Ten problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2012 Ford Escape. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the 2012 Escape.
The steering wheel came off in my hands. I pushed it back on and went to Ford to get it fixed, they couldn't help me because they had no techs employed that work on my year vehicle, they never told me it was a safety issue and sent me on my way to look for outside mechanic not a Ford specialist. I was driving and the airbag exploded while I was backing up. It caused me injury and could have caused an accident because there was no warning, it suddenly exploded with a loud noise, if this happened when I was on the highway it would have caused severe accident, luckily I was backing the car up when it happened. I didn't hit anything to cause the airbag to deploy. When the steering wheel came off in my hands it was when I was parked, it could have happened when I was driving causing severe injury to myself and those around me. I keep my vehicle maintained by Ford and the steering wheel was never touched or repaired. But when I bought the vehicle brand new from Ford it was missing the sirius satellite radio it was advertised as coming with, when I brought it back to Ford the seller told me they take it out for import reasons and I could buy it from them for $150 plus installation. I don't know if they touched the steering wheel when they removed the sirius radio parts. I have the sirius button on my vehicle and it was advertised with 6 months free sirius, but the dealership said it's common practice in puerto rico for them to remove it because of import fees. I'm the only owner of this vehicle and it was sold to me as brand new. The steering wheel gave me no warning it was about to come off in my hands, it was not loose, it had no play in it, I was parked in my driveway and had just gotten into the car when it came off in my hands. I have the car for inspection and need to alert people of this danger and get the vehicle steering wheel recalled to prevent severe injury to another person.
The steering acted like it lost power, it was extremely hard to turn. It showed slide marks on dashboard. It also has airbag light on dashboard. We had a mechanic to run a test, the only thing it showed was that the airbag had no signal to the computer.
Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while rounding a corner it had rained and the vehicle slid off the road . The vehicle hit a telephone pole and slid into a ditch. The windows on the front side and back on the passenger sides blew out. The right passenger side was smashed in and the vehicle was totaled. There were no injuries that required hospitalization. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a garage for pickup from an insurance company. The manufacturer was contacted and suggested to speak to an insurance adjuster. The dealer was not contacted. None of the air bags deployed. The failure mileage was 31,000. Tf.
Tl the contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v77000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time as the recall notice was received over six months ago. The dealer (courtesy Ford Lincoln, 1313 ne 122nd Ave, portland, or 97230) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact recently received a postcard from tk holdings, alerting him that they filed for bankruptcy. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
In an accident with front end damage and air bags didn't deploy.
Driver of vehicle had a seizure while driving. He hit the back of a stopped vehicle going approx. 45-50 mph, which then hit another vehicle, and the driver kept driving because he was still not alert. The airbags on his 2012 Ford Escape never deployed. On impact, even with his safety belt on, his chest hit the steering wheel causing him to have a broken sternum and several fractured ribs.
4 car pile up, my car in the middle, air bags came out driver was burned from the air bag and holes burned in air bag. Also passenger air bag was off due to child and it went off anyway.
Just after leaving a 4 way stop, as I tried to round the curve the steering in our 2012 Escape stopped working and I could not turn the steering wheel at all. I just kept going straight. Luckily, I slowed down with the brakes but the Escape continued straight and went over the curb and down a 50+ ft embankment. Even with all of this impact, no airbags were deployed throughout the car anywhere! the steering wheel locking up was bad enough, but after the accident and the condition of the car and then no airbag deployment- that was way too much!.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at 2 mph and turning into a parking lot, another vehicle crashed into the rear quarter of the vehicle. Both vehicles were destroyed and none of the air bags in the contact's vehicle deployed. The contact also stated that the seat belt did not tighten on impact. The contact suffered neck, shoulder and facial injuries. The front seat passenger sustained severe internal head injuries and was diagnosed with a concussion. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not inspected to determine the cause of the air bag failure. The failure and current mileage was 5,999.
Southbound on 2 lane highway toned in the left driver and passenger side doors. At fault driver ran a stopsign at 65mph while we were traveling 55mph. No airbags deployed.