TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE CALLED OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER 3 TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. EACH TIME THEY NOTE THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL, AND DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL HAVE THEM. SO FAR, THANKFULLY, I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT WOULD RESULT IN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, BUT AM VERY FEARFUL SHOULD THAT HAPPEN. THE FACT THAT FORD CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS IS CONCERNING. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE.
2008 Ford Edge complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2008 record →
TAKATA RECALL - RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM FORD IN JULY 2016 STATING "WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, FORD WILL SEND A LETTER TO INFORM YOU THAT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND TO...SCHEDULE A REPAIR." IT IS NOW NOV 2017 AND NO NOTIFICATION HAS EVER BEEN RECEIVED BACK FROM FORD. ACCORDING TO THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL WEBSITE, A REPAIR REMEDY FOR OUR VIN IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE...MEANING WE ARE STILL "AT RISK" AND HAVE BEEN FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. HOW CAN THIS BE ALLOWED TO BE ACCEPTABLE????
"TAKATA RECALL" - ON 09/27/2017 WE TOOK OUR 2008 FORD EDGE IN FOR THE AIRBAG REPAIR AT FAIRFIELD FORD & LINCOLN (CA) AND WERE TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIR. RECALL NOTICE 16S26/NHTSA RECALL 16V-384 WAS ISSUED IN JULY 2016 AND 15 MONTHS LATER THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY FOR AN AIRBAG ISSUE. ACCORDING TO THE NOTICE OF BANKRUPTCY FROM TK HOLDINGS, WE SHOULD TAKE OUR CAR IN FOR REPAIRS, HOWEVER, WE ARE UNABLE TO DUE TO FORD'S LACK OF SUITABLE REPLACEMENT.
RE: RECALL FROM JUNE 2016 (RECALL # 16S26). I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AS TO A REMEDY FOR THIS RECALL. I RECEIVED A NOTICE OVER A YEAR AGO, BUT IT WAS SIMPLY A "HEADS UP" INDICATING THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS AND IT SAID I WOULD BE NOTIFIED BY MAIL WHEN A SOLUTION WAS AVAILABLE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND MY CAR HAS STILL NOT BEEN SERVICED FOR THIS RECALL DUE TO "NO REMEDY AVAILABLE" YET.
'TAKATA RECALL' FORD IS NOT REPLACING AIRBAGS. I RECEIVED NOTICE 1 1/2 YEARS AGO, PARTS STILL AREN'T AVAILABLE.
THIS HAS BEEN ON THE RECALL PAGE SINCE 2016 AND WE STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE TO GET THIS FIXED. I AM AFRAID THAT IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT THAT WE WOULD BE HARMED BY THIS AIRBAG.
TAKATA RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT TO ME ON JULY 2016 BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THIS "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" STATES THAT MY INFLATOR IS LIKELY DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT HAS NOW BEEN WELL OVER 1YR AND FORD HAS STILL NOT CONTACTED ME AGAIN TO INITIATE REPAIR. MY LOCAL DEALER STATES THEY WILL SEND OUT NOTICE ONCE A "SOLUTION" IS FOUND. I AM UNCERTAIN WHAT SOLUTION IS NEEDED BESIDES A NEW INFLATOR. IT FEELS AS IF I AM DRIVING AROUND A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE DUE TO INACTION.
TAKATA RECALL
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER (CARUSO FORD, 3500 CHERRY AVE, LONG BEACH, CA 90807 (562) 426-3301) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A POSTCARD FROM TK HOLDINGS, ALERTING HER THAT THEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
GARY SMITH FORD, FT. WALTON BEACH, FL I GOT A RECALL ON MY FORD EDGE, TOOK MY CAR IN AND ASKED FOR AN APT SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. STATED THEY COULD NOT MAKE AN APT. I RECEIVED A TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATORS NOTICES CLASS ACTION 17-11375 (BLS), THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN FIXED, WORRIED IF I AM EVER IN AN ACCIDENT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN. I CALLED THEM 1-888-470-3583, ALSO 1-888-814-0714. THE AIR BAGS NEED TO BE FIXED BECAUSE OF RECALL, SO FAR NOT DONE. CAN'T FIND DOC FOR RECALL BUT I TOOK IT IN MONTHS AGO, NO CALL FROM THEM OR APT SET UP.
