Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 051514 | 06/07/2005 | 10017927 | Passenger air bag disabled (pad) lamp intermittently on while driving - dtc c1414 retrieved during ocs diagnosis/repair. *tt | 12/07/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 10/18/2012 | 119000 | 1 | |
| On 10/18/12 i was involved in a motor vehicle accident with my 2005 ford escape. my vehicle slammed into an embankment, crushing the drivers side of the vehicle, and there was a large crack near the luggage rack extending the length of the vehicle on the drivers side at some points i could visually see into the crack and into the vehicle interior. drivers side of vehicle hit head on into tree at 55mph, but airbags did not deploy. both headlights popped out, hood crinkled, and there was extensive front end damage. rear window on drivers side broken. vehicle was totaled. *tr | |||
| 10/18/2012 | 119000 | ||
| On 10/18/12 i was involved in a motor vehicle accident with my 2005 ford escape. my vehicle slammed into an embankment, crushing the drivers side of the vehicle, and there was a large crack near the luggage rack extending the length of the vehicle on the drivers side at some points i could visually see into the crack and into the vehicle interior. drivers side of vehicle hit head on into tree at 55mph, but airbags did not deploy. both headlights popped out, hood crinkled, and there was extensive front end damage. rear window on drivers side broken. vehicle was totaled. | |||
| 12/23/2011 | 74500 | ||
| Our ford escape 2005's airbag light is flashing on the left side of the dashboard. we took the vehicle to a local repair facility and they informed us that the airbags are now disabled, due to this problem, and that the part alone will cost us $1400.00, plus the cost of the service. after receiving this information, we searched the web and found thousands of complaints just like this about ford escapes, ranging from the years 2003-2006. we believe that this is a safety issue and should be covered by ford as such, but they do not agree. i emailed them about this problem and they told us that you are the agency that governs all such concerns. | |||
| 12/10/2008 | 57000 | 1 | |
| My daughter was involved in a crash with my 2005 ford escape. she went off the road due to a deer running out in front of her and went into a ditch and the air bags did not deploy. there was front end damage and passenger front side damage when vehicle collided with a tree. *tr | |||
| 10/04/2008 | 72760 | 1 | |
| On 9-9-08 i was in a front end collision, approximately 40mph, airbag did deploy, however the powder that came out with the airbag made my face and eyes burn. my 2005 ford escape 4cyl. sustained minimal damage ($5000.00). it took 3 weeks to fix, which was no big deal. yesterday, 10-4-08, while driving home from work, my escape was running fine until i turned and started to accelerate to get up to speed (40mph), my escape took the pedal from my foot and locked it to the floor, i have been asked by several people if i accidentally hit the cruise, and all i reply with is it doesn't have cruise! as my car started to speed up i tried to stop, my brakes would only kick back out at me and since i was just in a wreck i was a little scared. i turned into a parking lot and drove in circles until i could figure out how to stop it. i tried my ebrake but it didn't work, i tried pulling the pedal up, no good, i tried punching the pedal with my foot, no good. i didn't want to do any damage to the tranny so i didn't take it out of gear, finally i decided to try shutting it off, it shut off and is running fine now. i am certain that this is a huge problem mainly because i have read all of the postings for this car and found that many people are having problems in this area. you can be certain that if this happens again and there isn't anything done to fix it, i will get rid of it and stop buying fords all together. i am very disappointed that no real action has been taken with so many of these complaints. *tr | |||
| 09/02/2008 | 52000 | 1 | |
| My wife was driving our 2005 ford escape. she failed to yield and hit a 2006 dodge charger, that was going close to 45 mph, in the passenger's side smashing in both of his doors. the front of her car is damaged enough to break off the engine mount, front bumper is gone, windshield wiper fluid reservoir was actually on the pavement. all of this and the airbags were not deployed. the shop that the car is being repaired at says that the airbags should have been deployed in this type of accident. had this been at a slightly higher speed we would be looking at a death, not an injury. *tr | |||
