2000 Ford Focus Airbags Problems

VEHICLE TURNING AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE SPPEDING. PER INSURANCE COMPANY, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PAID FOR REPAIRS, THEN REALIZED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JS

AUTO ACCIDENT ON 8/26/2013 IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA, CORNER OF HWY 1 AND HWY 208 AT 9:15 AM. DRIVING BETWEEN 5-7 MPH DUE TO STOP AT RED LIGHT TO MAKE RIGHT TURN. DRIVER IN FRONT STARTED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AND STOPPED. I HIT HER CAR BUT NO CAR BODY DENTS ON EITHER CAR. MY 2000 FORD FOCUS UPON IMPACT DEPLOYED (2) AIR BAGS, EVEN THOUGH I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE CAR AND NO WEIGHT ON PASSENGER SEAT. THE AIR BAGS CAUSED ALL THE CAR DAMAGE AND SECOND DEGREE BURN ON MY RIGHT HAND. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LID SMASHED THE CAR WINDSHIELD. THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE BUT UNSAFE TO DRIVE AWAY FROM ACCIDENT. I TOWED IT TO LOCAL FORD DEALER (PURVIS) ON HWY 1 FOR DIAGNOSTICS TEST TO CHECK THE SENSORS. THE DEALER REPORT SAID THAT THE CAR OPERATED AS DESIGNED AND BOTH AIR BAGS SHOULD DEPLOY AND CAUSE ALL THAT DAMAGE (CAR/BODY) ESTIMATED $4914.00 AT LOW SPEEDS. THE REPAIR COST IS MORE THAN THE VALUE OF THE CAR.

I HAVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS, I HIT A CAR FROM THE BACK, BECAUSE THEY SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. I WAS GOING 25-30 MPH. THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS TOTALLY TOTALED. BUT THE AIRBAG SENSOR IS VISIBLE TO THE HUMAN EYE! I AM WONDERING WHY MY AIRBAG DO NOT DEPLOYED? AIRBAG DEFECTS? MY FACE SMASH THE STEERING WHEEL. ME AND MY PASSENGER HAVE NECK, BACK, SHOULDER CONTUSIONS. I HAVE SEVERE PAIN IN THOSE AREAS. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON WHY MY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOYED BECAUSE IT DID NOT SEEM RIGHT TO ME. AND I DISCOVERED A CASE AND WHICH THE SAME CAR MODEL, MAKE AND YEAR, SIMILAR TO MINES WHICH STATED, "FORD ADMITTED THAT IT DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THE ACTUAL AIR BAG NON-DEPLOYMENT THRESHOLD WHEN IT STARTED SELLING THESE CARS TO ITS CUSTOMERS! THEY LATER CHANGED THE AIRBAG SYSTEM DESIGN TO INCREASE THE THRESHOLD BEGINNING IN 2002, BUT THEY NEVER RECALLED THE 2000 AND 2001 FORD FOCUS CARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM." *TR

I HAD TURNED ON MY VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. ORIGINALLY, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNINGS AND THEN SHUT OFF WHEN THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD. I HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT I HAVE USED FOR 8 YEARS INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE AND HE SUGGESTED I FILE A COMPLAINT, AS IT IS DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO PINPOINT THE FAULT FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT. THIS VEHICLE HAS OVER A DOZEN RECALLS ON IT ALREADY THAT HAVE BEEN FIXED OVER THE YEARS. SOME OTHER ISSUES HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED EVER, EXCEPT FOR THE SAME VEHICLE SOLD IN CANADA. ALSO, I NEVER RECEIVED COMPENSATION FOR THE BRAKE DISC REPLACEMENT THAT HAD OCCURRED AFTER 22,000 MILES HAD BEEN ON THE VEHICLE. I NEVER HAD TO REPLACE DISC AT SUCH SHORT TIME OF DRIVING A VEHICLE. LASTLY, THE CENTER CONSOLE IS UNSTABLE AND DETACHED FROM THE REAR AT THE BASE OF THE ARM REST, WHICH WAS POORLY SECURED WITH THREE 1/4 INCH WELDS. *TR

WAITING AT A LIGHT, DRUNK DRIVER ESCAPING POLICE REAR ENDS FORD FOCUS. FORD FOCUS HITS FIRE TRUCK. AT NO TIME DID THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 43 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT AN INSPECTOR WOULD BE SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

DRIVING TO WORK, THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED QUICKLY, OUR CARS BARELY TOUCHED EACH OTHER, LESS THAN 3 MPH, NO OUT SIDE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO EITHER VEHICLE. BOTH OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BUSTED THE WINDSHIELD. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG BURNT MY RIGHT AIR AND HAS CAUSED NERVE DAMAGE IN THE AREA. *TR

WHILE MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. IT SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD AND GLASSES WERE FLYING ALL OVER HER. SOON AFTER SHE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, SHE SMELLED A FUME ODOR AND THINKING THE CAR IS CATCHING FIRE. SHE RUSHED TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET OUT. ON HER WAY OUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED HITTING HER RIGHT SHOULDER. WE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR FAULTY AIRBAGS ISSUE BUT THEY REJECTED RESPONSIBILITY AND TOLD US TO CONTACT OUR INSURANCE. OUR INSURANCE REFUSED OUR CLAIM STATING IT WAS THE MANUFACTURE WHO SHOULD BE LIABLE. PLEASE HELP US. THANK YOU. *TT

HELLO! I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION YESTERDAY WHERE I WAS REAR ENDED BY A SOMEONE DOING 35 MPH. I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. HIS COLLISION WITH ME SENT MY CAR INTO THE CAR IN FRONT ME. IT TOTALED THE FRONT END AND BENT THE FRAME IN THE BACK. MY AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. I THINK THAT FORD SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE. *TR

