2012 Ford Escape airbags problems

Filed Oct 2, 2026 · Acceleration, Airbags · 44,000 miles · TX · crash · 1 injury

The contact owned a 2012 Ford Escape. While driving in a parking lot at approximately 18-20 MPH, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated, and the brake pedal was depressed but failed to stop the vehicle. The vehicle struck a fence and an apartment building. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained a cut above the nose, right shoulder pain, and a concussion. The contact received medical attention. The vehicle was towed by the insurance company and declared a total loss. The failure mileage was 44,000.

Filed Jun 14, 2023 · Airbags, Steering · PR · 1 injury

The steering wheel came off in my hands. I pushed it back on and went to Ford to get it fixed, they couldn't help me because they had no techs employed that work on my year vehicle, they never told me it was a safety issue and sent me on my way to look for outside mechanic not a FORD specialist. I was driving and the airbag exploded while I was backing up. It caused me injury and could have caused an accident because there was no warning, it suddenly exploded with a loud noise, if this happened when I was on the highway it would have caused severe accident, luckily I was backing the car up when it happened. I didn't hit anything to cause the airbag to deploy. When the steering wheel came off in my hands it was when I was parked, it could have happened when I was driving causing severe injury to myself and those around me. I keep my vehicle maintained by FORD and the steering wheel was never touched or repaired. But when I bought the vehicle brand new from FORD it was missing the Sirius satellite radio it was advertised as coming with, when I brought it back to Ford the seller told me they take it out for import reasons and I could buy it from them for $150 plus installation. I don't know if they touched the steering wheel when they removed the Sirius radio parts. I have the Sirius button on my vehicle and it was advertised with 6 months free Sirius, but the dealership said it's common practice in Puerto Rico for them to remove it because of import fees. I'm the only owner of this vehicle and it was sold to me as brand new. The steering wheel gave me no warning it was about to come off in my hands, it was not loose, it had no play in it, I was parked in my driveway and had just gotten into the car when it came off in my hands. I have the car for inspection and need to alert people of this danger and get the vehicle steering wheel recalled to prevent severe injury to another person.

Filed May 5, 2023 · Airbags, Steering · VA

The steering acted like it lost power, it was extremely hard to turn. It showed slide marks on dashboard. It also has airbag light on dashboard. We had a mechanic to run a test, the only thing it showed was that the airbag had no signal to the computer

Filed Aug 12, 2019 · Airbags · 31,000 miles · OH · crash · 2 injuries

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. The contact stated that while turning a corner during rain weather conditions, the vehicle slid off the road causing the contact to crash into a telephone pole, slid into a ditch, and a cornfield. The windows on the front driver, both rear passenger, and rear windshield all shattered. None of the air bags deployed. There were injuries sustained. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a garage for a pickup from the insurance company. The manufacturer was contacted and suggested to speak to an insurance adjuster. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 31,000. *pm

Filed May 18, 2018 · Airbags, Fuel system · OR

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v77000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time as the recall notice was received over six months ago. The dealer (courtesy ford lincoln, 1313 ne 122nd ave, portland, or 97230) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact recently received a postcard from tk holdings, alerting him that they filed for bankruptcy. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

Filed May 6, 2018 · Airbags, Body · 100 miles · AZ · crash

In an accident with front end damage and air bags didn't deploy.

Filed Feb 13, 2018 · Airbags · 92,000 miles · CA · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. While the contact's vehicle was idling at a red light, another vehicle crashed into the front end of the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the head, left and right wrists, back, right knees, right ankle and the right foot. Medical attention was required. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000.

Filed Nov 8, 2017 · Airbags · 60,000 miles · NY · crash

My son was in an accident. Front end of vehicle. The air bag never went off. But the seatbelt locked. The auto repair shop was dumbfounded at why it didn't go off. So am I.the seatbelt and airbag lights were on on the dash after they fixed it. That's how we found that the seatbelt locked. I couldn't get it around me to go home. They then replaced the computer. The car still doesn't seen correct. But, how do I know that in the future there is an accident with the vehicle and it doesn't go off and I get killed. My son was moving on a city street when this very young girl with a restricted license abruptly stopped. My son hit her. My son now owns the vehicle. I'm more concerned that I gave him a car that is a hazard.

Filed Jul 15, 2016 · Airbags · 50,000 miles · OH · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the contact's vehicle crashed into the rear of a truck. The front end of the contact's vehicle was damaged and the sides were bent outward. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed and a police report was filed. The contact received chest injuries, but no medical attention was needed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

Filed Jul 8, 2016 · Airbags, Body · 71,076 miles · OH · crash

My wife and one month old child were in an accident the other day. She turned left in front of an oncoming vehicle and our 2012 ford escape xlt was hit in the front passenger corner. The insurance adjuster just finished determining the damage only to conclude that the vehicle is a total loss. There was over $10,000 in damage to the vehicle before he took it apart to determine how expensive the frame repair would become. The airbags did not deploy. I have notified ford about this issue and they are "investigating" which I'm sure will lead to absolutely nothing. How can a car receive a catastrophic impact on the front end like that and the airbags not deploy?