On 7/14/2010 our 2009 ford escape was involved in traffic accident in which it was hit in the front end by a fugitive being chased by local police. The car was hit in the front end. The escape was at a stoplight and not moving, the other vehicle was est. To be going 70mph? The car has in excess of $16,000 in damage, the frame rails bent, axles broke and the front end shifted to one side. None of the airbags deployed. No front or side bags. The car is being repaired at this time. Concerned about the air bags and if they will ever work? The vehicle has only 23kmiles on it. Serviced regularly.
2009 Ford Escape airbags complaints
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Warning lights on dashboard appear intermittently. The lights that come on are the passenger airbag light and the advance traction control. Also the passenger air bag light on the middle of the dashboard flashes off and on. Only happens maybe 20% of the time. Have had it to the dealer twice, the codes that come up they have never seen before so can't diagnose the problem. When I do take it in most of the times the lights don't come on so they ask whets the problem? I don't know if the car is safe to drive or not.
Started from a stopped position, less than 10 MPH. Side airbags went off. Noting hit the car and we did not hit anything and nothing fell on the car. We were on an even smooth pavement.
On june 2nd 2009 I was driving my new ford escape on highway 101 heading west when both side airbags instantly deployed. I did not hit anything or get in an accident. The seatbelt locked me into the seat, I pulled off the next exit which was topanga canyon. I drove around the corner to vista ford and they inspected the vehicle and found nothing wrong with it other than the airbags had deployed. Ford has been shipped the restraint control module and says it will take 3 months to analyze. Ford will not warranty this until they determine it was a defect. In the mean time my insurance is having vista ford replace the module and airbags. I will get the vehicle back and have to drive it. I consider this vehicle unsafe and do not want to drive it. Unfortunately my job requires me to drive 2500 mile a month all around southern ca. I can not afford to pay for a rental car for 3 months, I've already incurred $650.00 of rental car expenses since june 2nd so that I can continue working. I am being forced to drive an unsafe car by ford.
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