2003 Ford Escape air bags problems
62 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2003 Ford Escape, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 62 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 44 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 44 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles, and 39% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 18 crashes, 1 fire, 13 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at 67 MPH, the cruise control failed to disengage. As a result, the contact crashed into an embankment and the vehicle rolled over multiple times. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained minor scrapes and bruises and the two passengers in the rear of the vehicle sustained bumps, bruises and scrapes that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed.
Beginning in april 2007, my 2003 ford escape xlt (current mileage 118754) experienced an intermittent problem with the air bag warning light. If the power driver's seat had been moved, then the light would appear and flash on the instrument panel for a period of time, then disappear without any action taken. This series of event happened 2-3 times between april - june, 2007. The last time the problem surfaced was june 25, 2007. The light was flashing when I started my vehicle on june 26, 2007.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Ford Escape
- Body & structure 123 complaints
- Suspension 92 complaints
- Cruise control 91 complaints
- Engine 71 complaints
- Brakes 65 complaints
- Steering 44 complaints
- Electrical system 39 complaints
- Transmission 28 complaints