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED TO BE DRIVEN BY MY DAUGHTER AS A ENTRY LEVEL VEHICLE THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A SAFE, EFFICIENT AND DURABLE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. FROM ADVERTISEMENTS I EXPECTED A SAFE AND INEXPENSIVE CAR. DURING A LOW SPEED ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING MORE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAN THE ACTUAL ACCIDENT ITSELF. FIRST THE ENGINE WAS DISABLED, THE DASH CRACKED, THE WINDSHIELD COMPLETELY KNOCKED OUTWARD AND THE AIRBAG SYSTEM NEEDING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. AFTER A LOT OF ONLINE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT OVER MANY YEARS SENSE 2000 AND 2001,THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME EXACT OUTCOMES. THESE VEHICLES SALES WERE GUIDED TOWARD YOUNGER DRIVERS WHICH WHERE THERE ARE MORE LIKELY LOW SPEED IMPACT ACCIDENTS. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE SAFETY ISSUE AT HAND, THE EARLY DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS AT VERY LOW SPEED IMPACT ACCIDENTS HAS COST OWNERS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES MORE IN REPAIRS DUE TO THE DAMAGES FROM THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ALONE THAN NECESSARY AND HAVE EVEN CAUSED TOTAL LOSS AT OWNERS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES EXPENSE. AN INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED EARLY ON AFTER THESE ISSUES WERE FIRST DEVELOPING AND THE INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED QUICKLY WITH THE MANUFACTURE STATING THEY SET A LOW IMPACT DEPLOYMENT SPEED TO SAVE LIVES AND NOT SO MANY VEHICLES EXPERIENCED THESE OUTCOMES. HOWEVER OVER THE YEARS THE RECORDS SHOW THESE LOW SPEED DEPLOYMENTS ARE MORE IN NUMBERS THAN MENTIONED AND EXPECTED AND IS A UNCALLED FOR EXPENSE FOR OWNERS AND THEIR INSURANCE COMPANIES, CAUSING FROM TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLES TO UNAFFORDABLE INSURANCE RATES DUE TO THE ENORMOUS COST TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE AIRBAG SYSTEMS AS WELL AS DASHBOARD AND WINDSHIELD DAMAGES,WHEN THE PASSENGERS LIVES WERE NOT REALLY AT STAKE. IN MY DAUGHTERS CASE,THE AIRBAG NEVER WAS A SAFETY TOOL AS THE AIRBAG NEVER REALLY TOUCHED HER. THEREFORE IT WAS A UN-NEEDED DEPLOYMENT SET BY THE MANUFACTURE WITH DAMAGES AT OUR EXPENSE. THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. DAMAGES US = $3000 OTHER DRIVER $1000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 FORD FOCUS ON CAUGHDENOY ROAD IN CLAY, NY WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN HIT OR DAMAGED IN ANY WAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT OCCURRING. MY WINDSHIELD GLASS WAS SHATTERED SEVERELY, LEADING TO $335 IN DAMAGE FOR THE WINDSHIELD ALONE. THE AIRBAG COVER ALSO DID NOT COME OFF PROPERLY, LEADING IT TO CAUSE THE DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WERE SLIGHT INJURIES TO MY FINGER (A SMALL CUT) CAUSED BY THE AIR BAG, SINCE I PLACED MY HAND IN FRONT OF ME IN SHOCK, AND THE CAR IS CURRENTLY UNDRIVABLE DUE TO ITS CONDITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID THE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON FOR THEM SO THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,496.

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AFTER HEAVY RAIN, ROADS WET, RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, SUN CAME OUT GLARE OFF STREET. CAR TWO CARS AHEAD OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY TO TURN LEFT. CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED. I SAW THE CARS STOP AND THOUGHT I HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO STOP, BUT STREETS WERE STILL WET AND MY TIRES LOCKED GOING 25MPH 2 CAR LENGTHS BEHIND CAR AND I SKIDDED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LITTLE TO NO DAMAGE DOWN TO REAR BUMPER OR MY FRONT BUMPER HOWEVER, MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED SHATTERING MY WINDOW AND LOCKED MY SEAT BELT. CAUSING $800 IN PARTS DAMAGE NOT INCLUDING LABOR. FIRST TIME HAVING PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, WILL HAVE INSURANCE REPAIR MY CAR/AIRBAG/SEAT BELT, WINDOW, CAUSING MY INSURANCE TO GO UP. I HAD CHAIR POSITIONED ALL THE WAY BACK SO THE AIRBAG DID NOT HIT ME OR PROTECT ME FROM INJURY (I'M LUCKY I DID NOT HAVE BREATHING PROBLEMS FROM AIRBAG SMOKE THOUGH) I WAS PROBABLY GOING 15MPH WHEN I HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE, IF THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF I WOULD HAVE AFFORDABLE INSURANCE AND AN EXTRA $1000 TO MY NAME. BE CAREFUL!!!! *TR

MY MOTHER WAS PARKED IN THE CAR AND MOVED THE GEAR ACCIDENTALLY TO DRIVE RATHER THAN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF HER PARKING SPACE AND PUSHED ON THE GAS WHICH INEVITABLY WENT FORWARD INSTEAD OF BACKWARDS AND HIT A CURB AND BARRIER, APPROX. 4-5 FT. IN FRONT OF HER. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVERS & PASSENGER AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY WHICH DESTROYED THE WINDSHIELD. NOW THE CAR WAS NOT OBVIOUSLY GOING FAST AT ALL AND THERE IS NO WAY THESE BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. VERY BAD SITUATION. WE HAD TO PAY $250.00 TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD AND ARE CURRENTLY GETTING PRICE QUOTES TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WHICH SO FAR, EXCEEDS THE VALUE ON THE CAR... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SIDE OR HER SKULL AND SUFFERED HEADACHES. THE RADIATOR WAS PUSHED INTO THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS VERIFIED, BUT APPEARS TO BE INVALID. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 100,000 KILOMETERS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOCKED AND BEGAN TO SLIDE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. ON IMPACT, THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S HAND WAS INJURED AND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. HE CALLED FORD AND IS AWAITING THEIR RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,967.

