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2000 Ford Expedition air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 35 complaints for the 2000 Ford Expedition, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
35 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
83,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
23 and 0
Injuries and deaths
24 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2000 Ford Expedition Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 83,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 83,000 miles
Based on 15 complaints that include mileage. 33% 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 miles0
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 15 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 83,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 23 crashes, 24 injuries.

What owners wrote

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle was involved in a collision with two other vehicles. Both frontal airbags did not deployed. All three individuals involved in the collision were taken to the hospital with injuries ranging from head concussions to scrapes and bruises. A police report was taken at the scene of the crash. The vehicle was taken to a private repair shop, however there were no inspections done per the request of the contact.

Reported at 109,501 miles, November 2006 CrashInjury

While driving 30 MPH, the front tie rod separated and the consumer lost control of the vehicle. The seat belt did not restrain the consumer properly and the air bag did not deploy. 4 days later the consumer received a letter in the from ford warning him about possible tie rod failure, the consumer stated the VIN and other information was wrong which may have delayed receiving the mail.

Reported at 50,029 miles, August 2004 CrashInjury

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