Side/window Air Bag problems of the 2007 Ford Focus

While driving 70 on the turnpike the driver side side airbag deployed out of the seat without any type of impact or accident causing it to do so. The deployment caused numerous injuries. There are no signs of any damage to the vehicle that would have caused the airbag to deploy. Responding officers/deputies did not file a police report because there was no accident. The Ford collision center cannot find the reason for deployment and the sensor box is being shipped to Ford for investigation. The car remains I repaired.

Side airbag, contained inside my seat on my left side as I drove, inflated suddenly and violently and unprompted by any collision event. The vehicle was in motion at the time, travelling 50 mph in a straight line in the center lane on an otherwise empty road.

In the news reports show of how at high temperatures these airbags implode for no reason. At 90f traveling 30 mph up the hill the side airbags exploded w/out the vehicle hitting anything. Car was taken to the local Ford dealer. The local dealer had called Ford corp. Ford motor CO didn't want to take responsibility for the repairs as this should be at least covered under lemon regulation or at most $100 deductible from my Ford esp extended plan. They made a lot of excuses&neglected to fix it. They remained indifferent. I myself tried to call Ford's customer service manager for the west territory. The person would not fix the concern nor give authorization to the loca Ford dealer. I left several voicemails at 321-435-1206 with no responses. There has been a lot of complaints. . Read more...

My husband and I were driving on a highway at about 65mph outside of cleveland, ohio when the passenger side air bag deployed without cause. We were shocked, but my husband was thankfully able to keep control of the car. The road was totally clear there was no reason for this to happen. We went to a nearby police station and the officer stated that there was no evidence of any kind of accident at all, and that this was a manufacturing defect in their opinion. My arm and back have been sore and we have not heard from the Ford dealer how they plan to take care of this. I am afraid that the other airbags are defective as well. If this happened on the driver side it could cause a serious accident.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while traveling 65 mph, the front driver's side airbag erroneously deployed. The vehicle was able to be driven to the contact's residence and was later taken to an authorized dealer where the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 85,000. Kmj.

I was driving down a city street when my driver side airbag deployed for no reason. I did not go over a bump and was not hit by another vehicle to justify the airbag deploying. I immediately pulled over and got out of my car.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Focus. While driving approximately 30 mph the drivers side air bag deployed inadvertently. The contact stated that there was not a crash. The dealer was contacted and stated that the warranty did not cover the repairs and the contact would receive a return call. The contact had not received a call back. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Focus. While driving approximately 65 mph the drivers side side air bag deployed. The contact stated that he was able to continue driving after the air bag deployed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technicians had not diagnosed the failure. The manufacturer stated that the repairs were not covered under the warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 30,500. Updated 05/03/lj Ford authoried the dealer to replace the driver side air bag, sensor and module.

While driving on a busy 3 lane expressway in the center lane at 60 miles per hour, the left curtain airbag deployed and I wasn"t involved in an accident. My arm felt like someone hit me with a baseball bat. But luckily I was able to maintain control and not cause a pile up. My wife was in the car with me and was very thankful that I was driving because she said she probably wouldn't have reacted the same way. She had just purchased this 2007 Ford Focus less then a week ago, with a clean car fax!!!! now I'm reading that this has happened to alot of people. I have been a fireman for nearly 25 years and I've seen what airbags can do to people when they work properly. And if its true that Ford is ignoring these claims, someone one with some federal pull should do something about this.

Side airbag on 2007 Ford Focus deployed spontaneously while vehicle was being driven at highway speeds on an interstate route. According to a local Ford dealership," rcm received crash data," though there was no impact.

Driving on highway, 2007 Ford Focus side air bag deployed for no reason.

My daughter was driving our 2007 Ford Focus. She was on a smooth road, when the driver side airbag opened for no reason. It hit her on the side of the head, causing her to have hearing loss for 2 minutes as well as a headache. It also caused her to swerve the car slightly, but she had total control. I took the car to magic city Ford in roanoke, va, they ran some tests and contacted the Ford corp. Between the two of them, it was decided that my daughter was a fault, and that she had to have hit something. I inspected the car myself on sat, and there is no damage to the car. Ford just wants to sweep this under the carpet, along with magic city Ford.

