2000 Ford Focus air bags problems

“VEHICLE TURNING AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE SPPEDING. PER INSURANCE COMPANY, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PAID FOR REPAIRS, THEN REALIZED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JS”

“AUTO ACCIDENT ON 8/26/2013 IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA, CORNER OF HWY 1 AND HWY 208 AT 9:15 AM. DRIVING BETWEEN 5-7 MPH DUE TO STOP AT RED LIGHT TO MAKE RIGHT TURN. DRIVER IN FRONT STARTED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AND STOPPED. I HIT HER CAR BUT NO CAR BODY DENTS ON EITHER CAR. MY 2000 FORD FOCUS UPON IMPACT DEPLOYED (2) AIR BAGS, EVEN THOUGH I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE CAR AND NO WEIGHT ON PASSENGER SEAT. THE AIR BAGS CAUSED ALL THE CAR DAMAGE AND SECOND DEGREE BURN ON MY RIGHT HAND. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LID SMASHED THE CAR WINDSHIELD. THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE BUT UNSAFE TO DRIVE AWAY FROM ACCIDENT. I TOWED IT TO LOCAL FORD DEALER (PURVIS) ON HWY 1 FOR DIAGNOSTICS TEST TO CHECK THE SENSORS. THE DEALER REPORT SAID THAT THE CAR OPERATED AS DESIGNED AND BOTH AIR BAGS SHOULD DEPLOY AND CAUSE ALL THAT DAMAGE (CAR/BODY) ESTIMATED $4914.00 AT LOW SPEEDS. THE REPAIR COST IS MORE THAN THE VALUE OF THE CAR.”

“I HAVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS, I HIT A CAR FROM THE BACK, BECAUSE THEY SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. I WAS GOING 25-30 MPH. THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS TOTALLY TOTALED. BUT THE AIRBAG SENSOR IS VISIBLE TO THE HUMAN EYE! I AM WONDERING WHY MY AIRBAG DO NOT DEPLOYED? AIRBAG DEFECTS? MY FACE SMASH THE STEERING WHEEL. ME AND MY PASSENGER HAVE NECK, BACK, SHOULDER CONTUSIONS. I HAVE SEVERE PAIN IN THOSE AREAS. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON WHY MY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOYED BECAUSE IT DID NOT SEEM RIGHT TO ME. AND I DISCOVERED A CASE AND WHICH THE SAME CAR MODEL, MAKE AND YEAR, SIMILAR TO MINES WHICH STATED, "FORD ADMITTED THAT IT DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THE ACTUAL AIR BAG NON-DEPLOYMENT THRESHOLD WHEN IT STARTED SELLING THESE CARS TO ITS CUSTOMERS! THEY LATER CHANGED THE AIRBAG SYSTEM DESIGN TO INCREASE THE THRESHOLD BEGINNING IN 2002, BUT THEY NEVER RECALLED THE 2000 AND 2001 FORD FOCUS CARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM." *TR”

“I HAD TURNED ON MY VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. ORIGINALLY, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNINGS AND THEN SHUT OFF WHEN THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD. I HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT I HAVE USED FOR 8 YEARS INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE AND HE SUGGESTED I FILE A COMPLAINT, AS IT IS DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO PINPOINT THE FAULT FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT. THIS VEHICLE HAS OVER A DOZEN RECALLS ON IT ALREADY THAT HAVE BEEN FIXED OVER THE YEARS. SOME OTHER ISSUES HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED EVER, EXCEPT FOR THE SAME VEHICLE SOLD IN CANADA. ALSO, I NEVER RECEIVED COMPENSATION FOR THE BRAKE DISC REPLACEMENT THAT HAD OCCURRED AFTER 22,000 MILES HAD BEEN ON THE VEHICLE. I NEVER HAD TO REPLACE DISC AT SUCH SHORT TIME OF DRIVING A VEHICLE. LASTLY, THE CENTER CONSOLE IS UNSTABLE AND DETACHED FROM THE REAR AT THE BASE OF THE ARM REST, WHICH WAS POORLY SECURED WITH THREE 1/4 INCH WELDS. *TR”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 43 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT AN INSPECTOR WOULD BE SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.”

“DRIVING TO WORK, THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED QUICKLY, OUR CARS BARELY TOUCHED EACH OTHER, LESS THAN 3 MPH, NO OUT SIDE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO EITHER VEHICLE. BOTH OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BUSTED THE WINDSHIELD. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG BURNT MY RIGHT AIR AND HAS CAUSED NERVE DAMAGE IN THE AREA. *TR”