1994 FORD ESCORT Air Bags Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 94V218000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,404.

Mileage: 115,404

THE 1994 FORD ESCORT IS A VERY POORLY MADE CAR. MOST OF THESE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH AUTOMATIC SEATBELTS, THE MOTORS OF WHICH ALMOST ALWAYS FAIL. OURS WAS NO EXCEPTION. WE HAD A MANUAL SEATBELT INSTALLED-- AT OUR EXPENSE-- AND TODAY THAT MANUAL SEATBELT SAVED MY HUSBAND'S LIFE IN A ROLLOVER CRASH. IMAGINE IF HE HAD ONLY HAD A LAPBELT! FORD REPEATEDLY DENIES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT FOR EVERY 10 ESCORTS I SEE THAT WERE MADE ABOUT THE SAME TIME, 9 OF THEM HAVE AT LEAST ONE FAILED SEATBELT. IN ADDITION, THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A ROLLOVER CRASH GOING SOME 75 MPH. I CAN'T SAY IF MY HUSBAND'S INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS SEVERE HAD THE AIRBAG GONE OFF, BUT I DO KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN.

CONSUMER STATED THAT AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH IS FLASHING, INDICATING THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG. IS AFRAID THAT THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY AFTER READING THE OWNER'S MANUAL. CONSUMER TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP/MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THAT TO CHECK THIS PROBLEM IT WOULD COST HIM $89.00, AND TO REPAIR IT WOULD COST $100.00 PER HOUR. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARING ON DASHBOARD WAS A RECALL FOR SOME FORD ESCORTS, BUT NOT FOR HIS VEHICLE. HE NEED EDHELP WITH THE REPAIR COST.*AK

DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT FULLY EXPAND AT THE TIME OF CAR ACCIDENT. CAR WAS TOTAL PER INSURANCE COMPANY. SEAT BELT SAVED DRIVER FROM FURTHER INJURY.*AK

SRS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPAIRED AIR BAG CIRCUIT. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIOAL INFORMATION.*AK

WE HAD AN ACCIDENT JULY 19,2001. OUR AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WE HAVE BOTH FRONT AND REAR DAMAGE.*AK

THE AIR BAG HAS BROKEN 3 OF MY RIBS AND FAILED TO DEPLOY BEFORE I HIT MY HEAD ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD THAT IS WHAT A POLICE HAD TOLD ME. I HAD BURNS AND ALOT OF BRUISING DUE TO THE AIR BAG IN MY CAR. PLUS ALOT OF HEADACHES AND NECK INJURIES BECAUSE OF THAT FAILURE TO DEPLOY SOON ENOUGH AND THEN WHEN IT DID LOOKOUT. THEY NEED TO RECALL AND RETROFIT THESE CARS WITH THE AIRBAGS THAT WONT HARM A WOMEN LIKE ME THAT IS OF SMALLL STATURE AND THAT 9 AND 3 POSITION DOESNT WORK MY ARMS STILL GOT BURNED. I STILL GOT HURT AND MY FEELING ON THESE THINGS IS I HATE THEM. IF I COULD HAVE THEM TAKEN OUT I WOULD. OR BE ABLE TO TURN THEM OFF WHEN I AM DRIVING. ALL OWNERS SHOULD HAVE THE OPTION WETHER THEY WANT THEM ON OR NOT. NOONE SHOULD MAKE THAT DECISION FOR THE OWNER OF THE CAR EXCEPT THEM.I HAD 3 ACCIDENTS ALL WITH AIRBAGS DEPLOYING AND THERE IS NOT ONE INCIDENT WHERE I DIDNT GET BRUISES OR BURNS OR BROKEN RIBS AND MY NECK KNOCKED OUT OF WHACK.*AK

CONSUMER WAS AT INTERSECTION WAITING FOR LIGHT TO CHANGE, AND VEHICLE IN BACK OF HER HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED/PUNCTURED, AND CHEMICALS FROM AIRBAGS CAUSED THIRD DEGREE BURNS ON RIGHT SIDE OF HER FACE. HER EYE SIGHT WAS DAMAGED, AND VEHICLE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH AND WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE INVOVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A CONCRETE CURVE AT A IMPACT OF 20-25 MPH, AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH, HITTING A POLE, AIR BAG ON DRIVER'S SIDE CAME OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT DID NOT DEFLATE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I WAS IN A NEAR HEAD-ON COLLSION, I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED IF MY AIR BAG WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. IT WAS NOT DISCONNECTED, NOR HAS IT EVER BEEN MODIFIED, AND I HAVE HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF A RECALL. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING FRONT END DAMAGE COLLISION. MJS

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING FRONT END DAMAGE COLLISION. MJS

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING FRONT END DAMAGE COLLISION. MJS

ANOTHER CAR HIT OWNERS VEHICLE AT 55MPH ON FRONT RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN INTO A RAVINE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MECHANIC COULDN'T DECIDE WHY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON CONTINUALLY. CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED. CONTACTED DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. PROBLEM NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. ANOTHER DEALERSHIP HAD INDICATED CODE 5-1 MEANS BLOWN FUSE OR ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE AIR BAG MODULE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON A GRAVELED DRIVEWAY, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER / MFR. NOTIFED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH BLINKS DTC 32. SHOULD THE MFG. BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY RELATED DEFECT FREE OF CHARGE? *AK

RECALL 95S01. AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED NO RECALLS, REPLACEMENT AIRBAG NEEDED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML

NO SUMMARY

VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 15 TO 20MPH, AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. IT EXPLODED AND TORE OFF THE STEERING COLUMN INTO HALF. DEALER SAID THAT IT WA S NORMAL FOR AN AIRBAG TO EXPLODE. *AK

SRS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. (IE98074) ALSO SHOULDER BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE HESITATES WHEN RETRACTING/REAR DEFROSTER SWITCH IS INOPERABLE. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AIRBAG'S SENSOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. ALSO A BUZZING NOISE AND A SMELL OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE CAME FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE.

CONSUMER WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION THAT CAUSED DRIVER'S AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG CAUSED BURNS TO THE CONSUMER'S ARM. ALSO, FILLED THE VEHICLE WITH SMOKE.. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER CANNOT FIND ANYONE TO PERFORM AIRBAG ON/OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AIR BAG CAME OUT, BUT DID NOT INFLATE. THE NEXT DAY WHEN DRIVER CHECKED VEHICLE AIR BAG WAS INFLATED,THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE COME OUT ORIGINALLY. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FENDER WAS BENT, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER COULDN'T USE THE HORN DUE TO THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING, DRIVER'S AIR BAG IS LOCATED ON THE SPACE WHERE THE HORN IS, AND HORN DOESN'T WORK. *AK *ML

RECALL 94V218000.95S01. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 25MPH, FRONT FRAME RAIL WAS BENT IN CRASH, AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

INTERMITTENT FLASHING OF AIR BAG LIGHT. (QCAW)

VEHICLE HIT A DUMPSTER HEAD ON, TO AVOID A CRASH TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. DAMAGES WAS DONE TO THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES.

AIRBAG DID NOT INFLATE IN CRASH, CAUSING INJURY.

UPON IMPACT DURING REAREND COLLISION, WAS FORCED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT, CAUSING MULTI-CAR CRASH, FRONTAL IMPACT 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, 45 MPH, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

AIR BAG ALARM INTERMITTENTLY BLINKS AN "A CODE 53" WHICH MEANS CRASH SENSOR HAS FAILED.*AK CONSUMER STATES ON COLD DAYS THE AIR BAG WILL INTERMITTENLY SOUND AN ALARM OR 53 MEANING A CRASH SENSOR IS FAILING, CONSUMER TOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, WHICH IS DUE TO THE IINTERMITTENT NATURE OF THE FAILURE, THE SENSOR WILL BLINK UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND THIS ONLY HAPPENS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE NOSIE, AND THE ENGINE BELTS WERE READJUSTED,ALSO CONSUMER STATES SHE HAD A SQUEAKY FAN AND ALSO LEFT PASSENGER SPEAKER WAS NOT WORKING.*JB

VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND IMPACTED 6:00 POSITION, DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT, AZLSO NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT SENSOR COMES ON . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT SENSOR COMES ON . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHEN HIT FROM THE SIDE AND THE DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED.*AK CONSUMER RECEIVED DAMAGES FROM THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, CONSUMER HAS NERVE DAMAGE AND HEARING LOSS. *SLC

AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN DRIVER WAS REARENDED AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE SEAT WENT BACK AND TWISTED. PLEASE EXPLAIN IN DETAIL. *AK

HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, AIR BAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER STILL HIT WINDSHIELD. *AK

DRIVER STARTING, HAVING A SEIZURE RAN INTO A DITCH DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN AND NON DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. *AK

DRIVER STARTING, HAVING A SEIZURE RAN INTO A DITCH DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN AND NON DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. *AK

DRIVER STARTING, HAVING A SEIZURE RAN INTO A DITCH DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN AND NON DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. *AK

WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT AIR IN IT. CAUSING SMOKE AND FUMES TO FILL THE CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY GAS BURNED CONSUMER. TT

THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT FEB. 12, 1995 AND DRIVERS AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE BRAKES HAD BEEN FIXED 6 TIMES SINCE SHE HAD THE CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT FEB. 12, 1995 AND PASSENGERS AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE BRAKES HAD BEEN FIXED 6 TIMES SINCE SHE HAD THE CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

WHILE DRIVING, AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES CONTINUOUSLY, DEALER CAN'T FIX UNTIL MFR PROVIDES KIT. TT

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG PRIOR TO RECALL ( 94V218), RESULTING IN INJURY. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SKD

DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURIN ACCIDENT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENAIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. TT

HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION DRIVING 45MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. "DUP: SEE 960247". TT

FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 45 MPH, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. "DUP 950412: 960281". TT

AIR BAG NEEDS SERVICE INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. *SKD

FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 50 MPH, AIR BAG PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. TT

OTHER: AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON. *AK