| 07/03/2006 | 100 | 1000 | |
| My wife is approximately 110 lbs and when she sits in the seat the airbag light goes out. this means that she is an adult in the front seat without the protection of the airbag. she has to bounce up and down to turn the light off. i have communicated with ford numerous times. they have even supposedly replaced the sensor. *jb | |||
| 04/03/2006 | 38935 | 1 | 09/06/2004 |
| On the 04/03/06 i was driving my ford escape xlt 2005 on road #10 between intersections # 503 in the city of ponce puerto rico. around, 10:45 pm i lost control of the vehicle crashing directly to a fence and jumping it. then the ford escape rollover and the air bags never were activated. i have injuries on my neck and left arm. i am concern because a bought for the safety and the air bags never function. *nm | |||
| 07/25/2005 | 2 | ||
| 2005 ford escape xlt roll over resulted in a fatal death. the lift gate and door were opened during the roll over of suv. the air bags failed to deployed. i lost my wife in this roll over. my self and my brother's wife got major injuries. this model has automatic 4 wheel engagement. during the crash the engine pumped more power to the wheels. tried to control but becuase of more power from the engine the driver could not control it and got over corrected which ended up in ditch. that finally, ended up in a roll over. my wife got ejected from the vehicle and died on the spot due to blunt force trauma to head and chest. *jb | |||
| 03/26/2005 | 1 | 03/26/2005 | |
| Dt: new vehicle that has a weight sensor on the right front passenger side air bag. this allows the air bag to be active or disabled with the weight of a person. the sensor is calibrated between 115-120 pounds. therefore, if the passenger weighs less than 120 pounds the air bag is disabled. spoke to manufacturer, and they spoke to engineers, who indicated this was a normal calibration, and could not be changed. *ak *sb | |||
| 03/08/2005 | 2 | ||
| Driver noticed that the air bag light flashed on and off, then remained on the dashboard. driver took vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the computer needed to be reset. however, driver informed the mechanic that the problem happened repeatedly and has not been resolved. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 04/06/2009 | 48000 | 1 | 07/05/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. while driving between 35-40 mph, both the passenger and driver's side air bags deployed without an impact or crash occurring. the contact suffered minor burns on her wrist. the vehicle was driven to the dealer and a claim was filed with the manufacturer. the vehicle has not been repaired. the current and failure mileages were 40,000. updated 06/17/09 *bf updated 06/17/09.*jb | |||
| 06/02/2008 | 75000 | 1 | |
| I was involved in a minor car accident when my airbag deployed and caused 2nd degree burns to both of my top forearms, i also fractured my right wrist that separated the cartilage in my wrist and required surgery. i am a healthy, active 42 year old woman never been in an accident. i believe the airbag did not deploy correctly and may even need to be recalled to make sure it was installed efficiently. the burns sustained to my arms are not consistent with typical burns from airbags that i have researched. the bag itself did not come out straight, nor even hit my chest, it came out of the top of the steering wheel. i want to prevent this from happening to others. *tr | |||
| 03/01/2005 | 2 | ||
| 2005 ford escape xlt air bags failed to deploy. *kb the consumer stated last year he hit a deer and the air bag did not deploy and just recently he hit another animal and the air bag failed to deploy again. the consumer stated he had the passenger side switch turned to the off position. *jb | |||
| 07/07/2006 | 17900 | 1 | 06/21/2005 |
| Driving in the west virginia mountains and had a head on collision with a deer. airbags did not deploy on 2005 ford escape xls. indicator on dash boards indicates airbags deployed but they didn't. *nm | |||
| 08/04/2005 | 1 | ||
| The consumers air bags did not deploy during front impact collision. *ts *nm (12/01/05) *sc | |||
| 05/25/2005 | 50 | 03/17/2005 | |
