Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 03/30/2010 | 55000 | ||
| This was a single vehicle crash involving a 2006 ford f-250 extended cab 4x4 pickup on a county maintained gravel surfaced road. upon leaving the roadway the front of the vehicle struck a tree head on, just to the right side of center. there were no passengers, just the operator in the vehicle. the estimated speed was 30-35 mph. the airbag did not deploy. the driver was treated at a medical facility and released. | |||
| 06/18/2008 | 36000 | 2 | 05/01/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford f-250. while driving between 40-45 mph in rainy conditions, the contact's vehicle struck an opposing vehicle on the driver's side. the frontal air bags failed to deploy, but the contact was uninjured. the police was called to the scene and filed a report. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer and repaired. on april 10, 2009, the master cylinder failed and the contact crashed into two other vehicles. the air bags failed to deploy again. the driver was uninjured, but his vehicle sustained severe body damage. the vehicle was towed to a collision center after being towed to his residence. however, the other two vehicles were completely destroyed the occupants were injured. the vehicle is in the process of being inspected and repaired. the cause of the air bag failures has not been determined. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 36,000 and current mileage was 46,000. updated 05/18/09. *lj updated 05/20/09.*jb | |||
| 10/21/2007 | 60000 | 1 | 01/09/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford f-250. while driving 60 mph, the contact rear ended another vehicle. the entire front end of the contact's vehicle was destroyed. none of the air bags deployed. two passengers were injured in the crash. she notified the manufacturer, but they did not provide any assistance. the current and failure mileages were 60,000. | |||
| 12/31/2005 | 1 | 3 | 12/31/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle's speedometer sticks at 80 mph. the vehicle was taken to the dealership where the speedometer was repaired. while on the way home it failed again. the vehicle was taken back to the dealership. the dealership determined they could not duplicate the problem. the air bag light was inoperative. updated 03/28/06 | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 03/25/2008 | 1 | ||
| 2006 ford f-250 ambulance airbags did not deploy. consumer states that the ambulance was involved in an accident and the airbags failed to deploy. he states that the ambulance was going around 50-55 mph. *kb the driver of the ambulance was injured, but not seriously. the driver of the vehicle, that the ambulance hit was killed. *jb | |||