2001 Ford Escape Air Bags

WHILE DRIVING, AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *MR *TS *NLM

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE.*AK

IN A FRONTAL COLLISON NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. POLICE OFFICER INFORMED CONSUMER EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE. ALSO, BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.*AK

FRONT COLLISION AT 60 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED A BROKEN NOSE AND SHOULDER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

THIS DRIVER WAS DRIVING ON I-64 WEST AND JUST PASSED EXIT 34 WHEN A DEER CAME JUMPING OVER A DOUBLE HIGH CONCRETE BARRIER AND IN FRONT OF THE FORD ESCAPE. I WAS TRAVELLING ABOUT 75 MILES PER HOUR IN A 70 ZONE. THE ONLY THING THIS DRIVER HAD TIME TO DO WAS TO BEGIN AD TURN THE WHEEL. THE HIT WAS BASICALLY HEAD ON. THE DEER WAS A BIG BUK THAT STOOD AT SHOULDER HEIGHT ABOVE THE HOOD OF THE ESCAPE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS SMASHED IN. THE INITIAL IMPACT WAS JUST ABOVE THE BUMPER AND THE GRILL RADIATOR, FAN ASSEMBLY AND CONDENSER WERE DESTROYED. EVERY THING OTHE THAN THE BUMPER IS TO BE REPLACED AND INSTALLED BUMPER COVER, BUMPER BRACKETS, ETC. ON THE ADJUSTERS STATEMENT IT SAYS THAT BUMPER NEEDS AN OVERHAUL. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO FORD. FORD MOTOR SEES TO BE UNCONCERNED SAYING THAT 2 OF THREE SENSORS NEED TO BE DEPLOYED IN ORDER TO ENGAGE THE AIR BAGS. TWO OF THESE SENSORS ARE IN THE BUMPER AND THE OTHER IS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RADIATOR. THE RADIATOR ON THIS 2001 FORD ESCAPE WAS SMASHED LIKE A PANCAKE. DAVE AT TURNPIKE FORD TOLD ME THAT UPON VISUAL INSPECTION THAT THERE IS A SENSOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RADIATOR AND IT REMAINED UNTOUCHED. THE MAIN BULK OF THE DEER DID HIT ABOVE THE BUMPER AND THERE WAS ALOT OF HIM. I FEEL THAT AT 75 MPH THAT HITTING AN ANIMAL THAT BIG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED THE AIRBAGS. ISNT THAT WHAT THIS SAFETY FEATURE ABOUT. HOW AM I TO FEEL SURE THAT I AM TO BE SAFE WHEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. IF A LARGER VEHICLE WERE TO HIT ME AND MISS MY BUMPER SENSORS DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE SAME AIRBAG SYSTEM IN THIS FORD ESCAPE WOULD NOT DEPLOY?*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE COVER IS LIFTING OFF. CONSUMER FEELS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY UNEXPECTANTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

CONSUMER AIRBAG LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED, LIGHT IS STAYING ON. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

AUTO ACCIDENT ON 11/22/01, IN EXCESS OF $11,000 DAMAGE TO RIGHT HEADLIGHT, FRONT BUMPER, RIGHT FRONT FENDER, GRILLE, HOOD, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL/TIRE, RADIATOR, MISC. ENGINE PARTS, ROGHT FRONT DOOR, AND LEFT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY REPLACED APPROX. 3 WEEKS AGO. ON 9/08/2001, WARNING LIGHT FLASHED AGAIN, LEADING US TO CONCLUDE THAT ANOTHER SYSTEM FAILURE OCCURRED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS AT STOP SIGN, WAS HIT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, NEITHER AIBAG DEPLOYED, VEHICLE TOTALLED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO, THERE WAS MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS CRASHED PRETTY BADLY IN THE FRONT. ALSO, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. AS VEHICLE SLID DOWN SIDEWAYS INTO AN EMBANKMENT, IT SPUN AROUND. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER SAID SENSOR WAS RIPPED OFF FROM WHAT THEY DONT KNOW. CONSUMER WENT BACK TO ACCIDENT SITE AND FOUND THE AIR BAG SENSOR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN RULED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.*AK

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 43 MPH, ROLLED ONCE, HIT AN EMBANKMENT, ROLLED AGAIN, WAS HIT HEAD-ON, THEN HIT FROM REAR. VEHICLE HAS BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS AND FRONT SIDE AIRBAGS, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY.*AK