| Odi# 10122211 1) 2005 ford escape 4x4: passenger side front airbag will not enable (inflate) with adult size person (wife 120 lbs, 5 feet 3 inch's tall) in seat. 2) deactivated (disabled) front air bag can result in serious injury / death to passenger. 3) ford states: (cal worthington 1950 gambell st., anchorage ak 99501; customer relation center, detroit, ph 800-392-3673; and dearborn mi engineers) that the front passenger side airbag sensor threshold is set at between 110-120 lbs and is working properly & threshold can not be adjusted & no option or repair are available. note this was stated in writing & on the telephone from ford. i believe ford is in violation of federal (revised/un-revised) motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) 208 please note mailing nhtsa odi: personal letter, ford service denial letter, copy p.125 ford 2005 escape owners guide with airbag information contradicting letter& telephone information. *nm | |||
| 04/27/2001 | 1 | ||
| Passenger's air bag light stays on when adult over 100 lbs is in seat.*ak | |||
| 03/12/2005 | 12000 | 1 | 05/11/2004 |
| While changing lanes at approximately 65 mph the vehicle hit a sheet of black ice. vehicle began to spin out of control and hit a guard rail head on. upon impact the front air bags failed to deploy. *ak the vehicle sustained over $20,000.00 worth of damage and was deemed totaled. *bf *nm | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 09/20/2005 | 50 | 02/19/2005 | |
| I have a 2005 ford escape that i purchased on february 19,2005. i have been having continuous problems with the passenger air bag light. the salesman at future ford of roseville(which is where i purchased the vehicle) told my husband and i that the car had a safety feature that would turn off the passenger air bag if some one fifty pounds or less was in the vehicle. now having kids that really peaked our interest. went on to purchase the car. not soley based on this feature but it was a deciding factor. ever since we have had a problem with it. the light indicating that the airbag has turned off comes on even when i am sitting in the seat and i weigh over 120 lbs. i have taken the car back several times and they have witnessed the problem them selves several times. the company has even called out an engineer from ford motor company and he seen the problem happen when someone was sitting in the seat. however they can not figure out why it is doing this because the factory tests that they run are sowing that the car is working properly. it is obvious to everyone that this is not true because the light comes on as soon as i sit in the seat. they told me that they would put me into another car and take back the escape. i chose a 2005 ford freestar. which has the same safety feature but it works when i am in the seat. i have had the car for over three weeks and now they have called us and said that we have to bring it back because they cant find us someone to finance us due to the negative equity from the escape. i do not know what my rights are in this case. they want us to return the van and i am really upset because that means that i have top take back the escape which is the very car that i am not safe in. two of the service employees told me that they have had this problem with the escape and the explorer before. i just need to know what my rights are. please get back to me as soon as possible. thanks you for your time. *nm | |||
| 07/14/2005 | 1 | 07/07/2004 | |
| Dt: there has been a problem with the airbag warning light coming on and off. the problem started around 7-14-05. the consumer has taken vehicle to dealer for repair multiple times. it will be fine after the consumer has taken it to a dealer. they have replaced the sensor, and reprogrammed the computer. the repairs are only temporary. *ak | |||
| 03/26/2005 | 1 | 03/26/2005 | |
| Dt: new vehicle that has a weight sensor on the right front passenger side air bag. this allows the air bag to be active or disabled with the weight of a person. the sensor is calibrated between 115-120 pounds. therefore, if the passenger weighs less than 120 pounds the air bag is disabled. spoke to manufacturer, and they spoke to engineers, who indicated this was a normal calibration, and could not be changed. *ak *sb | |||
| 01/27/2005 | 70 | 1 | |
| Vehicle experienced a problem with the air bag disabled light. passenger of the vehicle weighed 120 lbs. owner took the vehicle to the dealer, and the cause of the problem was undetermined. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 02/22/2005 | 8 | 1 | |
| Passenger's side air bag light comes on intermittently while the seat is occupied. owner contacted the dealer, and was informed that the sensors for the seat was responding intermittently, and the air bag may not deploy properly upon impact. owner states that this defect occurs when driving at 25 mph or greater. *ak | |||