Driver and Passenger side seat belt pretensioners failed and have resulted in airbags being inoperable.

- Greenbrier, AR, USA

Same problem as reported on NHTSA id number: 11405633

- Suffolk, VA, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle and driving for 2 minutes, the air bags and seat belts warning lights would illuminate with an audible beep. The vehicle was taken to ron tirapelli Ford, Inc. (4355 w jefferson St, shorewood, il 60404) and the contact was informed that the part to do the repair was not in stock, since there was no recall associated with the failure. The vehicle remained at the dealer unrepaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 81,000.

- Joliet, IL, USA

Air bag light comes on and has a dinging noise that goes through a cycle of dinging 5 times then has break of approximately 15 min then does it again. Has not been in accident and shows no sign of problem with actual parts.

- Waynesboro, TN, USA

Air bag light comes on and blinks code 3 3 then dings an alarm 5 dings X 5 times every 30 minutes, light stays on. I understand code 33 or 34 are seat belt pretentioners that are known to fail on mid 2000's Ford vehicles. Mine is 2006 Grand Marquis. This appears to be a defect in materials causing a saftey concern for myself and passengers. The air bag system is disabled until repaired and the repair is very expensive. The vehicle has not been in an accident and it has been diagnosed as a driver side pretentioner high resistance failure. The mechanic suggested they replace both driver and passenger side since the passenger side will most likely also fail soon according to his experiance. This should be recalled to have pretensioners replaced since it is a known defect and safety hazard caused by Ford parts.

- Sharpsburg, GA, USA

Tamara I just love this car. I don't know why they have to make cheaper cars an smaller trunks. Any way on driver side the air bag light is on. An as I'm trying to get somewhere. Than the beeping noise starts up randomly an it can get on your nerves. But if I take it to a dealerships I can't afford their prices. Thankyou. Oh I love how big the trunk is.

- Independence, MO, USA

Airbags light stays on and keeps beeping no accident involved

- Greenacres, FL, USA

Air bag light stays on and makes a pinging noise often. The car has never been in an accident. They should have a recall on this. Seems it is a safety issue.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

My air bag light came on and warning beeps consecutively 5 times then stops and repeats with 5 beeps. After checking the manual I went online and found out there are several complaints regarding this make and model having the same prolem. Why is there so recall"??" also would seem to be a hazard regarding no airbag deploy and very expensive to fix.

- Glendora, CA, USA

First passenger airbag light and chirping sound came on. Paid the high cost of getting repaired then about 3 weeks the driver side light and chirping sound came on having to get that repaired!! airbag light stays on constantly and the chirping sound comes and goes. Comes on when I turn the car on.

- Troy, MI, USA

Air bag light started blinking, same sequence repeated five times after wards it stayed on. After a minute or so a warning beep sounded. The beeps were in a sequence of 5 beeps which repeated five times then repeated again every half hour while driving.. mechanic replaced the whole drivers side seat belt assembly - $800. A year later - same problem. Ford should have a recall for this problem. I refuse to pay another $800. I took out the fuse that sounded the beep alarm as it was driving me crazy.

- Seaford, DE, USA

While driving the air bag warning light came on. Mechanic determined that the passenger seat belt pretensioner was bad. Replaced pretensioner at 68527 miles on the odometer. Fixed problem. At 68669 miles the air bag warning light again came on. Mechanic now says the driver side pretensioner is bad. This automobile has never been in an accident. First incident 9/16/16. Second incident 10/27/16.

- Anniston, AL, USA

No accident, 2/23/16, the air bag light and chimes activated when car started and continued while car ran. Very distracting. Also, once, the 'air bag off light' near top of glove compartment came on. Checked NHTSA site and found many complaints about air bags/seat belt tensioners, and air bags not deploying which is why I am filing this complaint. -- this is obviously a safety hazard, why no recall? will go to my dealer in Maryland to find out more.

- Berlin, MD, USA

My 17 year old slid off road in snow storm, hit tree head on, center of bumper contact, bumper reinforcement bar driven into radiator, both frame rails bent, yet no air bag deployment took place.

- Windham, NH, USA

A few minutes after starting my merc gr Mar 2006 I get a 5 pingling singnals that continues for about 4 minutes, then stops, the airbag lights shows on the dashboard after turning off my car and restarting it the same pingling sounds comes on againi have taking my car to the Ford dealer and could get no real help, told it did not effect my driving the car, but would have to spend almost 1,000 for a diagnostic test, why its not my fault, this stared already late 2013, , had not used the car for 4 months when this occurred, please help, manufacturer has to be responsible to correct this, very annoyingsound

- Key Largo, FL, USA

Start engine, air bag light on dash illuminates, beep alarm sounds for a series of five beeps followed by 1 second of silence, and repeats for five repetitions of the same. Light remains on and after 30 minutes of driving on road operation, the alarm repeats for 5 repetitions as before. This continues as long as the engine is operated without turning off. When shut off and restarted, the alarm starts all over for the series of 5 beeps in 5 repetitions. My dealer says this is not a safety issue and wants over $800 for a new computer module. I have no way to document complaint or dealer response.

- Ocean Springs, MS, USA

On September 9, 2015 I purchased a used 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis ls. I was informed that the airbag light was on. I subsequently found that there had been some minor damage to the lower front of the vehicle, not resulting in airbag deployment. In researching the problem and to determine if there had been an airbag recall by the NHTSA, I found that there had been 57 registered complaints on the repair pal website and that a complaint had also been filed with the NHTSA.for this problem and that the problem was a result of defective seat-belt assemblies. There should be a safety recall issued for this problem as it effects the proper functionality of the restraint system in the event of a collision.

- Erwin, NC, USA

In Feb, 2014, I originally had a minor crash when another driver was cited for reckless driving. His insurance paid for my damage. No airbags were deployed on either me, the driver, or my mother, the passenger. We were belted in. Recently, on September 7th, 2015, the airbag warning light and chimes came on when I started the vehicle. The light continues to come on, the chime rings in 3 sets of 5 periodically. The dealer that fixed the original damage, alan jay, ran a $55 diagnostic and stated the passenger seat belt pretensioner was open, and that this could have only occurred in an accident. I asked why the system did not respond the 1 1/2 years earlier when the accident occurred" alan jay did not have an answer, but stated my entire restraint system and airbags would not operate in any future crash, until I replace the passenger seat belt, which will cost $780 alan jay Ford / Mercury said to contact national general insurance because "the pretensioner doesn't just go" that an accident had to have occurred to cause this. National general called me back today and stated this is untrue. There has been multiple complaints on the Mercury Grand Marquis airbag light activating and shutting down the restraint system and turning off the airbags for no cause. They referred me to www.carcomplaints.com, and I filed the 19th complaint for this problem on the 2006 Grand Marquis model. There are also multiple complaints on the same problem with other model years for the Grand Marquis air bag restraint system shutting down. Why has there not been a recall to fix this problem? why don't the Mercury dealers know about this problem? like many others, I am forced to drive my only vehicle in an unsafe condition until I can afford the $780 to fix it"

- Wauchula, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.

- Nevada, MO, USA

The contact owned a 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis. While driving at an unknown speed with the cruise control activated, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The rear brakes locked when the failure occurred. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle and crashed into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. The front seat passenger was injured and received medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 38,000.

- Leesburg, FL, USA