TAKATA RECALL CANNOT GET REPLACEMENT PARTS. VERY DANGEROUS.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WEBER FORD GRANITE CITY (3465 PROGRESS PKWY, GRANITE CITY, IL) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN JULY OF 2016. THE DEALER (JP CHEVROLET/ MOTORS INC., 3675 FRONTAGE PERU, IL 61354 AND SPRING VALLEY FORD, 2 JOSEPH RUVA DR, SPRING VALLEY, IL 61362) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL NO REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN PERFORMED YET! STILL WAITING... WHAT CAN BE DONE NOW?
TAKATA RECALL -HAVE BEEN WAITING MONTHS TO GET THIS FIXED. SPOKE WITH A DEALER AGAIN THIS MORNING AND STILL NO RESOLUTION IN SIGHT!
WHILE DRIVING ,IN FULL MOTION, , THE CAR COMES TO AN ALMOST STOP! SCARES YOU TO DEATH, YOU CHECK TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVEN'T ACCIDENTLY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL , ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP ,THE CHECK ENGINE, THE LOW TIRE GAGE SYMBOL, THE TOOL LIGHT,, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING, . THE CAR REFUSE TO MOVE FORWARD, PLACED IN REVERSE IT MOVES BACKWARD ,THE FORD DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM ,CODES DON'T SHOW UP TO HELP IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE DANGER IS IT HAPPENS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. ITS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM (VERY EXPENSIVE) BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT IT IS. YOU REPROGRAM IT TEMPORARY, BY TAKING THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE LOOSE FOR A FEW SECONDS, THE CAR DRIVES PERFECT UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN, ITS HAPPEN THREE TIMES WITH THIS CAR, I HAVE CALLED THE FORD COOPERATE OFFICE TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM.
"TAKATA RECALL" WAS NOTIFIED OF THE AIRBAG RECALL BY LETTER FROM THE FORD COMPANY DATED JULY 2016. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE STILL WAITING ON PARTS.
WHILE REGULAR DRIVING OR WHEN IN THE PROCESS OF ENGAGING A STOP SIGN THE CAR ENGINE DISENGAGES FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND LOOSE ANY CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. IF ONE STEPS ON THE GAS THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A HOLLOWING NOISE AND FAILS TO MOVE, THE ENGINE RPM INCREASE WITH PRESSING THE GAS PADEL BUT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE AS IF ONE IS LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID. IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO ENGAGE INTO MOTION ONE HAS TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE COMPLETE AND THEN RESTART THE CAR WHERE AFTER IT JUST RUN S FINE AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS SITUATION THREE TIMES THIS YEAR. THE CAR HAS AROUND 58600 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN SPECIALLY OF ONE IS ENCOURAGING AND INTERSECTION ETC AND IS VERY SCARY TO DRIVE AT TIMES...THANK YOU. WE CALLED THE FORD DEALER AND THEY TOLD US THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD ANY THING LIKE THIS...THIS ALL HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS AND WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING OR WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN.
MY CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. I GOT IN THE CAR AND STARTED IT. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO GO AND THE CAR JUST STARTED TO ROLL, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY AIRBAG AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD NO SPEEDOMETER OR TACHOMETER READING. EVENTUALLY AS THE CAR WAS ROLLING THE ACCELERATOR WOULD START TO WORK. I GOT TO A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, AGAIN THE CAR WOULD JUST ROLL AND THEN AFTER A FEW FEET THE ACCELERATOR WOULD START TO WORK. I PARKED THE CAR ALONG A CURB AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN. AS I SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE THERE WAS LOUD CLUNK. THERE WAS ALSO A LOUD CLUNK WHEN I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND TO DRIVE. THE LIGHTS THAT HAD SHOWN UP ON THE DASHBOARD WERE NOW GONE AND MY SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WERE SHOWING AGAIN. I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR DROVE FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC SAID ACCORDING TO THE "CODE" THAT SHOWED UP WHEN THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE MACHINE, THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE THE SPEED SENSOR.
