Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2012 Ford Focus

20 problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2012 Ford Focus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Ford Focus based on all problems reported for the 2012 Focus.

1 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 06/01/2018

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while trying to put the vehicle in reverse they vehicle was staying in park and the check engine light illuminated however the contact stated that after restarting the vehicle multiple times the vehicle started to function normally. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where a diagnostic test was done and the contact was informed that the vehicle relay needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also stated that on a different occasion she was involved in a car crash while driving 50 mph where the air bags did not deploy. The contact mentioned that it was raining and the vehicle started to hydroplane causing her to crash into the vehicle that was in front of her. The contact also mention that it was a 4 car crash and she was in between it. A police report was filed. No injuries were sustained. The vehicle was towed to the contacts residence. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 53,309. Dr.

2 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 02/02/2018

~tl the contact owned a 2012 Ford Focus. While driving 15 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle slid due to snow and ice on the road. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a stop sign and a tree. The contact turned off the vehicle and called the police. A police report was filed. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a collision center where it remained. The manufacturer was notified and stated that there were no recalls for the vehicle. The contact was informed that takata was not the manufacturer of the air bags in the vehicle. The failure mileage was 100,600.

3 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 01/25/2017

My son got into an accident with his 2012 Ford Focus hatchback and his airbags did not deploy none whatsoever he ended up with bruise shoulders his friend with a scraped knee his car a total loss but none of his airbags deployed.

4 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 01/21/2017

I was in a front impact rollover accident and the airbags did not deploy resulting in back and neck injuries. This was on a two lane country blacktop.

5 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 01/10/2017

The contact owned a 2012 Ford Focus. While driving at an undetermined speed, the driver lost control and crashed the vehicle. There was significant damage to the exterior and subframe. The air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained head, neck, and back injuries. The front passenger sustained a bruised neck, and the rear passenger side occupant sustained a fractured right femur. Medical attention was received. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. A police report was filed. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 51,000.

6 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 12/21/2016

I was in an accident yesterday where I rear ended a vehicle and it did significant damage to my car and the car in front of me and my airbags did not deploy. I hit my chest on the steering wheel becaue of the impact.

7 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 03/30/2016

I was having issues with the electrical problem the horn went out for a period of time also the radio is not workingas well as the airbags did not deploy when I was recently in a vehicle accident I am lucky to be alive. I was making a left hand turn onto a road and was hit from the side the impact was enough to make my engine dismount but my airbags did not deploy.

8 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 02/16/2016

I was involved in an accident in February 2016 and my crash bar broke off and the airbag sensors broke off, so the airbags did not deploy on impact. The other car swerved to miss hitting my drivers side door and so I t-boned him and the airbags did not deploy. I was in the process of trying to turn to miss him.

9 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 06/28/2015

I was driving to work at 0700. I went into a curve and the road was wet. I was going 57 mph in a 55 mph zone. I braked to late. I sled off the road and went airborne. From where I went airborne and to where I landed I went 293 ft. (per state trooper) they say I'm lucky to be alive. I flipped multiple times. There is damage all over the car. Looking at the damage and how I went head first into the hillside causing the flip my airbags did not deploy. I hit a tree while I was in the air. My side airbags did not deploy either. I want to upload a picture but I see I'm unable to.

10 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 06/02/2015

I rear ended someone yesterday, going 25mph. The person in front of me stopped and I was trying to find directions and did not see them stop. The front of the car is severely damaged, and I have whiplash pretty bad, but the air bags did not deploy.

11 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 02/05/2015

My daughter was driving the Focus in menomenee WI, where she is in her masters program at stout university. She was heading south and the young man in the other vehicle was heading north, he turned left in front of her smashing her vehicle. His air bags went off ours did not. He was found to be at fault and a ticket was issued. I called Ford about the air bags not deploying and they said they would look at it if I brought it in. I explained to him it wasn't drivable so he said I would have to pay myself to bring it in and have it looked at but I should be happy my daughter was not hurt more seriously. But I'm very concerned that not 1 of her air bags went off and they were not the least worried about it. The claims adjuster looked at the car and he said they should absolutely have deployed but nothing in the Focus, but his went off and the Focus was completely totaled in the accident but not his car.

