2001 Ford Ranger Air Bags
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, ROLLED OVER AND CRASHED. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING A POLE AT 45 TO 50 MPH. *TT *NLM
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR.*JB
WHILE DRIVING AT 48/52 MPH, VEHICLE WAS IN A SQUARE FRONT COLLISION, BUT NONE THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE POLICE INVESTIGATOR INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENOR WAS HIT DIRECTLY IN THE CENTER UPON IMPACT. TS
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WHICH RESULTED IN A HEAD INJURY TO THE DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 TO 50 MPH. THE CONSUMER STATES' HE LOST CONTROL AND HIT A METAL POLE. NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED ON A COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED AT THE IMPACT. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. MR
VEHICLE TOTALED IN 35MPH HEAD-ON CRASH, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK
I WAS HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK WHO RAD A RED LIGHT ON A TWO WAY HWY THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS TURNED OFF. HE HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THERE WAS HARDLY ANYTHING LEFT OF THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND HE WAS GOING OVER 55 MPH AND MY AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF. I NOTIFIED FORD BY EMAIL AND THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED SAID THERE WASNOTHING WAS.*AK
AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 20-30 MINTUES BEFORE GOING OUT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PREOBLEM.*AK
CONSUMER FELL ASLEEP AT WHEEL AND HIT A TREE. SPEED UNKNOWN. VEHICLE STRUCK TREE DIRECTLY IN CENTER OF HOOD. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. UNKNOWN IF AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER IMPACT. FORD DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE WAS GOING 65MPH SET ON CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE STRUCK A HORSE WHICH TOTALED VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. FORNTHE WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE HIT A DITCH AT 40 MPH, THE DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, THEN IMMEDIATLY BURST OPEN. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN, NO INJURIES.*JB
WHILE IN MOTION CONSUME WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES(WHIPLASH, BACK AND LEG). THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. CONSUMER FEELS SOME COMPENSATION SHOULD BE AWARDED TO HIM. *JG
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES.*AK
NO SUMMARY. DT
WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A TOYOTA CAMRY. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
CONSUMER WAS PARKING VEHICLE AND SLOWLY ROLLED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND BROKE CONSUMER'S GLASSES. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE AIRBAGS UNDER WARRANTY. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK
WAS HIT HEAD ON AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED*AK. *SLC
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The 2001 Ford Ranger has 49 Air Bags complaints on file. 36 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.