Four problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2001 Ford Explorer Sport. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
My wife was driving home from work during an ice storm and lost control of her 2001 Ford Explorer Sport SUV and struck a tree. She was traveling approximately 25 mph at the time of the accident. No air bags deployed during the head on collision with the tree. The vehicle was totaled by the insurance company and it sustained major sheetmetal and frame damage. The radiator was pushed in and destroyed.
While driving on a heavily traveled road, driver 2 cars ahead of me came to a dead stop. Vehicle in front of me hit brakes hard, I also hit my brakes hard, on wet pavement. The anti-lock brake system did not kick in, and the brakes locked up. My car slid into the rear end of driver in front of me doing extensive damage to the front end of my vehicle. As I had just come through a traffic light, I was not going more than about 25 miles per hour. The wet pavement caused my car to skid quite a ways. The damage to my vehicle included the entire bumper cover buckling, both of my headlights and turn signals were damaged and broken out. None of the components were pushed back into the engine compartment. Neither the driver side or passenger side front air bags deployed. My passenger was jolted forward and almost hit the windshield despite having seat belt on. I was jolted forward as well with seat belt on, and my chest hit the steering wheel.
The contact owns a 2001 Ford Explorer Sport. While driving 35 mph during inclement weather, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the divider on the highway. During the crash none of the air bags in the vehicle deployed. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact was taken to the hospital for injuries to the neck and back. The contact called the manufacturer to file a complaint and the manufacturer disconnected the call. The contact stated that the manufacturer should take responsibility for the repairs to this vehicle. The failure mileage was 83,000.
While driving 40 mph, the srs light, abs light and check engine light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. Suddenly, the front wheels locked and the vehicle flipped over. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. The cause has not been determined at this time. Please provide further details.