12 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 11/15/2014

The contact owned a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle was involved in a crash and the air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained a bruised shoulder, back, and internal injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 25,000.

13 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 11/14/2014

Airbag failed to deploy or exploded sending yellow gas into the air on impact of wreck as mr. Mccullough was hit by another vehicle. Resulting in total lose of vehicle mr. Mccullough hospitalized. Damage to his neck smashed shoulder. He has pictures and documentation of injury, police records and hospital records.

14 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 11/11/2014

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph the vehicle crashed into a deer. The contact indicated that during the crash the airbags did not deploy. No injuries were reported and a police report was taken at the scene. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who had not diagnosed the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 68,000. Jft.

15 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 11/02/2014

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 mph, contact crashed into another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained whiplash and minor bruises that required medical attention. The passenger's sustained a concussion and fractured spine that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate mileage was 54,000. Mf.

16 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 08/21/2014

I turned onto a two lane street (one lane in each direction). The oncoming traffic was stopped due a red light. An SUV pulled out of a parking lot between two of the cars waiting for the light to turn green and tried to cut across my lane also, but hit my car instead. I drive a Ford Focus, a small car. I was hit on my driver's side front fender and door. The front driver's side fender and mirror were torn completely off of the car. The front driver's side tire was damaged, and something was bent, so that the tire could no longer be set in a straight position. The hood was bent, and the driver's side headlight was hanging from the car. The interior portion of the driver's side foot well caved inward and hit my legs. The driver's door was hit so hard that the door would not open, and I had to untangle my feet, and exit the car from the passenger side. My tiny car was hit by an SUV that had "punched" the gas to try and cross in front of me- but hit my driver's side door instead. There was a great deal of damage done to my car, but my airbag never deployed. I've heard of airbags going off when someone barely hit something with their bumper, yet I got hit directly in my door, at a decent rate of speed by an automobile twice the size of mine, and my airbag did not deploy. Not my front airbag, nor my side impact airbags. I have to believe this is some type of defect.

17 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 06/08/2014

Eastbound on us 62 highway in tahlequah, ok when a vehicle ran the red light at the intersection of south park hill road resulting in a collision. Our Focus was impacted on the right front and right rear. Air bags did not deploy (neither front nor side). Estimated speed at time of impact was 40 mph for our Focus, 35 - 50 mph for the other vehicle.

18 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 01/04/2014

Front end collision at 45 miles per hour and driver airbag did not deploy.

19 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 07/14/2012

In June 2012, my daughter was driving and her front passenger tire exploded. This was the 3rd set of new tires we had placed on this vehicle (by 30,000 miles - averaging 10,000 miles per set of tires). Then in July 2012, she was driving home and started to skid. She was not able to recover from the skid and hit a tree head-on. The front of her car was destroyed. The tree centered her car and the front end looked like a Volkswagen bug. The air bags did not deploy. We had this vehicle into the dealership 3 times for problems with the front end. Each time they said they could not find anything wrong with it. However, the driver and passengers could feel the car sway when riding it in. The vehicle was totaled by the insurance company ($17,000 check sent to Ford) and we still owe $1700 that we have agreed to pay to Ford to keep from ruining our credit. Thank god she was wearing a seat belt that actually worked - otherwise we would have had to plan our daughters funeral. We purchased this car because it was advertised as being a very safe car with the interior wrapped in air bags. Wrapping the interior with air bags does not help if they do not work. I have been buying Ford automobiles for 30 years but, right now I am wondering how safe my Ford f-150 is. We are now considering hiring an attorney.

20 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 10/21/2011

Hit deer on major highway coming home from work. Front airbag did not deploy. When taken to body shop,after careful examination,it was determined by the Ford dealer that the airbag sensors were not on the vehicle,dealer cannot explain why airbag did not deploy when there was approximately $10,0000. 00 damage to the front end from said collision. Dealer reports that the wiring harness that controlled the airbag needed to be replaced due to damage from the accident. Minor injuries were sustained from the accident.



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