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Problems with 2004 Ford Ranger AIR BAGS

On average, the 2004 Ford Ranger starts to “feel” problems with the AIR BAGS and its various aspects after 94 027 miles.

Components Affected by AIR BAGS Issues

We have classified the 173 complaints from 2004 Ford Ranger about AIR BAGS into the following categories.

FRONTAL 3

Recently reported AIR BAGS problems on 2004 Ford Ranger

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v322000 (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. parts distribution disconnect. the vin was not available. updated 10/06/16*lj *tr

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v036000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available so the contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the contacts vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact was not experiencing a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v036000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. 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 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v036000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact was not experiencing a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall : ford motor co. sent recall notice feb. 2016, went to dealer stated no parts available, i would be notified when available. 11 months driveing without proper driver side airbag. why,? i feel this is not a good standard and very unhappy with response.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 16v036000 (air bags) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. the contact received the recall notification in february of 2016. the manufacturer stated that the parts were unavailable and was unsure when the parts would become available for repair. the contact believed that the air bag warning light was illuminated. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v036000 (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. updated 06/07/17*lj updated 07/12/2017*js

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v322000 (air bags) and 16v036000 (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 made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

2004 ford ranger. consumer writes in regards to replacement parts not available to repair driver side airbag inflator recall notice. consumer requests airbag deactivation until parts become available. *smd

Takata recall. we have been waiting over three months for replacement of the driver side airbag. we have our children that drive this vehicle and putting them in danger. we want this fixed asap or a new ford ranger, without any issues, leased to us with ford covering the cost until our vehicle is safe with new airbag replaced.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v788000 (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. west-herr ford (5025 camp rd, hamburg, ny 14075, (716) 649-5640) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v036000 (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 dealer confirmed that the recall remedy was not available. the manufacturer was not notified. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available. updated 07/13/17*lj the contact still cannot get the air bag recall repair done. *as

Takata recall: notified of recall for passenger side airbags in july 2015, and immediately turned off air bags for passenger side. notified of driver side airbag recall in january 2016. there is no way to turn off the driver side airbags by owner. i contacted my dealer today to request that my airbags be disconnected until parts are available, and was told that they were instructed not to take any action until the repair parts are available. i don't believe owners should be forced to continue driving unsafe vehicles. manufacturer should be required to disconnect the air bags on all recalled vehicles or provide loaner vehicles to ensure the safety of owners until parts are available to make repairs.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v036000 (air bags); however, the parts were unavailable to perform the repairs. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the vin was unavailable. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v036000 (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.

Takata recall since january 22, 2016. unresolved safety issue

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received a recall notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v036000 (air bags), however the part to do the repair was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer has exceeded the reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had mot experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v036000 (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. updated 04/05/17*lj *cn

Takata recall. have notified ford by letter twice about driver side air bag in 9/20/16 and 9/13/2017, no action. unsafe to drive? vehicle in like new condition, 85000 miles. when can i expect repair as ford motor continues to build new trucks and cant repair sold vehicles, lousy.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v322000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. 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 part not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 16v046000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair the manufacturer was not notified. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect. updated 05/04/17*lj updated 12/1/2017*js

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received recall notifications for nhtsa campaign numbers: 17v788000 (air bags) and 15v32200 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. the dealer (larry h. miller ford lakewood, 11595 w 6th, lakewood, co 80215, 888-927-9286) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect. *tt

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v036000 (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 notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v322000 (air bags); however, the remedy or parts for the recall repair were not available. 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.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v322000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall- we were notified in dec 2015 and feb 2016 that parts were available for the recall on our truck, but when the dealer was called to schedule to have the air bags replaced, we were told they did not have the air bags. what's up with that? every day we have to wait for these bags to be replaced, we are taking a risk to our lives. can you please see that dealers have the parts to replace the air bags in recalled cars.

Takata recall- we were notified in dec 2015 and feb 2016 that parts were available for the recall on our truck, but when the dealer was called to schedule to have the air bags replaced, we were told they did not have the air bags. what's up with that? every day we have to wait for these bags to be replaced, we are taking a risk to our lives. can you please see that dealers have the parts to replace the air bags in recalled cars.

