KENOSHA — They’re supposed to keep you safe, but could actually put you in harm’s way — so why are some Wisconsin drivers being forced to wait years to have these potentially dangerous air bags replaced?
It’s a question Betty Dennison of Kenosha asked after receiving a recall notice for her 2008 Ford Edge.
“I’m told nothing can be done,” Dennison said.
Betty Dennison drives her 2008 Ford Edge.
Dennison sometimes feels like a taxi driver in her own car.
“Anyone that’s gonna ride in my car now is supposed to sit in the back seat,” Dennison said. “She lives with me, my mom, and everywhere we go, it’s better for her to be in the front seat with me, and not in the back seat with the wheelchair.”
Betty Dennison sits in the living room with her 91-year-old mother.
At the heart of the Takata air bag recall is the bag’s inflator, which in some crashes has exploded violently, spraying metal shards into the passenger seat. At least 15 people have died and 100 people have been injured in connection with the air bags. As awful as these incidents are, they are considered rare.
Dennison says she started getting notices about the recall two years ago, but whenever she calls her Kenosha Ford dealer to scheduled her free replacement, she’s told they don’t have the parts.
Jim Tolkan, president of the Auto Dealers Association of Metro Milwaukee discusses the Takta air bag recall with Contact 6’s Jenna Sachs.
“I was just
Article source: http://fox6now.com/2018/02/05/we-shouldnt-have-to-wait-years-car-owners-left-waiting-for-replacement-of-dangerous-air-bags/