2000 Ford Focus Air Bags

WHILE BEING HIT FROM BACK AT 5-10MPH AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN A FRONTAL IMPACT AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND LIQUID THAT CAME OUT BURNED DRIVER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAGS DEPLOYMENT CAUSES INJURIES.*AK

AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED 5 TIMES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN MINOR IMPACT OF FRONT WHICH DIDN'T CAUSE ANY DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE. BOTH DUAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, SHATTERING WINDSHIELD AND SPEWING GLASS OVER ENTIRE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

I RECEIVED SEVERE 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO MY LEFT ARM AND HAND WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DEPLOYED DURING A 35 MPH COLLISION IN WHICH MY FRONT RIGHT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNING IN FRONT OF ME IN HIS REAR RIGHT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH CONSUMER HIT A CURVE, AND BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE IN FRONT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP WITHOUT WARNING AND CONSUMER REAR ENDED OTHER DRIVER. BOTH PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CHEMICALS THAT CAME OUT OF AIRBAG SENT PASSENGERS TO HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS BURNS TO FACE. CONSUMER WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS CHEMICAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT INWHICH SOMEONE TRIED TO CROSS INFRONT OF ME TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON IMPACT EACH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE BURST GETTING PARTICLES INTO MY EYE LEAVING MY EYE(LT) RED,SCRATCHY,AND IRRITATED*AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A MILD COLLSION, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING INJURY TO THE CONSUMER, CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED WITH SUCH LITTLE FORCE DURING ACCIDENT.*JB

AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING OVER A DIRT ROAD AT 5-10MPH, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD AND PLASTIC HEADLINER TO BREAK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER, THERE WERE TWO INJURIES. *JG *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 5MPH CONSUMER BUMPED A CURVE, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAGD EPLOYED, SHATTERING FRONT WINDSHIELD. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

RAN OVER CURB AIRBAG DEPLOYED BURNING DRIVERS ARM, BREAKING WINDSHIELD, CRACKING DASH TO THE POINT OF NEEDING TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS NOTED BY REPAIR SHOP TO BE UNUSUAL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLSION OF 1-5 MPH AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING FRONT WINDSHIELD DAMAGES ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. DRIVER SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON RIGHT FOREARM AND SOME ON HIS RIGHT HAND. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. .*AK.*NLM

VEHICLE WAS IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 10MPH, AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HIT A POT HOLE. THE RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER AND INFORMED NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM.*JB

DURING A MINOR VEHICLE CRASH, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND SHATTERED WINDSHIELD. *AK CONSUMER RECEIVED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS DUE TO AIR BAG CONTACT.*SLC

DURING A VEHICLE CRASH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER STATES AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, DEALER NEVER REPAIRED IT.*JB *YH

WHY DID I SUFFER 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE POWDER BURNS TO THE LEFT HAND FROM THE FOCUS STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG? I KNOW OF ANOTHER PARTY WHO SUFFERED SAME TO LEFT HAND AND FOREARM FROM A FORD FOCUS STEERING WHEEL BAG. IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FORD FOCUS DESIGN OR HAND BURNS COMMON IN ANY STEERING WHEEL BAG DISCHARGE? ANY INSIGHT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.*AK

PE 02 020: AIR BAG BURN INJURIES/VEHICLE FIRE: VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, IN WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER'S AIR BAG CAUSED A FIRE ON DRIVER'S SHIRT AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON LEFT ARM. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *YD

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE HITTING GUARD RAIL AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE TOTALED AND DRIVER AND PASSENGER INJURED. NLM

PREVIOUS CRASHED WITH $7,000 EXTERIOR FRONT AND REAR DAMAGE - AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY - THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON A ROLL INTO ANOTHER VECHICLE CAUSING NO VEHICLE DAMAGE OTHER THAN THAT CREATED BY THE DEPLOYED AIRBAGS - IE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED AND DRIVER SUSTAINED BURN ON LEFT FOREARM.*AK