The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed, and the brake pedal remained on the floorboard. The vehicle crashed into another vehicle. The contact stated that the air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was restarted but the failure persisted. A police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the ABS needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 184,000.
Ford F-350 no deployment problems
45 of the 2,894 owner complaints about the Ford F-350 describe airbags did not deploy in a crash, most of them for the 1999 model year.
- owner complaints
- 45
- worst model year
- 1999
- typical mileage
- 80,000
Is there a fix? There are 3 recalls for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
ABS 2Tire blowout 1Steering lock-up 1Headlights 1Engine failure 1Ball joint 1
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f-350. While the contact's father was driving 55 MPH, he swerved to avoid striking another vehicle. When the brake pedal was depressed, the driver's side tires did not stop and the steering seized. As a result, the driver struck a tree and the vehicle rolled into a ditch. A police report was filed. The air bags did not deploy. The contact's father sustained blunt force trauma to the torso and was fatally injured upon impact. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000. The VIN was not available.
The vehicle wa in motion, ran off the side of the road , clipped a few trees, landed in a pond. Force of impact hitting water cracked windshield. Passenger side of truck was mauled.truck was totaled.... Air bags did not deploy, had there been a passenger, in all likely hood would have been dead.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-350. While driving 35 MPH on the interstate, the driver lost control due to black ice. The contact drove into a ditch. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed out of the ditch. The contact struck the center console and sustained a concussion, and severe pain to the head, neck, and shoulders. The driver sustained a concussion and another passenger sustained undisclosed injuries. Medical attention was required. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer informed the contact that the vehicle's seat was considered a fifth seat for any individual. The failure mileage and VIN were unknown.
I was driving on northbound fm 920 between peaster and poolville, texas in the rain. Because of the rain, I was not driving the speed limit of 60 MPH, only driving approximately 50 MPH. There were two vehicles approaching me southbound on fm 920. One of them was passing a vehicle and was driving head on to me while passing the other vehicle in the rain. I did not want her to hit me so I swerved to miss her and ended up in a ditch and hit a tree head on. The airbags did not deploy. My pickup was totaled. Both of the other vehicles left the scene of the accident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f-350. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle slid on ice and crashed into a parked trailer. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a body shop where it was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage for this crash was 80,000. In addition, while driving approximately 50 MPH, the contact struck a deer. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was driven to the body shop where it was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. There were no injuries in either crash. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.
I slid on black ice coasting down a small hill on the roadway doing 35 MPH in a 45 MPH zone. The momentum & weight of the vehicle made the vehicle veer off the road into a pine tree. Despite my best efforts to take my foot off the gas & steer in the direction where the vehicle was sliding (as we were always taught to do), I had no control over where my vehicle was going. I hit a pine tree rather hard. My friend was traveling behind me & watched it happen. I hit (bruised) my arm & knee but didn't require an ambulance. The frame, fender, hood & headlight all got crumpled. Luckily the steel frame, heavy large tow hook in front & steel bumper took most of the force causing those parts & the steel complete frame (including the leaf springs underneath) to crumple under impact. The pine tree wound up embedded in & all around that hook & grill. However, the force of such a crash should have deployed the 2 front airbags. Neither one did deploy! My question is, why didn't it?! The impact surely was one that should have deployed an airbag! Are they defective?! Luckily I didn't sustain great injuries or get killed. How are we to trust the safety of vehicles when the very parts that are installed don't perform their job? We trust the vehicles to be reliable & protect us. That's why we choose certain vehicles & pay big bucks to have the safety features we want in them & to protect us. Ironically, this wasn't the first time this happened. A family member's ford pickup's airbag never deployed either when they had a frontal crash. What is ford doing about addressing this issue with their vehicles' airbags not functioning?! In order to save lives a vehicle must be safe by being in good working order! We pay for safety & everything to be working properly yet are finding out ford vehicles aren't built as ford tough as they claim!
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-350. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the contact crashed into a deer and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 2,018. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-350 . The contact stated that the driver was traveling an unknown speed and crashed into an embankment. The impact caused the vehicle to flip in reverse and land on the passenger's side. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver was killed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 161,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f-350. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the front of the contact's vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. Once the vehicle was stopped, the air bags then erroneously deployed. There was a powdery substance that was emitted from the air bags, which caused the contact to choke and become ill. The contact also sustained injuries to the chest, heart, neck and lower back. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileage was 24,000.
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Certain vehicles fail to conform to the requirements specified in federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, 'occupant crash protection.' the driver air bag module may not have been properly assembled.
- Risk
- This condition may prevent the driver air bag from properly deploying and reduce occupant protection in the event of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace your driver air bag module free of charge. The recall began on november 20, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1‑800‑392‑3673.
Recall number 07V541000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger and sport utility vehicles. The inflator canister in the driver air bag module may have an inadequate weld near the igniter.
- Risk
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the driver air bag may not deploy as intended, potentially resulting in reduced occupant protection, or a burn injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a driver air bag module. Owner notification began march 19, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1‑800‑392‑3673.
Recall number 01V082000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: light duty trucks. The cast tow hooks changes the crash pulse of the vehicle in frontal barrier impacts and the air bag sensor was not calibrated to this new crash pulse which may cause the air bags to deploy in lower speed impacts than design intent.
- Risk
- Unexpected air bag deployment can result in personal injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the cast tow hooks with forged hooks.
Recall number 98V303000 · Recall details
Questions about the Ford F-350 no deployment
Which Ford F-350 years have airbags did not deploy in a crash problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1999 (15 complaints), 2000 (9 complaints) and 2006 (6 complaints).
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