Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fiesta. While the contact was driving approximately 20 MPH, the front passenger side of the vehicle was crashed into by another vehicle. The front bumper was damaged and the air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that there was an air bag failure. The cause of the failure was not determined. The failure was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not notified. The failure mileage was 189,213.
2012 Ford Fiesta: airbags did not deploy in a crash
8 of the 617 complaints about the 2012 Ford Fiesta describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 51,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Got in am accident. Was hit on my passenger front side. No airbags deployed. Not even my curtain airbags. I was in motion at time of accident. I was on a city street
Tl* the contact owned a 2012 ford fiesta. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the contact slowed the vehicle down to make a u turn and lost control. As a result, the contact struck a parked vehicle. The frontal air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a garage. A week after the crash, the contact went to the hospital and was diagnosed with a contusion, mild concussion, a rib compress wall, and swelling. The VIN was invalid. The approximate failure mileage was 72,863. Updated 06/10/16*lj the consumer stated both vehicles were totaled and towed to a garage. Updated 06/28/16.
Tl* the contact owned a 2012 ford fiesta. While driving at approximately 30 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the front driver side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained head injuries and required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an unknown location. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was 23,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fiesta. While driving at various speeds, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact did not sustain any injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 51,000.
While driving the speed of in town, stop and go traffic, my brakes failed to work. I approached a red light with stopped traffic ahead of me and started braking. I continued to brake but there was absolutely no brake pressure. It felt like my brake pedal was pushing through the floor board but nothing was happening. My car proceeded to crash into a stopped truck at about 35-40mph. My airbag did not deploy. I came away with aches and pain but fortunately was not badly injured. My car has been totaled by my insurance company. I have been telling ford since I purchased the car that the brakes make an awful squealing noise. Finally after two years they "serviced" the brakes and then a month later this incident happened.
We were on the highway while it was snowing. All of the other vehicles were slowing down because there was an accident blocking off the highway. Eventually we all came to a stop. After we stopped there was a yukon that was unable to stop because of conditions and its load and hit us from behind. He was probably going 35 MPH. Both the passenger and driver's head flung back against seats. No airbags deployed. Passenger has suffered in the spine from this accident.
As I was driving on the surface streets, the cars brakes did not work. I pumped the brakes three times before they actually locked and I slid on the road and rear ended a vehicle. The impact was quite intense and the damaged was quite large. For some reason the airbags did not deploy being that the front end of my vehicle was damaged all the way in-till the engine.
Related recalls
Air bags
- What is wrong
- Ford is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Fiesta vehicles, manufactured from November 3, 2009 through September 21, 2012. The vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection." The passenger side curtain air bag will not deploy in the event of a side impact collision when the front passenger seat is empty. Although the side curtain air bag system was designed to suppress the side curtain air bag under this scenario, that information is not explained in the owner's guide for these vehicles as required by FMVSS No. 208.
- Risk
- An occupant in the right rear seating position will not have coverage from the side curtain air bag in a side impact collision when the front passenger seat is empty, increasing the risk of injury to the right rear occupant.
- Remedy
- Ford will notify owners and dealers will reprogram the vehicle's software free of charge so that it no longer suppresses the passenger side curtain air bag when the front passenger seat is empty, and consistent with the description in the owner's guide. The safety recall began on October 26, 2012. Owner's may contact Ford at 1‑866‑436‑7332.
Recall number 12V488000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2012 Ford Fiesta no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2012 Ford Fiesta?
8 of 617 owner complaints about the 2012 Ford Fiesta (1%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2012.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2012 Ford Fiesta?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2012 Ford Fiesta
Door locks 130Jerking 83Stalling 82Shudder 80Grinding brakes 42Hesitation 42Slipping 32Check engine light 30Headlights 28Transmission failure 28Loss of power 22Won't shift 20Won't start 12Fire or smoke 7Engine failure 5
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