Airbag Recall
02-05-2016, 10:23 AM
#123
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Georgia
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Try looking in your Owner's Guide. For my 2007, it is Fuse 17 in the passenger compartment fuse panel. The description in the Guide is "Restraint Control Module (RCM), Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS), Passenger Air bag Deactivation Indicator (PADI)."
I don't know for sure, but removing the fuse may also disable the pretensioner for the seat belts. So your seat belts may not be as effective with the fuse removed.
I don't know for sure, but removing the fuse may also disable the pretensioner for the seat belts. So your seat belts may not be as effective with the fuse removed.
02-05-2016, 10:32 AM
#124
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Georgia
Posts: 225
Your right plus they have to make money as well its not their fault our bags our defective. Then you have to wonder who is going to pay for the repairs using their parts? The manufacturers only have limited funds to assist with recalls. What happens when that money runs out? Then the car manufacturers go down with them. This is not as easy a fix as some seem to think it is. Especially when they keep adding more models by the thousands to the recall list. And who knows how many newer cars have the defect and haven't shown symptoms yet? This could end up being way bigger than we all think.
02-05-2016, 12:37 PM
#125
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Clermont, FL
Posts: 2,952
What I dont understand is if the news media didnt make such a big deal about this, most of you would have recieved your recall notice much like every other recall notice in the history of recalls and wouldnt give a second thought to it. But because the news did what they always do, and blew the story way out of proprtion, everybody thinks that their airbags are now dangerous and will spontaeously explode.
Quit relying on all the safety crap and pay attention to yours and others driving and you will be able to avoid 99.9% of accidents.
Quit relying on all the safety crap and pay attention to yours and others driving and you will be able to avoid 99.9% of accidents.
02-16-2016, 12:01 PM
#126
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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It is my understanding that many who have already had theirs replaced have now gotten a second letter stating that the replacement is suspect and needs to be replaced. Sounds like we need to wait until some of this is sorted out. I only want to do this once. In the mean time. I think it would just be smarter to disconnect the air bags until they get a handle on this.
03-31-2016, 09:26 AM
#127
1st Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Mid TN
Posts: 99
Yesterday, I received a call from my local Ford dealer replacement airbags are here. I have an appointment for next Friday. Of course, I have to leave it and this dealership is notorious for calling in the late afternoon to tell you it is ready -- even if they did the repair at 9:00 that morning.
03-31-2016, 09:38 AM
#128
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Jasper, IN
Posts: 772
Yesterday, I received a call from my local Ford dealer replacement airbags are here. I have an appointment for next Friday. Of course, I have to leave it and this dealership is notorious for calling in the late afternoon to tell you it is ready -- even if they did the repair at 9:00 that morning.
03-31-2016, 01:52 PM
#129
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: California
Posts: 1,495
I wonder why it takes longer than the previous driver side airbag recall. Ford Motor Company allowed .7 hours for that, and that's about how long it took the dealer to do the job. Maybe your car was just sitting around for three hours.
03-31-2016, 07:38 PM
#130
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Location: Michigan again!
Posts: 8,579
The previous recall was a simple programming job. This recall is a replacement and programming issue.