Tl* the contact owns a 1997 ford expedition. The contact was traveling 35 MPH and crashed into the rear of a tow truck. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed by the tow truck to the contacts place of residence. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 199,000.
1997 Ford Expedition: airbags did not deploy in a crash
16 of the 850 complaints about the 1997 Ford Expedition describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 16
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 ford expedition. While driving 35 MPH, the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver was transported to the hospital and suffered injuries to his head. A police report was filed. The road conditions were dry. The current and failure mileages were 155,000. The consumer provided pictures of the vehicle. Updated 09/05/07 *tr updated VIN. 09/05/07.
The vehicle was hit on the front left side yet the vehicles air bags did not deploy and caused minor injuries to the consumer.
Air bags failed to deploy after auto left road jumping culverts and landing forcefully in a large ditch at approx 50 MPH. Vehicle suffered extensive damage to left and right sides including front damage. Wreck caused damage to steering column and engine. Vehicle is located at bates custon collision in baytown, texas.
Rear ended while sittng still and was hit at 45 MPH. Air bags didn't deploy when he ran me into the car in front of me and shoved my bump[er under 3 inches. Also the front seat broke backward on impact this was second time.
Airbag failed to deploy. I am looking for information concerning other ford 's where airbag failed to deploy.
While driving at 40-45 MPH hit a truck with front end , and dual airbags did not deploy,causing injuries consumer will contact manufacturer.please provide further information.
Both airbags failed to deploy in major accident. Police said they should have.
While trying to avoid an accident consumer hit a ditch, and air bags did not deploy while traveling 50 MPH. Vehicle was totalled. *ak.et.
While driving under icy conditions vehicle slid into a telephone pole at 20 MPH. Air bags did not deploy, and seta belt ripped, causing rug to burn to driver's neck. Dealer has not been contacted.
While driving 45 MPH and braking had a frontal impact, and driver's/passenger's airbags did not deploy, which did not protect the occupant in this crash. Please provide further information.
While driving the throttle stuck, causing vehicle to increase in speed, resulting in a frontal accident, in which the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy. Please provide further details.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 1997 Ford Expedition no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1997 Ford Expedition?
16 of 850 owner complaints about the 1997 Ford Expedition (2%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Ford Expedition?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Ford Expedition
Fire or smoke 59Adaptive cruise 40Ball joint 34ABS 30Brake failure 28Tire blowout 21Wipers 18Grinding brakes 15Headlights 13Stalling 13Check engine light 11Door locks 11Water leak 11Loss of power 10Power steering loss 10Knocking 9Pulling 9Engine failure 8Won't shift 7Won't start 7Airbag light 6Harsh shifting 6Jerking 5Steering lock-up 5
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