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2002 Ford Windstar air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 38 complaints for the 2002 Ford Windstar, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
38 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
81,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
19 and 0
Injuries and deaths
22 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2002 Ford Windstar Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 81,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 81,000 miles
Based on 26 complaints that include mileage. 46% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 26 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 81,000 miles, and 46% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 19 crashes, 22 injuries.

What owners wrote

While driving vehicle air bag warning light flashed on and off. The dealership serviced vehicle but found no problem. Vehicle was in a severe frontal collision while driving at 30/35 MPH. The air bags didn't deploy upon impact. Dealership and ford customer service were notified. No one from ford would send someone out to collect information from the collision box. They stated for the consumer to bring in the vehicle after it was repaired so they could check the air bags again. Vehicle sustained over $10,000.

Reported at 900 miles CrashInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford windstar. When the vehicle was started, the air bag indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The indicator would not dim once the vehicle was in motion. The following day, the contact called the dealer and was informed that the air bags would not deploy if the indicator remained lit. The dealer also stated that there were no recalls available for the failure; therefore, they were not liable for the repairs. The manufacturer was not notified.

Reported at 81,500 miles, February 2009

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