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2008 Ford Escape air bags problems

31 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2008 Ford Escape, which is 1% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
31 1% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
68,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
16 and 0
Injuries and deaths
12 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2008 Ford Escape Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 68,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 68,000 miles
Based on 24 complaints that include mileage. 42% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 24 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 16 crashes, 12 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2008 ford escape. While driving at approximately 55 MPH, the driver fell asleep due to a health issue and the vehicle traveled off the road and crashed into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained a head concussion and cracked ribs. The front passenger injured both the left and right hands severely. The driver and passenger required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure.

Reported at 69,237 miles, February 2015 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. While driving 45 MPH, the driver and passenger side air bags deployed independently. The contact did not sustain any injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was out of warranty. The failure mileage was 133,000.

Reported at 133,000 miles, April 2016

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