Vehicle proceeding north on city street. Collided with side of vehicle #2 west bound at intersection. Driver's side airbag failed to deploy. Passenger side deployed.
2001 Mercury Grand Marquis: airbags did not deploy in a crash
7 of the 157 complaints about the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 52,489
- recalls
- 2
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls and 2 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Car was hit on the driver side quarter panel causing it to spin and crash head on into highway divider. Air bags did not deploy resulting in additional injuries!!
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 mercury grand marquis. While driving 30 MPH, the brakes made a squealing sound and locked when the pedal was depressed. The failure caused the contact to rear end the preceding vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 50,000.
Tl - the vehicle was a 2001 mercury grand marquis. While driving the gas pedal became stuck. The vehicle then side swiped two other vehicles. The vehicle went off the road and hit a tree. The passenger side front was damaged. The air bags did not deploy. The failure mileage was 25,000. The passenger and driver sustained injuries. The vehicle was towed. Pictures were taken ,and a police report was filed.
While driving 15 MPH vehicle was involved in a head on collision. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. *ak
While driving 12 MPH the vehicle was involved in a head on collision. The driver's side air bag did not deploy and as a result the driver sustained injuries to the chest. Please provide any additional information.
The vehicle was hit in the front center yet the air bags did not deploy which caused injuries to the consumer. The dealer has been notified. *ts
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: minivans and passenger vehicles. A restraint control module (rcm) or a side or front crash sensor may have been assembled with one or more of the screws that mount the circuit board in the housing missing. If some or all of the screws are missing, the performance of the occupant restrains could be affected.
- Risk
- In some cases, less than the intended level of protection in the event of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the rcm and crash sensors and, if necessary, replace them.
Recall number 00V412000 · Recall details
Air bags
- What is wrong
- Certain passenger vehicles, limousines, and mini vans were built with a newly designed restraint control module (rcm). In some cases, the rcm does not recognize certain system faults that could result in an air bag or seat belt pre-tensioner unexpectedly activating during the self-test sequence at vehicle start-up.
- Risk
- This condition could result in personal injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the rcm in these vehicles. Owner notification began september 14, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1‑800‑392‑3673.
Recall number 00V270000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis?
7 of 157 owner complaints about the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis (4%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1994.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis?
There are 2 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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