2004 Ford Focus: airbags did not deploy in a crash

Filed Mar 16, 2015 · Acceleration · PA · crash · 2 injuries

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford focus. While driving at 27 MPH, the accelerator pedal became stuck causing the contact to crash into the another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The driver sustained neck and back injuries and the passenger sustained a bruise knee, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Nov 5, 2014 · Airbags · 25,000 miles · SD · crash

Head on collison with another car. Cars in front of me stopped suddenly. I going down one of the busiest roads in town and I couldnt stop in time. Front of my car has significant undrivable damage. The air bag did not deploy.

Filed Apr 14, 2014 · Airbags · 90,000 miles · NY · crash · 1 injury

While driving on a parkway in the right lane a car in the left lane of the two lane parkway hit the vehicle on the rear driver's side near the back wheel. The car then was driven into a rock cut and the entire front end of the vehicle was crashed in. Although the front end impact was substantial, the air bags did not deploy which resulted in several serious injuries to the driver. The police report and pictures of the vehicle are available as well as correspondence with ford on this accident.

Filed Dec 20, 2013 · Airbags · 120,000 miles · CA · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford focus. The contact was driving at an unknown speed and crashed into a guard rail. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained a fractured sternum and a police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was towed from the scene and had not been inspected to determine the cause of the air bag failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 120,000. Updated 2/11/14

Filed Oct 2, 2011 · Airbags · VA · crash

I was distracted while driving and hit a tree, that is right next to the road, on a winding road with the right front side of my car. Airbags did not go off at all. Was rushed to the hospital on a gurney, in an ambulance. Left side of my face hit the steering wheel and sustained quite a bit of trauma. It was swelling at such a rapid rate that the nurses and doctors thought I had broken my cheek bone. After ct scans, it was determined I had no broken bones, just bruised ribs, small cuts, and contusions on multiple parts of my body. The vehicle has been totaled by my insurance company. I plan to get the sdm from the vehicle and see what exactly was recorded.

Filed Jan 23, 2010 · Airbags · 21,000 miles · OH · crash

My son rear-ended another car in a snowstorm. He was driving between 10-20 miles per hour at the time. The air bag indicator light on his 2004 ford focus is now on, but the air bag did not deploy in the accident. He must have been jolted forward pretty abruptly because the seat belt spool is broken - the belt is stuck. He was not injured, but I do wonder whether the air bag should have inflated.

Filed Jun 30, 2009 · Airbags · 9,000 miles · IA · crash

Was involved in rear-ending a chevrolet impala stopped on the highway. I was going 55-60 MPH and hit the brakes at the last second. Air bags never deployed and had $7000-8000 worth of front end damage. The only thing I suffered from was whiplash.

Filed May 8, 2007 · Acceleration, Airbags · 97,000 miles · WA · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford focus. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle veered off the road. The contact did not depress the brakes and the right front of the vehicle struck a guard rail. The air bags failed to deploy and the vehicle was destroyed. There was a recent tire rotation performed on the vehicle and aaa and the dealer determined that the lug nuts were stripped. The contact has a police report. The current and failure mileages were 97,000.

Filed May 19, 2006 · Airbags · 19,632 miles · FL · crash · 1 injury

I had a head-on collision with a car that shot out of a side street directly in front of me. The front of my car hit the side of his van. The air bag did not deploy. My right knee cap was fractured. This was a rental car from enterprise.

Filed Mar 7, 2006 · Airbags · CA · crash · 2 injuries

About two weeks ago, my daughter was involved in an accident while driving her ford focus. She smashed the car into a cement barrier, spun around and smashed the back of the car into the barrier and then spun around again and smashed the front into the barrier again. The car is considered totaled by the insurer. This ford focus is equipped with air bags. These air bags did not deploy. Fortunately, my daughter and her passenger were not seriously hurt. I am concerned about the air bags not working.

Filed Feb 4, 2006 · Airbags, Steering · 24,000 miles · MA · crash · 1 injury

Vehicle was traveling on highway, weather was clear, road was dry. Steering wheel began to vibrate, vehicle suddenly veered to right and out of control. Vehicle struck guard rail head on, upon impact air bags did not deploy. My wife was seriously injured when her head struck the windshield. She received cuts to her forehead, multiple contusions and a fractured ankle that will require surgery to repair. The vehicle was inspected by a crash investigator and it was determined that a defective tie rod was the likely cause of the loss of control and there was sufficient force to deploy air bags.

Filed Mar 23, 2005 · Airbags · AL · crash

Vehicle was traveling on the road during inclement weather when all of a sudden the driver lost control. This caused the vehicle to flip over twice. Upon impact, the air bags did not deploy.