I was driving down the interstate through an interchange around a curve, when I hit what I thought was a pothole. The next thing I knew, the car filled with smoke and my shoulder felt as if I had been slugged by someone. After coming to my senses, I realized my side airbag in my seat had deployed as I drove down the interstate. I have never had an airbag deploy, and had no idea what had happened. My driver's seat in my Ford Focus 2007 is now ripped down the side where the airbag deployed and no Ford dealership will replace the seat. According to the "blackbox" that records what happens in a vehicle, the technician explained, my vehicle had a 360 degree spinout that created enough force for my airbag to deploy, and that my insurance company would have to fork up the cost of replacing my seat. I have been battling this for about 2 years now!!!!!!.

Passenger side impact air bag deployed after hitting a pot hole in the road doing about 25 mph.

I was in an auto accident and my side airbags did not deploy. Can you explain why? I owned a 2007 Ford Focus.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the driver's side air bag sensor would continuously illuminate on the instrument panel. The dealer removed the entire dashboard in order to replace the mechanism. The repairs were covered under warranty. Less than a year later, the vehicle was taken to the dealer again for routine maintenance to the steering wheel. It was discovered that the passenger side rear door would not lock and the driver's side air bag sensor continued to illuminate on the instrument panel. The dealer could not duplicate the failures. A diagnostic was performed; however, no error codes were produced. The contact also stated that while making left or right turns, the steering wheel felt as if it would pop off. The dealer found a defect with the steering column and had the component replaced. The service manager at the Ford dealer stated that there may be an issue with the air bags for a plethora of reasons. The contact stated that the driver of the vehicle does not feel safe operating the vehicle. He was very leary of operating the vehicle on the highway due to the fact of not having a functioning air bag in the event of a crash. No additional repairs have been made to the air bags. The failure mileage was 31,000 and current mileage was 53,786.

I own a 2007 Ford Focus. I purchased the se model new because of the additional safety features such as front and side air bags. My daughter was involved in a serious accident on 4/5/08 where a car pulled out in front of her. Her Focus hit the car dead center between the drivers car door and the passenger car door. The impact was almost a perfect frontal impact which destroyed the entire front of the Focus. No airbags deployed and my daughter suffered a bruised chest, neck and back pain from the seat belt. I'm concerned that there is a problem with the non-deployment of airbags on the Ford Focus on frontal impacts. I believe it is in the best interest of the public that this be investigated. The car has been towed to nichols Ford in fort worth, TX. I have also notified the consumer department of Ford motor company of the complaint.

2007 Ford Focus bought new July 2007 also bough full warrant and gap insurance in Feb 2008 driving 65 down the interstate the air bag deployed with now reason. 4 boys in the car. Ford said take it to your insurance company. They also would not look at the cd player one month before this so the insurance comp. Sent it to there repair shop they took extensive pictures to show no body damage or impact to cause this, they replaced the seat and the passenger side light would not go of so it indicated that there was a person in the seat so, the insurance company told Ford to fix it because the company fixing it had already changed all the sensors and the light would not go off. We had to pay 500. 00 deductible and the insurance paid 1658. 00 we do not know if our insurance will go up because Ford has not excepted responsibility yet and it has been 6 months and I have written to the federal trade comm. The news ect. . I do not want my child driving this car and I want my money back (plus some) and the computer reads a collision so we have lost alot of value I am just mad and I have heard alot of stories about Ford air bags and nothing is done I am only a speck to them they will probably drop the case and that will be that atleast nobody was killed yet maybe that is why they sell gap insurance. Thanks julie mohr.

Driving down dirt road ~45mph. Speed limit is 55mph. Said road has numerous potholes, none of large size that were observed to be catastrophic. Passenger seat airbag deployed with passenger in seat. Spoke with Ford complaint line, they deny this as a failure without investigating or inspecting, nor did they offer. Ford dealer who is repairing vehicle, was not able to provide me with the information of what set the airbag off as of yet (sensors?). Ford dealer claims pothole damage on vehicle.

2007 Ford Focus driver side air bag deployed while I was drving in grocery store parking lot with seat belt on. No collision, no vechicle body damage, some damage to me. Insurance adjuster can find no reason for deployment, be careful. I had no even made my first car payment.

2007 Ford Focus.