2003 Ford Escape Airbag

It would be silly to risk your life over $640...

What was I thinking driving without an airbag for so many years?

I hate airbags. I wish I could disable everyone in all my cars. I agree with G. Gordon Liddy--if you want the marginal difference of safety that an airbag delivers when using a regular three-point safety belt system, just get a vehicle a 100 lbs or so heavier. The idea of an explosive device in front of my face has never set well with me.

And let's not forget that airbags have been responsible for quite a few deaths, too. I seem to remember one death due to decapitation, and another case where a rescue worker, or fireman, had both arms broken when he reached into a car to aid the driver and the airbag suddenly deployed....and I won't even get into children or short people!

You are probably talking about the pre-tensioners harness and pre-tensioners

check your warranty, airbag related stuff have extended warranty on that in most states, like 5Y/50k

You can also remove the connectors and solder the wires together to fix the high resistance problem