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Problems with 2011 Ford Mustang AIR BAGS

On average, the 2011 Ford Mustang starts to “feel” problems with the AIR BAGS and its various aspects after 54 872 miles.

Recently reported AIR BAGS problems on 2011 Ford Mustang

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford mustang. the contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 15v319000 (air bags) was received in june of 2015. after contacting the dealer and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 06/14/16*lj

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford mustang. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v319000 (air bags) however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available. updated 02/18/16*lj *tr

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 ford mustang. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v319000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 ford mustang. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v319000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford mustang. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v319000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall i drive a shelby gt500 and live in palm harbor, fl which is a hot climate. i was notified last may by ford of this recall and they indicated i would receive another notice in a few months to get the car repaired. one year later i still have not been notified of a dealer to take the car to have it repaired. this car is my daily driver and since it has been tested by ford to be able to achieve speeds of 180mph i feel that i am being left in a very dangerous position since it still hasnt been repaired. every time i start the car and drive away i am putting my life in ford's hands since they have failed to fix a known air bag defect. this recall gets expanded almost daily and i see no relief in sight. how do i get my car fixed now before something happens or how do i get ford to replace it with a non impacted model? this is not a standard mustang but like i stated a shelby gt500 of which only 5000 were even produced in 2011 - this is a specialty high performance sports car and the disregard for my safety has to be addressed now. please advise what my next steps are to either have this repair now or replaced.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford mustang. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v319000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 11/20/15*lj ford informed the consumer, they may have the parts in june or july 2016. updated 12/10/15.*jb

Tl* takata recall.the contact owns a 2011 ford mustang. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v319000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

I received the airbag recall notice almost a year ago and the parts are still not available to fix my car..

I was involved in a no-fault accident in my 2011 ford mustang in april of this year after someone in the lane to my left who was held up in traffic in his lane pulled out into my lane without looking, causing my vehicle to smash into him. the force of the crash caused over $9,000 in damage to my vehicle and left me with 5 herniated discs, hip problems, and a number of other issues. i have had a series of shots in my neck, as well as my spine, both of which have not alleviated my pain. i am now being told that there is nothing that they can do for my neck at this time, and that i have to just learn to live with the pain, and also that i need to have surgery on my lower back. my airbag did not deploy. two months later, i got a recall letter in from ford, but i took my car up to the dealership, and they said that there is nothing that they can do. they weren't even interested in trading my car in. i suppose that i should be grateful that it did not go off, as apparently people are dying when they do, but somehow it does not make me feel better, as this has totally messed up my life these last 6 months that have been filled with time-consuming visits to doctors, chiropractors, etc... i'm only 36 years old, and now i am suppose to live with this?? it's really terrible what has happened. i don't really know who to talk to about a suit for the airbag situation, as i spoke with my injury attorney who is suing the insurance company for my injuries, and he is somehow under the impression that the airbag lawsuits are only regarding the airbags deploying spontaneously, and not that they are just not going off at all when you need them during an accident. i am confident that if my airbag would have done what it was supposed to do and protect my neck and head during the crash, that i wouldn't have suffered such trauma to my spine that led to this. please advise.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford mustang. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v319000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford mustang. while driving at 55 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. the vehicle was taken to a dealer multiple times, but the dealer was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v319000 (air bags). the failure mileage was 42,500.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford mustang. while driving 55 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. the vehicle was taken to a dealer multiple times, but the dealer was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v319000 (air bags). the failure mileage was 42,500.

