Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2006 Ford Escape

Five problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2006 Ford Escape. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the 2006 Escape.

1 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 03/20/2015

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while parking at 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a wall. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained bruises to the chest that did not require medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the failure was unable to be determined. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer who stated that the failure might be related to the throttle body. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 75,000. The VIN was not available.

2 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 02/04/2011

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact was driving approximately 65 mph when she was struck from the drivers side and then crashed into a concrete barrier. The vehicle was spun around into oncoming traffic as she then crashed into a second concrete barrier. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained minor injuries but was not transported to the hospital. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not contacted in regards to the failure. The failure and current mileage was approximately 85,200.

3 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 02/25/2009

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving, he was hit on the driver side by another vehicle and none of air bags deployed. The vehicle was totalled. Three people were injured. No one inspected the vehicle to find out why the air bags did not deploy. He called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. No action was taken at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were 92,180.

4 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 10/07/2008

I was driving with my cruise control on. I tapped my brakes to disengage my cruise control and they locked long enough to send me into a fishtail. I over-corrected to come out of the fishtail and the Escape started rolling. The airbags never deployed even though the Escape rolled six times and was totaled while still under factory warranty. My daughter received some minor scratches on her hands. I dislocated my left thumb, broke my left shoulder in four places, snapped my left femur in half, shattered the bottom third of my left tibia, and had a hairline fracture to my right tibia just below the knee. I was also thirty-five weeks pregnant and the baby died do to trauma from the crash. The accident occurred October 7, 2008 and I am still in the hospital as I am writing this complaint on January 4, 2009. Ford refuses to come look at the Escape to figure out why the airbags never deployed.

5 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 06/22/2006

I was broadsided and knocked into a utility pole. The front end was wrapped around the utility pole. I was driving my mother's 2001 Ford Escape. The air bags did not deploy at any time. Due to this my chest and left shoulder were injured greatly. I had to be cut out of the SUV. When the police arrived I heard them mention that the air bag did not deploy and told them to be careful when cutting me out of the vehicle. I was taken to the er on the day of the accident and on the next day I had to go back because of head and chest pains. I do believe if the air bags had deployed my injured would have been lesser. I have great bills because my mother's insurance did not pay the bills, because I did not live in the house with her. I have pictures of the wrecked vehicle.


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