While traveling at 40 MPH vehicle was involved in a head on collision.upon impact, none of the airbags deployed. Dealer has been contacted.
2001 Ford Escape airbags complaints
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While driving at 25 MPH vehicle was involved in a head on collision. Upon impact, air bags failed to deploy. Vehicle suffered severe damage.
While driving at 60 MPH consumer was involved in an accident and neither of the air bags deployed. Also seat belts did not hold the passengers in the seats.
Consumer's vehicle was hit from rear which caused the consumers vehicle to hit another vehicle in front of her. Both front air bags did not deploy. Dealer notified.
Nar 05/28/2003 *mr the consumer made several attempts to fix inoperable air bag assembly. Seat belt restraint system replaced. Dealer notified.
While driving, air bag light illuminated on the dash board.
The air bag light illuminated on the dash board.
The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and none of the air bags deployed.
Consumer airbag light has illuminated, light is staying on. Consumer feels that the airbag may not deploy. Please provide any further information. Ts
In a frontal collison none of the air bags deployed on impact. Police officer informed consumer extent of damage to front of vehicle. Also, bags should have deployed.
Safety restraint systems,; passenger's side air bag cover will pop off, and over a period of time, air bag will start seeping out. This has been replaced by dealership three times. Also driver's side seat belt buckle will not remain (female piece) latched. This has been replaced by dealership twice. *ak
Consumer states the airbag on the passenger side, the cover is lifting off. Consumer feels very unsafe because airbag may deploy unexpectantly. Please provide any further information.
Front collision at 60 MPH, neither airbag deployed. Consumer suffered a broken nose and shoulder. Vehicle was totalled.
F-150 barely stops from hitting a crv in front of it. As soon as I saw him apply his brakes I slammed on mine. The brakes did not seem to help to slow escape's speed. Went under f150's bumper and was bounced back at least a car length and a half (have pictures). The front was cruppled and airbags did not deploy. I was told by ford they found nothing wrong with breaking system but I know what it felt like. Maybe systems were working according to their computer but I know if I had been in my 1996 explorer it would have stopped.
This driver was driving on I-64 west and just passed exit 34 when a deer came jumping over a double high concrete barrier and in front of the ford escape. I was travelling about 75 miles per hour in a 70 zone. The only thing this driver had time to do was to begin ad turn the wheel. The hit was basically head on. The deer was a big buk that stood at shoulder height above the hood of the escape. The entire front end was smashed in. The initial impact was just above the bumper and the grill radiator, fan assembly and condenser were destroyed. Every thing othe than the bumper is to be replaced and installed bumper cover, bumper brackets, etc. On the adjusters statement it says that bumper needs an overhaul. This event has been reported to ford. Ford motor sees to be unconcerned saying that 2 of three sensors need to be deployed in order to engage the air bags. Two of these sensors are in the bumper and the other is on the left side of the radiator. The radiator on this 2001 ford escape was smashed like a pancake. Dave at turnpike ford told me that upon visual inspection that there is a sensor on the left side of the radiator and it remained untouched. The main bulk of the deer did hit above the bumper and there was alot of him. I feel that at 75 MPH that hitting an animal that big should have deployed the airbags. Isnt that what this safety feature about. How am I to feel sure that I am to be safe when involved in a collision. If a larger vehicle were to hit me and miss my bumper sensors does that mean that the same airbag system in this ford escape would not deploy?
While traveling 15mph on the highway and approaching an intersection, another vehicle veered into consumers vehicle from right front. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy. Dealership was aware of problem. *ak consumer states that the ABS also failed. Two months after the accident, the vehicle was repaired and returned, consumer does not feel safe in this vehicle. Within 2 weeks of ownership, the dashboard pulled away from the windshield.
Auto accident on 11/22/01, in excess of $11,000 damage to right headlight, front bumper, right front fender, grille, hood, right front wheel/tire, radiator, misc. Engine parts, roght front door, and left side of windshield, and neither air bag deployed.
Drivers side airbag assembly replaced approx. 3 weeks ago. On 9/08/2001, warning light flashed again, leading us to conclude that another system failure occurred.
While driving at 50 MPH consumer was involved in a t-bone in which neither driver's side nor passenger's side air bags deployed. Also, there was major front end damage to vehicle. *ak
While traveling at 45 MPH consumer rearended another vehicle. Consumers vehicle was crashed pretty badly in the front. Also, air bags did not deploy. Consumer has not contacted dealer yet.
Consumer was traveling 55mph and went off the road. As vehicle slid down sideways into an embankment, it spun around. Airbags did not deploy. Dealer said sensor was ripped off from what they dont know. Consumer went back to accident site and found the air bag sensor. Vehicle has been ruled totaled by the insurance company.
Vehicle was at stop sign, was hit on passenger's side, neither aibag deployed, vehicle totalled.
Vehicle was traveling at 43 MPH, rolled once, hit an embankment, rolled again, was hit head-on, then hit from rear. Vehicle has both front airbags and front side airbags, neither airbag deployed. Consumer worried about safety.
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