Air fail to deploy when hit by a uninsured motorist who was speeding through a school zone did an legal lane change hit me while i was making a left turn seat belt on left turn bleaker on turning when safe bam!!! never seen it coming my head slammed into the steel fame of my 2011 ford mustang v6 head neck back mid lower back every thing from head to toe on my left hurts like hell ribs on both sides knees hands feet as well.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford mustang. while slowing down to make a left turn at approximately 5 mph, another vehicle crashed into the front driver side of the contact's vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy. the contact sustained injuries to the neck, back, knee, and head that required medical attention. additionally, three passengers that were in the other vehicle also sustained unknown injuries that required medical attention. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was unavailable.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 ford mustang. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v319000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the recall repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the vin was unknown. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Front drivers airbag light on. called ford to get it fixed and was told by both dealership and the warranty department that i would have to pay $150 to have it tested. depending on what the test showed i would be given the cost to repair. have extended warranty with ford too. they all stated that it probably would not be covered which can run me up to an additional $300. i have paid to have an extended warrant as well as pay them to service my car. the passenger seat electronics has already failed and had to be replaced. the clip on the exhaust broke and had to be replaced. now the drivers side electronics is breaking. the seat will not move. ford will not take ownership of poor quality. now bigger concerns with all the airbag recalls as to why the 2011 have not been recalled! *tr

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 ford mustang. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v319000 (air bags); however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall. this problem is unexceptable i have been waiting for more than a year for the passenger air bag recall. i have a small child that has to use that seat on a daily drive. i cannot beleave that ford is allowed to sell new cars that have the latest new air bags but i have to endanger the life of a small child every time i put them in the seat. this recall needs to have a highest priority that can be given there is no excuse for a modern car company not to fix all cars involved before they can sell any new ones. ford does not want me as a grandfather that has lost a loved one becuse it puts new car sales over the saftiey of one that they have allready sold and collected the proffit on. the nhtsa needs to put pressure on them to fix the claymore mine!!!!! that is in my dash.

Been waiting 2 years for passenger airbag replacement. driver's side was replaced. ??? mustang convertible haul the kids daily from school 10 years old recall waiting

Tl* the contact owns 2011 ford mustang gt. the contact stated that while driving 100 mph, the vehicle failed to shift into 5th gear. the passenger side airbag sensor also periodically illuminated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 4,000 and the current mileage was 6,456.

Ford is delaying the repairs on this car. they will not give me a date when this will be done and i want to give this car to my nephew but am afraid for his safety. please make ford do the responsible thing.

When i am braking at about 3-5 mph the car will lunge forward (feels like i was rear ended but no cars behind me) occasionally i will go to accelerate and can't get above 15 mph i have to turn the car off and back on then it's fine. the air bag light off for the passenger seat will come on even with a 250 lb person sitting there, i have had people try to shift their weight but it still comes on after 5 minutes of driving it goes away. the peddle pressure to the brakes feel low and i have tapped my brakes and the abs activated causing the brakes pulsate at 25 mph. the driver side engine will intermediately sequel and the car will idle extremely rough, it does it mostly at idle but i have had it happen at a stop light after 1 hour of driving. also i always feel a ton of engine vibration on the brake pedal. *tr

2011 ford mustang v-6 after owning for about 2 months, we noticed that on occasion the "pass air bag' light in the overhead would flicker on indication that the passenger airbag system is disabled. after a few weeks, the light became more consistent to the point that it would remain on for the majority of the duration of any trip. made a trip to the shop and the system was "re-zeroed". no issues for a few weeks and then the issue started again. back to the shop and told that this is normal operation of the system due to my wife weighing ~105 - 110lbs. went home and read the drivers manual to see if this feature of the system was described. found a procedure in the manual for training the system to identify the weight of a passenger to the system. followed the procedure. again the system operated as expected for about a week and then started again. back to the shop and again told that it was normal operation but ford was again e-mailed. response was to perform the procedure in the drivers manual. if this failed to work additional testing to be performed. repeated the reset procedure 2 more times and returned to the shop with the same results. while sitting in the drive way of the dealership the airbag light was witnessed by the service manager flashing on and off with the car in idle and my wife properly restrained. additional testing has been performed and all tests have been passed. the dealership is planning to replace the seat pad/bladder when the parts are released by ford. this will be in early december at best. i am currently being told by ford to pull over and have my wife ride in the back seat of our brand new car when the light illuminates. *tr

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