Problems with 2000 Ford F-150 AIR BAGS

Multi-car rear-ender. front driver's side bag deployed, and driver's left eye destroyed.

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford f-150. while driving at approximately 10 mph, the front driver and passenger side air bags deployed and emitted a white substance that filled the interior of the vehicle. the contact sustained bruising to both arms. the contact also stated that the right hand had numbness from experiencing the force of the air bag deployment. in addition, the contact's breathing and vision were impacted when the white substance filled the vehicle. medical attention was required. a police report was not filed. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was not available. ma 10/23/15 *cn

Driver and passenger airbags deployed after a hard braking, the truck was not in motion at the time of deployment at a stop light. both airbags caught on fire. driver was pinned by the airbag causing foot to press on accelerator. loc and blunt trauma to abdominal area, abrasions/burns on abdomen and chest. *tr

I just purchased this truck yesterday 12/29/11 and i drove it home parked it and got in the vehicle this morning, started it and the airbag light began to flash at me and then stayed on my whole 1 hour drive to work. i have 4 children, and am afraid that the airbags are going to deploy while they are in the vehicle or not deploy if we are in a collision. if there is a recall please let me know, i need to get it fixed. *kb

My son was involved in an accident on 4/22/2010 while driving a 2000 ford f-150 4x2 two door pickup truck. side marks at the scene revealed that the f-150's anti-lock brakes did not engage causing the truck to slide resulting in a failure to stop in time to avoid the accident. the air bag did not deploy after the front-end impact and the seatbelt did not lock causing my son to be thrown forward heating his head on the sun visor and snapping his head backward rolling his face into the roof of the truck and injuring his neck. he also bruised some ribs on the steering wheel and jammed several fingers. the seatbelt did keep him from being ejected from the vehicle but by not engaging, caused unnecessary injuries. had he been driving at a higher rate of speed at the time of the impact he injuries would have been far more serious and even life threatening. we purchased this f150 on 1/19/2010 from the city of mount juliet, tn. the vehicle was well maintained by the city according to the vehicle maintenance records. we request to have a non-partial expert examine the vehicle to determine the cause of the safety features failure to deploy on this vehicle. *tr

I was driving northbound on a 3 lane main road (2 lanes going one way, 1 lane going the other way) at about 40 mph. while coming up to a t-intersection (i had the right of way, the sentra had a stop sign) about 20 to 30 feet from crossing the intersection, the sentra proceeded to cross my lanes to make her left turn. as i tried to avoid the accident i ended up hitting her sentra head on. after the impact my airbags did not deploy. as for her sentra the impact was on the front left tire so no airbags deployed in her car. i have a 2000 ford f-150 and hit her head on....but no airbags deployed. could this have been a possible defect on my truck. i had pictures taken minutes after the accident. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford f150. while driving 60 mph, the contact lost control of her vehicle and crashed. the vehicle rolled over and the air bag failed to deploy. the police were not called; however, the insurance company had the vehicle towed from the scene. they stated that the vehicle was destroyed. the contact was the only occupant at the time of the crash. she was wearing her seat belt; however, she sustained neck and back injuries. the air bags were not repaired prior to or after the crash. the failure mileage was unknown.

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford f-150. on august 30, 2007, while driving 50-55 mph, the contact rear ended the preceding vehicle. the vehicle he struck then rear ended another vehicle. he stated that none of the air bags deployed. the vehicle sustained damage to the bumper, which punctured the front driver side tire. a police report was filed. the current mileage was 123,000 and failure mileage was 122,222.

Tl* - the contact owns a 2000 ford f150. the contact stated that a collision occurred on a back road covered with snow. the contact stated that the shaft in the steering gear box to the pitman arm snapped. the contact was driving 30 mph when the failure occurred and caused the crash. the air bags did not deploy. the contac did not know the extent of the damage. no police report was taken. *ak

No description was given.

Dt*: the contact stated the air bag warning light only worked intermittently, while driving at any speed. the vehicle was not taken in for service.

