2002 Ford Focus: airbags did not deploy in a crash

Filed Jun 20, 2014 · Airbags, Seat belts · 30,000 miles · OH · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford focus. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, another vehicle made u-turn and crashed into the contact's vehicle. The air bags did not deploy and the seat belt did not properly restrain the driver of the vehicle. The contact was taken to a nearby emergency room to be treated with back, shoulder and neck injures. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was 30,000.

Filed Apr 30, 2014 · Airbags · 140,000 miles · OH · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle from the front end. The air bags failed to deploy and the seat belt failed to provide restraint to the driver. The driver sustained unknown injuries which required medical attention. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not inspected to determine the cause of the air bag failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Filed Dec 31, 2013 · Airbags · 65,000 miles · MA · crash

I was driving on baker street in west roxbury, ma. I had the right of way when another driver in a 2010 lincoln mkx ran a stop sign and hit me. I was hit on the driver's side. The speed and force of the impact took out the entire front end of my car. My vehicle was dragged off baker street and into the intersection of baker and capital. The driver who hit me was driving at such a speed, that before stopping, they continued on, hitting a stop sign, taking it down and hitting another car, pushing it up onto the sidewalk into a telephone pole. This was an accident that totaled 3 vehicles - and - my airbags did not go off! I am writing because weeks after the accident my lower back and shoulders are still causing me a great deal of pain. And I called to report this incident to ford after reading this has happened many times to drivers/owners in 2002 ford focus's! Ford told me their regional customer service manager ([xxx]) would be in touch in 1 day - and they would want to look at the vehicle . . . [xxx] has not been in touch and I have not heard a word from ford. I appreciate the problems of airbags going off when the should not, or going off unexpectedly - but if airbags do not go off when there is an impact there is a problem! If it happens once or twice it may be a fluke - this is not the case! Airbag failure in the 2002 for focus is a reported problem by many - reported to you over and over - let there not be a death because you and ford did not do the right thing - check these vehicles - all of them! One life is too precious not to do what is clearly the right thing - do a recall! Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Feb 20, 2012 · Airbags · 60,000 miles · CA · crash

Black ice was hit and the car slid over a thirty-foot embankment. Air bags did not deploy and the car was considered totaled. The second accident took place with the same car, which had been salvaged after the first accident. Hit black ice again, flipped on its side, and rolled. Again, the air bags did not deploy. The entire side and roof were demolished and the car was not salvageable this time. This is the second 2002 ford focus we have had--both were in accidents, and in all three accidents, both cars were totaled and no airbags were deployed. Wondering if these cars should be recalled? After doing some research on ford focuses, I found that the 2001 ford focuses had a problem with the airbags. They would deploy at the slightest impact. Can't help if ford didn't overcompensate for the problem in the next year's model?

Filed Jan 19, 2012 · Airbags, Seat belts · 59,000 miles · IN · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford focus ztw. The contact was driving 25 MPH and crashed into another vehicle when the air bags failed to deploy.the driver side seat belt extended outward and failed to secure properly. The crashed caused one injury and a police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 59,000.

Filed Nov 13, 2010 · Airbags · MI · crash · 1 injury

Two cars collided. One was heading east the other heading north. The car heading north's airbags did not deploy. It was not hit head on, however, the front does have substantial damage and the airbags should have deployed. As a consequence, the driver experienced unnecessary internal damages and injuries.

Filed May 11, 2010 · Airbags · CT

Driving my 2002 ford focus zx5. It was early in the morning and I live near many woods - I hit a deer going about 45 miles per hour. The front of the car was completely totaled, and the airbag did not deploy. The airbag light flickers on and off when you start the vehicle.

Filed Feb 14, 2008 · Airbags, Seat belts · VA · crash · 1 injury

I was in a car accident, monday feb 11th at 7:15 am. My seatbelt was broken during the impact and my air bags did not deploy. My car is considered a "total loss", therefore I can not fix the damages to it. If my seatbelt broke due to the impact, then why didn't my air bags deploy?

Filed Jul 2, 2007 · Airbags · CA · crash · 1 injury

I was involved in an accident where my car hit the center divider, spun out of control, flipped over onto its hood, and slid down the freeway upside down before hitting the center divider on the driver side once again. My air bag did not deploy at all causing my head hit the steering wheel, the front windshield, and a few other places in the car.

Filed Nov 8, 2006 · Airbags · NM · crash · 1 injury

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle was involved in two separate front end collisions and both times, the front driver side airbags did not deploy. On the first occasion, the vehicle was traveling 40 MPH on normal road conditions, and 30 MPH on the second incident. Both times the contact was wearing the seatbelt; there was no prior warning lights to indicate there was a problem with the airbag. The contact sustained moderate injuries and a police report was taken. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer after the first accident, who determined that the airbags needed to be repaired and performed the repair. After the second accident, the vehicle was taken to another dealer who could not duplicate the problem with the airbag. The vehicle was currently at the dealer for further examination. The contact encountered similar complaints on the federal safety agency website.

Filed Oct 6, 2005 · Airbags · 60,000 miles · ND · crash

Dt: 2002 ford focus. The consumer stated the diagnostic test found the thermal fuse in the control module for the air bag blew out, this was caused by the consumer hitting a deer on september 1, 2005. The airbags did not deploy when this occurred, the deer hit the front of the vehicle. The consumer stated the air bags did not deploy, but there was a white smoke that came from the driver's area, around the dashboard. The vehicle was then taken to the body shop, and they found the air bag light was on ,and the vehicle was then taken to the dealership. There was no one injured when this happened. A police report was taken over the phone with the sheriff's department. The dealership did not tell the consumer what the smoke was that came out of the vehicle. The consumer stated the vehicle had not been in any accident prior to this.

Filed Jul 18, 2005 · Airbags · 74,000 miles · WA · crash

I was in a front-end collision travelling about 25 - 30 miles per hour and my airbags did not deploy.