INAPPROPRIATE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS AT A LOW SPEED CRASH (LESS THAN 15 MPH). *JB

FOLLOWING A MINOR ACCIDENT, NO DAMAGE, THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BROKE THE WINDSHIELD AND DASHBOARD. FOR 12 MONTHS AFTERWARD THE PASSENGER FLOOR WOULD FILL WITH WATER DURING RAIN SHOWERS. I TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED 4 TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS FINALLY ON THE 5TH TRIP THE BODY SHOP FIGURED OUT THAT THE GLUE OR FILLER THAT WAS PLACED BETWEEN THE WELDED STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS DURING ASSEMBLY AT THE FACTORY HAD CRACKED LEAVING A TINY HOLE THAT WAS SIPHONING WATER INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THEY APPLIED SEALANT TO THE SEAM BETWEEN THE PASSENGER DOOR PANEL AND ROOF AND SO FAR NO MORE LEAKS. *JB

MY DAUGHTER PURCHASED A 2000 FORD FOCUS FROM A DEALERSHIP IN BATON ROUGE LA AND DID NOT REALIZE THAT IT WAS "RECONSTRUCTED" THE CAR WAS NOT MARKED AS THAT NOR WAS IT MARKED OR WRITTEN ANYWHERE THAT THERE WERE NO AIRBAGS. THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENTS WERE STUFFED WITH STYROFOAM AND PLASTIC BAGS SO AS TO HIDE IT. NONE OF THIS WAS NONE TO US UNTIL SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE TITLE DOES SAY "RECONSTRUCTED" HOWEVER SHE WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS UNTIL THE ACCIDENT AND THAT IS WHEN WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE AIRBAGS AS WELL. SHE HAS NO IDEA WHAT RECONSTRUCTED EVEN MEANT. THIS DEALERSHIP SPOKE TO ME AS WELL AS OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND NEVER DIVULGED ANY OF THIS INFO, HAD THEY DONE SO THE SALE WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. IF MY DAUGHTER HAD BEEN IN A HEAD ON COLLISION SHE WOULD BE DEAD AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER AND MY 3 WEEK OLD GRAND-DAUGHTER. EVERY DEALERSHIP THAT I HAVE SPOKE TO AS WELL AS CHECKING INTO THE LAW STATE THAT 1. THE CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN MARKED "RECONSTRUCTED AND 2. A SEPARATE DISCLOSURE FOR THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE AND NONE OF THIS WAS DONE. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WERE NO AIRBAGS (WHICH COST $3600 TO REPLACE BECAUSE THE ENTIRE DASH HAS TO BE REPLACED) THE INSURANCE HAS TOTALED THE VEHICLE AND MY DAUGHTER IS BASICALLY LEFT WITH NOTHING BECAUSE OF A FRAUDULENT DEALERSHIP. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION AND PICTURES TO SEND AS PROOF, PLEASE PROVIDE ME WITH AND E-MAIL. *JB

MY FIANCE, PARENTS AND I WERE DRIVING HOME FROM DINNER AND GOT CAUGHT IN A SNOW STORM. KNOWING HOW BAD THE ROADS NEAR ME CAN GET I SLOWED DOWN TO 15 MPH WHEN I SAW THE ROADS WERE GETTING COVERED. WE CAME AROUND A CORNER AND CAUGHT A PATCH OF ICE AND THE CAR SLID INTO A CURB. UPON IMPACT OF THE CURB, BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS SMASHED (FROM THE AIRBAG. WHEN WE EXITED THE VEHICLE WE EXPECTED TO SEE MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE CAR. WE WENT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR TO FIND THAT THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS PUSHED BACK 3-6 INCHES AND THE FRONT RIGHT FENDER WAS SLIGHTLY BENT. ALL DAMAGE WAS FROM THE TIRE. I NEVER EXPECTED THAT MUCH DAMAGE FROM A 15 MPH COLLISION WITH A CURB. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER WHERE THE AIRBAG CRASH SENSORS ARE LOCATED. COST TO FIX TIRE AND FENDER = $1,200. COST TO FIX AIRBAGS/WINDSHIELD/DASH DAMAGE FROM AIRBAGS = $4,000. WITH LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

DT: CONTACT STATED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ON DECEMBER 19, 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHOM COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO OTHER SYMPTOMS OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE /CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND HER HUSBAND SUSTAINED INJURIES. SHE HAD BROKEN RIBS, A BROKEN FOOT, AND A CUT ON HER HEAD. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND HAD CUTS ON THE HEAD, A BROKEN BACK, AND HAD TO RECEIVE A BLOOD TRANSFUSION. THE AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT APPEAR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY PICKED UP AND IMPOUNDED THE VEHICLE. NO FURTHER ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. *AK UPDATED 05/04/06. *JB

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT OF A GAS STATION, MAYBE GOING 5 MPH. I RAN OVER A CURB WITH MY FRONT LEFT TIRE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER HITTING THE CURB, MY DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING MY WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER. THROUGH ALL OF THE SMOKE FROM THE AIRBAGS, I LOOKED DOWN TO SEE MY ARM HAD SUSTAINED A FIVE INCH BURN. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL TO RECEIVE TREATMENT FOR THE BURN. I THEN HAD TO RETURN TO THE SAME HOSPITAL FOR CONTINUOUS TREATMENT OF THE 2ND DEGREE BURN EVERY OTHER DAY FOR A WHOLE WEEK. THE ESTIMATED DAMAGES TO THE CAR ARE $4500+. MY INSURANCE CLAIMS ADJUSTER WENT TO THE BODY SHOP LOT WHERE THE CAR WAS TOWED TO AFTER THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT THIS PAST WEEK (ON OCT. 4, 2005). THERE IS A CHARGE, OF COURSE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF AIRBAGS AND INSTALLATION AND A CHARGE FOR A NEW WINDSHIELD. THAT IS THE ONLY DAMAGE THE CAR RECEIVED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AT ALL TO THE BODY, TIRES OR FRAME FROM RUNNING OVER THE CURB. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IT TOOK MORE THAN 5 MPH AND RUNNING OVER A CURB TO MAKE THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. *JB

I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR WHILE MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING IT. WE WERE GOING NORTH ON A CITY ROAD IN MISSISSAUGA ONTARIO CANADA, WHEN MY BOYFRIEND ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES. HE LOOKED OVER HIS SHOULDER TO SEE HIS BLIND SPOT, BUT HADN'T REALIZED THE TRAFFIC IN OUR CURRENT LANE HAD SLOWED TO A STOP. HE TURNED BACK AROUND AND REALIZED THE TRAFFIC HAD BEEN HALTED, SO HE HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE CAR. WITH NOT ENOUGH ROOM, WE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US AT 5 KILOMETERS PER HOUR. FROM SUCH A SMALL NUDGE, THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, SMASHING MY WINDSHIELD, AS WELL AS MY FACE! I ENDED UP WITH A SLIGHT CONCUSSION, TYPE 2 WHIPLASH, AND MINOR BURNS TO MY FACE AND ARM. I FOLLOWED UP WITH PHYSIOTHERAPY, BUT MY NECK PAIN WILL NEVER GO AWAY. WE HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED AND THE AIRBAGS RESET. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR, OR THE REAR OF THE CAR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO WHEEL AFTER HITTING CURB CAUSED BY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE WINDSHIELD WAS ALSO SHATTERED. *AK

I WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING LOT IN MY 2000 FORD FOCUS ZTS AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING ME TO HIT A CURB. THE CAR NEVER CAME TO A STOP AS DOES WHEN NORMAL AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT OCCURS. IN FACT, I NEVER EVEN HIT THE AIRBAGS WHICH IS VERY LUCKY FOR ME, AFTER LOOKING AT OTHER NHTSA COMPLAINTS ABOUT AIR BAG BURNS. WHEN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, IT SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. AND WHEN I WENT OUT TO LOOK AT THE CAR, I COULD SEE NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN THAT CAUSED BY THE AIR BAGS. HOWEVER, THE TOWING COMPANY SAID THERE WAS DAMAGE AROUND THE TIRE WHICH IS THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED AFTER THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. WHEN I CONTACTED MY DEALER, THEY SAID THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD'VE DEPLOYED IF I HIT A CURB AND CAME TO A STOP. BUT I DID NOT COME TO A STOP AT ALL. IN FACT, I ALMOST HIT A PARKED VEHICLE BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND AM EXPECTING A CALL FROM THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT BUT I AM EXPECTING THEM TO BLAME EVERYTHING ON ME AND TRY TO TRICK ME INTO BELIEVING IT WAS ALL MY FAULT. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP I CAN GET. *JB

MY GIRLFRIENDS MOTHER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH IN HER 2000 FORD ESCAPE, AND HIT AN ELK. LUCKELY NO HARM WAS DONE TO HER, BUT HER AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. MY CONCERN IS THAT MAYBE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE ESCAPES, AND WOULDN'T WANT SOMEONE ELSE TO BE INJURED OR KILLED FROM THE PROBLEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE COULD CONTACT ME IN SOMEWAY SO THAT WE COULD TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS ABOUT 5,000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE, AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CRUSHED LIKE AN ACC. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, AND WITHOUT WARNING ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED OVER INTO THE LANE OF THE CONSUMER AND HIT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HEAD ON. BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

THE LATEST IN A LONG LINE OF PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 FORD FOCUS WAGON OCCURRED TODAY. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON YESTERDAY AND STAYED ON. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TODAY WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING AND MY AIRBAGS MAY NOT WORK AS A RESULT. THE COST OF REPAIR WILL BE $640. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, ROTORS, IGNITION SWITCH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ETC. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH A CAR BEFORE. THE FORD FOCUS IS A LEMON AND IS UNSAFE. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE SUBSTANCE IN THE AIR BAG BURNT THROUGH THE DRIVER'S JACKET SLEEVE AND CAUSED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO THE ARMS. THE JACKET WAS MADE OF 78% POLYESTER AND 27%RAMS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS. CONSUMER HAD THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED AT 45,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE AT 76,000 MILES THE SIGNALS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. *AK THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING. *NM

A MINOR ACCIDENT OCCURED IN A PARKING LOT. THE CAR WAS TRAVELLING AT APPROX. 10 MPH AND HIT THE REAR END OF ANOTHE CAR WHICH WAS STATIONERY. THE AIRBAGS INFLATED AND CAUSED MINOR INJURY TO THE DRIVER AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE CAR. A NEW WINDSCREEN IS NEEDED, NEW AIRBAGS NEED TO BE INSTALLED AND THERE MAY BE MORE AS YET UNDIAGNOSED DAMAGE. IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE INFLATED AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BY RIGHTS COVER THE COSTS OF ALL DAMAGES TO THE CAR RELATED TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS.*AK

CAR PURCHASED IN DEC. 03 IN APRIL 04 THE AIR BAG LIGHT JUST CAME ON AND STAYS ON WILL NOT GO OFF. HAVE TO PAY $77 JUST FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT THEREFORE, THE LIGHT SHOULDN'T BE ON.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED LIT THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME THAT VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

DURING A AUTO COLLISION THE AIRBAGS IN MY 2000 FORD FOCUS SE DID NOT DEPLOY. I HIT A DIVIDER WITH MY FRONT END AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT WORK. *AK

VEHICLE: 2000 FORD FOCUS, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE DASHBOARD AND THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS INJURED, MINOR BURNS AND A SPRAINED WRIST. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS OF THE FORD FOCUS. THE WARRANTY ON THE CAR HAS RUN OUT, AND THE INSURANCE ALSO WON'T COVER THIS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE DUAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON THE LEFT ARM. *AK (IN RE: DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG) THE DRIVER ACCIDENTALLY APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKES AND CRASHED INTO A STORE. THERE WAS A HESITATION THEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED LIKE AN EXPLOSION. THE AIRBAGS RELEASED AN UNKNOWN CHEMICAL. *SC

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A WALL. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK *SC *JB

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMANITED FOR A MONTH. NOT UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL COST NEARLY $100.TO JUST LOOK AT. OTHER COMPLIANTS TO THE NHTSB IGNORED.*AK

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 45 MPH, HOWEVER THE VEHICLES FRONTAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

