13 problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2002 Ford Focus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Ford Focus based on all problems reported for the 2002 Focus.
I simply want to know if my car is included in the current massive air bag recall. I already checked by VIN number. However, I am not sure if I went through the current source of information regarding the current big airbag recall. Thank you for your help.
I was driving on baker street in west roxbury, MA. I had the right of way when another driver in a 2010 Lincoln mkx ran a stop sign and hit me. I was hit on the driver's side. The speed and force of the impact took out the entire front end of my car. My vehicle was dragged off baker street and into the intersection of baker and capital. The driver who hit me was driving at such a speed, that before stopping, they continued on, hitting a stop sign, taking it down and hitting another car, pushing it up onto the sidewalk into a telephone pole. This was an accident that totaled 3 vehicles - and - my airbags did not go off! I am writing because weeks after the accident my lower back and shoulders are still causing me a great deal of pain. And I called to report this incident to Ford after reading this has happened many times to drivers/owners in 2002 Ford Focus's! Ford told me their regional customer service manager ([xxx]) would be in touch in 1 day - and they would want to look at the vehicle . . . [xxx] has not been in touch and I have not heard a word from Ford. I appreciate the problems of airbags going off when the should not, or going off unexpectedly - but if airbags do not go off when there is an impact there is a problem! if it happens once or twice it may be a fluke - this is not the case! airbag failure in the 2002 for Focus is a reported problem by many - reported to you over and over - let there not be a death because you and Ford did not do the right thing - check these vehicles - all of them! one life is too precious not to do what is clearly the right thing - do a recall! information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
The car rear-ended a truck, slid under the truck, and crushed the whole front end. The hood was shoved into the windshield and none of the air bags deployed. The car was deemed totaled. This is the second 2002 Ford Focus we have owned. Both were in accidents (our other was in an accident, salvaged, and in an accident again) and all three times none of the air bags deployed. After doing some research, I found that the 2001 Ford Focuses had problems with early deployment from the air bags. Perhaps Ford overcompensated for the next year's model? wonder if the 2002 Ford Focuses should be recalled?.
My wife was driving our 2002 Ford Focus on expressway at about 40-45 mph when the driver's side, side impact air bag went off for no apparent reason. The vehicle was filled with smoke, but my wife was able to maintain control of the vehicle. My wife sustained minor injuries to her left arm and had ringing in her left ear for two days. The vehicle was taken to the dealership and inspected. The dealer could only find a small dent on the under carriage (located at the rear of the vehicle) of the vehicle. The dent appeared to be old damage. A check of the computer revealed the code for proper air bag deployment. Ford stated they would not cover the expense to fix the problem because the computer chip indicating the correct deployment of the airbag. Ford refused to listen that there was no damage to indicate the proper deployment of the air bag, nor would they believe my wifes statements. Please advise.
I was in a car crash about a month ago. It was a 2002 Ford Focus. The other auto slammed into my car on the passenger side near the front whee. My car was totaled. I had to go to the emergency room because my side hit the steering wheel; my knees also hit under the wheel. No airbag deployed. Why? does a car have to be hit head on for the airbag to deploy? what is oem on your form? I left the no as it was on the form without knowing what it meant.
Front wheel bearings, ball joint area on my Ford Focus 2002 came loose and wheel fell off while I was traveling on highway. When car hit wall the airbag did not open and seatbelt did not tighten. There was no warning before accident. Thought I was going to die. Lucky to be alive.
Tread separation on a 2002 Ford Focus. Radial tubeless tire. Brand firehawk gta 02 p195/g0r15 87t m45 this occurred yesterday with my 17 year old daughter driving. I am concerned that the other 3 tires are also defective. Could have resulted in her death. Fortunately, she was able to get control of vehicle.
While slowing down due to intense traffic on a highway we were violently hit by a car driving behind us. The impact was so great that the car was demolished - the bottom rear of the car and tires were totally crushed, the roof was bent in the middle, all windows burst, and doors were jambed shut. We were pushed into the car ahead of us. The airbags did not inflate. Passenger sustained facial injuries and driver sustained injuries to chest. We do not believe the seat belts constrained us in this crash.
My 2002 Ford Focus was involved in a collision. The impact of the crash was all on the front end of the vehicle. The motor was shoved back and the vehicle had so much damage it couldn't be repaired. The car was considered a total loss by my insurance provider. My car was traveling at about 40 mph on impact and the air bags didn't deploy. My daughter hit her chest against the steering wheel and is still having some lasting effects of the crash. Please! please! look into this. She could have been killed if she had been on the highway or going any faster. Please respond to this letter.
The vehicle was involved in an accident,the air bags deployed, but didn't inflate.
At 60 mph consumer turned steering wheel, no response, vehicle hit a concrete wall head on. Passenger suffered knee and chest injuries. The vehicle was totaled.
2002 Ford Focus se station wagon. Consumer states problem with automatic transmission. Engine has strong noise. The consumer stated it took three times to fix the transmission. The window regulators were replaced four times, the thermostat housing failed twice which caused coolant leak. Also, there was a problem with the air bag system and the cover on the passenger side.
We are having problems with our airbag system. We have had componets replaced on 4 occasions. And the problem is still not repaired. This problems is causing the airbag system to be non fuctional. We feel this is a serious safety issue, since if a collision occured they would not work. We have been told that this is a problem that is limited to our model of car and only those that is a 4 door and 5 speed. Ford has been contacted and cannot come up with a fix. I would like to know what has to happen before a recall can be issued so that this problem can be corrected before someone is hurt or killed. Mr.