Dt*: the contact stated the air bag light illuminated intermittently and a few weeks later, the passenger air bag light illuminated. The dealer attempted a repair however, the problem recurred.
2005 Ford Focus airbags complaints
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I was hit on my passenger side (t-boned) by another car. None of my airbags deployed (side or frontal). I was hit hard enough that the impact itself knocked me out. The frame of my car was bent and it was totalled.
2005 ford focus airbag system inoperative at around 23,000 miles and 1.5 years of service. Dealership advised wiring harness severed by rodent. Not covered by ford warranty remains uncorrected.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 25mph, the vehicle was involved in a front end collision and the airbags did not deploy. There was braking upon impact. The contact was wearing a seatbelt and minor injuries were sustained. There was moderate damage to the front end of the vehicle. The police were on the scene and a report was taken. The vehicle was not inspected for the airbag failure.
Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 55 MPH over a slight rise in the road, the driver side curtain airbag deployed. There had been no prior accident. The vehicle was driven to the dealership, where it was determined the collision sensor had been activated.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 30mph, the vehicle was involved in a crash and the front air bags did not deploy. The contact's vehicle hit another vehicle in the side. The front end of the contact's vehicle was destroyed in the accident. The contact suffered minor injuries along with whiplash. The police were at the scene and provided a written report. The insurance company inspected the vehicle and deemed it totaled. There was additional property damage to the other vehicle.
Consumer 2005 focus air bags failed during frontal collision. *ts ***nar*** the consumer stated he and his family were injured, but did not state how many.
Ford focus has less than 7800 miles on it, and yesterday morning at 5:30 am while consumer's husband was driving to work on south bound on I-75 at 75 MPH the driver's side air bag deployed for no apparent reason. *ak thankfully he was not injured however, since he was nearly the only vehicle on the road at the time this is cause for great concern. He immediately called pat milliken ford where we leased the vehicle and they asked him to bring it in that evening for repair. This afternoon (1-25-06) we get a call from the service department that we need to file an insurance claim becuase there is a small dent under the vehicle which possibly hit the sensor and caused the airbag to deploy. They informed us that an adjuster would have to come out and look at it. This has to be a manufacturing defect. There is no way that if something hit the sensor under the car the side airbag should deploy. I have an 8-month old child who's car seat is located behind the drivers side, I can only thank god she was not in the vehicle at the time. While you prepare yourself for the bags to deploy when involved in an accident you never expect them to deploy while driving down a highway. I don't know where to begin filing a claim but I will start with you and will not end until I get some results. I never want to see this happen to anyone else. Thankfully there was no one else on the road at the time, my husband could have been seriously injured or worse, caused an accident himself when this incident occured. Pat milliken ford told us that there have been at least 3 other ford focus's brought in for the same identical reason. Clearly there is something wrong that needs to be looked into for the safety of everyone who owns a ford focus.
I was involved in a rear end collision near my home. The street was wet, and when I determined that I was not going to be able to stop, I applied full braking. My vehicle does have ABS, but my wheels fully locked. I rear ended a 1994 full size car at approximately 25 to 30 MPH. My chief complaint is that the air bag did not deploy, and that the ABS braking was essentially non-effective. This accident was my fault, however, I did expect the safety equipment on my vehicle to work. The vehicle is currently being inspected for repair.
Hood latch was not attached properly to body. Caused hood to brake free and fly up upstrucking vision and causing a wreck. No air bags deplored and cruse control stuck on. New vehicle VIN # did not match vehicle description.
Owner says that the side air bag deployed without incident. The owner took the vehicle to the dealer and they put it on the lift to see if there were any rocks or stones that may have activated the air bag sensor, but nothing was found. Provide further details. *jb consumer injured by airbag.
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