph, the air bags deployed without warning or impact. The steering wheel and dashboard were damaged due to the deployment. The contact took the vehicle to an auto repair facility where it was diagnosed as an air bag failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vin was unknown. The failure mileage was 115,000.

    ODI 10959138

  • November 12, 2014 · 146,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seat Belts · Service Brakes

    There was a vehicle in front of me. Both vehicles were traveling at the same speed. The car in front of me anchored the brakes. I was 3 car length behind. Th abs failed and did not allow the brakes to resume. We hit the back end of the car in front at 35mph. The passenger seatbelt broke ending my fiance head into the windshield. The airbags did not deploy car was totaled and the toyota did not have a scratch: myself…

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 10654900

  • July 23, 2005 · 70,000 miles

    Air Bags

    2 door ford mustang convertable was involved in a motor vehicle accident with another car on saturday 7/23/05 with 3 people injured in the mustang. The air bags did not deploy at all

    Crash reported · 3 injuries

    ODI 10130017

  • August 26, 2003

    Air Bags

    To whom it may concern,on aug. 26, 2003 at around 9:45 pm i was in a terrible car accident in my 2002 ford mustang ,in which my airbags failed to deploy. The point of impact was approximately 50-55 mph head on and i was also struck from behind. I am very angry that my airbags did not deploy at the point of impact, especially with the advanced technology and sensors installed on my vehicle. The police were also very…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10036884

  • June 7, 2002

    Air Bags

    Both air bags failed to deploy. Our mustang struck a pick up truck as it turned left in front of us at an intersection while traveling 40 mph. We struck his right rear panel and neither one of the air bags deployed.*ak

    Crash reported

    ODI 763388