I HAVE HAD A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE AT STAN MORRI FORD IN TRACY, CA AND THOUGHT OTHERS SHOULD KNOW OF MY PLIGHT (AND PERHAPS THIS WOULD MAKE A COMPELLING CONSUMER AFFAIRS STORY). A FEW WEEKS AGO, I WAS COMMUTING IN MY 2000 FORD FOCUS ON I580 WHEN, FOR NO REASON, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED VIOLENTLY. I WAS THROWN FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE CAR, THE CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE AND I WAS "MOVED" ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO LAND IN A SHALLOW DITCH JUST EAST OF THE SANTA RITA ROAD EXIT. AFTER REGAINING MY COMPOSURE AND COUNTING MY BLESSINGS MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR, I WAITED FOR THE SMOKE TO CLEAR AND FINISHED MY DRIVE HOME, SHAKEN, CONFUSED AND VERY RATTLED. UPON MY ARRIVAL HOME, I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY (AAA) AND STAN MORRI FORD. AAA OPENED A CLAIM, BUT COULD DO NOTHING AS THERE HAD BEEN NO REAL ACCIDENT. GARY RIGGS (SERVICE MANAGER AT STAN MORRI FORD) ASKED ME TO COME IN. OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS, STAN MORRI FORD (IN CONJUNCTION WITH FORD CORPORATE) HAS INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE. THEIR FINDINGS, BASED ON DATA FROM THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER, WAS THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN "INVOLVED IN A LATERAL COLLISION" AND BOTH FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND STAN MORRI FORD HAVE DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND REFUSE TO HELP ME. PICTURES TAKEN BY MYSELF AND AAA CLEARLY SHOW NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR. OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, I HAVE PURCHASED FOUR DIFFERENT CARS FROM STAN MORRI FORD. AS A LOYAL FORD CUSTOMER, I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED BETTER TREATMENT. I AM NOT ONE OF THOSE "SUE-HAPPY" PEOPLE. I EXPLAINED TO EVERYONE INVOLVED THAT I SIMPLY WANTED OUT OF THE CAR, AS IT WAS NOT SAFE; I WOULD NEVER HAVE MY KIDS OR WIFE IN THERE AGAIN. EVEN IN THE FACE OF THE CONFIRMED PROBLEMS AND VARIOUS RECALLS ON THE FOCUS, THEY WILL STILL NOT ASSIST ME. (FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE DIRECT YOUR BROWSER TO: HTTP://WWW.AUTOSAFETY.ORG/PRESSRELEASES/FORDFOCUS.HTM )

THE KEY SWITCH KEEPS LOCKING UP AND YOU CAN NOT TURN THE KEY. IT HAS TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR SHOP FOR REPAIR. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES AND THE DEALER COVERED THE FIRST 2, AND I PAID FOR THE NEXT 3.

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE SAW A DEER COMING DOWN A HILL AND STOPPED AS THE DEER CROSSED. THEN A LARGE TRUCK PASSED THE CONSUMER IN A 40 MILE ZONE AND A NEW DEER HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *SC THE CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. *JB

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IN 2000 FORD FOCUS SE CAME ON AND STAYED ON. DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED THAT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE FAILED AT JUST OVER 50,000 MILES.*AK

I SKIDDED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WITH MINIMAL FORCE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR I HIT. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO MY CAR, (SMALL SCRATCH ON THE FRONT BUMPER AND A HEADLIGHT NEEDED TO BE REALIGNED) EXCEPT BOTH OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT LOCKED (THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT).. *AK

WHEN MY AIRBAG ON MY 2000 FORD FOCUS DEPLOYED, IT BURNT MY HAND. HAD I NOT BEEN WEARING GLOVES, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SEVERE.*AK

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH SO MUCH FORCE DURING A CRASH THAT THEY BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, HOWEVER DUE TO IMPACT WITH THE AIR BAGS THE DRIVER DIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM CONSUMER STATE THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS HIS MOTHER IN LAW HAD A HEART CONDITION WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE DRIVER TO PASS OUT AND HUNCH OVER THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT. THE DRIVER VEERED INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE AND RAN INTO A PARKED CAR. AN EYE WITNESS SAW THE DRIVER HUNCHED OVER THE WHEEL PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INTO THE CHEST OF THE DRIVER RESULTING IN BLUNT FORCE CHEST INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND SUBSEQUENTLY DIED OF INTERNAL BLEEDING. THE DRIVER DID NOT HAVE ANY BROKEN BONES. CW

DURING A 35 MPH COLLISION THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND EXPELLED GASES/POWDER BURNED MY RIGHT FOREARM. I'LL HAVE A CHEMICAL BURN SCAR FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.*AK

REPORT WRITTEN ABOUT 2000 FORD FOCUS.*MR THERE WAS A THREE CAR ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER DID NOT REMEMBER BEING INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP. *TS IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM DID HAVE A PREVIOUS PROBLEM WHERE SEVERAL CONTACT PINS IN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN WERE REPLACED. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON THAT WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. ALL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED; HOWEVER, CONSUMER SUSTAINED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HANDS FROM AIRBAG. *AK

FAULTY AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN REAR END COLLISION AT 10 MPH. DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, SHATTERING WINDSHIELD. ALSO, DRIVER SUFFERS 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS FROM AIRBAG.

FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS REAR-ENDED AND PUSHED INTO A TOYOTA LANDCRUISER AND MY CAR HAS 4,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS IN A COLLISION. CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE DURING CRASH. NEITHER OF THE VEHICLES AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON SEVERE FRONTAL IMPACT. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. THE CONSUMER IS QUESTIONING THE AIR BAGS OF FORD VEHICLES, INCLUDING 2000, AND THOSE MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. *MR *CB *NLM

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOUD BOOM, FOLLOWED BY THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING & THE WIND SHIELD SHATTERING. I STOPPED THE CAR, PLACED IT IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE & YELLED AT MY CHILDREN TO JUMP OUT OF THE CAR. A GENTLEMAN, DRIVING BEHIND ME STOPPED, LOOKED AT THE CAR & CALLED 911. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO START THE CAR BACK UP & DRIVE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER THE POLICE CAME, CHECKED THE ROAD & FILLED OUT THE REPORT, I THEN TURNED THE CAR AROUND & DROVE IT BACK TO MY GIRLFRIEND'S HOUSE & PARKED IT. THE NEXT DAY, I DROVE IT TO MY AUNT'S HOUSE & PARKED IT IN HER DRIVEWAY UNTIL MONDAY WHEN IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ( WHERE IT IS STILL LOCATED ) THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED, & THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE CAR. *NLM

WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *NLM, RETURNED USPS, 2ND ATTEMPT MADE 06/14/07 FAILED. *LJ

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. *JB

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS, DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR. *JB

THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEPLOYMENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLES WINDSHIELD. *NLM

THE CONSUMER REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 12 MPH. THE COLLISION WAS VERY MINOR. HOWEVER THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHICH CAUSED OVER $4000 IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *JB

INAPPROPRIATE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS-LOW SPEED BUMP CAUSES AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY WITH MASSIVE DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELD AND DASHBOARD, NO BODY DAMAGE. *JB

CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HIT A POLE, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB

THE VEHICLE HIT SOME TREES, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*JB

I GOT AN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 2000 FORD FOCUS, AND THE AIR BAG SEVERELY BURNED MY WRISTS.