I rear ended another vehicle that was completely stopped. i was going about 35 to 40 mph. there is $8500 damage to my f150 truck. the damage is all in the front end. my air bag did not come out. no one can tell me why. had the air bag came out that would have been enough damage to total the truck. now i will be driving around in a truck that i don't know if the air bag will work or not. *jb

My son was traveling about 45 mph and a car turned left in front of him. he hit the car in the drivers side and neither one of his frontal air bags deployed. the other driver was in a honda civic and both his air bags deployed. my son had back, neck, arm, knee and leg injuries. the police and fire dept said the air bags should have deployed. the truck is being looked at now to determine if it can be fixed or totaled. *jb

Air bag light came on say the bags are out and they are not and it keeps staying on. i can not get it to stay off please see if there is a recall for these because my daughter had a 1997 ford escort that caught fire because of a recall on the airbag that she was never notified about. *jb

Air bags deployed on their own while on the road. manufacturer was contacted by consumer.*ak while plowing snow the driver's horn started to blow then the driver's side air bag deployed. the air bag was on fire and went limp as quickly as it exploded. due to bags going off, consumer lost control of vehicle and the right rear quarter of vehicle sustained damage when he ran into a parked truck. *bf *nm

Consumer's vehicle was involved in a frontal collision with an suv. at a impact of 40 mph neither frontal air bags deployed. consumer was wearing seat belt at the time of the crash. consumer refused medical treatment. the dealer was notified.

While driving 40 mph, the consumer's vehicle was involved in front end collision. upon impact, front air bags did not deploy. the vehicle was towed. the dealership was notified,but did not resolve the problem. *ak the interior lights gave no prior indication that the components were faulty. the fuses, relays, and battery were inaccessible during dismantling and once again, the air bags failed to deploy. *sc

While driving 30 mph driver noticed that the check engine light and srs light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. the cause has not been determined at this time. consumer will contact the dealer in the near future. *ak

While driving 45 mph vehicle was involved in a head on collision with an 18 wheeler. upon impact, airbags did not deploy. no injuries reported. *ak

While traveling at 35 mph vehicle was involved in a head on collision, and airbags did not deploy. dealer notified. *ak

While driving made a left turn and heard a grinding noise from steering column. without warning both driver's and passenger's front air bags deployed, causing significant injury to consumer and damage to vehicle.*ak

Was going 40 mph hit black ice, slid into oncoming traffic.. slid over hit a tree and bounced back and truck fell on driver side. neither of bags deployed. this is the second accident with this vechile where bags have not deployed on impact. i was the only one in accident no other cars involved. have seked lawyer for this problem. i could have easily died, but seat belt saved me.. i suffered minor injuries including bruised leg, spine, strain to hand, neck and back..

Consumer states while he driving his vehicle at 45pmh lost the control of the car and hit a telephone pole, neither air bag diden't deploy. ph

I was involved in an accident on 9/2/02. i was north bound on hwy 52, a car in the south bound lane of hwy 52 lost control and slid and spun across the grass median and hit my truck in the left front corner to center line of the front bumper. the point of impact on his car was left rear tire/wheel and quarter panel area to rear bumper of car (car was left broadside to me). i was going about 45 mph prior to the crash, and my airbags did not deploy on impact. i did have the passenger side airbag turned off, but due to the severety of the collision, i feel the the drivers side airbag should have deployed. if i had not been wearing my seat belt, i would have been thrown forward into the steering wheel and windshield, with no airbag to protect me from injury.*ak

Consumer was involved in a head-on collision travelling approximately 45mph. front end of consumer's vehicle hit the side of other vehicle. both the driver and passenger air bags did not deploy. ph

While driving in rain, vehicle hydroplaned hitting a fence and went into a ditch, upon impact airbags did not deploy. vehicle totaled, and passenger injured. *ak. consumer also stated the seat belts did not restrain the passenger properly.*jb

While clearing property, vehicle airbags deployed without warning and no accident. driver injured dealer contacted.*jb dealer refused to repair under warranty. manufacturer not willing to do anything. *tt

While driving at 45 mph, vehicle was hit from the front center and none of the frontal airbags deployed upon impact, resulting in the passenger being injuried. please provide more details. ts

There was gravel on the road and consumer applied brakes and vehicle did a 360 degree turn around, vehicle flipped over four times. upon impact, dual airbags did not deploy. *ak

Run head-on into the corner of a brick wall. front-end of truck destroyed. point of impact was driver-side-center. no airbag deployment.*ak

I hit a ditch- the airbag only deployed one fourth of the way--the bag instantly caught fire. had i been in a wreck, the airbag would not have saved my life. had i been knocked unconscious, i would have burned alive. i feel that this problem should be looked inton as lives could be lost.*ak

Truck in 45mph head on collision with another vehicle, and air bags failed to deploy. driver saved by seat belt only. truck towed from scene as currently at dealer for repair. will be watching to see if dealer makes airbag/sensor system repair/adjustment, or returns to owner after body/engine/other repair with same faulty passive restraint system unfixed.*ak

Vehicle was struck in the near frontal location during a collision, the airbags never deployed and the seatbelt did not restrain consumer, causing him to be thrown forward and sustain injuries, consumer states that the frame was bent so badly, it caused a hump in the floorboard, the cab of the truck was shifted on the chassis. *slc

