2001 Ford Explorer air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 28 complaints for the 2001 Ford Explorer, 6% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 6% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 22 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 22 crashes, 1 fire, 14 injuries, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
My daughter's 2001 explorer sport was traveling south on I-75 diped to the right returned to the road and traveled aprox 1/2 mile and then rolled left to right and tumbled end over end killing both passangers. The air bags never deployed, and there seems to be no apparrent reason my daughter lost control of the vehical and it rolled.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford explorer. He stated that the air bag light remained illuminated continuously and blinks when there is no passenger in the seat. The dealer will not diagnose the failure without the contact paying a fee. The light has been illuminated for approximately 2 weeks. The dealer also stated that the warranty expired and there were no related recalls. The failure mileage was 93000 and the current mileage was 94144. Updated 05/11/09. Updated 05/12/09.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Ford Explorer
- Tires 67 complaints
- Suspension 45 complaints
- Engine 43 complaints
- Brakes 37 complaints
- Cruise control 36 complaints
- Body & structure 33 complaints
- Electrical system 29 complaints
- Seats 25 complaints