The 1994 ford escort is a very poorly made car. Most of these vehicles were manufactured with automatic seatbelts, the motors of which almost always fail. Ours was no exception. We had a manual seatbelt installed-- at our expense-- and today that manual seatbelt saved my husband's life in a rollover crash. Imagine if he had only had a lapbelt! Ford repeatedly denies that there is a problem, but for every 10 escorts I see that were made about the same time, 9 of them have at least one failed seatbelt. In addition, the airbag failed to deploy in a rollover crash going some 75 MPH. I can't say if my husband's injuries would have been less severe had the airbag gone off, but I do know that I will never buy a ford again.
1994 Ford Escort: airbags did not deploy in a crash
18 of the 279 complaints about the 1994 Ford Escort describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 18
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 1 service bulletin for this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
We had an accident july 19,2001. Our airbag did not deploy. We have both front and rear damage.
Consumer was traveling 30 MPH and was involved in a head on collision. Upon impact, driver's side air bag did not deploy, causing injuries to driver's side occupant. Consumer has contacted dealer. Please provide any further details.
Vehicle invoved in a frontal collision with a concrete curve at a impact of 20-25 MPH, and driver's air bag failed to deploy. Manufacturer notified. Provide further details.
As a result of an accident air bags did not deploy. Consumer was traveling at 40 MPH. Manufacturer has been notified. *ak
Another car hit owners vehicle at 55mph on front right side, causing the vehicle to spin into a ravine. Upon impact, driver's airbag did not deploy. Vehicle was totaled. Mechanic couldn't decide why airbag didn't deploy.
Vehicle rear ended another vehicle at 15 to 20mph, and the driver side airbag did not deploy. It exploded and tore off the steering column into half. Dealer said that it wa s normal for an airbag to explode.
Recall 94v218000.95s01. Vehicle was involved in a frontal impact accident at 25mph, front frame rail was bent in crash, and air bag did not deploy. Dealer and manufacturer contacted and cannot remedy the problem. Problem still exists. Provide further information.
Consumer was driving at 45 MPH and was involved in an accident, the driver's side air bag didn't deploy. Also driver side seat belt failed to retract, causing the consumer to hit the steering wheel.
Vehicle hit a dumpster head on, to avoid a crash traveling about 35 MPH, the driver's side air bag did not deploy. The vehicle is being repaired. Damages was done to the right front side of vehicle.
Airbag did not inflate in crash, causing injury.
Upon impact during rearend collision, was forced into vehicle in front, causing multi-car crash, frontal impact 12:00 on front bumper, 45 MPH, airbag failed to deploy.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal
- What is wrong
- The driver side air bag module can have an inadequately welded inflator canister.
- Risk
- In the event of a collision, the weld seam can separate, causing the air bag to fail to deploy properly and hot gases to be expelled from the back of the steering wheel. This can result in an increased risk of personal injury from the hot gases and the air bag failure.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a new air bag module.
Recall number 94V218000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1994 Ford Escort no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1994 Ford Escort?
18 of 279 owner complaints about the 1994 Ford Escort (6%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Ford Escort?
There is 1 recall and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1994 Ford Escort
Seat belt 31Airbag light 12Coil spring 10Fire or smoke 9Stalling 8Brake failure 7Headlights 6
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