This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Driving up to intersection, applied breaks next thing aware of was the cab was smokey and airbag had deployed and vehicle was stopped against a tree in the ditch. No knowledge of tire failure, pothole, or anything leading to a deployment of the airbag. Concern with unnecessary deployment of airbag verses steering/breaking/tire problem. The air bag knocked me unconscious and I was unable to do anything to avoid the extensive damage that occurred to the truck.
My Ford truck was impacted at 55 miles an hour head-on. I know of at least four other people personally, whose Ford airbags did not been employed on their trucks during collision. Yet I see no reports on the ntsa as far as as complaints go. I know that there's a problem and I have a feeling that you do too wand it's not been reported. I intend on contacting my congressman about the NHTSA's lack of recognition in this problem. My career was ended by a 55 miles an hour head-on impact in my Ford truck. Have seen no such report or complaints about airbags on your web site.
I was driving home on the interstate when traffic stopped ahead of me. It was raining pretty hard and I was not able to stop and I hit a minivan that was in front of me. (there were 40 - 50 other vehicles involved in this incident, but my piece of the greater wreck only involved myself and the minivan.) I do not know how fast I was going when I made contact, but it was fast enough to cause $16,000 of damage to the front end of my truck. The impact mostly went above the bumper, pushing the grill into the front of the engine causing everyhing in front of the engine to be replaced along with replacement of the motor and transmission mounts. Neither the driver or passanger airbag deployed. I was wearing my seatbelt, so I was not at all injured, but I was very surprised that a significant inpact like I experienced did not set off the airbag. Are there any general guidelines for when the airbags should deploy?
While traveling at 50-55 mph and as a result of a collision head-on with two wheel trailer air bags did not deploy. A vehicle that was being towed, came off the trailer and hit consumers vehicle head on, consumers wife hit the steering wheel with her face.
While driving 50 mph another vehicle pulled out in front of consumer. Consumer hit other vehicle on drivers side. Neither airbag deployed. Consumer was injured. Damage to vehicle unknown at this time.
While driving 65-70 mph and towing a trailer extreme vibration occurred which caused loss of vehicle control, resulting in truck and trailer turning over. The air bags did not deploy during the accident and the trailer was total loss.
On 2/10/01 I was involved in a one car accident in the foothills North of boulder co, went off a curve, rolled an embankment and landed in a river. Airbags did not activate. Suffered mutiple broken facial bones. Have pictures to prove this. Please contact.
Was traveling approximately 40mph when another vehicle got "T"-boned. Upon impact with other vehicle, air bags failed to deploy. Other vehicle's air bags deployed. Pror to accident, air bag light would come on & then failed to go off. Had taken to dealership 4 or 5 times for repairs.
When Ford was contatced and it was requested they examine the vehicle to determine cause of failure and to ensure that there would be no subsequent problems, they declined.
While driving on the highway in the rain pulling a 30' camper foot air stream, another vehicle in front lost control, came across the median, spinning/struck the consumer's vehicle. Upon impact, neither airbag deployed. Contacted manufacturer and dealer, they were not able to help.
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- Kingsley, MI, USA