Is anyone else having this issue?
I have had my Escape since July of 2007.
My daughter is 23 years old 5' 7" and weighs 126 to 130 pounds.
Whens she rides/sits in the passenger seat the passenger air bag light comes on, indicating that it has been disengaged/turned off.
I first took the Escape in on Sep of 07'. I was told that they could not replicate the issue.
At first this did not happen all the time, just speratically.
I have taken the vehicle into the dealer several times.
Finally I had one of the techs ride with us as it was getting worse, and he was able to see the light one while she was in the seat and we were moving.
They finally believed us.
Long story with this dealership short.
They said they called it into the Engineers at Ford and they were told that Ford was aware of the issue and was working on a fix.
I was told by this dealrship that I was not the only one, that there was another Escape here in my area that was having hte same issue.
The dealership tols me to call them ever other week to see if the engineers from Ford had called them with the fix (TSB).
This had begane back in Aug. or Sep. of 08' I forget now it had been so long.
In Jan. of 2009 I see in the newspaper that the dealership is going out of business.
Oh Great!!
I call them up and ask them what paper work do I need to take to a new dealership to continue this. I was told I need nothing as everything is in the computer under my vin.
My big stupid mistake.
I also have to say at this dealership all they did was put the Excape on a computer and it did not pop any codes. They did not try to replace any parts what so ever.
I go to a new dealership tell them what has been going on.
They look up my vin and call the engineers up.
Engineers have no idea who I am or what has been going on.
There is nothing in the computer about what has been going on other than I had taken it in on 09/07 and that they were not able to replacate the light coming on.
and again it was in the computer that I took it in on 06/08 for the same thing.
I had taken it in several other times that they had not even put in the system.
They had recalerbraited it 3 times. that is not even in there. This is all from the first dealership.
I have to start all over again.
new dealership got in contact with whom ever it is they need to.
was told to replace seat sencor/modual.
Did not work.
Was told to replace Wiring Harness.
Did not work.
On the third time in contact with techs at Ford or enginerrs, who ever they the reply the service manager at the dealership got was that the Escape is working properly and to specification. In other words there is no problem.
So now he is telling me that there is nothing more he can do, which I understand.
This second dealership has been great.
This light is now on 99% of the time that my daughter is in the seat.
We live together, work together, so we are together all the time.
The first dealership had us drive /her ride in another Escape and the light came on with her in the passenger seat also.
So it is not just my Escape.
The second dealership after replacing the parts has had someone else about her size/weight sit in the seat and the light has come on so it is not just her, other people her height and weight are triggering the light as well.
My ex-brother in-law has also triggered the light as well.
Just please let there be someone else out there that is having the same problem as I am.
Let there be enough that they will put a TSB or a full blown Recall on it.