1998 Ford Contour air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 101 complaints for the 1998 Ford Contour, 8% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 101 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 24 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 24 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 24 crashes, 24 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Driver lost control of the vehicle while trying to avoid hitting an animal in the street, the vehicle overturned onto its roof and ran into a ditch and after impact the air bags deployed, as a result of the faulty air bag the driver was killed and the passenger sustained injuries to his head, prior to this accident the consumers received recall notice 000-000 for the air bag and went to the dealer for repair, the delaer was unable to perform repairs due to lack of parts and the consumer was advised to return in a…
Dt: the contact states there is NHTSA recall campaign 99v243000 concerning the air bags sensor control module. This vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall, but it is not included in the recall due to VIN. The contact repaired the vehicle at his own expense.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Ford Contour
- Electrical system 139 complaints
- Engine 119 complaints
- Transmission 114 complaints
- Suspension 109 complaints
- Brakes 104 complaints
- Fuel system 81 complaints
- Lighting 57 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 49 complaints