My daughter was driving 2001 ford focus se wagon approximately 45mph when she described steering locked up in turn then she heard tires squealing and vehicle jerked hard left causing her to go off the road, hit a rock wall and flipped the car end over end. The air bags did not deploy. She landed upside down but was able to exit vehicle through broken window. She received cuts and bruises and was taken to emergency room for x-rays where they said she had no serious injuries and was released. On scene investigation by police and tow truck operated suggested ball joint failure or other steering/suspension failure. Car was totaled.
2001 Ford Focus: airbags did not deploy in a crash
20 of the 1,761 complaints about the 2001 Ford Focus describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 20
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 58,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
I purchased a 2001 ford focus on my way to work while pulling into my parking space the car accelerated unexpectedly then the brakes did not work. I then pulled on the emergency brakes which did not work to immediately stop the car. I crashed head on into the car in front of the parking space. Also, upon impact the airbags did not inflate. The car was supposedly to have front and side impact airbags and one in the steering when and nothing happened. My chest went straight into the steering wheel so hard there was a circular imprint around my chest and stomach. After people came to see about me one man asked if my car was off. I said yes and he pointed out the car still looked like it was trying to accelerate. The wheels were spinning full force. I took the car back to the dealership I only had it for 3 days and nothing was done to correct the failure. The owner of the dealership said since the car was in a wreck it was worthless to him and there was nothing he could do. He even threatened that he would call the police if my family and myself did not leave.
Dt: the contact's vehicle was involved in a crash and the air bags did not deploy. The contact was driving at 40 MPH when hitting another vehicle. The contact hit the steering wheel with her head, and when she did so, the air bags then deployed. The point of impact was the front end of vehicle. The contact sustained minor injuries since she was wearing seat belts. A police and insurance reports were taken. *ak.
Dt: 8-10 months ago consumer bought a 2001 ford focus. Service dealer noticed air bag sensor was not working and went ahead and installed a new air bag. This weekend was involved in an accident and the airbag did not deploy. This past weekend consumer's vehicle was involved in a frontal impact involving another vehicle. No repairs as of yet were done. The airbags had not been checked out, no explanation was given as to why the airbags did not deploy.
While driving at approximately 40 MPH vehicle was in a head on collision. Upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy. Driver sustained face injuries and received 23 stitches in the face. *ak
While driving at 72 MPH c onsumer lost consciousness and vehicle took a nose dive off the inner state, rolling over, and landing on another road up side down. Upon impact air bags failed to deploy and the seat belt failed to retract. Driver sustained 11 staples to the back of head, stitches and cuts to the left eye and left arm and other upper, and lower bodily injuries. The vehicle is totaled.
While driving 50-55 MPH consumer applied force to brakes to avoid a collision. Driver's side brakes locked up, causing vehicle to sway off the road into a ditch, and vehicle struck a tree head on. Upon impact, air bags failed to deploy.
While driving 55 MPH vehicle was involved in a head on collision. Upon impact, dual airbags did not deploy. No injuries reported.
While driving at 50 MPH on the highway driver lost control of the vehicle, and crashed into a guard rail head on. Upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy.
Consumer states that when hit at 30mph in the front center of the vehicle, the air bags did not deploy resulting in minor injuries to the consumer. Dealer notified. Ph
Focus was broad sided on the driver's side by a full size oldsmobile traveling aproximately 45 MPH. The side air bag did not deploy. Dt
While at a complete stop was involved in a head on collision. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy, resulting in major body injuries.*ak
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2001 Ford Focus no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2001 Ford Focus?
20 of 1,761 owner complaints about the 2001 Ford Focus (1%) 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 2001 Ford Focus?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2001 Ford Focus
Stalling 321Fuel pump 178Hesitation 67Grinding brakes 65Won't start 64Loss of power 63Check engine light 51Door locks 45Fire or smoke 44Jerking 37Coil spring 33Brake failure 32Ball joint 27Steering lock-up 26Headlights 24Engine failure 21Tire blowout 18Harsh shifting 14Power steering loss 14Seat belt 14Sudden acceleration 14Power windows 13Wipers 12Adaptive cruise 11Overheating 11Fuel gauge 10Fuel smell 10Pulling 10Water leak 10Premature wear 9Slipping 8Transmission failure 8Airbag light 7Fuel leak 7Misfire 7Warning lights 7
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