Consumer was involved in a front end collision that resulted in driver's side air bag failing to deploy. dealer has been contacted. *ak the consumer stated that the collision occurred because the brakes locked up. the front drivers side wheel makes noise. *yh

Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision with a 1998, pontiac, firebird at approximate 40 mph impact. both air bags did not deploy. dealer/manufacturer were notified. *ak one person was injured in accident, vehicle was a total loss. *slc

The collision totaled both vehicle--front end of this truck is pushed into engine compartment engough that it broke windshield--neither of the air bags deployed

While traveling 40mph another vehicle turned corner and hit consumer's truck head on. upon impact, neither air bag deployed. driver and passenger suffered injuries. driver sustained whiplash and left elbow problem; while, passenger sufferedd bruised ribs and sprained neck. was hospitalized. vehicle totaled.*ak

My family and i were traveling at approximately 55mph on a divided highway and were hit in the front of the truck by a car that was performing an illegal u-turn. the truck was totaled and neither airbag deployed. my wife, me and two children were hurt. i subsequently had a lower back fusion operation as a result of this accident. i believe that ford is at fault based on faulty airbags. how is it possible that neither airbag deployed when there was a direct frontal impact at 55 mph? i would like to obtain more information regarding potential airbag defects specific to this vehicle. i am 100 percent disabled as a result of this accident and my attorney at the time did not want to go up against ford motor co. any and all information related to the above would be greatly appreciated. i would like to consider a class action lawsuit if it is determined that ford had an issue with the airbags in the ford f-150. *tr

Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 45mph. upon impact, airbags did not deploy.*ak *slc

While traveling at 30 mph vehicle ran over a small pot and both air bags inadvertently deployed. dealer / manufacturer were notified, and unwilling to assist in this matter. please feel free to provide any further details on this issue. *ak

Vehicle involved in a frontal collision with a ford, f450 pick up, in which both air bags did not deploy. dealer/manufacturer were notified, and refused to answer consumer's question on " how much impact/speed needed to activate air bag?" feel free to provide any further details on this matter. *ak

After the air bags deployed they caught on fire and had 6 to 8 inch flames coming out and up toward my face. the service manager contacted ford and i was told there was no fault brcause they deployed and only my hand got burned when i put it out but the air bag and the fire were right in front of me , i was told the airbag catching on fire was an acceptable risk and not a defect. acceptable by whose standard? being burnt is better than being dead but being alive and not burnt and not dead is what i expected.*ak

Vehicle struck a large deer at approximately 50 mph. upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. dealer / manufacturer notified. please feel free to provide any further details on this matter. *ak

Consumer was involved in a head on collision, the airbags experienced no deployment and the consumer was injured in the accident. (attorney for client) *slc

Consumer was traveling about 50mph on highway and another vehicle stopped in front of her. she applied brakes and brakes locked up. she hit hit other vehicle in back. dual airbags didn't deploy. she was injured. dealership was aware of problem. *ak

Driving to work on interstate. hit "black ice" was on rt far side, was thrown into 2' concrete wall barrier on far lft side of interstate @ 50mpr head-on. srs didn't deploy. rceived injuries: left shoulder/arm (seatbelt & thrown into driver's side door), neck, up'r back, rt knee, lft lower shin (lascaration, scrapes & bruises from hitting emergency brake.) transported to hospital. fire dept noted/concerned that srs didn't deploy. "brand new truck, airbags didn't work..why?" paid $30,000 for truck w/srs & defective. defective sensor, no airbags installed, or airbag manufacturer defect. contacted hill ford, was told, "sometimes airbags work, sometimes they don't." i said, "sometimes you die, sometimes you don't?" not accepting that answer for a safetly feature. would of walked away from head-on crash w/little to no injuries. srs would of stabalized me & i wouldn't of been thrown around or hit dash board. why didn't srs operate at all? american family ins breaking down truck for total damage estimatation. over a wk since accident..no answers, no truck. frame bent & cap twisted in accident....but do have injuries & defective srs. why? *ak

Was traveling approximately 55mph when another vehicle pulled in front suddenly and vehicle was rear ended. upon impact, air bags failed to deploy. passenger hit head on windshield, and driver suffered chest & back injuries.*ak the third passenger suffered chest and back injuries as well. *yh

Vehicle involved in a frontal collision of 45 mph with a ford escort. upon impact, both air bag did not deploy. dealer was notified, and no response was given. please feel free to provide any further details. *ak

While pulling a trailer with a portable toilet on a dirt road at 10-15 mph with driver only both air bags deployed without cause. dealer notified. *ak

Consumer hit a power pole, and airbags failed to deploy, consumer suffered minor injuries.*jb