2000 Ford Focus: airbags did not deploy in a crash

Filed Feb 24, 2015 · Airbags · 142,620 miles · MO · crash

Vehicle turning and collided with another vehicle sppeding. Per insurance company, vehicle was totalled. Paid for repairs, then realized the airbags did not deploy.

Filed Aug 12, 2013 · Airbags · 147,000 miles · OH · crash · 2 injuries

I have a 2000 ford focus, I hit a car from the back, because they slammed on their brakes. My airbags did not deployed. I was going 25-30 MPH. The front of the car is totally totaled. But the airbag sensor is visible to the human eye! I am wondering why my airbag do not deployed? Airbag defects? My face smash the steering wheel. Me and my passenger have neck, back, shoulder contusions. I have severe pain in those areas. I did some research on why my airbag didn't deployed because it did not seem right to me. And I discovered a case and which the same car model, make and year, similar to mines which stated, "ford admitted that it didn't even know the actual air bag non-deployment threshold when it started selling these cars to its customers! They later changed the airbag system design to increase the threshold beginning in 2002, but they never recalled the 2000 and 2001 ford focus cars to fix this problem."

Filed Jul 27, 2011 · Airbags · 191,000 miles · KY · crash

Hello! I was involved in a collision yesterday where I was rear ended by a someone doing 35 MPH. I was at a complete stop. His collision with me sent my car into the car in front me. It totaled the front end and bent the frame in the back. My air bag never deployed. I think that ford should be held liable.

Filed Apr 30, 2010 · Airbags, Seat belts · 130,000 miles · WA · crash

Driving down road after heavy rain, roads wet, rush hour traffic, sun came out glare off street. Car two cars ahead of me stopped suddenly to turn left. Car in front of me stopped. I saw the cars stop and thought I had enough room to stop, but streets were still wet and my tires locked going 25mph 2 car lengths behind car and I skidded into the car in front of me. Little to no damage down to rear bumper or my front bumper however, my airbags deployed shattering my window and locked my seat belt. Causing $800 in parts damage not including labor. First time having problem with airbag deployment, will have insurance repair my car/airbag/seat belt, window, causing my insurance to go up. I had chair positioned all the way back so the airbag did not hit me or protect me from injury (I'm lucky I did not have breathing problems from airbag smoke though) I was probably going 15mph when I hit the other vehicle, if the airbags did not go off I would have affordable insurance and an extra $1000 to my name. Be careful!!!!

Filed Oct 20, 2008 · Airbags · 100,000 miles · MI · crash · 1 injury

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. While driving 35 MPH, the contact rear ended another vehicle stopped at a traffic light. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the right side or her skull and suffered headaches. The radiator was pushed into the engine and the vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The VIN was verified, but appears to be invalid. The failure and current mileages were less than 100,000 kilometers.

Filed Dec 5, 2005 · Airbags · GA · crash · 2 injuries

Dt: the contact's vehicle was involved in an accident. Upon impact, the airbags did not deploy. The contact and her husband sustained injuries. She had broken ribs, a broken foot, and a cut on her head. The contact's husband had cuts on the head, a broken back, and had to receive a blood transfusion. The air bag light did not appear prior to the accident. The contact's insurance company picked up and impounded the vehicle. No further action has been taken. A police report was taken at the scene. *ak updated 05/04/06.

Filed Jan 25, 2005 · Airbags · NY · crash

While driving, and without warning another vehicle crossed over into the lane of the consumer and hit the consumers vehicle head on. Both air bags did not deploy. The consumer was not injured. The vehicle was towed to the body shop. Please fill in additional information.

Filed Mar 11, 2004 · Airbags · 103,735 miles · NM · crash · 1 injury

While driving at 65 MPH driver lost control of the vehicle, resulting in a head on collision with a wall. Upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained minor injuries. *ak *sc

Filed Feb 2, 2004 · Airbags · MI · crash

The consumer was involved in a head on collision at 45 MPH, however the vehicles frontal air bag did not deploy.

Filed Jan 9, 2004 · Airbags · MN · crash · 1 injury

The consumer was driving when she saw a deer coming down a hill and stopped as the deer crossed. Then a large truck passed the consumer in a 40 mile zone and a new deer hit the left side of the vehicle. The airbags did not deploy. *ak *sc the consumer suffered minor injuries.

Filed Jul 20, 2003 · Airbags · CA · crash · 1 injury

Front air bags did not deploy. I was rear-ended and pushed into a toyota landcruiser and my car has 4,000 worth of damage to the front and rear bumpers.

Filed Jul 10, 2003 · Airbags · VA · crash

Consumer states that while driving at 40 MPH vehicle was in a collision. Consumer states that both of the front air bags did not deploy.