2006 Ford F-150 Air Bags Problems
- 32
- 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 32 stored complaint records:
- 22 indicate a crash
- 10 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- police report · 6 records
- report filed · 6 records
- notified failure · 6 records
- failed deploy · 6 records
- warning light · 5 records
- failure mileage · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 12 |
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 100–150k mi | 5 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford f150. While driving 10 mph, the contact crashed into a tree. The air bags did not deploy. No there were no injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop and then driven to the dealer. The dealer advised the contact to call nhtsa. The manufacturer had not been notified. The failure mileage was 41,000.
Crash reported
ODI 10360462
Air Bags
This problem first surfaced on the morning of 6/25/2010. I, along with a front seat passenger, were returning from running an errand when i noticed that the air bag light was flashing intermittently and that the 'passenger air bag disabled' indicator was lit. The later eventually returned to its normal state, off, but the air bag indicator remained on intermittently. I drove the vehicle again on 6/27/2010 with the…
ODI 10342136
Air Bags
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford f-150. While driving approximately 40 mph, the contact struck a deer and severely damaged the vehicle. None of the air bags deployed. There were no air bag warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel prior to the failure. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The contact has pictures of the failed incident. He is in the process of notifying ford to determine…
Crash reported
ODI 10259336
Air Bags · Equipment · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
My son was killed in his 2006 ford 150 pickup truck driving 45 miles an hour. His truck apparently left the road with no signs of brakes being applied, flipped several times. The airbags never deployed. His insurance company was threatening me to release the truck from storage which i did. I have since regained my senses enough to search the web and see that there were many recalls on the brake lines of this make…
Crash reported · 1 death
ODI 10320731
Air Bags · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford f150. On november 19, 2008, the vehicle was repaired according to ford recall number 08s05b (brake booster vacuum hose replacement). While driving 35 mph, the vehicle failed to stop when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact struck the side of another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. The road pavement was dry. The contact and the other passenger in his vehicle were…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10251272
Air Bags · Tires
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford f-150. The contact stated that the driver side rear tire spontaneously failed while driving approximately 65 mph. As a result, he crashed into a light pole. The vehicle was completely destroyed and none of the air bags deployed. The contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. He has pictures of the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 28,000.
Crash reported
ODI 10227996
Air Bags · Engine · Headlights · Instrument Cluster/Panel
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford f150. The contact stated that the air bag light continues to illuminate, the vehicle shuts off and has to be restarted, the fuel gauge displays incorrect readings, and the headlights illuminate and dim without warning. The current mileage was 31,112 and failure mileage was 20,000.
ODI 10225611