Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford explorer. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the contact crashed into a telephone pole and the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The contact sustained injuries to the jaw and was transported to the hospital via ambulance. The police reported to the scene and a report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure mileage 23,000.
2001 Ford Explorer: airbags did not deploy in a crash
10 of the 375 complaints about the 2001 Ford Explorer describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
In an attempt to avoid an chain reaction accident my husband, robert, veered off the road. Our 2001 ford explorer hit a tree, flipped over trapping him in the vehicle and the airbags failed to deploy. Thank god, he was not seriously injured, but the emotional trauma goes without saying. It is very upsetting to pay money for safety equipment only to have that equipment fail when you expect it to work.
The driver was merging from the highway onto the center lane without warning, and another vehicle crashed into the consumers vehicle. The driver lost control of the vehicle and the driver and passenger air bags did not deploy. The driver and passengers were injured.
Airbags did not deploy after front-end collision with speed of approx. 25-30 miles per hour. Resulting in cervical sprains to two passengers. Passengers were wearing seat bags. Vehicle was equipped with two air bags.
My daughter's 2001 explorer sport was traveling south on I-75 diped to the right returned to the road and traveled aprox 1/2 mile and then rolled left to right and tumbled end over end killing both passangers. The air bags never deployed, and there seems to be no apparrent reason my daughter lost control of the vehical and it rolled.
During a crash airbags did not deploy.
Vehicle skidded on ice, went down an embankment through a chainlink fence, and rolled 3 times. Airbags did not deploy, no injuries. Vehicle was totalled.
Consumer was involved in a 35-40 MPH frontal collision in which vehicle went under a tractor trailer, and driver's/passenger's air bags did not deploy. Please give any further details.
Airbags did not deploy in a collision at 5-10mph, resulting in minor injuries. Ford has been notified.
Vehicle was involved in a head-on collsion with a chevrolet s10 1987 at 40-45 MPH. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. Manufacturer was not notified at this time. Please feel free to provide any further details.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 2001 Ford Explorer no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2001 Ford Explorer?
10 of 375 owner complaints about the 2001 Ford Explorer (3%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2001 Ford Explorer?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2001 Ford Explorer
Tire blowout 25Fire or smoke 22Adaptive cruise 17Pulling 10Stalling 9Ball joint 8Grinding brakes 7Loss of power 7Airbag light 5Check engine light 5Seat belt 5Transmission failure 5Wipers 5
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