2014 Ford Explorer Air Bags Problems
- 24
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 24 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- warning light · 8 records
- airbag light · 5 records
- rear passenger · 5 records
- safety issue · 4 records
- light came · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 9 |
| 30–60k mi | 8 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags
8/10/2019 service at ford dealership service at ted britt auto center in fairfax, va. Vehicle has $63,528 miles. Report indicated to recommend tsb16-0001 to address air bag light. Quote $1060 parts and labor. This is a safety issue and reported claim to ford to cover which they denied. Noticed multiple reports of similar issue. This should be covered by ford.
ODI 11281439
Air Bags · Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford explorer. While driving various speeds, the air bag warning indicator illuminated continuously. The vehicle was taken to bill alexander ford lincoln mercury (801 e 32nd st, yuma, az 85365) where it was diagnosed that the connector under the front driver and passenger seats were faulty and needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.…
ODI 11210339
Air Bags · Seat Belts
Takatat recall?? I got in my car 1 morning to go to work and i couldn't get the male part of drivers seatbelt into the female part of seatbelt. My divers airbag seatbelt light has been on for 2 months. I cannot buckle drivers seatbelt into the female part of the seatbelt so when i am by myself i buckle driver seatbelt into passenger seatbelt. I called marshall ford in o'fallon missouri they told my i needed to pay…
ODI 11219726
Air Bags · Seat Belts
Airbag light came on when i turned the vehicle on and would not go off. Took into ford to be diagnosed, was told it is the rear seat inflator control.
ODI 11162293
Air Bags
'takata recall' seatbelt light came on when diagnosed, we were told ithe issue was the rear seatbelt airbag.
ODI 11165277
Air Bags
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON. KNOWN FORD ISSUE.
ODI 11144583
Air Bags · Electrical System · Seat Belts
Air bag warning light came on. Brought in to heritage ford modesto ca. Was diagnosed that the wire harnesses for the rear driver and passenger seats needed to be replaced. Was informed that it is not covered by any factory recall despite being a common defect and safety issue. Mileage at time of service 62,000 miles. Cost $565.00
ODI 11144813
Air Bags · Seats · Wiring
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford explorer. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated, which was a safety concern. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (autonation ford arlington, 1400 i-20 w, arlington, tx 76017, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the wire harnesses for the rear driver and passenger seats needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was…
ODI 11123334
Air Bags · Seat Belts
Exhibits an air bag warning light due to high resistance between rcm and second row inflatable seat belt circuit
ODI 11105153
Air Bags
The airbag warning light has been on for approximately a month and finally had a chance to have ford troubleshoot the cause while in for the exhaust system recall, as well as having to replace a failed blenddoor motor and look at an automatic tailgate issue. A local ford dealership identified that the car had a defective airbag restraint control module that is associated with the rear factory wiring harness with the…
ODI 11081599
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
I keep getting warning light that, driver side airbag fault engine code p0073 and vehicle over-speed condition engine code po297. It come on when driving.
ODI 11219480
Air Bags
Vehicle under srs warranty, 5 year -60,000 mile warranty and airbag light illuminates. Taken to dealer and complaint with ford. Notified it is a bad connector in the rear seat to inflatable seatbelt airbags. Airbag system will not work unless replaced. Not covered under warranty. This is a known ford issue with tsbs issued and is a safety issue since srs system will not work. This is a safety issue that ford is…
ODI 11073293
Air Bags · Electrical System
For a significant amount of the vehicle's life, the airbag light has illuminated a majority of the time. I did not believe this was an issue as i was instructed that a light would come on if the vehicle thought something/someone was in the passenger seat, but did not meet minimum weight requirements. It has come to my attention when my vehicle was in for a non-related repair, that this is not the case and that the…
ODI 11054257
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford explorer. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer to have diagnostic testing performed. The test located failure codes at the rear passenger air bag sensor and the rear driver's air bag sensors wiring system. The dealer advised that, in the event of a crash, the rear passenger and rear driver's air bags may not…
ODI 11056080
Air Bags
The airbag warning light have been coming on intermittently. The car has been in the shop several times for the problem and ford had been unable to identify the cause. On november 27, 2017, a ford dealership identified that the car had a defective airbag restraint control module. The car has 60,472 miles. The warranty expired at 60,000. Ford has not offered to extend any sort of warranty relief even though the car…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11051548
Air Bags · Steering
Our 2014 ford explorer sport has suddenly lost its power steering making it very difficult to drive and has a tendency to jerk the wheel left and right when driving. This i'm told is not under warranty and will cost approximately $1800 to fix. I believe the three years prior to mine had the same problem and were recalled. The explorer has not been in any accidents and has 73k miles. The airbag light also came on…
ODI 10986043
Air Bags · Unknown Or Other
When driving, passenger door window cracked when going from hot to cold temperatures. Ford refuses to fix it.
ODI 11016389
Air Bags · Engine
In june 6/2016, my was was going 35mph, approaching an intersection when the wrench light followed by the "terrain management fault" warning came on. The vehicle lost all power. Traffic coming from her right received the green light and she was nearly killed by a driver who drove through the light, timing it for when it turned green. The vehicle spent 14.5 days at the palm bay ford dealership in palm bay florida…
ODI 10916462
Air Bags · Seat Belts · Unknown Or Other
We were driving down a rural road beginning to slow down, when the car did not slow down, it.went at fullspeed while hitting the brakes. Then hitting a tree head on, causing a fatality. I did not.want the car destroyed, because i wanted a full investigation performed on the cause and the tps . I only received a blackbox info with limited info showing vehicle speed at crash. The only thing slowing vehicle was a ditch…
Crash reported · 2 injuries · 1 death
ODI 10970688
Air Bags
Exhibits an air bag warning light intermittently due to high resistance between rcm and second row inflatable seat belt circuit
ODI 11100025
Air Bags · Steering · Suspension
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford explorer. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver without warning. As the contact applied force to the steering wheel in order to steer the vehicle, the vehicle suddenly jerked to the side. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear end of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. Upon inspection, the…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10811166
Air Bags · Unknown Or Other
My explorer has an intermittent airbag light that comes on and goes off. I've taken it into the dealer and they never find anything wrong; but the issue persists. I'm concerned an airbag may inflate incorrectly or not at all in an emergency.
ODI 11035878
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford explorer. The contacted stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been notified. The approximate failure mileage was 21,649.
ODI 10619414
Air Bags
While approaching an intersection from the south, a car crossed the intersection in front of us, traveling east. I applied the brakes but not in time to avoid hitting the car broadside. Front airbags deployed as did the side air bags on the driver side. The airbag under the dash on the passenger side deployed also. My wife, who was seated in the front passenger seat, suffered a very serious cut on her lower leg,…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10610206