FAULTY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT

MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WAS FOR # 760238. THERE WAS A FIRE IN THAT CAR. IT IS LISTED IN YOUR DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS AS NO FIRE, BUT--THERE WAS. IT IS TERRIBLE THAT A BIG CORPORATION LIKE FORD CAN NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS ON THIS MATTER.

CONSUMER HIT A GUARD RAIL. THE AIR BAG DEFLATED AND HAD GIVEN THE CONSUMER 2ND DEGREE BURNS AS WELL AS OTHER INJURIES. PH

CONSUMER WAS HIT AT 35MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS CAUSE CONSUMER TO SUBSTAIN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 15MPH WITHOUT WARNING THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A ACCIDENT. TS

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT 15MPH HIT THE VEHICLE ON FRONT OF HIM AND HIS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING PHISICAL DAMAGE TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD.

HEARD A THUMP ON THE REAR WHEELS, THE CAR SPUN AROUND OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT THE GUARD RAIL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY--THE AIRBAG DEFLATED AND I RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON MY LEFT ARM AND AFTER HEALING LEFT A SCAR

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THEY HIT A CURVE AT 5MPH THE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYS. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN THE VEHICLE TAP ANOTHER CAR FROM BEHIND AT LESS THAN 5MPH. CAUSING INJURES.

WAS TRAVELING 15 MPH AND HAD HIT A PATCH OF BLACK ICE. THE VEHICLE SKID AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. UPON HITTING THE TELEPHONE POLE, THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER HAD EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. MR SCC *NLM

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH CONSUMER HIT A CURVE, AND BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

IN FRONTAL COLLISION THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY ON IMPACT, BUT LIQUID FROM AIR BAGS BURNED DRIVER SO BADLY THAT DRIVER WAS HOSPITALIZED.*AK *JG

THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN IT BUMPED ANOTHER CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WHEN THE BAGS DEPLOYED. NLM

CONSUMER STATES AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, DEALER NEVER REPAIRED IT.*JB *YH

WHILE DRIVING IN A FRONTAL IMPACT AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND LIQUID THAT CAME OUT BURNED DRIVER.*AK

AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED 5 TIMES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAGS DEPLOYMENT CAUSES INJURIES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN MINOR IMPACT OF FRONT WHICH DIDN'T CAUSE ANY DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE. BOTH DUAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, SHATTERING WINDSHIELD AND SPEWING GLASS OVER ENTIRE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

I RECEIVED SEVERE 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO MY LEFT ARM AND HAND WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DEPLOYED DURING A 35 MPH COLLISION IN WHICH MY FRONT RIGHT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNING IN FRONT OF ME IN HIS REAR RIGHT. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED DURING A COLLISON, IN WHICH THE AIRBAG BURNED CONSUMER'S ARM.*AK *JB

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG CAUSED CHEMICAL BURNS (MINOR). PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SHATTERED WINDSHIELD BEFORE DEPLOYING TOWARDS PASSENGER. PILLOW WAS COVERED WITH GLASS.*AK

AFTER GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE CONSUMER WAS PULLING OFF THE ROAD, CAUSING SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

PREVIOUS CRASHED WITH $7,000 EXTERIOR FRONT AND REAR DAMAGE - AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY - THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON A ROLL INTO ANOTHER VECHICLE CAUSING NO VEHICLE DAMAGE OTHER THAN THAT CREATED BY THE DEPLOYED AIRBAGS - IE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED AND DRIVER SUSTAINED BURN ON LEFT FOREARM.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 5MPH CONSUMER BUMPED A CURVE, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAGD EPLOYED, SHATTERING FRONT WINDSHIELD. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

RAN OVER CURB AIRBAG DEPLOYED BURNING DRIVERS ARM, BREAKING WINDSHIELD, CRACKING DASH TO THE POINT OF NEEDING TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS NOTED BY REPAIR SHOP TO BE UNUSUAL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER. *AK

UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOP BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH NO IMPACT, AND CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLSION OF 1-5 MPH AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING FRONT WINDSHIELD DAMAGES ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. DRIVER SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON RIGHT FOREARM AND SOME ON HIS RIGHT HAND. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. .*AK.*NLM

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HIT A POT HOLE. THE RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER AND INFORMED NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM.*JB

DURING A MINOR VEHICLE CRASH, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND SHATTERED WINDSHIELD. *AK CONSUMER RECEIVED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS DUE TO AIR BAG CONTACT.*SLC

DURING A VEHICLE CRASH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE IN FRONT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP WITHOUT WARNING AND CONSUMER REAR ENDED OTHER DRIVER. BOTH PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CHEMICALS THAT CAME OUT OF AIRBAG SENT PASSENGERS TO HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS BURNS TO FACE. CONSUMER WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS CHEMICAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALERSHIP.*JB

NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN.*JB

PE 02 020: AIR BAG BURN INJURIES/VEHICLE FIRE: VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, IN WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER'S AIR BAG CAUSED A FIRE ON DRIVER'S SHIRT AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON LEFT ARM. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *YD

WHILE DRIVING AT 25-35 MPH IN THE RAIN CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND VEHICLE RAN INTO A GUARDRAIL, HITTING RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHILE BEING HIT FROM BACK AT 5-10MPH AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A MILD COLLSION, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING INJURY TO THE CONSUMER, CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED WITH SUCH LITTLE FORCE DURING ACCIDENT.*JB

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A MILD COLLSION, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING INJURY TO THE CONSUMER, CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED WITH SUCH LITTLE FORCE DURING ACCIDENT.*JB

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DRIVER'S SIDE/OFF CENTER FRONTAL COLLISION. DRIVER AND PASSENGER RECEIVED SEVERE INJURIES FROM AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *AKPASSENGER SUFFERED MASSIVE FACIAL ABRASIONS AND SEVERE TRAUMA TO HER LEFT EYE AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. DRIVER SUFFERED SEVERE BURNS TO THE HANDS, AIR BAG SPEED CAUSED A DEVIATED SEPTUM AND PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE. *JG

CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 35 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $4100. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE BUMPER WAS NOT COMPRESSED AS IT WENT UNDER THE REAR BUMPER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. *JG *AK

