Problems with 2006 Subaru Forester AIR BAGS

I had a head on collision and no airbags deployed. the crash was at approximately 30 miles an hour. i was hit in the front. the crash was on a main roadway in long island ny.

I arrived at my house on 8/26/2012 at 8:00 pm, parked my car in the garage of my house and went to sleep. at 2:00 am i heard an explosion, went outside of my house to verify what it was and found my forester in fire. with the help of my neighbors we control the fire within an hour. serious consequences came out of the fire; the car was declared total loss, another car parked in front of the forester suffer a lot of damage, the motor of the garage door had to be replaced, the paint of the house, vertical blinds and other belongings of the house were replaced because of the smoke from the fire. subaru/-forester/2006 recall no.wvc-13 related to the wiring harness for the airbag occupant detection system in the front passenger seat may have been pinched during production. pinching of the wiring harness between the floor crossmember and the seat mounting bracket could result in a short circuit.that could cause a fire. the way that my car got in fire has to be because of an electrical.short circuit, having as a result the fire and total loss of my car. the vin of my car was not included in the recall, but i will appreciate if your agency could do an investigation that as a result have the vin of my car included in the recall wvc-13. *tr

Since purchasing my vehicle brand new on 7/4/05, the front passenger occupant detection system fails to activate the front airbag for passengers who are both larger and heavier than the purported cutoff of 80-pound children. the passenger is 5'3", 105lbs, yet the airbag light goes to the "off" position intermittently despite the passenger sitting straight. the airbag also sometimes fails to arm upon start up of the car, and will remain "off" for more than 15 minutes while the car is moving. the car was also involved in a safety campaign, in which my passenger seat wiring was already checked by the dealer and found to be routed properly, which may have affected the airbag if routed improperly. thus, the wiring is a non-issue. the fault is in the passenger sensing equipment. attempts to bring the car to the dealer to be checked with diagnostic equipment, ended in being told that the system is "working as designed". i contacted subaru corporate and local dealer on 10/18/07, who told me that nothing can be done to fix/change the situation, as the system cannot be adjusted, nor do they perceive a problem with the system. i already explained to subaru that a number of other known owners of 06-08 forester models have the same problem, and that 130lb passengers still have the same problem. i have concluded that while the intent of subaru's design was good, the design is flawed, as the sensor pad is not sensitive enough for many passengers, and the intermittent-nature of the sensor is quite dangerous should a frontal-impact occur. this problem has existed on my car for over a year in which i started taking notice, and there is no known fix, nor have i been told that subaru is admitting to a problem or seeking a solution. this is a big liability and safety concern of mine, and hope to find some resolution. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 subaru forester. the air bag control module fails to activate at least once per week. on each occasion, the passenger side air bag off light illuminates. the occupant detection sensor does not recognize a passenger sitting in the front passenger seat. the passenger side air bag also does not activate when the vehicle is started approximately once out of 20-30 starts. the contact's wife weighs 120 lbs and is 5'5 inches tall. she sits erectly with the seat back nearly vertical. the failures have been reported and investigated by the dealer and manufacturer. the manufacturer stated that the "occupant protection system is working as its designed intent and as such we are unable to recommend a repair or modification". the current mileage was 28,000 and failure mileage was 13,421. updated 01/03/08 *bf oil was leaking onto the exhaust system, the engine would surge and sag during slight downgrades with the throttle held just off idle and speed held constant, the speed control over and under shoots on slight grades, it would not go to full throttle, or to closed throttle when speed control was activated. updated *jb

What idiot determined that a yellow warning light concerning the status of the passenger-seat airbag should be on 100% of the time? what possessed that same idiot to require the color yellow for such light(s)? why can't the light be dimmed, or even able to be switched off? at night, such a light on the dashboard is a visual distraction. it constantly pulls the driver's attention from the road ahead. the lights are a safety hazard. once the vehicle is in motion, no one is jumping in. if there is a passenger when the vehicle is in motion, that soul is not jumping out until the vehicle comes to a halt. logically, there is no need for the light to be on all the time. *jb