TAKATA RECALL EXTREME DELAY IN FIXING RECALL ISSUED 2016 STILL WAITING
TAKATA RECALL - PART IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND DEALER HAS NO IDEA IF AND WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE DUE TO TAKATA BANKRUPTCY
TAKATA RECALL I WAS NOTIFIED TWO YEARS AGO THAT MY CAR WAS ON THE RECALL LIST. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICKLE AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN THEY HAD THE REPLACEMENT PART. I HAVE CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AND KEEP GETTING THE SAME INFORMATION. I WOULD THINK IN THIS TIME SPAN I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS REPLACED
TAKATA RECALL. NOT ABLE TO GET REPLACEMENT. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE DANGERS IN CASE OF A FRONTAL COLLISION.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. COCCIA FORD LINCOLN INC (577 E MAIN ST, WILKES-BARRE, PA) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT CONSUMER STATED 1. FIRST NOTIFIED OF SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 7-18-2016. 2. 12/19/2017 NOTIFIED REPAIR BEEN DELAYED AND I WILL BE NOTIFIED SPRING. UPDATED 10/1/18*JB
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED WEST BRANCH FORD (346 W MAIN STREET, WEST BRANCH, IA, 52358; 319-643-2123) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
"TAKATA RECALL"-THE JUNE 2016 RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2008 FORD EDGE HAVING A DEFECTIVE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED AS THE LEIF JOHNSON FORD DEALERSHIP IN BUDA, TEXAS DOES NOT HAVE AIRBAGS AVAILABLE AS OF OCTOBER 30, 2017 AND THE RECALL NOTICE WAS IN JUNE 2016.
TAKATA RECALL THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME. THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION.
TAKARA RECALL FOR THE PSAN INFLATOR
TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE BEEN CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP FOR A REPLACEMENT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FORD DEALERSHIP IN HARVARD THAT THEY DON'T HAVE PARTS. I HAVE BEEN CALLING FOR OVER A YEAR AND STILL DON'T HAVE THIS RESOLVED.
TAKATA RECALL WE HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE AIRBAGS FIXED BUT DEALERSHIPS TELL US THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS TO FIX AIRBAGS IN THE TAKATA RECALL.
TAKATA RECALL RECEIVED LETTER JULY 2016 STATING "ON YOUR VEHICLE THE FRONTAL AIRBAG MAY RUPTURE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH NECESSITATING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. A REPTURED INFLATOR MAY RESULT IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING VEHICLE OCCUPANTS CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH." I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR AND WHERE I GET MY CAR SERVICED ONCE A MONTH SINCE JULY OF 2016 AND SPOKEN WITH MIKE ROMANO WHEN HE WILL TAKE MY CALL. RICHMOND FORD LINCOLN. 4600 WEST BROAD STREET. I HAVE BEEN MISLEAD, LIED TO, CALLS NOT RETURNED AS PROMISED. FOR FIFTEEN MONTHS I HAVE AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE IN WHICH THE PASSESNGER SIDE CANNOT BE USED. TO DO SO WOULD BE LIKE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH SOMEONE'S LIFE. I NEED AS I HAVE FOR THE LAST 15 MONTHS FOR MY CAR TO BE REPAIRED AND SOMEONE TO TAKE THIS VERY SCARY RECALL SERIOUSLY.
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A LETTER YESTERDAY, FROM THE FORD MOTOR CO. THE LETTER CLEARLY STATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE TAKATA RECALL, BUT TO CALL THE DEALER AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS REPLACED. AFTER READING THIS LETTER, I WENT ONTO THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND INPUT THE VIN NUMBER OF MY VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. FORD MOTOR CO HAD MISREPRESENTED THE FACTS, AND I NEARLY THREW THE LETTER IN THE TRASH BECAUSE IT STATED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL.
TAKATA RECALL- DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE-RECALL WAS OVER A YEAR AGO AND THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE; THIS SEEMS DANGEROUS WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY A RECENT NOTE ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF TK HOLDINGS GOING BANKRUPT.
TAKATA RECALL #16S26/NHTSA RECALL 16V-384 I HAVE CALLED TO SEE IF THE REPLACEMENT IS AVAILABLE AND AM BEING TOLD THAT THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME AND WITH TAKATA FILING CHAPTER 11 THERE WILL HAVE TO BE ANOTHER COMPANY TO MAKE THE REPLACEMENT SO I GET TO WAIT IN LIMBO UNTIL THIS HAPPENS. RIDICULOUS! I WANT MY FAMILY PROTECTED THE SOONER THE BETTER.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED AL SPITZER FORD (3737 STATE RD, CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH 44223; 888-453-7520) AND (PARK FORD, 14522 WOODWARD AVE, HIGHLAND PARK, MI 48203). BOTH DEALERS STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF UPDATED 8/6/18*JB
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE AND THEY TELL ME THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILIBALE YET. I WANT THE AIRBAGS REPLACED BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS. WHAT CAN I DO TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM? CAN YOU HELP?
TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE HAD A RECALL LETTER FROM FORD SINCE JULY 2016 AND CANNOT GET THE RECALL COMPLETED. LOCAL DEALERSHIP NOW CLAIMS THAT I WILL BE AT THE END OF THE PROCESS BECAUSE OF LOWER HUMIDITY HERE THAN OTHER AREAS WHERE RECALL NEEDS TO BE PERFORMED. DEALERSHIP ALSO CLAIMS REPLACEMENT FACTORY (TO MAKE REPLACEMENT AIRBAG SYSTEM) BURNED DOWN. I HAVE NOT HAD A WRECK TO CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY, BUT AM WORRIED ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THIS IS NOT REMEDIED SOON. I HAVE NOW RECEIVED NOTICE THAT TAKATA HAS FILED BANKRUPTCY.
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN JULY 2016. I JUST CALLED THE FORD DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE ARE STILL NO AIRBAGS AVAILABLE FOR THIS RECALL. MY QUESTION IS WHAT IS A TIMELY MANNER? I WAITED OVER A YEAR AND 3 MONTHS AND STILL NO REPLACEMENT. IF THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL, FORD AND ITS VENDORS ARE NOT MAKING EFFORTS TO FIX THIS. IN FACT I THINK TAKATA AND FORD ARE REALLY NOT CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY...
TAKATA RECALL. RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY RECEIVED ON JULY 2016. STILL WAITING FOR AIRBAG REPLACEMENT AS OF OCTOBER 2017. WHEN WILL THIS TAKE PLACE?
TAKATA RECALL: NONE OF THE DEALERSHIPS AROUND ME HAVE THE NEW AIRBAGS. THIS IS GOING ON 2 YEARS SO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY ARE DRIVING IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE EVERYDAY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!
TAKATA RECALL CONTACTED GRANBURY,TX FORD DEALERSHIP IN THE SPRING OF 2016. AND WAS TOLD TO WAIT FOR RECALL LETTER. NEVER RECEIVED ANY LETTER. CONTACTED GRANBURY FORD DEALERSHIP AGAIN OCTOBER 2017, WAS TOLD PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE.
REAR TURN SIGNAL BULB METING
TAKATA RECALL JUNE 01,2016 FORD DEALERSHIP CLAIMS PARTS ARE BEING DELIVER TO LOCAL DEALERS!!!!
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS DO TO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THE DEALER (FERMAN FORD, 24825 US HWY 19 N, CLEARWATER, FL 33763 (727) 797-2277) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A POSTCARD FROM TK HOLDINGS, ALERTING HER THAT THEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL: CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER 10/25/17 BUT THEY DO NOT YET HAVE THE PARTS FOR MY VEHICLE ON HAND (THE AIRBAG AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYER).
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED VALENTI FORD, 72 JERRY BROWNE RD, MYSTIC, CT 06355, PHONE NUMBER: (860) 245-2399) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART WAS BEING TESTED BY NHTSA AND FORD WOULD CALL WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL
I HAVE CONTACTED TOWNEAST FORD TO REPLACE THE AIRBAGS NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE I FOUND OUT I NEEDED TO GET THE AIRBAGS REPLACE, THEY TELL ME FORD WILL CONTACT ME WHEN THEY HAVE REPLACEMENTS, MEANWHILE I DRIVE AROUND WITH A GRENADE ATTACHED TO MY DASH.
TAKATA RECALL - THIS RECALL HAS BEEN OUT FOR OVER A YEAR (JUNE 1, 2016) AND FORD STILL DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION TO THIS RECALL. THIS RECALL WAS ALSO NOT DISCLOSED TO US WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LAST JULY, AND FORD STILL DOES NOT HAVE A TIMELINE OF WHEN THEY EXPECT TO HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED MCCOMBS FORD WEST AT 210-509-1065 (7111 NW LOOP 410, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78238) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
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