2006 Ford Escape air bags problems
18 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2006 Ford Escape, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 18 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 18 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 63,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 11 crashes, 18 injuries, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
I was driving with my cruise control on. I tapped my brakes to disengage my cruise control and they locked long enough to send me into a fishtail. I over-corrected to come out of the fishtail and the escape started rolling. The airbags never deployed even though the escape rolled six times and was totaled while still under factory warranty. My daughter received some minor scratches on her hands.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford escape. The contact was driving approximately 65 MPH when she was struck from the drivers side and then crashed into a concrete barrier. The vehicle was spun around into oncoming traffic as she then crashed into a second concrete barrier. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained minor injuries but was not transported to the hospital. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not contacted in regards to the failure.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Ford Escape
- Cruise control 100 complaints
- Brakes 70 complaints
- Engine 68 complaints
- Suspension 65 complaints
- Body & structure 63 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 56 complaints
- Fuel system 36 complaints
- Electrical system 35 complaints