Airbag Light / Wire Harness

I bet you have the side impact airbags (the side of your bucket seats up by the head would say airbag on it). If so, I used the information at

to fix mine. It didn't require a new harness at all...about $2 lubricant did it. I went through the same thing with the dealer and never could get Ford to repair it.

Naturally, it's not covered by my extended warranty and I'm told there is no recall. I'm really pissed about this. The car is just over 4 years old and to me this sounds like the harness was defective when it was originally installed. Lots of airbag light / wireing issues found on the web. We are not talking about a mechanical part that died from use. This is a part that they tell me needs to be replaced because of a resistance problem. This car is 100% stock - no add on electronics on my part so it's not something caused by a change by me.

I know that the dealer has no control over warranty and recall. However, I think that Ford (corporate) should stand behind this and replace it at no cost. Anyone agree with this? Anyone have any suggestions as to how I approach someone outside the dealer to get Ford to cover this? How do I find out if this is a common problem and should be looked at for recall.

Alternately, is this something that I can replace myself ? I looked at one of the discount Ford parts sites and could find anything like this listed.

Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions.

I have the same problem with my explorer. After talking myself to death with the local dealer, they finally agreed to split the repair price with me. I had to pay $100.00. The problem with fixing it yourself is the danger involved. If the air bag system is not fully discharged by letting the back up battery drain, messing with a harness could cause the air bag to deploy. I agree with you that this should be a free fix from Ford, and I am retaining all my paperwork in case they ever recall it for this problem.

Good Luck Randy