1997 Ford Escort air bags problems
152 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1997 Ford Escort, which is 21% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 152 21% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 45 and 23
- Injuries and deaths
- 45 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 26 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 12% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 45 crashes, 23 fires, 45 injuries.
What owners wrote
While driving 35 MPH the vehicle in front of the consumer suddenly came to a complete stop. As a result the driver rear ended the vehicle. The consumer stated that neither of the frontal air bags deployed which resulted in some injuries. The consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer.
Consumer was proceeding through a green light when another car traveling about 40 MPH hit the consumers vehicle. The consumers car went into a spin. None of the airbags deployed. *nlm
Other problems reported for the 1997 Ford Escort
- Electrical system 151 complaints
- Suspension 71 complaints
- Engine 69 complaints
- Brakes 46 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 36 complaints
- Cruise control 31 complaints
- Steering 25 complaints
- Air conditioning & heating 24 complaints