2007 FORD FOCUS Air Bags Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while stopped at a traffic light, a vehicle crashed into the front of the contact’s vehicle. Additionally, two other vehicles crashed into the side and rear of the contact's vehicle; however, the air bags failed to deploy. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact and the passenger sustained injuries and received medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not totaled. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

The driver airbag light keeps going off and on. I went to ford dealer shop to fix it. Only shortly after it came back on. I tried different tricks online and they dont last long. This is a common issue among ford focus owners. The connection plug from airbag to the steering wheel is bad and it just loses connection from time to time. Focus owners cant just DIY sensitive parts like airbag to temporarly fix it nor can we spend big bucks to visit dealersshop everytime. They charged me $140 just look at my car. And told me $700 for airbag replacement, when all that needs replacing is the faulty connecting plug. Ford knows this but is getting away with jeopordizing with customers lives for money. Please make this recall issue so ford will fix for all focus owners before people dies from this well known focus issue because the driverside airbag failes to deploy. Please.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS GRANDDAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF HER. THE RESULT WAS THAT SHE BROADSIDED THE VEHICLE AT 35 MPH. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON EITHER THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDES. ONE PASSENGER WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE WITH CHEST PAINS TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL JUNK YARD AND NO ESTIMATE HAS BEEN PERFORMED YET. THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND COME AND GOES THIS CAR HAS NEVER WRECKED OR IN ANY DAMAGE TO IT. NOTHING WAS EVECTIVTED TO MAKE THE LIGHT COME ON AND STAY ON. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED TO GET IT RELPACED ASAP DUE TO THE FACT IF CAN GO OUT ANY SEC. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND CAN NOT GO AND REPLACED A PART THAT SHOULD HAVE NO RESULT FROM MYSELF

Mileage: 130,000

IN DEC. 12-23 A DEER LANDED IN FRONT OF US AS WE WERE DRIVING ON A ON HIGHWAY AND GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. DEER DAMAGED HOOD RADIATOR ETC. BIGGEST CONCERN . BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE POWDER. RIGHT AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT I SAID OPEN THE DOOR OPEN THE WINDOW CUZ THE DUST WAS FLYING AROUND THE CAR AND I BELIEVE I INHALED SOME IN MY THROAT UP MY NOSE THAT WAS REALLY BAD . THE DUST SMELLS BAD IRRITATING EYES THROAT. AS A COUPLE DAYS WENT BY. THROAT VERY SORE COUGHING OFF AND ON. ? THE CHEMICALS ? TOXIN,, CAN THEY CAUSE PROBLEMS LATER. INSIDE BOTH NAZAL PASSAGES VERY CRUSTY AND DRIED BLOOD. SMALL SKIN BURN ON MID NOSE. ALSO HEADACHES , FEEL DAZED, HAIR AND FACE HAD A WEIRD SMELL , ALSO SEVERE RINGING IN EARS. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED IF THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD ISSUES WITH TOXIC CHEMICALS AND WHAT HELP CAN I GET TO RESOLVE THIS AND I AM CONCERNED. THE POLICE CAME RESCUE CAME WE A GRATEFUL WE WERE ABLE TO WALK AWAY BUT SOMETIMES PROBLEMS OCCUR A FEW DAYS LATER. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RESPIRATORY IMPACT AND IRRITATION IF THE CHEMICALS CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS LATER. ON 12-25-19. I JUST DONT FEEL RIGHT. HEADACHES ALSO RESPIRATORY AND THROAT CONCERNS.

Mileage: 17,111

I WAS GOING ABOUT 10 MPH THROUGH A CITY STREET INTERSECTION WHEN I RAN OVER AN UNCOVERED WATER VALVE PIPE IN A DEPRESSION SIMILAR TO, BUT SMALLER THAN, A STANDARD MANHOLE WELL. EACH LEFT TIRE RAN OVER THE UNCOVERED WATER VALVE. THERE WAS A LOUD POP, AND I BLACKED OUT. THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT AFTER THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SUSTAINED DAMAGE THAT RESULTED IN A FLAT TIRE SHORTLY THEREAFTER. ALSO, THE AIR BAG IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT DEPLOYED AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD, CAUSING ME TO BLACK OUT, AND PRODUCING AMNESIA AND OTHER MENTAL SYMPTOMS THAT LINGERED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IN ADDITION, I SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES FROM WHIPLASH. THE AIR BAG SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TRIGGERED BY AN UNDER-WHEEL IMPACT AT SUCH A LOW SPEED.

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE HAVING TIRES MOUNTED AND CHECKING THE REASON FOR ILLUMINATION OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AIRBAG LIGHT THE DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED THAT MY FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE. I CALLED FORD AND WAS ADVISED THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT ME IN 30 DAYS

Mileage: 63,307

I HAVE JUST ACQUIRED THIS VEHICLE IN OCT OR SEP OF 2018. IT HAS BEEN A PRETTY GOOD CAR UP UNTIL NOW. THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. MY MECHANIC CHECKED WHY THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON WITH HIS COMPUTER AND HAS SAID IT'S A FUEL ISSUE. I TAKE IT BACK TO HIM ON THURSDAY TO GO OVER THE FUEL SYSTEM AND ENGINE TO BETTER DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. IN THE MEANTIME, I'VE BEEN LOOKING UP VARIOUS COMPLAINTS AND ISSUES WITH MY 2007 FORD FOCUS AND NOT STATING THE SPECIFIC ISSUES AND THE TWO MAIN COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS THAT KEEP COMING UPSTATE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS AIRBAGS AND FUEL SYSTEM ISSUES. THESE ARE BOTH THE ISSUES I'M HAVING. THE AIRBAGS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF WITHOUT THE SYSTEM BEING RESET. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND HASN'T GONE OFF. IT CAME ON WHEN MY HUSBAND FILLED THE TANK UP ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS AGO. THE ONLY REASON WE'VE NOT HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IS DUE TO INCOME. I'M DISABLED, MY HUSBAND IS IN THE PROCESS OF RETIRING IN SEPTEMBER AND HE WAS INJURED ON THE JOB AND HAS BEEN OUT FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS. I WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN LOOKED ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WERE RECALLS BUT WE'RE MAKING A TRIP TO DURHAM IN JULY AND NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE AND ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENGINE CATCHING FIRE OR NOT GETTING THE FUEL NEEDED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS HAS BEEN ANY SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. THANK YOU.

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS TURNING LEFT ON A YELLOW LIGHT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION DURING RUSH HOUR. THE CAR OPPOSITE OF MINE WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND HIT THE BUMPER OF MY CAR. MY AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF AND MY SEAT BELT DOESN'T PULL OUT THE WAY IT SHOULD NOW.

AIR BAG LIGHT STAY ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, SAID SECONDARY EMISSION BUT YOU CHECK EVERYTHING NO PROBLEM, RESET CODE AND ALL BACK ON IN 3 DAYS

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF , BUT MOSTLY STAYS ON FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. AND FOR NO OBVIOUS REASON, IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR QUITE A LONG TIME. BEING IN MOTION OR SITTING STILL DOESN'T SEEM TO CHANGE THE PATTERN NOR DO ROUGH ROADS VS SMOOTH ROADS. IS THIS TAKATA RELATED ?

Mileage: 40,102

MY AIRBAG ON THE DRIVER SIDE WENT OUT THE LIGHT IS ON AND WON'T GO OUT, ALSO THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT THE VEHICLE HAVE UNDER 90 THOUSAND MILES ON IT I HAVE AFRAID TO DRIVE FOR THOSE REASONS IT WAS PURCHASED IN 2006 NEW WITH 2 TENS OF A MILE ON IT. I SENT AN EMAIL A YEAR OR SO AGO AND NEVER HEARD FROM YOU ALL. CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AIRBAG OVER $400 DOLLARS AND SO IS THE POWER STEERING.THANKS IN ADVANCE.

Mileage: 80,000

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASHBOARD WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST DEPENDING ON TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY, BUT FOR PAST TWO YEARS IT HAS BEEN ON CONSTANTLY. HAVE CHECKED WIRING HARNESS UNDERNEATH FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SINCE I WAS TOLD IT WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON. THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE AT TIMES, BUT NO LONGER DOES.

Mileage: 85,000

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG ON THE DASHBOARD GOES ON AND OFF AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. (I AM NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN IT BEGAN, SINCE WHEN THE LIGHT WENT OFF, I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS OVER) I HAVE HAD A CAR REPAIR SHOP TRY TO FIX IT SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON (IN EVERY SEASON OF THE YEAR) WHEN THE WEATHER IS HUMID OR DAMP AND GOES OFF WHEN THE AIR IS DRIER. THE MECHANICS SAY THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG AT A COST OF AROUND $400. I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS A TAKATA AIRBAG, BUT AM NOT SURE. STILL, IT IS DEFECTIVE AND I THINK THESE AIRBAGS SHOULD BE INSPECTED IN OTHER FORD FOCUS MODELS IN WHICH THEY ARE INSTALLED. ALSO THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK (LOCKING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR) STOPPED WORKING FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. I NOW HAVE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK IT MANUALLY FROM THE INSIDE, REQUIRING THE PASSENGER TO WAIT OUTSIDE THE CAR WHILE I (DRIVER) GET INTO THE CAR AND UNLOCK THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THIS POSES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER.

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING 70 ON THE TURNPIKE THE DRIVER SIDE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED OUT OF THE SEAT WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF IMPACT OR ACCIDENT CAUSING IT TO DO SO. THE DEPLOYMENT CAUSED NUMEROUS INJURIES. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ANY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. RESPONDING OFFICERS/DEPUTIES DID NOT FILE A POLICE REPORT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE FORD COLLISION CENTER CANNOT FIND THE REASON FOR DEPLOYMENT AND THE SENSOR BOX IS BEING SHIPPED TO FORD FOR INVESTIGATION. THE CAR REMAINS I REPAIRED.

Mileage: 47,000

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE CAME ON AND WON'T GO OUT. FORD FOCUS 2007 POWER STEERING MOTOR IS GOING OUT. I HAD MY CAR SERVICED IN 2016 AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THE POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT . THANKS

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT COMES UNBUCKLED SOMETIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I ACQUIRED THE CAR IN 2012.

Mileage: 128,000

THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALMOST ALL THE TIME AND THE PASSAGER SEAT BELT WILL COME UNLASHED AT TIMES, THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THEN ONCE WITH IN THIS LAST YEAR 2016.

Mileage: 80,712

SIDE AIRBAG, CONTAINED INSIDE MY SEAT ON MY LEFT SIDE AS I DROVE, INFLATED SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY AND UNPROMPTED BY ANY COLLISION EVENT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT THE TIME, TRAVELLING 50 MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE IN THE CENTER LANE ON AN OTHERWISE EMPTY ROAD.

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 05/30/17*LJ UPDATED 7/9/18*JB *TR

Mileage: 26,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE AN ERROR CODE FOR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 11/29/16*LJ UPDATED 12/06/16.*JB

Mileage: 125,000

THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG EVEN WHEN THERE'S A PASSENGER ON BOARD WILL INDICATE THE AIRBAG IS OFF. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS EVERYSINCE I GOT THE CAR 4 YEARS AGO. NOW I HAVE A CHILD AND PEOPLE WHO RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND SAFETY HAS BECOME A HUGE CONCERN THERE ARE MANY REPORTS ONLINE OF THIS ISSUE INCLUDING ON HERE. MY FAMILY AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS OR FIX THIS OUR SELVES TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE ONLY AFTERMARKET PARTS ON MY CAR OUR THE TIRES AND ALL OF THE MOUNTS. FOR THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURED MOUNTS FAILED AND BROKE.

Mileage: 75,000

FORD HAS PUT OUT A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG SENSOR AND IT'S NOT WORKING SO MY LIGHT FOR MY AIRBAG STAYS ON INDICATING THE AIRBAG IS DISABLED AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED AND I'VE READ ONLINE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY FOR THE 2007 FORD FOCUS YOU NEED TO DO AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS PROBLEM ASAP WHEN I START MY CAR UP THE LIGHT FOR THE AIRBAG POPS ON AND STAYS ON THE WHOLE TIME I'M DRIVING IT IS TOTALLY DISABLED AND THAT'S NOT GOOD AT ALL THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS ASAP I HAVE GONE TO A LOT OF WEBSITES AND SEEN MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

Mileage: 124,000

I TOOK AN EXIT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO A STOP SIGN. WHEN I TURNED LEFT AT ABOUT 15 TO 20 MPH, I STRAIGHTENED OUT MY VEHICLE, AND AT BETWEEN 25-30 MPH, MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED OUT OF MY DRIVER'S SEAT WITHOUT ANY REASON.I DID NOT CRASH INTO ANYTHING NOR DID ANYTHING CRASH INTO ME. THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY, WITH NO PRECIPITATION, AND THE ROADS WERE CLEAR WITH NO ICE OR SNOW. AFTER THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE MILEAGE WAS 109,812. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY COULD FIND NO REASON WHY THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THEY WANTED ME TO REPLACE MODULES AND SENSORS, TOTALING $2,800. BECAUSE THERE WAS NO COLLISION, MY INSURANCE REFUSED TO HELP. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT IS PAST THE DATE OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.

Mileage: 109,812

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNSTABLE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND OVERDRIVE SENSOR LIGHTS SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000. UPDATED 02/18/16*LJ

Mileage: 155,000

MY AIR BAG LIGHTS COMES ON AND OFF. CAR HASNT BEEN WRECKED BUT WHEN LIGHT COMES ON IT WILL STAY ON FOR HALF AND DAY. THESE TWO LIGHTS PASSENGER AND DRIVER WILL COME ON WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION GOING DOWN HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 150,000

RAN INTO A GUARD RAIL FRONT ON. AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF

Mileage: 85,000

FOR SOME REASON, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN MAY GO OFF FOR A DAY BEFORE COMING BACK ON. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHEY THIS IS HAPPENING. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS NOT AN AIRBAG SENSOR ISSUE OR SOMETHING RELATED TO THE RECALL ISSUES WITH TAKATA. THANKS YOU AND PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

Mileage: 60,000

I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH WHICH IS PRESENTLY LIT UP SINCE 2012. I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT SINCE IT IS NOT ON THE LIST. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE CHECK AND MAKE SURE TAKATA HAS NOT EXTENDED TO FORD FOCUS 2007 FOR ME? THANK YOU, SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, VEHICLE PULLS OUT IN FRONT OF MINE AND MY CAR IMPACTED THE FRONT END OF THEIR VEHICLE. FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DAMAGED AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD FIXED. SIX MONTHS LATER THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND STAYS ON. MY MOMS FORD FOCUS HAS NOT BEEN WRECKED OR INVOLVED IN ANY CRASH AND HER AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND WONT GOT OFF.

Mileage: 60,000

WE WERE DRIVING NORTH AT 50 MPH, MAN GOING EAST ROLLED THROUGH STOP SIGN. HE T-BONED US SQUARE IN BOTH DRIVER SIDE DOORS, ROLLING US OVER TWICE, LANDING BACK ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR. OUT OF 7 AIRBAGS ONLY ONE DEPLOYED. THE AIR BAG THAT DEPLOYED WAS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF WHERE THE IMPACT OCCURRED. I HAVE THE CAR, IT HAS BEEN UNTOUCHED OTHER THAN TOW TRUCK COMPANY AND IS LOCKED IN MY PARENTS GARAGE, AS WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT OR NEXT. WE HAVE TONS OF PICTURES. PICTURES OF THE CAR, THE SCENE, WE HAVE IT ALL. THANK YOU RW

Mileage: 88,518

I WRECKED MY CAR AND IN THE ACCIDENT NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. LATER AFTER THE LOCAL MECHANIC FIXED THE DAMAGE HE RETURNED THE CAR TO ME AND WITHIN 24 HOURS THE COMPUTER RESET ITSELF AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A PROBLEM. THE LIGHT HAS NEVER TURNED OFF EXCEPT WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER HAVE COME OUT.

Mileage: 54,000

1) THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL YEARS AGO ( APPROX. DECEMBER, 2011 - MILEAGE WAS APPROX. 45,000) WHEN THE CAR COLLIDED WITH AN ONCOMING CAR AND WAS DAMAGED ON THE FRONT END AND DRIVER'S SIDE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. DURING THE PAST 2 OR 3 YEARS, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR DAYS AT A TIME. IT SEEMS TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAT AND HUMIDITY. IT SEEMS TO GO ON WHEN THE WEATHER IS HUMID AND OFF WHEN THE AIR IS DRY, AT ALL TIMES OF THE YEAR. I AM NOT SURE WHETHER THE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY WHEN IT IS NECESSARY. 2) DURING THE PAST YEAR, THE POWER STEERING HAS MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. A MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON IT SAID HE PUT A CLAMP ON IT AND REFILLED THE STEERING FLUID, WHICH HELPED FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. SO FAR THE STEERING HAS WORKED WELL, BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT POWER STEERING IS DEFECTIVE AND WEARING OUT TOO SOON.THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 45,000

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH IN THE LANE 2. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS DRIVING NORTH IN THE FIRST LANE. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN SHE COULD NOT SEE PAST TRAFFIC IN THE SOUTH FIRST LANE SO SHE CONTINUED TO TURN. I THEN T-BONED THE OTHER DRIVE. SHE WAS CITED AT FAULT FOR FAILING TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY. MY AIR BAGS ATTEMPTED TO DEPLOY BUT THEY DID NOT

Mileage: 148,000

SPRING BROKE ON AIR BAG FOR NO REASON. LIGHT DID COME ON AND OFF IN THE DASH BOARD. I' M WRITING THIS TO INFORM THE BOARD THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ADDITIONAL PROBLEM WITH THESE AIRBAGS. FURTHERMORE I FEEL IT SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR FOR THE AMOUNT OF FOUR HUNDRED A D FIFTY DOLLARS.. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS BLACK SMOKE AND FUEL FUMES EMITTING INTO THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO BREATH PROPERLY AND HIS EARS WERE RINGING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO RAINY CONDITIONS. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED, BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 4/15/15*CN UPDATED 9/22/2017*CN

Mileage: 17,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 35 MPH. HIT A PATCH OF ICE ON THE UNTREATED ICY ROADS IN GLOCESTER RI . CAUSED ME TO INCREASE SPEED WHILE SPINNING IN CIRCLES . ENDED UP HITTING A TREE WITH THE FRONT QUARTER PANEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DESTROYED EVERYTHING ON THAT SIDE UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CHASIE IN THE FRONT!! NEXT I SPUN AGAIN HITTING THE FRONT BUMPER ON THE RIGHT SIDE! AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND THEY SHOULD HAVE AT THE SPEED AND VELOCITY THE CAR HIT THE TREE AT! *TR

Mileage: 91,000

WARNING LIGHT ON DASH FOR PASSENGER AIRBAG POPS ON AT TIMES. THE INDICATOR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CONSOLE WILL ALSO LIGHT UP AS IF SOMEONE IS IN THE SEAT. THE WARNING LIGHT WILL STAY LITE FOR DAYS AND AT TIMES WEEKS AND THEN JUST GO OFF. I'VE ATTEMPTED TO RESET AS THE OWNER MANUAL EXPLAINS TO , BUT IT HASN'T WORKED. I'VE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC (FIRESTONE) TO INQUIRE OF ISSUE. I WAS TOLD IT MAYBE ELECTRICAL. I'VE EVEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP'S AUTO REPAIR DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. 99% OF TIME SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE NO ONE HAS RIDDEN IN MY PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. SO THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS WHAT IF THE AIRBAG, WHICH SEEMS TO BE FAULTY, DOESN'T DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN I WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO FAILED TO STOP IN TIME. THE VEHICLE THAT IMPACTED HIT MY CAR WAS GOING A SPEED OF 50MPH. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY 2007 FORD WAS PUSHED A FEW FEET. 3 WKS OF REPAIR WORK WAS REQUIRED TO THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. I UNDERWENT FOUR MONTHS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR NECK AND BACK PROBLEMS THAT I STILL DEAL WITH TODAY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE THAT HIT ME REALIZED THE LIGHT WAS RED AND I STOPPED, HE WAS ABLE TO TURN HIS VEHICLE A BIT TO USE THE IMPACT OTHERWISE THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRING AND CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ..UPDATED 12/02/14 *BF UPDATED 01/07/15*JB

Mileage: 100,000

IS MY AIR BAG FOR MY CAR ON THE RECALL LIST?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAD INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS REGARDING THE AIR BAG. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

Mileage: 37,000

JUST AS A PREFACE, I SENT THIS SAME DESCRIPTION OF MY AIRBAG PROBLEM TO FORD AND THEY WERE UNWILLING TO HELP IN ANY WAY. I PURCHASED MY USED 2007 FORD FOCUS FROM A BEASLEY FORD DEALERSHIP IN JUNE 2010. NOT EVEN ONE YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN APRIL 2011, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER. SHORTLY AFTER, IT JUST STAYED ON. I NOTICED THAT THE CENTER DASH PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT, THE ONE THAT SENSES A SITTING PASSENGER, WAS ALSO FLICKERING FROM TIME TO TIME AND WOULD SPORADICALLY COME ON OR OFF. IN MAY 2010, I CALLED BEASLEY FORD AND THE WOMAN SAID THAT IT WOULD BE $88.00 TO DIAGNOSE THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY FOR THIS MATTER. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND DECIDED TO SPEND THE $88 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE AIRBAG LIGHT DIAGNOSED. I WAITED FOR AN HOUR AND FORTY-FIVE MINUTES. I WAS CALLED TO THE SERVICE CENTER. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT HE NEEDED ANOTHER TWO HOURS WITH MY CAR TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. HE HAD ALREADY SPENT ONE HOUR TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND HE WAS ABLE TO NARROW IT DOWN TO 3-4 POSSIBLE CAUSES. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE ANOTHER $88.00 PER HOUR, TOTALING $167.00, JUST TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG. I TOLD THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT I CALLED AND THE WOMAN SAID IT WAS $88 DOLLARS AND NEVER TOLD ME IT WAS $88 DOLLARS PER HOUR. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS, I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR PARTS, WHICH COULD BE UPWARDS OF $617.00 IF THE AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, PLUS LABOR. FRUSTRATED AND COMPLETELY SHOCKED, I CAME HOME AND CHECKED TO SEE IF THE AIRBAG WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR OTHER FORD FOCUS OWNERS. I READ ABOUT HUNDREDS OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITHIN THE YEARS 2005-2007. ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY I AM WRITING IS BECAUSE IF THIS ISSUE HASN'T BEEN LOOKED INTO, I THINK IT SHOULD BE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW CAUSING TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR IT WENT OFF ROAD AND SLAMMED INTO A DITCH. FRONT BUMPER AND QUARTER PANEL DAMAGE, FRONT AXLE BROKE, RIMS DENTED, SUSPENSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO NAME A FEW. ALMOST 5000.00 IN DAMAGE. PERSON JERKED FORWARD ENOUGH TO HAVE CUTS IN THE CHEST/SHOULDER BY THE SEAT BELT YET THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

DASHBOARD EXTREME HEAT. WIRING FOR AIRBAG SWITCH NO LONGER WORKS. AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. SWITCH ON DASH NO LONGER WORKS. *TR

IN THE NEWS REPORTS SHOW OF HOW AT HIGH TEMPERATURES THESE AIRBAGS IMPLODE FOR NO REASON. AT 90F TRAVELING 30 MPH UP THE HILL THE SIDE AIRBAGS EXPLODED WITHOUT THE VEHICLE HITTING ANYTHING. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER HAD CALLED FORD CORP. FORD MOTOR CO DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS AS THIS SHOULD BE AT LEAST COVERED UNDER LEMON REGULATION OR AT MOST $100 DEDUCTIBLE FROM MY FORD ESP EXTENDED PLAN. THEY MADE A LOT OF EXCUSES&NEGLECTED TO FIX IT. THEY REMAINED INDIFFERENT. I TRIED TO CALL FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER FOR THE WEST TERRITORY. THE PERSON WOULD NOT FIX THE CONCERN NOR GIVE AUTHORIZATION TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. I LEFT SEVERAL VOICE MAILS AT [XXX] WITH NO RESPONSES. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS. HERE'S ONE EXAMPLE HTTP://WWW.WPTV.COM/MONEY/CONSUMER/BMW-CHRYSLER-FORD-HONDA-MAZDA-NISSAN-AND-TOYOTA-AIRBAG-RECALL-EXPANDS-TO-SEVEN-CAR-COMPANIES. OTHER EXAMPLES WERE ARTICLES OF HOW CAR COMPANIES DON'T WANT TO RECALL THESE AIRBAG ISSUES BECAUSE IT HAS COSTLY REPAIRS. THE 2008 FORD FOCUS HAD AIRBAG PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO BE LOOKED AT. IT SEEMS LIKE FORD HAS GIVEN THE LOCAL DEALER A HARD TIME&DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY WITH WHAT THEY HAD SOLD. FOR PRIVACY REASONS AS THIS MAY BECOME PUBLISHED I'M WITHHOLDING PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT ME DIRECTLY NHTSA WE CAN REVIEW THIS...UPDATED 09-15-14 *BF INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 116,000

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY APPEARS AND FAILS TO EXTINGUISH AT STARTUP. VEHICLE PURCHASED FROM BELL FORD IN PHOENIX AZ. HAD BATTERY & ALTERNATOR FAIL ON FREEWAY IN PHOENIX PRIOR TO 2012 YET AFTER 2010. SAME VEHICLE REQUIRED NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR AT PEP BOYS PASADENA TEXAS APPROX. 2011-2012 AND MULTIPLE BATTERY CHANGES IN 2014. LATEST NEWS IS THAT NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE SHOWS CORROSION NEAR TERMINAL. SEE ALSO DATE COMPLAINT FILED: 05/27/2014 COMPONENT(S): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DATE OF INCIDENT: 08/24/2013 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10594425 REF. HEAVIER GAUGE CABLE ON 2008 THAN 2007, P/N 14300A,14300B (MFR.) *TR

Mileage: 136,000

I WAS HIT IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION BY ANOTHER CAR ON FEB. 28, 2013. THE CAR WAS TOTALED, BUT THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO FORD AND AFTER REQUESTING THAT I SEND THEM PICTURES OF THE CAR, THEY CONCLUDED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MY INJURIES. I HAD PREVIOUSLY OWNED SEVERAL FORD VEHICLES, AND CONVINCED MY DAUGHTER THAT IT WAS A GOOD DECISION TO PURCHASE A BRAND NEW FORD. UNFORTUNATELY, SHE WAS DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE FROM THE TIME SHE GOT IT. THE CD PLAYER BROKE WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THEY TOLD HER AT THE DEALERSHIP THE $750.00 CD PLAYER WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT SHE'D HAVE TO PAY $150. FOR THE LABOR. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER RARELY LIT UP WHEN SOMEONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, BUT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FINE. JUST LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER REPORTS I'VE HEARD, IT HAD STARTED MAKING STRANGE NOISES LONG BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, BUT WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE CAUSE WAS. BEFORE THE CAR WAS 5 YEARS OLD, I HAD REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, SHOCKS, A/C COMPRESSOR, AND I CAN'T SAY HOW MANY TIMES I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

MY CAR WAS HIT HEAD ON, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT FELLED TO HOLD AND ALL THE SLACK CAME LOOSE CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO HIT THE DASH. THE AIR BAGS FELLED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY HURT OR WORSE, COULD HAVE WENT THROUGH THE WIND SHIELD. CONTACTED FORD MOTOR AND WOULD GET A WRITTEN RESPONSE IN SIX WEEKS. RECEIVED A PHONE CALL A FEW DAYS LATER TELLING ME TO WORK WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO GET IT REPAIRED. I ASKED TO BE COMPENSATED FOR DRIVING THIS CAR FOR SEVEN YEARS WITH AN DEFECTED SEAT BELT WITH I PURCHASED NEW. FORD SHOWED NO INTEREST IN THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 157,000

MY CAR WAS IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT AS WE HIT A POWER POLE HEAD ON GOING AT LEAST 50 MPH. I WASN'T THE DRIVER. AT IMPACT BOTH THE DRIVER AND MYSELF HAD OUR HEADS CRASH INTO THE DASHBOARD. THE DRIVER SMASHED HIS HEAD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND I HIT THE AREA ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX. MY HEAD ALSO HIT THE PASSENGER DOOR. THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED COMPLETELY TO THE GROUND. MY CONCERNS ARE THAT WITH AN ACCIDENT OF THAT MAGNITUDE, NOT A SINGLE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN THE CAR. ALL 4 PASSENGERS RECEIVED MULTIPLE SEVERE INJURIES. I'M AWARE THAT IN SOME SITUATIONS AIR BAGS CAN MAKE THINGS WORSE, BUT IN THIS CASE I'M SURE THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER THAN US VIOLENTLY SLAMMING OUR HEADS AND FACES ONTO THE DASHBOARD AND STEERING WHEEL. I'M ALSO INTERESTED IN SEEING WHY THE SEAT BELTS DIDN'T CONSTRICT US FROM MOVING THAT FAR FORWARD. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK, HEAD, AND SPINAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 02/27/14*LJ

Mileage: 30,000

MONITOR FAILED AND CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING COLUMN LOST CONNECTIVITY CAUSING AIR BAG SYSTEM TO NO LONGER OPERATE. REPAIRS TO MAKE SYSTEM OPERABLE AGAIN RESULTED IN CHARGES OF OVER $900. NO ACCIDENT WAS INVOLVED TO CAUSE THE FAILURE. PARTS RELATED TO SAFETY THAT SHOULD HAVE LASTED AS LONG AS THE CAR WAS OPERABLE FAILED RESULTING IN EXPENSIVE REPAIR COSTS. *TR

Mileage: 114,659

THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL IN AND OUT MAKES IT TURN OFF, SO I SUSPECT THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG HAS A BAD CONNECTION. SEARCHING ONLINE, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CLOCK SPRING GOES BAD. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT INFLATE IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 12/20/13*CN THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 9/11/13. UPDATED 12/16/13

Mileage: 18,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000.KMJ

Mileage: 19,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,200.

Mileage: 32,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,800.

Mileage: 91,800

I WAS IN A AUTO ACCIDENT ON 05/18/2012, I WAS DRIVING 10 MILES UNDER POSTED SPEED LIMIT, I HAD A GREEN LIGHT AND A YOUNG GIRL AGE 17 RAN RED LIGHT I HAD NO TIME TO STEP ON BRAKES OR ANYTHING, I WAS KNOCKED OUT WHEN I CAME TOO, THE AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED AND IT BURNED MY FACE, NOSE, I INHALED WHATEVER CHEMICALS ARE IN THE AIRBAG,IT BURNED MY THROAT ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND TO THIS DAY, MY NOSE HAS A BRUISE LOOKING SPLOTCHES AND MY NOSE BLEEDS CONSTANTLY, ALSO, I HAVE SORES IN MY MOUTH CONSTANTLY AND A BLUE BLOOD BLISTER ON MY LIP..I AM HORSE, I WAS COUGHING UP BLOOD...MY VOICE HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME SINCE THE ACCIDENT, THE YOUNG GIRL WAS SITED WITH A TICKET AND I WAS NOT, I WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL, THE AIRBAG BROKE MY STERNUM BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY LUNGS HURT CONSTANTLY AND WITH ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE STILL BOTHERING ME, I HAVE PICTURES OF MY FACE AND CHEST, PLUS THE POLICE REPORT... *TR

Mileage: 85,000

12-26-2012 I WAS ON ROUTE 77 IN AKRON,OHIO WHEN I SLID ON ICE AND SNOW, MY CAR STARTED SPINNING AND AN SUV GOING NORTH AND MY CAR CRASHED. I SPUN INTO THE LEFT LANE WHERE A CADILLAC SUV WAS DRIVING NORTH AND HE HIT THE DRIVERSIDE FRONT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. MY CAR MAY BE TOTALED. FRONT DRIVERSIDE HEADLIGHT IS GONE, TRANSMISSION WAS PUSHED BACK AND HOOD OF CAR IS BENT. MY AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER HITTING MY HEAD ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, AND I STRAINED MY NECK. MY QUESTION IS WHY DID MY AIRBAGS NOT GO OFF?? *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2007 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG MALFUNCTION AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FROM INJURIES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED 30 MINUTES AFTER REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES.

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH OUTSIDE OF CLEVELAND, OHIO WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE. WE WERE SHOCKED, BUT MY HUSBAND WAS THANKFULLY ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE ROAD WAS TOTALLY CLEAR THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. WE WENT TO A NEARBY POLICE STATION AND THE OFFICER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT AT ALL, AND THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THEIR OPINION. MY ARM AND BACK HAVE BEEN SORE AND WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE FORD DEALER HOW THEY PLAN TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. I AM AFRAID THAT THE OTHER AIRBAGS ARE DEFECTIVE AS WELL. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE DRIVER SIDE IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECCURRED SEVERAL TIMES.IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DRIVER FRONT SEAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE CUSHION OF THE SEAT BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

Mileage: 200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A TIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG THEN DEPLOYED ERRONEOUSLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE ARMS AS A RESULT OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,800.

Mileage: 87,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCH FOR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE AND HE COULD NOT GET EXIT FROM THAT DOOR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO BOTH STATED THAT THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIANS ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED, THE AIR BAG SYSTEM RESPONDED AS THOUGH A MASSIVE IMPACT WAS INVOLVED WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT NOR DID THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 61,000

AT 7:30 THIS MORNING, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE PALISADES PARKWAY, MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 70 MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS STILL OPERATING FINE, BUT THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. I DID NOT HIT A POT HOLE, NOR WAS I HIT OR HIT ANY ONE OR ANY THING. IT JUST DEPLOYED ON IT'S OWN. THE SEAT BAG WAS LOCATED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THERE IS NOW FOAM RUBBER IN THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR FROM THE SEAT. THE SEAM ON THE SEAT IS OPEN. I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I ALSO CALLED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER CARE SERVICE, WHICH ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER AND I SHOULD HEAR BACK IN ABOUT 24-48 HOURS. UPON LOOKING ON THE WEB, I HAVE FOUND ABOUT 25 ADDITIONAL INSTANCES OF THE SAME AIR BAG DEPLOYING FOR NO REASON. MY LEFT ARM, MY NECK ARE BRUISED FROM THE IMPACT OF THE AIRBAG. I ALSO AM HAVING RINGING IN MY LEFT EAR FROM THE BANG. IS THERE ENOUGH EVIDENCE FOR A RECALL BASED ON MANY DEPLOYMENTS OF THIS AIRBAG? *TR

Mileage: 93,453

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED OR ON. HOWEVER, MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR COLLISION. POWER STEERING ON THE CAR WENT BAD. I HAD TO GET IT REPLACED. WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS FOR BOTH OF THESE ISSUES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW. SHOULD I BE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS THIS SOON? *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT LIGHTS UP INDICATING SOME TYPE OF FAILURE IF USED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE SERVICE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

Mileage: 8,000

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OF MY 2007 FORD FOCUS CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME AUGUST 31, 2011. THE CAR HAS 37,023 MILES AND HAS HAD ALL THE DEALER MAINTENANCE PERFORMED SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. I WAS TOLD BY THE LONGMONT FORD DEALER THAT THE ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER INDICATED A LOSS OF COMMUNICATION AND THAT THE AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM WAS NOT ENGAGED WHEN THE LIGHT WAS ON. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO HAVE A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC TO DETERMINE WHAT HAD CAUSED THE LIGHT TO ACTIVATE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD FAILED AND THAT THE ENTIRE CLUSTER MUST BE REPLACED. THIS ELECTRONIC FAILURE REPRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF NOT REPLACED AT A COST OF ~$800.00. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT OTHER DRIVERS OF THIS CAR MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THE SAFETY SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY INACTIVE WHEN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS IN THIS WAY. FORD DOES NOT OFFER TO REPLACE THIS AS PART OF THE SAFETY WARRANTY PROGRAM. I THINK THIS IS WRONG AND REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR DRIVERS WHO MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THE FAILURE OR WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE SUCH A REPAIR AND CHOOSE TO DRIVE THE CARE WITHOUT THE SAFETY FEATURE OPERABLE. *TR

Mileage: 37,023

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET WHEN MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. I DID NOT GO OVER A BUMP AND WAS NOT HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TO JUSTIFY THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 45,311

DRIVING DOWN DIRT ROAD ~45MPH. SPEED LIMIT IS 55MPH. SAID ROAD HAS NUMEROUS POTHOLES, NONE OF LARGE SIZE THAT WERE OBSERVED TO BE CATASTROPHIC. PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH PASSENGER IN SEAT. SPOKE WITH FORD COMPLAINT LINE, THEY DENY THIS AS A FAILURE WITHOUT INVESTIGATING OR INSPECTING, NOR DID THEY OFFER. FORD DEALER WHO IS REPAIRING VEHICLE, WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE ME WITH THE INFORMATION OF WHAT SET THE AIRBAG OFF AS OF YET (SENSORS?). FORD DEALER CLAIMS POTHOLE DAMAGE ON VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING THE AIRBAG. UPDATED 5/9/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN IN FEBRUARY 2011. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A FAULTY SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. UPDATED 07/06/11

Mileage: 32,693

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A CRASH. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE REPAIRS AND THE CONTACT WOULD RECEIVE A RETURN CALL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A CALL BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE DRIVERS SIDE SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AFTER THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS HAD NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,500. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ FORD AUTHORIED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG, SENSOR AND MODULE.

Mileage: 30,500

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY 3 LANE EXPRESSWAY IN THE CENTER LANE AT 60 MILES PER HOUR, THE LEFT CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND I WASN'TINVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. MY ARM FELT LIKE SOMEONE HIT ME WITH A BASEBALL BAT. BUT LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND NOT CAUSE A PILE UP. MY WIFE WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND WAS VERY THANKFUL THAT I WAS DRIVING BECAUSE SHE SAID SHE PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE REACTED THE SAME WAY. SHE HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS 2007 FORD FOCUS LESS THEN A WEEK AGO, WITH A CLEAN CAR FAX!!!! NOW I'M READING THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ALOT OF PEOPLE. I HAVE BEEN A FIREMAN FOR NEARLY 25 YEARS AND I'VE SEEN WHAT AIRBAGS CAN DO TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY WORK PROPERLY. AND IF ITS TRUE THAT FORD IS IGNORING THESE CLAIMS, SOMEONE ONE WITH SOME FEDERAL PULL SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

Mileage: 55,423

SIDE AIRBAG ON 2007 FORD FOCUS DEPLOYED SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON AN INTERSTATE ROUTE. ACCORDING TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP," RCM RECEIVED CRASH DATA," THOUGH THERE WAS NO IMPACT. *TR

Mileage: 46,185

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON MY 2007 FORD FOCUS ZX3 COMES ON AND REMAINS ON. DEALER RESET THE CODE AND IT STAYED OFF FOR A COUPLE MONTHS AND THEN CAME BACK ON. I AM TOLD THAT THE BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY SO LONG AS THE LIGHT IS ON. FROM OWNER FORUMS I GATHER THAT THIS IS NOT AN INFREQUENT ISSUE. *LN

Mileage: 104,000

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROX 60 MPH HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE AND ALL OF SUDDEN MY 2007 FORD FOCUS CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE SEATBELT BECOMING VERY TIGHT AGAINST ME AND JERKING ME, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE CAR WAS ABLE TO START AGAIN AND IT INFORMED ME THAT MY AIRBAGS HAD BEEN DEPLOYED. THE DASH DROPPED AND THE AIR VENTS CRACKED, MY STEERING WHEEL HAS SHIFTED. THIS HAS LEFT MARKS ON MY NECK, CHEST AND PAINS THROUGHOUT MY NECK AND BACK. POSSIBLE WHIPLASH. CAR IS GOING TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW, HOPEFULLY I WILL HAVE SOME KIND OF EXPLANATION FOR WHAT HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 53,019

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 42 MPH, THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND SUFFERED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

Mileage: 18,000

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, 2007 FORD FOCUS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD BEEN INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATING ON AND OFF FOR TWO YEARS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT IN TWO ACCIDENTS, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY; THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED IN BOTH ACCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SIX TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN FIXED; THE AIR BAGS WERE REPLACED TWICE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS REPLACED ONCE AND THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED ONCE BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,506.

Mileage: 5,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THROUGH AN INTERCHANGE AROUND A CURVE, WHEN I HIT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A POTHOLE. THE NEXT THING I KNEW, THE CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE AND MY SHOULDER FELT AS IF I HAD BEEN SLUGGED BY SOMEONE. AFTER COMING TO MY SENSES, I REALIZED MY SIDE AIRBAG IN MY SEAT HAD DEPLOYED AS I DROVE DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN AIRBAG DEPLOY, AND HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAD HAPPENED. MY DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY FORD FOCUS 2007 IS NOW RIPPED DOWN THE SIDE WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND NO FORD DEALERSHIP WILL REPLACE THE SEAT. ACCORDING TO THE "BLACKBOX" THAT RECORDS WHAT HAPPENS IN A VEHICLE, THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED, MY VEHICLE HAD A 360 DEGREE SPINOUT THAT CREATED ENOUGH FORCE FOR MY AIRBAG TO DEPLOY, AND THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD HAVE TO FORK UP THE COST OF REPLACING MY SEAT. I HAVE BEEN BATTLING THIS FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 24,000

2007 FORD FOCUS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. *CW THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING 50 MPH WHEN SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2007. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN SNOW AND ICY CONDITIONS, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE TOWARD TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED 360 DEGREES WHICH CAUSED IT TO FACE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO SLIDE AND CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER SHOULDERS AND ARMS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2007 FORD FOCUS. SHE WAS ON A SMOOTH ROAD, WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG OPENED FOR NO REASON. IT HIT HER ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD, CAUSING HER TO HAVE HEARING LOSS FOR 2 MINUTES AS WELL AS A HEADACHE. IT ALSO CAUSED HER TO SWERVE THE CAR SLIGHTLY, BUT SHE HAD TOTAL CONTROL. I TOOK THE CAR TO MAGIC CITY FORD IN ROANOKE, VA, THEY RAN SOME TESTS AND CONTACTED THE FORD CORP. BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM, IT WAS DECIDED THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS A FAULT, AND THAT SHE HAD TO HAVE HIT SOMETHING. I INSPECTED THE CAR MYSELF ON SAT, AND THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR. FORD JUST WANTS TO SWEEP THIS UNDER THE CARPET, ALONG WITH MAGIC CITY FORD. *TR

Mileage: 37,400

ON JUNE 13, 2009, MY HUSBAND, MY 16 MONTH OLD SON AND I WERE DRIVING ON I95 S FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO SOUTH CAROLINA WHEN MY REAR LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT. THIS SENT US FISH TAILING ACROSS ALL LANES AND FINALLY WHEN THE BACK OF MY CAR SPUN AROUND INTO THE SHOULDER, THE CAR FLIPPED ONTO THE DRIVER SIDE, THEN ONTO THE TOP OF THE CAR, THEN FINALLY LANDING BACK UPRIGHT. NOT DURING ANY TIME DID THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY ON ANY SIDE OF MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

ON JUNE 13, 2009, MY HUSBAND, MY 16 MONTH OLD SON AND I WERE DRIVING ON I95 S FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO SOUTH CAROLINA WHEN MY REAR LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT. THIS SENT US FISH TAILING ACROSS ALL LANES AND FINALLY WHEN THE BACK OF MY CAR SPUN AROUND INTO THE SHOULDER, THE CAR FLIPPED ONTO THE DRIVER SIDE, THEN ONTO THE TOP OF THE CAR, THEN FINALLY LANDING BACK UPRIGHT. NOT DURING ANY TIME DID THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY ON ANY SIDE OF MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 25 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, SHE CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. A TOTAL OF FOUR VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL IN AN AMBULANCE AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD, NECK, AND WRIST. ANOTHER OCCUPANT WAS ALSO INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. FORD STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD DEPLOY UPON IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 18 MPH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG DEPLOYED AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE IN THE ROAD DOING ABOUT 25 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER REMOVED THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE MECHANISM. THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, NO ERROR CODES WERE PRODUCED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT AS IF IT WOULD POP OFF. THE DEALER FOUND A DEFECT WITH THE STEERING COLUMN AND HAD THE COMPONENT REPLACED. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE FORD DEALER STATED THAT THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAGS FOR A PLETHORA OF REASONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. HE WAS VERY LEARY OF OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE FACT OF NOT HAVING A FUNCTIONING AIR BAG IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE AIR BAGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,786.

Mileage: 31,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A LARGE TRUCK RAN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A LIGHT POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MAJOR CONTUSIONS DURING THE CRASH. ONE YEAR AGO, THE CONTACT STRUCK A DEER WITH HER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AT THAT TIME AS WELL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,000. UPDATED 04-14-09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT CAUSED BRUISES TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HER CHEST FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. UPDATED 0415/09. *JB

Mileage: 45,000

RECENTLY, MY 2007 FORD FOCUS SES WAGON BEGAN EXHIBITING A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM. WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL ILLUMINATE INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF WE WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THIS OCCURS AT RANDOM TIMES. I HAVE TWICE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR DURING THE FIRST TWO YEARS WE OWNED THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING REGULARLY OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. IF THE INDICATOR DOES ILLUMINATE AND THE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ARE SUCH THAT WE CAN DO THIS SAFELY, MY WIFE CAN UNBUCKLE THE SEAT BELT AND LET IT RETRACT. SHE CAN THEN RE-BUCKLE HER SEAT BELT AND THE INDICATOR WILL TURN OFF. OUR TRIPS HAVE BEEN SHORT ENOUGH THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE LIGHT TURN BACK ON SO I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS RESOLVES THE ISSUE FOR THAT PARTICULAR TRIP OR IF IT WOULD TURN BACK ON IF THE TRIP WERE LONGER. SOMETHING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT CONTROLS SEEMS TO BE BAD. WHETHER THAT IS THE PASSENGER WEIGHT SENSOR, THE SEAT BELT SENSOR, OR THE CONTROL MODULE CANNOT BE DETERMINED AS WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET TO THE DEALER WHEN THIS OCCURS SINCE MOST OFTEN IT IS THE EVENING WHEN MY WIFE IS WITH ME. BY THAT TIME, THE DEALER IS CLOSED. *TR

Mileage: 40,825

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD STARTING FEELING DIZZY AND BLACKED-OUT. HIT A LIGHT POST TOTALED THE WHOLE CAR FROM THE FRONT BOTH FRONT TIRES CAME OFF WHEN I HIT. THE AIR BAGS NEVER CAME OUT. I BROKE MY 11TH RIB AND MY BODY WAS ALL BRUISED UP. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE BRUISES AND OF THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

I WAS PASSING A CAR AND JUST COMPLETED THE PASS (APPROX. SPEED WAS 60 MPH), WHEN THE BACK RIGHT TIRE LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED ME TO GO INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. I THEN WENT OFF THE ROAD AND FLIPPED END OVER END ONCE AND BARRELL ROLLED THREE TIMES. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. I HAD MINOR INJURIES. WITNESSES STOPPED AND TOLD POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL, THAT AFTER I HAD PASSED THEM, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE LOCKED UP AND SPUN ME OUT OF CONTROL. THE CAR LANDED ON ITS DRIVER SIDE. DURING THE SPIN AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IT FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. MY CONCERNS ARE THE BRAKING SYSTEM, TIRES, AIR BAGS, AND WHEEL BEARINGS. THIS CRASH SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, THIS IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM FOR FORD. *TR

Mileage: 3,600

YEAR OF VEHICLE: 2007 MAKE: FORD MODEL: FOCUS SE DATE OF PURCHASE: JULY 2007 SELLING/: SPREEN HONDA ODOMETER @ PURCHASING: 24,900 CURRENT MILEAGE: 49,000 PROBLEM(S) WITH THE FOLLOWING: TRANSMISSION - REPAIR ATTEMPTS: SRS/AIRBAG LAMP - REPAIR ATTEMPTS: STEERING SHAKE/VIBRATION - REPAIR ATTEMPTS: SEAT BELT REPAIR/REPLACEMENT - REPAIR ATTEMPTS: AIR BAG LIGHT IS BACK ON AGAIN IN THE 'ON' POSITION - MULTIPLE REPAIR ATTEMPTS: COMPLAINT TO DEALER: YES. CLD SPREEN HONDA SPOKE TO OWNER WHO SENT ME TO A SALESMAN. THE NEXT TIME I RETURNED IT TO FRITZ DEALERSHIP (SINCE THEY DID ORIG WORK), FOR SAME PROBS & I WAS TOLD I WOULDN'T GET A COURTESY CAR AND THEY HAD NO IDEA HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE FOR REPAIRS. THE INTERIOR AIRBAG LIGHT WAS IN THE 'ON' POSITION, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING, THE FRONT END WAS SHAKING LIKE BEFORE. CAR WAS RETURNED THE 2ND TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS DEFECTIVE PARTS & HAD TO BE ORDERED. NO COURTESY CAR THIS TIME LIKE THE FIRST TIME SO I WAS STRANDED (I'M DISABLED AND ND TRANS). THE CAR IS FALLING APART LITTLE BY LITTLE WITH THE BACK DOOR HANDLE BROKEN COMPLETELY. THE SELLER (SPREEN HONDA) SAID I WOULD HV TO GET A NEW LOAN ON A NEW VEHICLE INSTEAD OF 'EXCHANGING VEHICLES' AS PROMISED IN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE OWNER, AT SPREEN HONDA, PLACE OF PURCHASE. I REFUSED THIS 'HUSTLE' BECAUSE THIS WAS NOT WHAT I WAS TOLD OVER THE PHONE, BUT AFTER 2ND SET OF REPAIRS, THE CAR WOULD BE REPLACED...NOT ME PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR AND GIVE UP ANOTHER DOWN PAYMENT! I DIDN'T AGREE TO THIS AND WALKED OUT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN UNDER REPAIR FOR WEEKS OFF/ON FOR THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM I.E., THE TRANSMISSION FIRST REPAIR WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, ALONG WITH FRONT END SHAKING. I WAS GIVEN A COURTESY CAR WHILE REPAIRS WE DONE W/OUT THE 1ST TIME, BUT NOT THE 2ND. I WAS TOLD MY CAR HAD A 'DEFECTIVE PART' & HAD ORDERED IT. THE CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED AGAIN FOR SAME PROBS MENTIONED ABOVE. AIRBAG LIGHT IS BK ON AGAIN AND TRANSMISSION SLIP. *TR

2007 FORD FOCUS. *TR

2007 FORD FOCUS BOUGHT NEW JULY 2007 ALSO BOUGH FULL WARRANT AND GAP INSURANCE IN FEB 2008 DRIVING 65 DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH NOW REASON. 4 BOYS IN THE CAR. FORD SAID TAKE IT TO YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY ALSO WOULD NOT LOOK AT THE CD PLAYER ONE MONTH BEFORE THIS SO THE INSURANCE COMP. SENT IT TO THERE REPAIR SHOP THEY TOOK EXTENSIVE PICTURES TO SHOW NO BODY DAMAGE OR IMPACT TO CAUSE THIS, THEY REPLACED THE SEAT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OF SO IT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A PERSON IN THE SEAT SO, THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOLD FORD TO FIX IT BECAUSE THE COMPANY FIXING IT HAD ALREADY CHANGED ALL THE SENSORS AND THE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. WE HAD TO PAY 500.00 DEDUCTIBLE AND THE INSURANCE PAID 1658.00 WE DO NOT KNOW IF OUR INSURANCE WILL GO UP BECAUSE FORD HAS NOT EXCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY YET AND IT HAS BEEN 6 MONTHS AND I HAVE WRITTEN TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMM. THE NEWS ECT.. I DO NOT WANT MY CHILD DRIVING THIS CAR AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK (PLUS SOME) AND THE COMPUTER READS A COLLISION SO WE HAVE LOST ALOT OF VALUE I AM JUST MAD AND I HAVE HEARD ALOT OF STORIES ABOUT FORD AIR BAGS AND NOTHING IS DONE I AM ONLY A SPECK TO THEM THEY WILL PROBABLY DROP THE CASE AND THAT WILL BE THAT ATLEAST NOBODY WAS KILLED YET MAYBE THAT IS WHY THEY SELL GAP INSURANCE. THANKS JULIE MOHR. *TR

Mileage: 9,990

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT DISENGAGE PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK PROPERLY OR ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,523.UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW DOORS DO NOT LOCK PROPERLY. UPDATED 09/16/08. *JB

Mileage: 6,523

I WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT AND MY SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY? I OWNED A 2007 FORD FOCUS. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK AND KILLED A HORSE. THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND HEAD INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

Mileage: 36,000

2007 FORD FOCUS WITH DEFECTIVE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIRBAG DOES NOT SENSE WHEN HIS GIRLFRIEND IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HE ALSO SAYS THAT COLD WEATHER ENHANCES THIS PROBLEM. *KB THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. *JB

MY DAUGHTER WAS RECENTLY IN A HORRIFIC CAR CRASH IN HER BRAND NEW 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CAR FLIPPED, HIT A TELEPHONE POLE (REAR END) LANDED ON THE TOP AND ROLLED. THE AIRBAGS (FRONT AND SIDE) NEVER DEPLOYED. MY DAUGHTER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND CUTS, SCRAPES & BRUISES - BUT THANK GOD SURVIVED. ARE THERE ISSUES WITH THE AIR BAGS ON THE 2007 FOCUS? *TR

Mileage: 5,500

I OWN A 2007 FORD FOCUS. I PURCHASED THE SE MODEL NEW BECAUSE OF THE ADDITIONAL SAFETY FEATURES SUCH AS FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS. MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON 4/5/08 WHERE A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HER. HER FOCUS HIT THE CAR DEAD CENTER BETWEEN THE DRIVERS CAR DOOR AND THE PASSENGER CAR DOOR. THE IMPACT WAS ALMOST A PERFECT FRONTAL IMPACT WHICH DESTROYED THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE FOCUS. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND MY DAUGHTER SUFFERED A BRUISED CHEST, NECK AND BACK PAIN FROM THE SEAT BELT. I'M CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE NON-DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS ON THE FORD FOCUS ON FRONTAL IMPACTS. I BELIEVE IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC THAT THIS BE INVESTIGATED. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO NICHOLS FORD IN FORT WORTH, TX. I HAVE ALSO NOTIFIED THE CONSUMER DEPARTMENT OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF THE COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 19,000

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH A FRIEND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WE HIT NOTHING THANK GOD IT WAS NOT THE DRIVERS AIR BAG THE CAR IS ONLY 8 MONTHS OLD WE HAVE A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THEY WOULD NOT LOOK AT IT AND TOLD US TO GO TO OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. WE HAD TO PAY A 500.00 THEY FOUND THAT THE COMPUTER RECORDED A HEAD ON ACCIDENT WHICH WILL NOT BE ERASED SO THE CAR VALUE IS NOW LOST THEY TOOK PICTURES OF EVERYTHING SHOWING NO ACCIDENT AT ALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY CHANGED ALL THE SENSORS AND THEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF IT INDICATED A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT SO THE SENT IT TO THOROUGHBRED FORD AND SAID THEY DID NOT CARE WHAT THEY HAD TO DO BUT FIX THE CAR SO THE DID. IT COST ME 500.00 DEDUCTIBLE AND THE INSURANCE CO 1,800.00 SO NOW THE ARE WAITING FOR FORD TO EXCEPT LIABILITY. WE NO NOT FEEL OUR SON IS SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR I FEEL MOST ACCIDENTS SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AS WHICH HAPPENED FIRST AN ACCIDENT OR THE AIR BAG. WE COULD HAVE LOST FOUR YOUNG MEN BECAUSE OF THIS I AM VERY ANGRY WITH THIS TOTAL PROCESS IT TOOK 3 WEEKS TO GET THE CAR BACK THIS ALSO INVOLVED MISSING WORK CLASSES AND ALOT OF TROUBLE WITH TRANSPORTATION I WISH THEY WOULD TAKE THIS CAR OFF THE ROAD SO IF AND WHEN IT IS SOLD I DO NOT HAVE THAT BURDEN OF SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE ON MY HEAD AND HEART. *TR

Mileage: 10,445

MY DAUGHTER WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2007 FOR FOCUS. SHE WEIGHS 175LBS. THE DRIVER REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM IN A 50MPH ZONE AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WHY? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF WHEN AN OCCUPANT IS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE OCS SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S WEIGHT CAUSED THE LIGHT TO FLASH, BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,544 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91.

Mileage: 91

HAD BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTED IN ACCIDENT, HIT A PICKUP TRUCK AND APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT DID REQUIRE A SWITCH TO BE REPLACED WHICH COST ME A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

ON OCTOBER 25 2007 I PURCHASED A FORD FOCUS SEDAN 4 DOOR CAR WITH MORE OR LESS 400 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I NOTICED THAT WHEN MY DAUGHTER WHICH IS 5 FOOT ONE, 112 LB WAS RIDING IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT, AN INDICATOR LIGHT LIT INDICATING ME THAT THE AIRBAG IS TURNED OFF ( WRITTEN ON THE PLASTIC), TELLING ME THAT AT THIS MOMENT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF A COLLISION. THIS FEATURE IS SUPPOSED TO ACTIVATE WHEN CHILDREN ARE SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IN ORDER TO AVOID DEPLOYMENT INJURY. I WENT TO MY DEALER 4 TIMES EXPRESSING MY COMPLAINTS AROUND THIS SAFETY ISSUE. EACH TIME THEY TOLD ME THAT THE UNIT WOULD BE RESET AND ULTIMATELY THEY EVEN EXCHANGED A SEAT CUSHION, ALL OF THIS WITH NO AVAIL. CONFRONTED AGAIN WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH MY WIFE AS A PASSENGER (5FT 3 AND 114LB) I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPRODUCED THE SITUATION I WAS EXPLAINING WITH A LOCAL THIN PASSENGER. AS A RESULT OF THIS VISIT I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FILED A COMPLAINT ON 11/19/2007. FORD ADVISED THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A FOLLOW UP CALL IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. TODAY 11/20/2007 FORD CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT ACCORDING TO THEIR ENGINEERS, THE BEHAVIOR OF THE LIGHT WAS "AS DESIGNED" AND AS SUCH I COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. LET ME STATE THAT FORDS EXPLANATION IS RIDICULOUS AND A SEVERE BREACH IN AUTO SECURITY WITH LIABILITY ISSUES. BOTTOM LINE, OCCUPANTS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ( IN THIS CASE MY DAUGHTER OR WIFE) COULD BE SUBJECTED TO LETHAL INJURIES AS A RESULT ON NON DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG DUE TO A FAULTY MECHANISM WHICH INTERPRETS ERRONEOUSLY THAT SMALL ADULTS ARE CHILDREN EVEN IN THE CASE OF NORMAL SMALL ADULTS. I FIND THIS SITUATION COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND AWARENESS, IF NOT A CLASS SUIT SHOULD BE INITIATED AGAINST FORD. AS A CUSTOMER, I'M FRUSTRATED AND FEEL AT RISK USING THIS NEW VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 475

DEAR SIR: I RECENTLY PURCHASED A FORD FOCUS SEDAN 2007 WHICH HAS THE FEATURE IN WHICH IF THE FRONT PASSENGER IS NOT WITHING CERTAIN RANGES THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. CONSISTENTLY, THE NOTIFICATION THAT THE AIR BAG IS OFF LIGHT ON WITH MY 22 YEAR OLD FEMALE DAUGHTER WHICH IS SHORT ( 5FOOT 2 AND 105 POUNDS) IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE TRIED TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH THE DEALER BUT THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION AND THEY STATE THAT THE THRESHOLD IS SET TO 100LB WHICH I CONSIDER EXCESIVE. AFTER ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES OR SO THE LIGHT TURNS OFF AS IT SHOULD BE, BUT THIS LEAVES AN EXTENDED INTERVAL IN WHICH MY DAUGHTER IS NOT PROTECTED. I'D APPRECIATE YOUR ADVICE ON HOW TO HANDLE THIS MATTER . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. SHE RETURNED TO THE DEALER TWICE IN ONE WEEK AND THEY REPAIRED THE AIR BAG SENSOR THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHT WOULD DIM FOR TWO DAYS, BUT THEN ILLUMINATE AGAIN. SHE BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THE DEALER ADVISED HER NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,300 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,900.

Mileage: 8,300

I WAS IN A CRASH IN A 2007 FORD FOCUS. I WENT FORWARD WITH A FORCE SO GREAT THAT MY COLLAR BONE WAS BROKEN BY THE SEATBELT, BUT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. IF IT HAD, I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THIS FRACTURE. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS.

Mileage: 7,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION IN JANUARY OF 2007. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THAT CRASH AS WELL. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,000.

Mileage: 3,000

2007 FORD FOCUS DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS DRVING IN GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT WITH SEAT BELT ON. NO COLLISION, NO VECHICLE BODY DAMAGE, SOME DAMAGE TO ME. INSURANCE ADJUSTER CAN FIND NO REASON FOR DEPLOYMENT, BE CAREFUL. I HAD NO EVEN MADE MY FIRST CAR PAYMENT. *AK

Mileage: 887