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My son was in an accident to where the whole front end was smashed and neither airbag deployed
My son was in an accident to where the whole front end was smashed and neither airbag deployed
WHEN DRIVING ON MAIN ROAD MITCHELL ST. IN DOWNTOWN CADILLAC, THE AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHED AND STARTED ON SINCE. A FEW NIGHTS AFTER, WHEN STARTING THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT COME ON UNTIL MINUTES AFTER THE CAR STARTED. NOW, IT WILL STAY LIGHT FROM WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING G UNTIL SHUT OFF.
WHEN DRIVING ON MAIN ROAD MITCHELL ST. IN DOWNTOWN CADILLAC, THE AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHED AND STARTED ON SINCE. A FEW NIGHTS AFTER, WHEN STARTING THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT COME ON UNTIL MINUTES AFTER THE CAR STARTED. NOW, IT WILL STAY LIGHT FROM WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING G UNTIL SHUT OFF.
MY 79 YEAR OLD FATHER-IN-LAW WAS IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT YESTERDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 2019. HE WAS AT A STOP SIGN IN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH OHIO. UPON TAKING OFF FROM A STOP HE WAS HIT NOT BY ONE CAR BUT TWO CARS. MY FATHER IN LAW HAS HAD THIS CAR SINCE 2009 AND THEY HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF IT. THEY ONLY HAVE THIS CAR. ANYWAY WHEN HE HIT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, NONE. HE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD THAT WE THOUGHT HE WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK.
MY 79 YEAR OLD FATHER-IN-LAW WAS IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT YESTERDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 2019. HE WAS AT A STOP SIGN IN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH OHIO. UPON TAKING OFF FROM A STOP HE WAS HIT NOT BY ONE CAR BUT TWO CARS. MY FATHER IN LAW HAS HAD THIS CAR SINCE 2009 AND THEY HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF IT. THEY ONLY HAVE THIS CAR. ANYWAY WHEN HE HIT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, NONE. HE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD THAT WE THOUGHT HE WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK.
THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND STRUCK A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT AT 20 MPH AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED
THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND STRUCK A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT AT 20 MPH AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED
I CHECK YEARLY FOR RECALLS ON ALL MY VEHICLES. IN 2016 I FOUND A RECALL ON THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG. I NOTIFIED GUSTAFSON FORD IN KEWANEE IL 61443 WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE . I PULLED UP THE RECALL ON MY PHONE AND SHOWED THEM THE RECALL. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM FORD REGARDING THIS SO UNTIL THEY DO THEY CAN NOT FIX IT. EVEN THOUGH CAN SEE FORD CLEARLY STATES A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME MY CAR WAS 8/9YRS OLD. I'VE ASKED THEM A FEW TIMES SINCE THEN AND GOT THE SAME ANSWER FROM THEM NOW 2019 AND STILL THE RECALL I BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION IIN 2016 IS STILL NOT FIXED.I ALSO DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER FROM FORD INFORMING ME OF THE RECALL. WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO GET THIS FIXED ? I TRAVEL FOR MY JOB THROUGH OUT ILLINOIS AND IOWA A MINIMUM OF 800 MLS PER MONTH . WAS THE RECALL SENT TO GUSTAFSON FORD KEWANEE IL 61443? IF SO WHY DID THEY TELL ME THEY DON'T HAVE IT AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNTIL FORD SENDS THEM THIS NOTICE? PLEASE HELP!! THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NO ONE WANTS TO FIX. IF I'M HIT DRIVING 75MPH ON THE INTERSTATE I COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED ! THEN WHO WOULD TAKE CARE OF MY 3 CHILDREN AND 77YR OLD GRANDMOTHER? IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT THIS WAS BROUGHT TO GUSTAFSON FORD ATTENTION IN 2016 AND NOW 2019 STILL THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG IS STILL IN MY CAR. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO DO TO FIX THIS RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM
I CHECK YEARLY FOR RECALLS ON ALL MY VEHICLES. IN 2016 I FOUND A RECALL ON THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG. I NOTIFIED GUSTAFSON FORD IN KEWANEE IL 61443 WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE . I PULLED UP THE RECALL ON MY PHONE AND SHOWED THEM THE RECALL. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM FORD REGARDING THIS SO UNTIL THEY DO THEY CAN NOT FIX IT. EVEN THOUGH CAN SEE FORD CLEARLY STATES A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME MY CAR WAS 8/9YRS OLD. I'VE ASKED THEM A FEW TIMES SINCE THEN AND GOT THE SAME ANSWER FROM THEM NOW 2019 AND STILL THE RECALL I BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION IIN 2016 IS STILL NOT FIXED.I ALSO DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER FROM FORD INFORMING ME OF THE RECALL. WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO GET THIS FIXED ? I TRAVEL FOR MY JOB THROUGH OUT ILLINOIS AND IOWA A MINIMUM OF 800 MLS PER MONTH . WAS THE RECALL SENT TO GUSTAFSON FORD KEWANEE IL 61443? IF SO WHY DID THEY TELL ME THEY DON'T HAVE IT AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNTIL FORD SENDS THEM THIS NOTICE? PLEASE HELP!! THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NO ONE WANTS TO FIX. IF I'M HIT DRIVING 75MPH ON THE INTERSTATE I COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED ! THEN WHO WOULD TAKE CARE OF MY 3 CHILDREN AND 77YR OLD GRANDMOTHER? IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT THIS WAS BROUGHT TO GUSTAFSON FORD ATTENTION IN 2016 AND NOW 2019 STILL THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG IS STILL IN MY CAR. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO DO TO FIX THIS RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM
CAR ACCIDENT AND BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY
CAR ACCIDENT AND BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY
I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 316 IN MY 2008 FORD TAURUS SEL AND I REAR ENDED A LARGE TRUCK AT A RED LIGHT. I WAS MOVING ABOUT 35-40 MPH. MY FRONT BUMPER AND HOOD WERE TORN APART VERY BADLY. BUT MY DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS MADE THE WHIPLASH ON MY NECK AND HEAD WAY WORSE THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 316 IN MY 2008 FORD TAURUS SEL AND I REAR ENDED A LARGE TRUCK AT A RED LIGHT. I WAS MOVING ABOUT 35-40 MPH. MY FRONT BUMPER AND HOOD WERE TORN APART VERY BADLY. BUT MY DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS MADE THE WHIPLASH ON MY NECK AND HEAD WAY WORSE THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED ON A SLIPPERY ROAD, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NOSE, NECK INJURIES, AND A SEVERE CUT TO THE RIGHT EYELID THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED ON A SLIPPERY ROAD, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NOSE, NECK INJURIES, AND A SEVERE CUT TO THE RIGHT EYELID THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN PASSENGER SIDE AS NOT ON, MY CAR THEN STARTED TO SLOW WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, AND JERKED A BIT, WOULD NOT GO WHEN I HIT THE GAS PETAL, HAD TO PULL IN AND ABOUT 10 MIN OF TURNING CAR ON AND OFF, LIGHT FOR AIRBAG WENT OUT AND CAR WAS FINE. ALTHOUGH AT TIMES LIGHT STILL COMES ON FOR AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE BUT CAR HAS NOT STALLED
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN PASSENGER SIDE AS NOT ON, MY CAR THEN STARTED TO SLOW WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, AND JERKED A BIT, WOULD NOT GO WHEN I HIT THE GAS PETAL, HAD TO PULL IN AND ABOUT 10 MIN OF TURNING CAR ON AND OFF, LIGHT FOR AIRBAG WENT OUT AND CAR WAS FINE. ALTHOUGH AT TIMES LIGHT STILL COMES ON FOR AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE BUT CAR HAS NOT STALLED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED ON ICE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO TREES AND INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEEK AND HEAD INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED ON ICE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO TREES AND INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEEK AND HEAD INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM DROPPING OFF MY SON AT SCHOOL WHEN I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO FAINT I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR IN TIME WHEN I PASSED OUT WHILE DRIVING , I HIT AN ELECTRICAL POST HEAD ON MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND I SUFFERED HEAD TRAUMA AND BRUISING ON MY FACE ARMS AND CHEST. *TR
I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM DROPPING OFF MY SON AT SCHOOL WHEN I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO FAINT I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR IN TIME WHEN I PASSED OUT WHILE DRIVING , I HIT AN ELECTRICAL POST HEAD ON MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND I SUFFERED HEAD TRAUMA AND BRUISING ON MY FACE ARMS AND CHEST. *TR
FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONTAL CRASH AT 50 MPH, SIDE CURTAIN DID DEPLOY HOWEVER FRONT END OF AUTO WAS DESTROYED. *TR
FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONTAL CRASH AT 50 MPH, SIDE CURTAIN DID DEPLOY HOWEVER FRONT END OF AUTO WAS DESTROYED. *TR
DRIVING 2 LANE ROAD HEADING EAST, SAW A CAR ON THE OUR RIGHT TRYING TO COME OUT OF DRIVE, KEPT GOING BACK AND FORTH FINALLY GAVE UP, BY THE TIME WE TURNED TO LOOK STRAIGHT A TRUCK HAD STOPPED WITH HIS DIRECTIONALS WANTING TO GO LEFT INTO HIS DRIVE, WE HIT HIM. SEAT BELTS WERE ON, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY..HUSBAND DRIVING, GOT A WARNING FROM POLICE, FAILURE TO STOP PROPERLY. WE WERE SORE FROM IMPACT DUE TO SEAT BELTS BUT THE TRUCK DRIVING WENT TO HOSPITAL FOR A CHECK-UP, WE DIDN'T. CAR WAS TOTALED BY THE AUTO BODY SHOP... *TR
DRIVING 2 LANE ROAD HEADING EAST, SAW A CAR ON THE OUR RIGHT TRYING TO COME OUT OF DRIVE, KEPT GOING BACK AND FORTH FINALLY GAVE UP, BY THE TIME WE TURNED TO LOOK STRAIGHT A TRUCK HAD STOPPED WITH HIS DIRECTIONALS WANTING TO GO LEFT INTO HIS DRIVE, WE HIT HIM. SEAT BELTS WERE ON, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY..HUSBAND DRIVING, GOT A WARNING FROM POLICE, FAILURE TO STOP PROPERLY. WE WERE SORE FROM IMPACT DUE TO SEAT BELTS BUT THE TRUCK DRIVING WENT TO HOSPITAL FOR A CHECK-UP, WE DIDN'T. CAR WAS TOTALED BY THE AUTO BODY SHOP... *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS DEACTIVATED WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT. EACH TIME THE DEALER ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE FAILURE, THEY ARE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS DEACTIVATED WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT. EACH TIME THE DEALER ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE FAILURE, THEY ARE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.