Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 11/02/2004 | 1 | 11/01/2002 | |
| While driving between 60-65 mph another vehicle rear ended consumer's vehicle. it lost control, spun around ,and went down a hill, hitting a tree. upon impact, airbags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 06/30/2004 | 46000 | 1 | |
| The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision while driving at 35 mph. none of the air bags deployed upon impact. the driver sustained injuries to there neck. the vehicle is currently at the dealership. the cause of the none deployment of the air bag isn't available at this time. *nm | |||
| 1 | 08/18/2003 | ||
| While pulling into a parking place driver turned off ignition, and both frontal airbags deployed. *ak | |||
| 09/14/2001 | 1 | 08/01/1999 | |
| Airbag failed to inflate even though i was struck at the front of the vehicle by someone going over 40miles per hour. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states she was involoved in an accident in which there was a great amount of damage done to the front and airbags did not experience deployment. nlm | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 10/17/2005 | 1 | 05/01/2005 | |
| Dt: the contact stated the air bags did not deploy in a crash. the vehicle swerved to miss debris in the road and hit the guard rail at 55 mph. the vehicle spun and hit the guard rail four times. the driver's side seat also snapped , not allowing the contact to reach the brake pedal and stop the vehicle. the seat belt came unlatched at the buckle assembly. a police report taken at the scene ,and the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. the contact sustained contusions to head, neck, shoulder, hip, back, knee, and ankle. the vehicle has not been inspected. *ak | |||
| 09/23/2005 | 58700 | 1 | |
| Dt: the caller said airbags deployed without warning. the caller's daughter was turning into a gas station at about 5 mph when both front airbags deployed. she did not hit anything. dealer and manufacturer offered no help for free. *ak there was damage to the vehicle. *jb | |||
| 05/31/2003 | 1 | 05/08/2003 | |
| Dt: contact states that his son was killed in a car accident in 2003 while driving a 1999 ford mustang. the front air bags did not deploy. he contacted ford, and ford said it was not their fault. he tried to get ford to cooperate with him as to why the air bags did not deploy, and they have not responded. *ak | |||
| 04/04/2004 | 80000 | 1 | 02/28/2002 |
| While driving 45 mph vehicle was involved in a collision, upon impact, front air bags did not deploy. consumer sustained minor injuries. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak *nm | |||
| 04/20/2002 | 2 | 02/17/2001 | |
| While traveling less than 5 mph and as a result of another vehicle crashing into consumer's vehicle air bags did not deploy at any time.*ak the vehicle was totalled due to the damage to the front of the vehicle. there were 2 injuries. *jg | |||
| 07/29/2002 | 1 | 06/24/2000 | |
| While driving 5-10 mph and without warning both passenger and drivers side airbags deployed, resulting in major damage to vehicle, and minor injuries to occupants. *ak when the air bags deployed the consumer lost control of the vehicle and ran over a curb, caused damage on the windshield, the steering wheel and passenger side dash board. *yh | |||
| 04/01/2001 | |||
| While traveling on highway without prior warning a deer ran in front of the vehicle. consumerapplied brakes and vehicle slipped on the rock and hit an enbankment. dual airbags didn't go off. *ak | |||
| 11/11/2001 | 0 | ||
| While driving about 60 mph was involved in a frontal crash with another vehicle. upon impact, frontal air bags failed to deploy. dealer was contacted. please provide more information.*ak | |||
| 07/26/2001 | 1 | 06/01/1999 | |
| Front end crash into a light pole. car is a complete total. none of the air bags opened. i call ford. since no one was injured they do not seem to care. does someone have to be killed to get attention. i paid for an air bag sytem. it did not work. how can i get fords attention. *ak | |||
| 07/15/2001 | |||
| While at a stop light and applying accelerator pedal to make a left turn, vehicle commenced to accelerate, and steering wheel locked up, causing vehicle to hit a van. upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. dealer was notified. feel free to provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 03/18/2001 | |||
| Vehicle was at a stop lightand was rearended by another vehicle at 45 mph, pushed into vehicle in front. upon impact, neither airbag deployed. *ak | |||
| 11/09/2000 | 1 | 08/01/1999 | |
| I put the car in neutral and pulled the emergency brake. i then waited to make sure the brake was going to hold the car and then i ran in the house. 3-4 minutes later the emergency brake gave way and the car rolled into a tree. airbags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 03/12/2000 | 1 | 12/01/1999 | |
| Consumer was traveling about 35 mph, went through stop sign and had a head-on collision with another vehicle. neither one of the airbags deployed. *ak *ml | |||
| 12/21/1999 | |||
| Consumer was driving and another vehicle veered into her lane and ran her off the road. driver's airbag didn't go off. *ak | |||
| 1 | 03/17/1999 | ||
| Consumer was involved in 50 mph frontal collision in which the driver's/passenger's air bags did not deploy, also seat belts did not lock up. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| 01/08/2000 | 11/22/1999 | ||
| Conumer was driving down the street and a lady hit him from the left side of the vehicle. he was at the light and was driving 35mph. upon impact, driver's airbag didn't go off. *ak | |||
| 10/21/1999 | |||
| Upon impact , the airbags deployed seriously injuring the driver. manufacturer has been notified. please provide more details. *ak | |||
| 09/05/1999 | |||
| Vehicle been involved in an accident. vehicle lost control and ran into serveral trees and side of the building before vehicle stopped. upon impact, neither air bag deployed. nhtsa needs to look into this matter. *ak | |||
| 08/24/1999 | |||
| Consumer was driving to work and it was raining that day. a tire slipped off of the pavement and hit against the curb. consumer put car into 4th gear and then into 2nd gear to slow down. she hit the gas pedal and car hit a 12foot embankment. then swerved across the street and went into a barbed wire fence. took a whole tree landing down. upon impact, driver's/passenger's air bags failed to deploy. *ak | |||
| 08/02/1999 | |||
| Vehicle involved in frontal crash, upon impact, airbags didn't deploy. consumer contacted dealer and manufacturer. *ak | |||
| Vehicle was in a head-on collision with another vehicle at 40 mph, and neither driver's side nor passenger's side airbags deployed. dealer has not seen vehicle, it has been totaled. *ak | |||
| 04/05/1999 | |||
| While driving at 80 mph making a left turn, vehicle kept going straight down the road. consumer applied brakes, and the side of vehicle hit a ditch. vehicle skidded across the road, and then vehicle hit a tree, and went back into the ditch. driver's and passenger's side air bags didn't deploy. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| Vehicle was involved in 60 mph frontal collision in which driver's air bag did not deploy, cause has not been determined. please give any further details.*ak | |||
| 07/05/2000 | |||
| When vehicle was involved in a head-on collision, there was no deployment of the driver's side or passenger's side air bags. vehicle was traveling about 30 mph. most likely the vehicle will totalled. please provide any further information.*ak | |||