DRIVER RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE CHEMICAL BURNS TO RIGHT ARM AND HAND WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE HITTING GUARD RAIL AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE TOTALED AND DRIVER AND PASSENGER INJURED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 6MPH IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND SHATTERED WINDSHIELD. DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL.*AK

WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT INWHICH SOMEONE TRIED TO CROSS INFRONT OF ME TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON IMPACT EACH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE BURST GETTING PARTICLES INTO MY EYE LEAVING MY EYE(LT) RED,SCRATCHY,AND IRRITATED*AK

VEHICLE WAS IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 10MPH, AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

AIR BAGS FALSELY DEPLOYED IN A LESS THAN 10MPH COLLISION, WHERE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER CAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30MPH HIT A PATCH OF ICE VEHICLE SLID INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING OVER A DIRT ROAD AT 5-10MPH, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD AND PLASTIC HEADLINER TO BREAK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER, THERE WERE TWO INJURIES. *JG *AK

WHY DID I SUFFER 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE POWDER BURNS TO THE LEFT HAND FROM THE FOCUS STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG? I KNOW OF ANOTHER PARTY WHO SUFFERED SAME TO LEFT HAND AND FOREARM FROM A FORD FOCUS STEERING WHEEL BAG. IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FORD FOCUS DESIGN OR HAND BURNS COMMON IN ANY STEERING WHEEL BAG DISCHARGE? ANY INSIGHT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER DRIVER, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, INJURING CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELNG 35-40MPH CONSUMER HIT A DEER, BUT FRONT PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 55 TO 60 MPH AND HIT CENTER CONCRETE DIVIDER TWICE. *AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL RIGHT SIDE BUMPER ACCIDENT. HIT REAR BUMPER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH OR LESS. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED 3RD DEGREE BURNS ON RIGHT HAND; DEALER/ MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 5-10 MPH CONSUMER RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER SUSTAINED SOME HEAD INJURY AFTER HITTING STEERING WHEEL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 TO 30 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN TURN WAS TO WIDE, AND RIGHT SIDE HIT CURVE, AND LEFT SIDE OF HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE CAR WAS STOPPED - THE CAR IN FRONT WAS BUMPED BUT I'M SURE IT WAS AFTER THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF. WHILE THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT I BUMPED THEM FIRST I BARELY BUMPED THEM - I NEVER LET MY CLUTCH OUT OR GAVE THE CAR GAS - NEITHER CAR SHOWED ANY DAMAGE, OTHER THAN OURS WHICH SHOWS ONLY AIRBAG DAMAGE. THE POLICE WERE CALLED - THE OFFICER NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE AIRBAGS. OUR QUESTION IS WHY DID THEY GO OFF? OTHER THEN BEING SCARED AND STUNNED FOR A FEW MOMENTS, MY LEFT ARM SUFFERED, BRUISES AND BURNS FROM THE AIRBAG. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT A DEALERSHIP IN NJ FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS - THEY STATE IT CANNOT BE TOUCHED UNTIL THE LEGAL DEPT OF FORD CONTACTS US . *AK

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CAUSED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO CONSUMER'S BODY. STEERING WHEEL COVER MELTED CONSUMER'S THUMB NAIL/ FOREARM, AND HAIR ON DRIVER'S ARM. DEALER HAD NO RESPONSE TO WHAT KIND OF SUBSTANCE OR TOXICS USED INSIDE OF AIR BAG. PLEASE ADD VIN# AND MILEAGE TO FORM.*AK

FORD FOCUS 2000. FACTS ABOUT THIS ACCIDENT INCLUDE THAT THE IMPACT WAS HEAD ON WITH THE DAMAGE TO LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER , JACOB, WAS BELTED , BUT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HIM. THE AIR BAG DID NOT OPEN UNTIL HE HIT THE WIND SHIELD OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE AIR BAGS OPENED THE STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED..COMBUSTION WAS SUBSEQUENT TO THE AIR BAG OPENING AND THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF SMOKE THAT THE DRIVER INHALED BEFORE THE PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT , MICHAEL WILLIAMS, GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. SHE WAS TRAPPED IN THE CAR BY THE SEAT BELT , IT WOULD NOT RELEASE BUT IT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HER AND SHE HIT THE WINDSHIELD ..NOT NEARLY AS BAD AS JACOB, BUT IT IS BROKEN. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BURNED. MICHAEL SAW SOME SORT OF SPARKS THAT HE THOUGHT WAS FROM THE SEAT BELT.*AK

FORD FOCUS 2000. FACTS ABOUT THIS ACCIDENT INCLUDE THAT THE IMPACT WAS HEAD ON WITH THE DAMAGE TO LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER , JACOB, WAS BELTED , BUT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HIM. THE AIR BAG DID NOT OPEN UNTIL HE HIT THE WIND SHIELD OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE AIR BAGS OPENED THE STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED..COMBUSTION WAS SUBSEQUENT TO THE AIR BAG OPENING AND THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF SMOKE THAT THE DRIVER INHALED BEFORE THE PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT , MICHAEL WILLIAMS, GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. SHE WAS TRAPPED IN THE CAR BY THE SEAT BELT , IT WOULD NOT RELEASE BUT IT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HER AND SHE HIT THE WINDSHIELD ..NOT NEARLY AS BAD AS JACOB, BUT IT IS BROKEN. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BURNED. MICHAEL SAW SOME SORT OF SPARKS THAT HE THOUGHT WAS FROM THE SEAT BELT.

WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AIR BAGS UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED, NO ONE WAS INJURED. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED WHEN THIS OCCURRED, AND PASSENGER LOST ALL HEARING FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 45 SECONDS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS/PHOTOGRAPHS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING 10MPH IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC CONSUMER HAD A FRONT END COLLISION, CAUSING AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY AND BREAK WINDSHIELD ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN CONTATCED TO BUY BACK VEHICLE, BUT NO DECISION HAS BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME.*AK CONSUMER SUSTAINED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT ARM BECAUSE OF AIR BAGS. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH IN TRAFFIC CONSUMER HAD A FRONT END COLLISION THAT CAUSED DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. PASSENGER SIDE OF WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN FROM FORCE OF AIRBAG. CONSUMER RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS FROM AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR PURCHASING VEHICLE BACK. NO RESULT HAS BEEN DECIDED AT THIS TIME.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 1 MPH, LIGHTLY STRUCK THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

WHILE IN A LIGHT ACCIDENT/ NO DAMAGE TO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND OTHER VEHICLE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER STATES AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY.*JB

THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL SNAPPED OFF PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-303 CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER 3-5 TIMES FINALLY LANDING UPSIDE DOWN FACING ONCOMMING TRAFFIC, THE DRIVER SUFFERED NO INJURIES, ALTHOUGH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. NLM

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT STOPPED IN FRONT AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER COMPLAINED BEFORE INCIDENT TO FORD ABOUT AN OPEN SPOT ON STEERING WHEEL WHERE CONSUMER FELT FIRE WAS COMING FROM, THAT SPOT WAS WHERE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE PUSHED INTO THE FIREWALLS AND AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, FORD IS STATING THIS IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF A RESTAURANT CONSUMER CAME OUT AND FOUND OUT THAT AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED. DID NOT KNOW WHAT COULD HAD CAUSED AIR BAG TO DEPLOYMENT WITHOUT A CRASH TO HIT VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ABOUT 2 MPH DROVE OVER CURVE AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS BLINDED BY THE SUN AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE NICKED THE CURVE CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. *YH

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND HIT A TREE, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS, THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED MUSCLE STRAINS. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR, AND BOTH PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AIRBAGS' PLASTIC COVER FLEW OFF, AND SHATTERED FRONT WINDSHIELD. *AK

CONSUMER HAD A FRONT END COLLISION AT ABOUT 35 MPH, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONTACTED DEALER WHO STATED THAT AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM AIRBAGS. ALSO, SEATBELT DIDN'T WORK. *AK

VEHICLE HIT A CURB, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BROKE OUT WINDSHIELD, AIR BAG CHEMICALS CAUSED OWNER PASS OUT AND BURNED ARM. *CJ

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH FELL ASLEEP, HIT A GUARDRAIL AND SLID 5 MILES, AND THEN REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH KEPT GOING. CRASHED , AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS MASHED IN 3-4 INCHES. NO INJURIES EXCEPT BRUISES. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

FRONT AIR BAG DID DEPLOY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE COASTED BACK AND BUMPED FRONT BUMPER OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THEIR WAS NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *SLC

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, AND WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 40-50MPH. BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, DRIVER'S AIRBAG SPILLED CHEMICALS ON DRIVER'S HAND AND UP TO ELBOW. DRIVER RECEIVED CHEMICAL BURNS. *AK

WHILE TURNING AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND CONTINUES TO FLASH, AND WILL NOT GO OFF. LIGHT GOES OFF ONLY WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. *AK

CONSUMER RENTED CAR FROM BUDGET RENT-A-CAR. WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

A TRUCK TURNED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER WHO HIT THE TRUCK IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AREA, THE SEATBELT STRAP FAILED, IT EXTENDED INSTEAD OF HOLDING CONSUMER IN PLACE, THE LOCKING MECHANISM ALSO PULLED OUT FROM THE CATCH, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER THE CONSUMER'S CHIN HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE HAS $6000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, AND AIRBAGS WENT OFF AND EXPLODED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD TO EXPLODE. . THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON TWO DAYS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON JULY 7TH, 2000. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH,THIS VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WHEN TRYING TO AVIOD A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A FENCE POST HEAD-ON, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF FRONTAL AIR BAGS. FRONT END OF VEHICLE WAS SMASHED BACK TO RADIATOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ALL I WAS WONDERING IS I DON'T KNOW WHY MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 10 MPH, AND AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY.*AK ACCORDING TO FORD REPRESENTATIVE, AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY AT GREATER THAN 14 MPH. *YH

NO SUMMARY

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY SAID MODULE HAD NOT COME IN, AND THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT CONSUMER. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, CONSUMER HIT A TREE HEAD-ON, AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S MODULE STILL HAS NOT COME IN. *AK

WE WERE IN A MINOR ACCIDENT (REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF US GOING ABOUT 25 MPH, CAUSING MINIMAL DAMAGE TO OUR RIGHT FRONT BUMPER AND NONE TO THEIR VEHICLE). BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO RECEIVE SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HER ARMS. ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED THEY SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING GLASS TO IMPLODE INTO THE VEHICLE, SENDING SHARDS OF GLASS TOWARD THE PASSENGERS.

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO PASSENGER'S LOWER ARMS AND WRIST.*AK

WHILE TURNING AT A CORNER ABOUT 15 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME OUT OF A LOT, STRICKING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED VIOLENTLY AND BURNED CONSUMER HAND. CONSUMER WAS TAKING TO HOSPITAL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, CONSUMER FELT LIKE AIRBAGS WENT OFF AT A VERY LOW SPEED. PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG SHATTERED FRONT WINDSHIELD, AND THERE WAS GLASS EVERYWHERE. CONSUMER FELT THAT IF ON HIGHWAY AND WINDOW BUSTED, GLASS COULD EASILY GET INTO CONSUMER'S EYE. *AK

TRAVELING 5-10MPH WHEN AIR BAGS WENT OFF BEFORE I HIT OTHER CAR. CAUSED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNES TO BOTH PEOPLE WITH NO DAMAGE TO OUT SIDE OF CAR. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND IT SKIDDED INTO A LAMP POLE. UPON IMPACT, DIVERS/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE INJURIES. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 5 MPH INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT AND HIT A BUMP, AIRBAGS WENT OFF AND BUSTED THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER SUSTAINED FACIAL BURNS. *AK

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH I WAS TRAVELLING A LOW RATE OF SPEED (LESS THAN 10MPH) AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON MY HAND. THERE WAS ONLY SCRATCHES ON MY FRONT BUMPER, SO I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHY THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH I WAS TRAVELLING A LOW RATE OF SPEED (LESS THAN 10MPH) AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON MY HAND. THERE WAS ONLY SCRATCHES ON MY FRONT BUMPER, SO I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHY THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH HIT A BUMP IN THE STREET, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS CAME OUT AND BROKE THE WINDOW. *AK

LOW SPEED MVA, 5-10 MPH, NO REAR DAMAGE TO VEH. FORD REARENDED, AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APROXIMATELY 25 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE,AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK