1995 FORD ESCORT Air Bagsfrontal Problems

AUTOMATIC SEATBELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS STUCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. SHE CANNOT USE SEATBELT BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER BROKE THE SEAT BELT AND REPLACED DRIVERS SEAT BELT MOTOR AND TRACK FOR FREE, NOW IT'S BROKE AGAIN. *YD

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, CAR WAS AIRBORNE. NEITHER SEAT BELT LOCKED IN PLACE, AND DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSED BURNS TO DRIVER'S ARM. *AK

VAN IN FRONT MADE A "U" TURN. CAUSING ESCORT TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND BE REARENDED AFTER DRIVING 45MPH. UPON IMPACT, FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. PASSENGER'S SEATBACK HIT CHILD'S SEAT, CHILD NOT IN SEAT, ALSO, CAUSED VEHICLE TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO NOTBEING ABLE TO SEE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED BACK & LEG INJURIES. EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT.*AK

THROTTLE STUCK AND ACCELERATED INTO TWO PARKED VEHICLES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH STEERING WHEEL GOT STUCK. AT TIMES STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, AND LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. ALSO, UPON IMPACT, NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 30 MPH, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SHE BENT DOWN FOR A SECOND TO PICK UP SOMETHING FROM THE FLOORBOARD. WHEN SHE STRAIGHTENED UP, VEHICLE HAD VEERED OVER INTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TURNED AWAY FROM HITTING A MAILBOX. THEN, HIT AN ENBANKMENT AND FLIPPED OVER, TWICE, LANDING ON THE TOP SIDE. CONSUMER HAD TO FORCE THE DOOR OPEN. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND THE SEAT BELT BROKE. CONSUMER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY AFTER THE INTIAL FRONTAL IMPACT. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER HIT A DEER DRIVING AT 55 MPH. THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE EXPERIENCED DEPLOYMENT IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG EXPERIENCED A DELAY WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY TO DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK *YC

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS MALFUNCTION, CAUSING THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY AND RESULTING IN A CRASH. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR WHILE PARKED, AND WAS PUSHED INTO TRAFFIC AND THEN WAS HIT FROM THE FRONT BY A JEEP. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT APPROX 50-55 MPH IMPACT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER ON ITS ROOF. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HIT FROM THE REAR OR FRONT IN ORDER FOR AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLOSION. UPON 60 MPH IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVERS NECK. NM

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, UPON IMPACT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE IN A 3 CAR ACCIDENT GOING 45 MPH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH AND EXPERIENCED SUDDEN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS THAT CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE, AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO SKID. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AROUND OUR ABOUT 4 MPH TO 11 MPH WHEN WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, HITTING A TREE IN WHICH BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, UPON DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG, THE IMPACT KILLED THE DRIVER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 20-30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 60 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING AT 60 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 15 TO 20 MPH STOPPED ON A RED LIGHT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, FORCING HIM TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON HIS GIRL FRIEND'S FACE WHEN THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HER TO THE SEAT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS GOING AT APPROXIMATLEY 55 MPH ,THE FORCE CAUSED THE VEHCILE TO MOVE FOWARD, AND HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT WITH GREAT FORCE , DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE WAS ALSO INOPERATIVE. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSE TO SHUT ITSELF IN CASE OF ANY REAREND COLLISION. *AK

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN THE REAR AND FORCED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING A COLLISION.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AND THEN COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON, AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE DURING ACCIDENT.

AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE DURING ACCIDENT.

WHILE PARKED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG COVER OPENED UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 25-30 MPH REAR END COLLISION IN WHICH THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AND THE DRIVER'S/ PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 5MPH CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. OWNER NOTES WHEN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN THEY WERE ALREADY DEFLATED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND TRYING TO AVOID SOME FRYING PLYWOOD , CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF AUTO AND FLIPPED OVER 6 TIMES , AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD HER. *AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, CAR WAS AIRBORNE AND NEITHER SEAT BELT LOCKED IN PLACE, DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL; ALSO, THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG CAUSED BURNS TO THE DRIVER'S LEFT ARM AND HURT BCK. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CONSUMER WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DURING A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 65 MPH. *AK

DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONT END IMPACT, VEHICLE BROADSIDED ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE, APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 55 MPH. *AK THERE WERE THREE INJURIES DUE TO ACCIDENT. *SLC

UPON IMPCT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH INTO REAR OF VEHICLE, 15-20MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, 5- YEAR OLD CHILD SUSTAINED SEVERE FACIAL INJURY DUE TO FORCEFUL DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER'S AIRBAG WHILE SITTING IN FRONT SEAT.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 65MPH, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED THE BAG BROKE AT THE SEAMS AND LET OUT HOT GASES THAT BURNED THE DRIVERS COAT AND HER FACE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

PASSENGERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN DRIVER WAS IN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN DRIVER WAS IN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

UPON FRONTAL COLLISION ESTIMATED SPEED 35 MPH, DRIVERS AIR BAG FAILED TO ACTIVATE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

UPON FRONTAL COLLISION ESTIMATED SPEED 35 MPH, PASSENGERS AIR BAG FAILED TO ACTIVATE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

UPON FRONTAL IMPACT, DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED INJURING CHILD BLINDING HER FOR TWO WEEKS. TT DRIVER WAS ALSO INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

UPON FRONTAL IMPACT, PASSENGERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED INJURING CHILD BLINDING HER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 40MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, EXPERIENCED DELAYED DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIRBAG. RESULT SUSTAINED INJURY FROM STEERING COLUMN. *SLC

DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 40MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, EXPERIENCED DELAYED DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGERS AIRBAG. RESULT SUSTAINED INJURY FROM STEERING COLUMN.