Air Bag Problems of Ford Escape Hybrid

Ford Escape Hybrid owners have reported 12 air bag related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 6 most common air bag problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bag (4 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bag not deploy (2 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Ford Escape Hybrid


Recently reported Air Bag problems of Ford Escape Hybrid

The Air Bag problem

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v380000 (engine) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.   Read details...

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid. While driving at a low speed and attempting to park with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle accelerated independently. As a result, the contact crashed into the front of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy.   Read details...

The Warning Light On problem

Since the first time I experienced a braking failure incident I have done a lot of research&visits to mechanics to retrieve codes thrown from the car off diagnostic machines. Replacing the hcu carries a premium price tag of $5k-7k.   Read details...

The Air Bag Light On problem

Tl the contact owned a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. While driving approximately 50 mph, an oncoming vehicle crashed head on into the contact's vehicle. The side air bags in the contact's vehicle deployed, but the frontal air bags, including the driver's side air bags, did not deploy.   Read details...

The Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

I own a 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid. When I bought it (brand new) I noticed an air bag issue where during driving, if the passenger made a slight sitting adjustment, the airbag would deactivate. Sometimes it would not reactivate, or take a long time (5, 10 minutes).   Read details...




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