Three problems related to air bag have been reported for the 1999 Ford Escort. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1999 Ford Escort. While driving 35 mph he rear-ended another vehicle. The vehicle was completely destroyed and none of the air bags deployed. The dealer nor the manufacturer has been contacted. The cause of the failure was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 99,000.
Both air bags inadvertently deployed on the highway while driving at 65 mph. No injuries reported. Vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the cause could not be determined at this time.
Vehicle experiencing alignment problems due to suspension failure, which could have cause consumer to have an accident. However, the airbag was loose at the rear part of the steering wheel, which could have caused airbag to experience no deployment during the accident, resulting in multiple injuries.