Takata recall. i am still waiting on ford to fix the driver's side airbag. i need to be able to sell this vehicle and can not without the air bag being fixed. you can't see a car that you're told to not drive because it could kill you. at this point i believe ford should purchase the vehicle as if i was selling to a private party, not a dealer as that is the only way i can get any money for the vehicle. it's in great shape but un-sellable specifically because ford hasn't replaced the airbag. i believe we've been waiting a year?

Tl* the contact owned a 2004 ford ranger. while driving at an unknown speed and swerving to avoid pedestrians, the contact lost control of the vehicle. as a result, the driver crashed into a rock wall. the air bags failed to deploy. a police report was not filed. the driver sustained unknown injuries that needed medical attention. the vehicle was towed to a junkyard. the vehicle was destroyed. the contact received a recall notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v322000 (air bags) two months later. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 94,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v322000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. 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* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 17v788000 (air bags) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. the contact received the recall notification in 2015. the dealer (four seasons ford, 601 duncan hill rd, hendersonville, nc 28792) stated that the parts were not available for the repair. the manufacturer was also contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v322000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was not available within a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repair. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact had not experienced a failure.

I received a recall notice for the passenger side airbag. there has been a partial recall for drivers' side airbags covering southern states only. as both passenger side and driver's side airbags are made by the same manufacturer, with similar or identical inflators, why has the partial recall for driver's side airbags not been extended to all states, as for the passenger side airbags? is there a recall in the works for the driver's side airbags? thanks,..updated 08/27/15*bf

2004 ford ranger. consumer writes in regards to replacement parts not available to repair passenger airbag recall notice. *smd the consumer stated seven months have passed, and there was still not word as to when the parts would be available. *jb

I received a safety recall notice in july 2015 but still have not had my airbags replaced. ford says that they do not have the parts available to replace them. since this is an ongoing recall i would like to know how much longer i will have to drive around with defective airbags and what the nhtsa is doing to move ford to replacing my airbags.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v778000 (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. tapper ford in paw paw, michigan was made aware of the recall and stated that the parts were unavailable. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall safety recall notice 15s22/nhtsa recall 15v-322. received recall notice july 2015. called up and was told not to do anything with this that ford motor company will send letter to inform me when parts come available. it's been approx. 6 months and nothing from ford yet. my phone number is [xxx]. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 15v322000 (air bags) exceeded a reasonable time for repair. the contact received the recall notification in july of 2015. the dealer advised that the part was not available. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. in addition, the air bag warning light illuminated. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 88,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v322000 (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* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v036000 (air bags). 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 aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v322000 (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.

I believe ford has dropped the ball on their air bag recalls. i have tried numerous times to get this fixed including going to a dealer twice when they told me to and emails and phone calls to ford.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v322000 (air bags) and 16v036000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were not available. 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 avaliable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v322000 (air bags); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle 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.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v322000 (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 dealer (dorian ford, 35900 gratiot ave, charter twp of clinton, mi 48035) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v322000 (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 aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact stated that the air bag warning lamp started flashing and then remained illuminated. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v343000 (air bags). the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 27,000.

Takata recall. i received a recall notice that instructed me to contact my local ford dealership so they could remove and replace the defective airbag. the dealer told me they did not have the part and did not have any estimated date for having that part.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger. the contact received notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v787000 (air bags). the vehicle was taken to the authorized dealer for repair. the dealer attempted to repair the vehicle, but were unable to put the components back together to start the vehicle. the contact asked two mechanics and they were not able to determine why the vehicle failed to start. upon further inspection, the contact noticed that the battery wire and another unknown wire were disconnected. the contact connected the wires and the vehicle restarted. the dealer failed to remedy the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

I took my truck down to ford in pensacola february 12, 2015.they inspected the vehicle and i had to pick it up .they said they had to order the airbag parts, and would call me when they came in.i waited 2 weeks and called and they said they still didn't have any. everytime i called they would tell me they would call as soon as the shipment came in but they never did.i called over a half a dozen times and got nowhere.never heard from them ever again.i did what i could to try and get the problem resolved but they failed on they're part.i'm just worried about driving and my airbag deploying on me now.i have all the papers to show proof.they need to come get my truck and take care of it because its my only transportation i have.if my airbag deploys and i get hurt its not going to be good .so i would appreciate it if someone could take care of this matter for me please

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